Short Response
The details you use to answer the short response questions must be quotes from the text.
a) True
b) False
b) False
WE REAL COOL. WE WE LEFT SCHOOL. WE LURK LATE. WE STRIKE STRAIGHT. WE SING SIN. WE THIN GIN. WE JAZZ JUNE. WE DIE SOON.
What literary device is the poet Gwendolyn Brooks using?
a.simile
b.personification
c.onomatopoeia
d.alliteration
d.) alliteration
It is estimated that over twenty million pounds of candy corn are sold in the US each year. Brach’s, the top manufacturer, sells enough candy corn to circle the earth 4.25 times if each piece were laid end to end. That’s a lot of candy corn, but that’s nothing compared to the production of Tootsie Rolls. Over 64 million Tootsie Rolls are produced every day! But even Tootsie Rolls have got nothing on the candy industry’s staple product: chocolate. Confectioners manufacture over twenty billion pounds of chocolate in the United States each year. Now that’s a mouthful! Summarize this paragraph in one sentence. Be specific.
The main idea of this passage is
a. History of the tootsie roll.
b. How much of popular candies are produced each year.
c. Brach's the top candy manufacturer.
d. The popularity of candy corn.
b.) How much of popular candies are produced each year.
Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed
What type of figurative language is this
a. metaphor
b. simile
c.personification
d. onomatopoeia
b.) simile
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
The author's vivid description of the murder created unbearable suspense in this novel.
a.) frightening
b.) suspenseful
c.) clear
d.) lifelike
c.) clear
To receive a 2points for your short response you must:
a.) include one detail and one inference
b.) include two details and two inferences
c.) include two details and one quote
d.) include two details and one inference
d.) include two details and one inference
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The smell of death permeated to battlefield.
The poet utilizes what literary device
in the lines above?
a. onomatopoeia
b. simile
c. alliteration
d. imagery
d) imagery
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There are many types of lethal venom in the animal kingdom, but perhaps no stranger carrier than the platypus. The platypus is one of few venomous mammals. Male platypus carry a venom cocktail in their ankle spurs. This venom incapacitates victims with excruciating pain. Stranger still, the platypus is the only mammal that uses electroreception. That means that the platypus uses its bill to sense the electricity produced by the muscular movements of its prey. Electroreception is a sixth sense different from seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling. Perhaps most odd, the platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young. What an odd creature indeed.
The main idea of this passage is
a. The strange and unique attributes of the platypus.
b. There are many types of lethal venom in the animal kingdom.
c. The platypus is one of few venomous mammals.
a.) The strange and unique attributes of the platypus.
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Clip clop, clip, clop went the horses hoofs on the cobblestone road.
What type of figurative language is this?
a. hyperbole
b. onomatopoeia
c. imagery
d. alliteration
b.) onomatopoeia
The police officer received an award at her retirement for her unblemished record during her tenure with N.Y.P.D.
a.) excellent
b.) perfect
c.) long
d.)courageous
b.) perfect
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What type of narrator was used in the novel OF MICE AND MEN?
a.)first person narrator
b.)third person limited narrator
c.) third person omniscient narrator
c. third person omniscient narrator
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The playwright, William Shakespeare, utilizes what literary device in the lines above from in which Hamlet is considering suicide?
To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep,
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
a. soliloquy
b. hyperbole
c. internal monologue
d. dialogue
a.) soliloquy
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Yellowstone National Park is mainly located in Wyoming, although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which falls 308 feet.
The main idea of this passage is
a.) How Yellowstone Park was formed.
b.) The physical features of Yellowstone Park.
c.) The history of Yellowstone Park.
d.) The location of Yellowstone Park.
b.) The physical features of Yellowstone Park.
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The sad sky cried rain.
