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Questions regarding 9th,10th grade English first and second nine weeks
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the beginning of a story; background information such as characters, setting, and back-story
climax
falling action
exposition
rising action
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What is a power paragraph?
eleven sentences
ten sentences
eight sentences
five sentences
3
literature dealing with reality, including biography, history, and the essay
romance
epic poetry
non-fiction
fiction
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The reason the author wrote something; usually intended to persuade, to inform, or to entertain
characterization
author's purpose
a brief account of an incident,interesting or amusing nature
bias
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Peter was ____________when he could not find his wallet.
frantic
prudent
docile
lucid
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Which of the following sentences is correct?
I am going to buy a new car; it is a blue sedan.
I am going to buy a new car, it is a blue sedan.
I am going to buy a new car, therefore, it is a blue sedan.
I am going to buy a new car it is a blue sedan.
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The thesis statement is like...
a sheep in wool clothing
a chicken with its head cut off
the pot calling the kettle black
a road map to your paper
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The detective dedicated his life to hunting down the truth.
The detective wanted to eradicate the truth
The detective preferred to work with a gun
The detective was determined to tell the truth
The detective was determined to learn the truth.
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The medical examiner was called in to perform a post-mortem examination.
NOUN?
examination
perform
medical
post-mortem
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What is the second sentence in a well developed paragraph called?
topic sentence
conclusion
concrete detail
commentary
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Joe still needs to finish her homework: revise her essay, ______ the next chapter, and sleep.
to read
will read
read
reading
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contrast between expectation and reality
irony
omniscient
main idea
first-person point of view
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How many paragraphs are in a five paragraph essay?
five
two
six
three
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What is a citation in writing?
where you acknowledge where you took your information from
a ticket
where you put the number of pages in your story
where you tell the reader what you are going to do
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a diagram that visually shows the series of related events that make up a story or drama
plot diagram
flow chart
character analysis
storyline
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Carol was rendered speechless, so much so that she talked of nothing else the rest of the day.
Hyperbolec
Euphemism
Personification
Irony
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What is a rhetorical question?
a question to make a point rather than to get an answer.
A simple sentence
power paragraph
a question that has a clear answer
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What is the first sentence called in an essays introduction?
hook
thesis statement
background
commentary
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You can analyze a character through three things...
looks, tastes, swag
height, weight, and girth
smell, sound and feel
thoughts, words and actions
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The topic sentence is usually found where in a paragraph?
the beginning
last sentence in an introduction
the middle
the end
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How many clauses does a simple sentence have?
four
two
three
one
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Often this character serves as a mother or father figure
mentor
damsel in distress
hero
scapegoat
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When pieces of the story fall together...
falling action
resolution
rising action
climax
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A simple sentence has how many subjects and verbs?
one subject and no verbs
six subjects and no verbs
at least two subjects and two verbs
a subject and a verb
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When event begin to get interesting in a story...
climax
resolution
deus ex machina
rising action
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The purpose of this character is to show that nature is on the side of the hero
sidekick
villian
friendly beast
earthmother
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What is the third sentence in a well developed paragraph called?
conclusion
commentary
concret detail
hook
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use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in a plot
genre
biography
foreshadowing
simile
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A literary theme can be compared to a ...
figurative language
setting
plot line
big idea
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narrator, who plays NO part in the story, zooms in on the thoughts/feelings of 1 character
epic poetry
exposition
prefixes
third-person-limited point of view
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What is the first sentence in an introduction to an essay called?
thesis statement
background
hook
topic sentence
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words or phrases that describe and are not meant to be understood on a literal level
number phrases
foreign words
figurative language
cuss words
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How many sentences in an essay conclusion?
1
2
3
5
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Star crossed lover often
threaten the life of a hero
offer worldly goods for the heroes soul
meet a tragic end
travel the world together
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The _____________ often becomes a wanderer/s.
Outcast
Scapegoat
Hunting group of companions
Mentor
