What is an example of alliteration?

I stood still and stopped the sound effect.

What is characterization?

The way a writer develops a character in a book

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1
Where is the table of contents in a book?
Middle
End
Beginning
8th page
2
When the tone is serious, a writer is using ____________ language.
Proper
Complete
Informal
Formal
3
What color is Elmo?
Red
Green
Pink
None of the above
4
What is a four line of a poem called?
Quatrain
Verse
Couplet
Octave
5
What word lets your language reflect the positive or negative of what you are saying?
Originality
Tone
Variety
Voice
6
What genre involves the search for answers surrounding an unexpected event?
Dystopian
Mystery
Adventure
Biography
7
Which transition word/phrase shows relationship?
Correspondingly
At the same time
Afterward
All of the sudden
8
What is logos?
Happy
Credibility
Logical
Emotion
9
The occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of adjacent words is?
Consonance
Alliteration
Assonance
Hyperbole
10
What is "pop" an example of?
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Carbonated drink
Personification
11
Words that were recently coined, are informal, and go out of style are called what?
Informal
Slang
Jargon
Formal
12
What is it called when a story is true?
Fiction
Metaphor
Nonfiction
Simile
13
What type of irony is what we say is the opposite of what we mean?
Verbal
Irony
Dramatic
Situational
14
What is a phrase?
Verbals
A small group of words
A word used to identify topics
Verbs
15
What movie is Sully from?
Monsters, Inc.
Finding Nemo
A Bug's Life
The AristoCats
16
Which one is not an author's purpose?
Persuade
Entertain
Explain
Impress
17
What is an example of alliteration?
Tick, tock, click, clack, drip, drop, sizzle
All mammals named Heather must be clammy.
I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed & restless.
I stood still and stopped the sound effect.
18
What word rhymes with potion?
Notion
Rant
Brant
Can't
19
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
20
The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something is what type of author's purpose?
Entertain
Inform
Describe
Persuade
21
What does underlining mean in the coding system?
Central idea
Football
Connection
New idea
22
Imagine you are alone sinking in a rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
Accept your fate.
Feed them the guy next to you and swim away.
Stop imagining.
Stand still, and don't move.
23
What does connotation mean?
The feeling of the word
The dictionary definition
The number of syllables in a word
The meaning of an unknown word
24
What is a type of multiple intelligence?
Smartness
Musical
Originality
Kindness
25
A stronger personal judgement for one side or another is?
Bias
Diction
Tone
Voice
26
An example of a transition that builds suspense is?
First
At once
Next
Afterwards
27
The author wants to give you information is what type of author's purpose?
Explain
Inform
Describe
Persuade
28
What superhero plays in the Dark Knight?
Batman
Ironman
Spiderman
Superman
29
Sarcasm is an example of what type of irony?
Vocal
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
30
The sentence, "Life is a highway," is an example of (a):
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
31
What part of speech is the word bashful?
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
32
What is not a type of fiction?
Literary nonfiction
Drama
Fable
Adventure
33
Which one is a FANBOY?
Yes
For
Before
Not
34
Which is not a genre of fiction?
Realistic fiction
Drama
Historical fiction
Fantasy
35
How many syllables is in the word posterized?
6
4
5
3
36
What is onomatopoeia?
The repetition of the same sound among words
Repeated consonant sound in a series of words
Can be any part in the word
A word that imitates its sound
37
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll tootsie pop?
16
1
364
600
38
Which one is a type of persuasive technique?
Reason
Loaded words
All of the above
Emotion
39
You're in a race and pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
Who cares?
First
Second
Third
40
In the movie, The Little Mermaid, what is Ariel's daughter's name?
Jewel
Melody
Alana
Pearl
41
What are the 2 types of characterization?
Indirect & Direct
Nature & Plants
Simile & Metaphor
Situational & Characters
42
What is characterization?
The way a writer develops a character in a book
A lie about a character
A character
A character in a book
43
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison of 2 things without using like or as
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
A comparison 2 things using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
44
A genre of fiction set in the past involving real people, places, or events from history is
Fantasy
Historical fiction
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
45
A haiku has _____ lines.
6
5
8
3
46
The ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes is...
Assertion
Connotation
Generalization
Repetition
47
"My church set up a fundraising carnival for cancer reasons." What type of sentence is this?
Compound complex
Compound
Simple
Complex
48
What word does not rhyme with weird?
Beard
Seared
Cleared
Potato
49
When the writer appeals to the reader's emotions, it's...
Jargon
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
50
Which one is not author's purpose?
Entertain
Persuade
Voice
Inform
51
How many types of nonfiction are there?
50,000
4
2
1
52
What is a stanza or a poem that consists of 4 lines?
Octave
Verse
Couplet
Quatrain
53
What is an octave?
a stanza or poem that contains 5 lines
A stanza or poem that contains 8 lines
A stanza or poem that contains 10 lines
A stanza or poem that contains 2 lines
54
A sentence that consists of a subject and a verb is?
Stanza
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
Simple sentence
55
What color is at the top of a stop light?
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
56
What is "personality on paper?"
Variety
POP
Voice
Tone
57
"I was so mad I ran my car into a mailbox." This sentence is an example of what?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
None of the above
58
