Fiction
"Early that day, the weather turned, and the snow was melting into dirty water."
a) metaphor
b) characterization
c) mood
c) mood
Non-Fiction means:
a) based on invented events
b) based on real events
c) the use of figurative language to convey ideas
b) based on real events
"Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair."
a) characterization
b) metaphor
c) dialogue
b) metaphor
Which is the most important claim in a text analysis Response essay?
a) Your claim about the central idea
b) Your claim about the writing strategy
a) Your claim about the central idea
In an argument essay, your claim:
a) Is your position about the topic being discussed
b) Supports your evidence with reasons.
c) Illustrates your understanding of the topic being discussed.
a) Is your position about the topic being discussed
"You're hurting the baby," she said. "I'm not hurting the baby," he said.
a) allusion
b) conflict
c) central idea
b) conflict
"Thanks to Chernobyl, we get asylum in the U.S." Asylum means:
a) shelter or protection
b) money and emotional support
c) medical help and advice
a) shelter or protection
"But all the time/ I’se been a-climbin’ on,/... And turnin’ corners." The speaker is characterized as:
a) exhausted
b) complaining
c) persevering
c) persevering
A valid central idea developed in "The Lion and the Mouse is:
a) The mouse was useful to the lion.
b) The lion did not believe he would need the mouse.
c) People you least expect can be useful to you.
c) People you least expect can be useful to you.
In an argument essay, your reasons come from
a) the topic that you are arguing
b) the evidence in the texts
c) your prior knowledge of the topic being argued.
b) the evidence in the texts
“Spare me!” begged the poor Mouse. “Please let me go and some day I will surely repay you.” The mouse is characterized as
a) fearful
b) bold
c) ironic
a) fearful
"We find this penny... on the floor, and we think that a very wealthy man must have left it there." This is an example of:
a) allusion
b) irony
c) personification
b) irony
"So boy, don’t you turn back. Don’t you set down on the steps ’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard." Here, the mother's tone is:
a) frustrated
b) angry
c) pleading
c) pleading
A central idea developed in the story "Little Things" is:
a) Little things can have grave consequences.
b) Don't fight over little things.
c) The man would not let go of the baby. It shows that he is being selfish.
a) Little things can have grave consequences.
A perfect score on the argument essay would earn you how many points?
24 points.
"A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly..."
In this context, "timid" means:
a) shy
b) arrogant
c) curious
a) shy
"After the Chernobyl accident, the rain came down black." The reference to Chernobyl is an example of:
a) foreshadow
b) allusion
c) mood
b) allusion
The title of the poem "Mother to Son" suggests:
a) a conversation between a mother and a son
b) a conflict between a mother and a son
c) a comparison between a mother and a son
a) a conversation between a mother and a son
The title "Little Things" highlights
a) the story's theme
b) the writing strategy of characterization
c) the story's dark mood.
a) the story's theme
A counterclaim is defined as
The opposite of your claim. The side that disagrees with your claim.
“You laughed when I said I would repay you,” said the Mouse. “Now you see that even a Mouse can help a Lion.” This piece of evidence illustrates:
a) a central idea about usefulness
b) the writing strategy of imagery
a) a central idea about usefulness.
Tania Luna's speech develops a central idea about:
a) perseverance
b) the American Dream
c) gratitude
c) gratitude
Poetry is best defined as
a) writing that is based on real experiences
b) language that is made up. Not real events
c) expressive or imaginative language
c) expressive or imaginative language
Based on the title of the fable "The Lion and the Mouse," we can infer:
a) The conflict that the fable develops
b) The character traits that the fable explores
c) the fable's central idea
b) the human traits that the fable explores
A good argument NEEDS all of the following EXCEPT:
a) a rebuttal
b) a claim
c) your opinion
d) sources
c) your opinion