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A review of SAT style grammar questions and rhetorical strategies, now with kitties!
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1
A brief personal story shared by the author or the character in a work is a/an:
fun fact
anecdote
allusion
flash back
2
Revise: Every single one of them passed their exams!
no error
passed his or her exams
passed the exams
one of those
3
An
antecedent
is:
the noun to which a pronoun refers
a protester who objects to cedents
the clause that precedes a comma
the gender and number of a pronoun
4
The purpose of a
conjunctive adverb
(however, nevertheless, although) is to:
join two independent clauses
be confusing
connect an independent to a dependent clause
demonstrate a relationship between independent clauses
5
Although based on true events,
The Crucible
is a _______ of the events that happened in Salem.
dramatization
allegory
juxtaposition
symbol
6
The expression "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" is a/an:
colloquialism
elegy
aphorism
didactic
7
Catch-22
is a _____ novel, specifically in regard to its attitude toward military intelligence.
symbolic
allegorical
satirical
paradoxical
8
In
The Crucible
, Abigail serves as Elizabeth's _________.
antagonist
enemy
sister wife
foil
9
In Shakespeare's
Macbeth
,
daggers and blood serve as _________ for guilt.
allusions
epiphanies
motifs
foils
10
The ending of Poe's "Pit and the Pendulum" can be interpreted at face value as:
deus ex machina
epistolary
ironic
unlikely
11
A sudden insight or realization by a narrator, character, or author in a work is a/an:
nostalgia
motif
epiphany
eulogy
12
Which of the following is
NOT
proper usage of a
colon
?
to join an independent clause to an appositive
to introduce a list
to introduce a quotation
to separate a noun from its verb in a sentence
13
A work that is
didactic
is intended to:
compel the audience to question authority
teach a moral lesson
condemn a specific person or group
dictate a political message
14
Fiction that begins
in media res
begins in:
the narrator's consciousness
flash back
the middle of the action
descriptive detail
15
Which of the following is
NOT
an example of a subordinating conjunction?
although
nevertheless
unless
whereas
16
A statement that is seemingly simultaneously both true and false is a/an:
epiphany
paradox
analogy
irony
17
Which of the following is the primary use for a
semicolon
?
to separate two independent but related clauses
to combine a dependent and independent clause
to indicate a brief pause
to introduce a list
18
Revise: Because of the SAT, I was exempt from my English and Math exams!
english and math exams
I was excused from
The SAT was the cause that
no error
19
His journey led him to London, England; Mumbai, India; Tokyo, Japan; and Belfast, Ireland.
His journey led him to:
London, England, Mumbai, India, Tokyo, Japan, and Belfast
no error
Tokyo, Japan and Belfast, Ireland
20
An
independent clause
is:
an incomplete thought
a complete thought that is followed by a dependent clause
an independent sentence who don't need no man
a complete thought that stands on its own
21
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses is:
apostrophe
syntax
anaphora
parallel structure
22
Revise: I feel nervous about the SAT; however, I know I am well prepared.
SAT; however I knew I was well prepared
SAT; but I know
no error
SAT; and I know
23
REVISE: The cat, who you gave a treat to, is purring contentedly.
to whom you gave a treat
purred contentedly
no error
purred content
24
Tone differs from mood by:
by indicating the attitude of the author toward the subject
often being intentionally ironic
defining the emotional impact on the audience
using imagery as its primary function
25
A dependent clause is often defined by a:
coordinating conjunction
domineering conjunction
subordinating conjunction
conjunction junction, what's your function?
26
The act of placing two works, concepts, or objects side by side for contrast is:
irony
foil
juxtaposition
allegory
27
A
dependent clause
is also known as a/an:
incomplete sentence
subordinated sentence
fragment
darn shame
28
Proctor confessed to cheating on his wife with Abigail, who accuses Elizabeth of being a witch.
who accused Elizabeth
whom accuses
Proctor confesses to cheating
no error
