Can I get a (context) clue?
What does the root -PEND- mean?
Hang
Claim: "School would be better without grades"
Pick the evidence that BEST supports this claim:
a. The use of grades dates back to the 1500s
b. Some students may not be motivated without grades
c. Students would learn for the sake of learning--not for the sake of grades
d. Students who earn top grades make honor roll
Claim: "School would be better without grades"
c. Students would learn for the sake of learning--not for the sake of grades
Find the main idea: "Juan loves to play games. His favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Juan also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he's alone, Juan likes to play action video games as long as they aren't too violent."
A. Juan dislikes violence
B. Juan likes to think
C. Juan enjoys monopoly
D. Juan enjoys many types of games
D. Juan enjoys many types of games
What is the term for descriptions that use the 5 senses?
Imagery
"I dedicate this book to my parents Jesus and Buddha."
Fix this sentence with punctuation.
I dedicate this book to my parents, Jesus, and Buddha.
The Latin root "Intrinsecus" means "on the inside". Which is most likely the meaning of the English word "Intrinsic"?
A. built-in
B. flexible
C. curious
D. fleeting
A. built-in
Claim: "The internet has not replaced socializing in person-- it has only made it easier."
a. Many online courses enable students to email their assignments to their teachers without having to attend class in-person.
b. Internet "Meet-up" groups allow people in the same area who share common interests to easily get together in person
c. Families in China have turned to training camps that offer to train their children from overusing the internet
d. The first online gambling website opened in 1995, paving the way for the hundreds that exist now on the internet.
b. Internet "Meet-up" groups allow people in the same area who share common interests to easily get together in person
What do the Quotes have in common? "Ne te quaesiveris extra (Seek no one besides yourself)" & "Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still"
A. Both stress that people's fates are determined by divine influence; we must accept that to feel free
B. Both utilize natural imagery
C. Both emphasize individualism and controlling one's own fate, advising that people should look to themselves for guidance
D. Both emphasize that people should trust themselves in times of crisis, and trust their instincts to save them
C. Both emphasize individualism and controlling one's own fate, advising that people should look to themselves for guidance
A reference-often to literature or history-that is not explicitly explained. (For example: "He's such a little Romeo!")
Allusion
Who is Ms. V's favorite author?
Dostoevsky
"It was in the midst of her secret great passion that she met him. He fell in love, as men are in the habit of doing, and pressed his suit with an earnestness and an ardor which left nothing to be desired. He pleased her; his absolute devotion flattered her. She fancied there was some sympathy of thought and taste between them, in which fancy she was mistaken."
Ardor here means:
A. Compatibility; likeness
B. Fatefulness; destiny
C. Love; care
D. Energy; vigor
D. Energy; vigor
The theme of a poem is: "Ignorance and a lack of new ideas are greater threats to society than burning books."
Which evidence best shows this?
A. "The cover goes first, then outer leaves / curling away, then spine and a scattering" (Lines 3-4)
B. "More disturbing / than book ashes are whole libraries that no one / got around to writing" (Lines 10-12)
C. "the terrorized countryside where wild dogs / own anything that moves" (Lines 14-15)
D. "So I've burned books. And there are many / I haven't even written, and nobody has." (Lines 18-19)
B. "More disturbing / than book ashes are whole libraries that no one / got around to writing" (Lines 10-12)
What is the purpose of this passage?
"If you have ever heard a dolphin make noise, the sounds you hear can be described as whistles and clicks. Scientists think that dolphins even have a unique "signature whistle" that can be used to identify specific members of their pod. Dolphins can also communicate and navigate under the water using echolocation. Echolocation is a process by which dolphins emit sound waves that bounce off of other objects under the water."
A. To persuade the reader to support further dolphin research
B. To inform the reader about what makes dolphins unique from other aquatic species
C. To inform the reader about how dolphin's communicate
D. To persuade the reader to listen carefully to dolphin noises and distinguish them
C. To inform the reader about how dolphin's communicate
What is the term for repeated grammatical structures (for example: "I want to play, to dance, and to sing.") (another example: "That is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.")
