Grammar
Fill in the blank:
A __________________ is a word group that does not contain its own subject and / or verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Phrase
On January 13, 1982, a tragedy occurred just outside Washington, DC. More than six inches of snow fell at Ronald Reagan International. The airport was closed for most of the morning and reopened at noon. Air Florida Flight 90 had already been severely delayed when the captain had to make a choice about whether or not to take off. He could wait a little longer and have the plane de-iced one more time, or he could depart immediately and try to get his passengers back on schedule. It had been forty-nine minutes since the plane was de-iced. He chose to take off…...
This paragraph is an example of…
Concession
Claim
Rebuttal
Call to action
Hook
5. Hook
Which of the following is a correct example of a foil?
1. The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
2. a character whose actions or thoughts are opposite of another character in order to highlight key characteristics of the characters
2. a character whose actions or thoughts are opposite of another character in order to highlight key characteristics of the characters
Who does the following sentence describe?
In traditional or classic drama, it is a group of performers who speak as one and comment on the action of the play.
A. Chorus
B. Antigone
C. Ismene
D. Polyneices
A. Chorus
The following quote is an example of one of the Characteristics of a Tragic Hero. Which one is it?
Creon says: “No one can tolerate what you've just said, when you claim gods might care about this corpse.” (lines 330–331)
Has a weakness, or tragic flaw, such as pride, quickness to anger, or misjudgment.
Fill in the blank:
A __________________ has a subject and verb, but can't stand alone as a sentence. This type of clause will always begin with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, that, which).
relative clause
…my first thought when I read the transcript was that we need to train pilots to listen better. I’d never before considered that improving conversational techniques could be a survival skill.
This paragraph is an example of:
Concession
Claim
Rebuttal
Call to action
Hook
2. Claim
Which of the following is an example of catharsis?
1. the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action
2. the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed (held back) emotions
2. the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed (held back) emotions
Who does the following sentence describe?
He took over the throne. He was supposed to share the throne with his brother, but he didn’t give up his turn.
A. Eurydice
B. The Guard
C. Teiresias
D. Eteocles
D. Eteocles
The following quote is an example of one of the Characteristics of a Tragic Hero. Which one is it?
Teiresias tells Creon: “Our state is sick—your policies have done this. In the city our altars and our hearths have been defiled, all of them, with rotting flesh brought there by birds and dogs from Oedipus' son, who lies there miserably dead.” (lines 1153–1158)
Has free choice that makes his downfall his own fault.
Label the following sentence as correct or incorrect:
Being uncomfortable is not the end of the world, in fact, being uncomfortable leads to exceptional growth.
Incorrect
It may seem that the stakes (risks/consequences) will never be that high for most of us—that lives will never hang in the balance of our conversations.
This paragraph is an example of:
Concession
Claim
Rebuttal
Call to action
Hook
1. Concession
Which of the following is an example of Hyperbole?
1. exaggeration used to suggest strong emotion or create a comic effect
2. a dramatic play that tells the story of a character, usually of a noble class, who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate
1. exaggeration used to suggest strong emotion or create a comic effect
Read the passage and answer the following question.
GUARD: Every one of us was responsible,
but none of us was clearly in the wrong.
In our defence we pleaded ignorance.
Then we each stated we were quite prepared
to pick up red-hot iron, walk through flames,
310 or swear by all the gods that we’d not done it, we’d no idea how the act was planned,
or how it had been carried out.
Use context clues to identify the meaning of ignorance.
A. a lack of knowledge or information
B. a desire for vengeance or retribution
C. a person who pretends to be someone else
A. a lack of knowledge or information
The following quote is an example of one of the Characteristics of a Tragic Hero. Which one is it?
Creon says of himself: “Oh the profanity of what I planned.” (line 1452)
Gains self-knowledge or understanding before his downfall, and therefore experiences redemption.
Label the following sentence as correct or incorrect:
Although reasonable levels of stress are beneficial, many people see stress as a negative force.
Correct
But let me ask you this: have you ever been admitted (given a bed and treated at a hospital) to a hospital? Oftentimes, lives are at stake. Communication failures led to 1,744 deaths in American hospitals between 2009 and 2013, and that includes only the cases that were tracked because a malpractice suit was filed…
This paragraph is an example of:
Concession
Claim
Rebuttal
Call to action
Hook
3. Rebuttal
Which of the following is an example of Hamartia?
1. a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken of as if it were another
2. a tragic hero’s fatal flaw; an ingrained character trait that causes a hero to make decisions leading to his or her death or downfall
2. a tragic hero’s fatal flaw; an ingrained character trait that causes a hero to make decisions leading to his or her death or downfall
Read the passage and answer the following question.
CREON: I’m well aware the most tempestuous horses
are tamed by one small bit...
This girl here was already very insolent
in contravening laws we had proclaimed.
Examine the passage and identify the literary device. Each literary device is used only once.
A. Theme
B. Foreshadowing
C. Allusion
D. Simile
E. Metaphor
AB. Hyperbole
The following quote is an example of one of the Characteristics of a Tragic Hero. Which one is it?
Messenger says of Creon: “For Creon, in my view, was once a man we all looked up to. For he saved the state, this land of Cadmus, from its enemies. He took control and reigned as its sole king and prospered with the birth of noble children. Now all is gone.” (lines 1325–1330)
Experiences misfortune that is not entirely deserved.
Choose which option is properly punctuated and contains no errors.
A. Although I always wanted to be a better student then my older brother, I soon realized that dream was never going to become a reality.
B. Although I always wanted to be a better student than my older brother. I soon realized that dream was never going too become a reality.
C. Although I always wanted to be a better student than my older brother, I soon realized that dream was never going to become a reality.
D. Although I always wanted to be a better student than my older brother; I soon realized that dream was never going to become a reality.
C
No matter how much you like to think of yourself as a private person, your actions affect those around you in real, tangible (physical) ways…We must learn how to talk to one another and, more important, listen to one other. We must learn to talk to people we disagree with, because you can’t unfriend everyone in real life.
This paragraph is an example of:
Concession
Claim
Rebuttal
Call to action
Hook
4. Call to action
Which of the following is an example of an Ode?
1. a lyric poem expressing feelings or thoughts of a speaker (e.g. Chorus or Chorus Leader) that also separates the scenes of a drama
2. a writer’s (or speaker’s) attitude toward a subject, character, or audience
1. a lyric poem expressing feelings or thoughts of a speaker (e.g. Chorus or Chorus Leader) that also separates the scenes of a drama
Read the passage and answer the following question.
CREON: I’ll take her on a path no people use, and hide her in a cavern in the rocks,
while still alive. I’ll set out provisions,
as much as piety requires, to make sure
the city is not totally corrupted.
Then she can speak her prayers to Hades, the only god she worships, for success avoiding death—or else, at least, she’ll learn, although too late, how it’s a waste of time to work to honour those whom Hades holds.
Examine the passage and identify the literary device.
A. Theme
B. Foreshadowing
C. Allusion
D. Simile
E. Metaphor
AB. Hyperbole
C. Allusion
The following quote is an example of one of the Characteristics of a Tragic Hero. Which one is it?
Creon says of himself: “And so I have the throne, all royal power, for I'm the one most closely linked by blood to those who have been killed.” (lines 199–201)
Person of noble stature.