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Shirt
Boom!
Got 'em!
Deez
59
Which genre is a story that uses made-up characters and events that could happen in real life?
Realistic fiction
Poetry
Traditional literature
Historical fiction
60
What is the way a writer develops characters in a story?
Characterization
Figurative Language
Prose
Alliteration
61
A statement that supports your claim is?
Argument
Thesis
Claim
Position
62
What is an example of a transition that shifts time?
By the same token
In opposition
At first
Consequently
63
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so...stand for what?
FANBOYS
Simile
Conjunctions
THAMO
64
What is 1 type of author's purpose?
Explain
Remember
Improve
Express
65
Which is not an example of informational text?
Flyers
Essays
Guides
Textbooks
66
What is pathos?
Emotion
Happy
Angry
Sad
67
When the writer tells the reader what a character looks like, it is called?
Hyperbole
Indirect characterization
Direct characterization
Exposition
68
Which is not a definition for abide?
Unable to tolerate
To endure
To deny
To continue a relationship
69
What type of irony is when a person says the opposite of what they mean?
Dramatic
Situational
Irony
Verbal
70
Which of these is an element of a memoir?
Using sensory details to describe characters/settings
Using no dialogue to make sure the reader understands t
Ending the story abruptly so the reader doesn't get bored.
Adding in as much irony as possible to affect the storyline
71
What does POP stand for?
Personality on paper
Party on paper
People on Pluto
72
What does a sentence consist of?
It expresses a complete thought.
It has a subject and verb.
It can stand alone.
All of the above
73
What is the most exciting time in the story?
Rising action
Conclusion
Climax
Falling action
74
The sentence "My shadow's the only one that walks beside me," is an example of what?
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
75
An example of a transition for showing connection is?
First
By the same token
Afterward
Next
76
The most popular sport in the world is?
Soccer
Football
Basketball
Tennis
77
Mystery is a subgenre to ______________.
Fantasy
Science fiction
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
78
Who was the first person to get 20 million followers on Twitter?
Ellen Degeneres
Miley Cyrus
Lady Gaga
Bruno Mars
79
What word almost rhymes with orange?
No words rhyme with orange
Potato
Door hinge
Cow
80
What is literature that is not poetry?
Rhyme
Prose
Simile
Poetry
81
The topic of an essay is called what?
Road map
Subject
Statement
Position
82
What type of poem has 3 lines containing 5 syllables, 7 syllables and then 5 syllables?
Acrostic poem
Epic poem
Haiku
Haynaku
83
Which author's purpose is when the author wants to give you information?
Inform
Describe
Entertain
Persuade
84
What is the repetition of the same sound in two or more words?
Rhyme
End rhyme
Partial rhyme
Internal rhyme
85
What year did Netflix come out?
2000
1990
1997
1982
86
Which ones is a simile?
Cute as a button
The assignment was a breeze.
Her voice is music to my ears.
Boiling mad
87
"A cunning, cuddly, curious cat" is an example of?
Hyperbole
Consonance
Alliteration
Assonance
88
What is a stanza?
A group or set of lines i a poem
Another name for refrain
A part in the song when the lines start rhyming
A situation in a poem when conflict happens
89
What does logos mean?
Logical
Emotion
Credibility
90
What type of poems uses letters/words to form a shape?
Aloud poem
The Bop
Concrete poem
ABC poem
91
Which type of fiction is set in the future?
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
Fantasy
92
What does denotation mean?
Meaning
Dictionary definition
Different
Emotion
93
The writer appeals to the reader's emotions is
Fathos
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
94
What is a thesaurus used for?
Conjunctions
Synonyms/antonyms
Pictures
Adjectives
95
What is the author's individual writing style?
Voice
Diction
Bias
Tone
96
Someone insults you, and you say, "Wow, thanks." This is an example of what?
Verbal irony
FANBOYS
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
97
What is a simile?
When people start smiling for no reason
Using like or as to compare 2 things
To cause one to smile
Comparing 2 things not using like or as
98
Which superhero has a hammer?
Ironman
Hulk
Captain America
Thor
99
What is a simile?
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
An exaggeration that is not true
Giving human qualities to non-human things
A comparison of 2 unlike things not using like or as
100
What is a synonym for optimistic?
Sad
Furious
Happy
Positive
101
Which one is a genre of fiction?
Artistic
Fantasy
Funny
Cartoon
102
What are the 3 types of persuasive techniques?
Inform, describe, explain
Ethos, logos, pathos
Primary, secondary, tertiary
Consonance, assonance, alliteration
103
When coding a passage and you can relate to it, what symbol do you use?
An eye
An "x"
A circle
A chain link
104
What genre is set in a post-apocalypse society where there is a loss of human rights?
Realistic fiction
Mystery
Adventure
Dystopian
105
What does the A in the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
Are
And
Am
Any
106
What is irony?
A happy, cheerful event
When an event happens that wasn't expected
Materials that have propertie of iron in it
Sarcasm or a verbal statement
107
What do we end our nonfiction writing pieces, such as an argument, with?
The end
Reflection
Claim
Sizzle statement
108
Fiction does not have which genre?
Booklets
Folklore
Mystery
Fantasy
109
Which one is a type of rhyme?
Middle
Beginning
Start
Internal
110
A story of someone's life written by another person is what?
Autobiography
Biography
Persuasive writing
Speech
111
What is a stanza or a poem that consists of 2 lines that have end rhymes?
Verse
Octave
Quatrain
Couplet
112
The reader or audience knows something a character doesn't know is
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
Irony
113
Which of these is not an aspect of POP (Personality on Paper)?
Mood
Variety
Originality
Voice
114
How far away in miles is the sun from the Earth?
92,960,000 miles
9,000 miles
18 miles
4,500,600.8 miles

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