Parallelism/Parallel structure
The Victorian era came after which literary period?
A. Modernism
B. Romanticism
C. Enlightenment
D. Realism
B. Romanticism
"The squeaky wheel gets the oil."
What is the speaker saying via this figurative language?
You have to speak up in order to get help/the things you want.
Which evidence from a transportation article best supports the idea that public transportation is compatible with the use of electronic devices?
A. The "Millenials" who reached adulthood around the turn of the century and now outnumber baby boomers, tend to favor cities over suburbs, and are far more willing than their parents to ride buses and subways.
B. Already, houses and apartments near light-rail or subway stations are commanding an enormous price over suburban homes.
C. Even though there are more teens in the country than ever, only 10 million have a driver's license (vs. 12 million a generation ago).
D. Part of the reason is their ease with ipads, kindles, and smartphones: you can get some serious texting done when you're not driving, and earbuds offer effective insulation from commuting annoyances.
D. Part of the reason is their ease with ipads, kindles, and smartphones: you can get some serious texting done when you're not driving, and earbuds offer effective insulation from commuting annoyances.
"Watch out! Don't let it get close to you!" shouted the scuba diver, but his voice was lost in the water. He motioned to his diving partner, pointing excitedly and trying to move them both away from something. The divers watched as it bobbed up and down, slowly getting farther away.
What were they trying to get away from?
A. Jellyfish
B. Shark
C. Seaweed
D. Crab
A. Jellyfish
True or False: This depicts situational irony
"Reflect on things past, as wars, negotiations, factions, etc.: we enter so little into those interests that we wonder how men could possibly be so busy and concerned for things so transitory. [L]ook on the present times, we find the same humor; yet wonder not at all. . . . No preacher is listened to but time, which gives us the same train and turn of thought that elder people have in vain tried to put into our heads before. . . . The latter part of a wise man’s life is taken up in curing the follies, prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former."
True
What are 3 major components to an author's style?
Diction (word choice), Syntax (sentence structure), and Tone (attitude)
[Also point of view and figurative language]
MALCOLM:
" for even now
I put myself to thy direction, and
Unspeak mine own detraction, here abjure
The taints and blames I laid upon myself,
For strangers to my nature. "
a. accept
b. blame
c. reject
d. forgive
c. reject
Which evidence best demonstrates the claim: "The earth is dying faster than we think."
A. ""Ours is not a call to surrender," the authors wrote in their paper. "We aim to provide leaders with a realistic 'cold shower' of the state of the planet that is essential for planning to avoid a ghastly future.""
B. " If current trends continue, as many as 1 million of Earth's 7 million to 10 million plant and animal species could face extinction in the near future"
C. "If most of the world's population truly understood and appreciated the magnitude of the crises we summarize here, and the inevitability of worsening conditions, one could logically expect positive changes in politics and policies to match the gravity of the existential threats," the team wrote. "But the opposite is unfolding."
B. " If current trends continue, as many as 1 million of Earth's 7 million to 10 million plant and animal species could face extinction in the near future"
What is the theme of this poem "A Poison Tree"?
I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. I waterd it in fears, Night & morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night. Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine. And into my garden stole, When the night had veiled the pole; In the morning glad I see; My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
A. Deceitful people are always punished for their trickery
B. Envy and greed can permanently damage a relationship
C. Bottling up one's feelings leads to resentment and even violence
D. A healthy relationship is built on communication
C. Bottling up one's feelings leads to resentment and even violence
SPELLING BEE!
What is the term for a word that sounds like what it is describing? (e.g. zap, buzz, slap, drip)
Onomatopoeia
What were the 3 books Frankenstein's creature read? (NOT including Victor's journal)
Plutarch's Lives, Paradise Lost, The Sorrows of Werter