What type of figurative language is this?
a. imagery
b. alliteration
c. personification
d. hyperbole
c.) personification
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
The father had some serious discourse with his son.
a.) discussion
b.) interaction
c.) fellings
d.) actions
a.) discussion
Which is an example of an inference?
a. I was afraid to think what had befallen my shipmates
b. ...so that my case was lamentable
c. he had many disappointments on the island
d. ...I came ashore, and flung myself down upon the sands and wept.
c.) he had many disappointments on the island
What literary does William Shakespeare utilize in this sentence from his play The Tempest?
“Hark, hark! Bow-wow. The watch-dogs bark! Bow-wow.
a.personification
b.hyperbole
c.onomatopoeia
d.imagery
c.)onomatopoeia
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
What's that humming sound? Could it be the hummingbird, the only bird capable of backward flight? Hummingbirds have many unique flight habits that distinguish them from other birds. Most birds flap their wings up and down to fly, but the hummingbird moves its wings forward and backward very rapidly in a figure eight pattern. This allows the hummingbird to hover in position. They can also fly upside down and move about very rapidly. Other birds have to push off with their feet to begin flying and work their ways up to their top speeds. The hummingbird can both start flying at maximum speed and stop flying instantaneously. Once you've seen a hummingbird in flight, it's unlikely that you'll mistake them for another bird.
The main idea of this passage is
a. Backward flight.
b. Differences between hummingbirds and other birds. c. The Hummingbird flies in a totally unique and unusual way
d. Hummingbirds are amazing.
c.) The Hummingbird flies in a totally unique and unusual way.
Life is a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get!
What type of figurative language is this?
a. simile
b. imagery
c. onomatopoeai
d. metaphor
d.) metaphor
I walked up to her door,I kept repeating, "James, you can do this", and I knocked. When Kira opened the door, I blurted out, "Do you want to go to the prom with me?"
This is an example of:
a.) dialogue
b.) internal monologue
c.) irony
d.) soliloquy
b.)internal monologue
Which is an example of an inference in "The Most Dangerous Game?"
a."Even so I think they(animals) understand one thing--fear."
b. "...Ship-Trap Island,..Sailors have a curious dread of the place."
c. The foreshadowing created a mood of suspense.
c.) The foreshadowing created a mood of suspense.
One thousand stampeding bison thundering across the plains Couldn't drown out the sound of my heart beating for you. Its rhythm feeds the greatest symphony ever known to man, Yet such life-transforming love is experienced by so few. What literary device is utilize in this stanza of the poem?
a. personification
b. onomatopoea
c. alliteration
d. hyperbole
d.) hyperbole
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
You might think that all automobile fuels are the same, but they aren't. Automobiles can run on one of three types of fuel: gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel. All these fuels are burned inside of the engine, which creates the heat and energy that is used to power the car. But there are important differences between these fuels. Gasoline and diesel are more common than biodiesel. But each burns differently. Diesel fuel is heavier and less flammable than gasoline, so it has to be compressed before it will burn. Gasoline may be lighter than diesel, but both fuels are made from crude oil. On the other hand, biodiesel fuel is made from vegetables. Both biodiesel and diesel fuels must be burned in diesel engines, which only use diesel fuel. If gasoline is pumped into a diesel engine, it will have to be pumped out. These fuels may look pretty similar at the gas station, but remember that there are important differences between them or it may cost you.
The main idea of this passage is
a. Biodiesel and diesel fuels must be burned in diesel engines, which only use diesel fuel.
b. The important differences in how fuels are made and used.
c. Gasoline and diesel are more common than biodiesel.
d. Automobiles can run on one of three types of fuel: gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel.
b.) The important differences in how fuels are made and used.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore - And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over - Like a syrupy sweet?
What type of figurative language does Langston Hughes use in his poem?
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. onomatopoeia
d. hyperbole
a.) simile
Fill in the blanks.
Tranquility is the ___________ of chaos, and the _____________ of serenity.
a.) synonym and the antonym
b.) antonym and the antonym
c.) synonym and synonym
d.) antonym and the synonym
a.
b.
c.
d.) antonym and the synonym