1st Quarter Reading Exam Review--Cooley

Question 1

SS: The message/lesson about life that the author is trying to get across to the reader.

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Theme

Question 2

SS: Jude is constantly in Mrs. Smith's office for breaking school rules. This conflict is:

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Man vs. Society

Question 3

SS: The three parts of the setting are:

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Time, place, mood/atmosphere

Question 4

SS: A character that is not well-developed & that we know nothing to not very much about is:

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Flat

Question 5

LD: The drumming of the band could be heard for miles. This appeals to the sense of:

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Hearing

Question 6

LD: A happy life depends on a liver.

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Pun

Question 7

SS: Conflicts that are Internal are Man vs. ___

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Self

Question 8

LD: After playing in the dirt all day, Simon's tub water looked like the Boston Tea Party.

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Allusion

Question 9

LD: Author gives human-like characteristics to an object, an animal, or an idea

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personification

Question 10

SS: Which of the following would be considered external conflicts?

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All of these

Question 11

LD: An exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 12

SS: Three students go to the administration about changing a school rule. This conflict is:

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Man vs. Society

Question 13

Discussion Answers must begin with a proper _?_ sentence:

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Topic

Question 14

LD: A play on words usually used for humor

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pun

Question 15

SS: Identify the Conflict: Two children arguing over a toy

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Man vs. Man

Question 16

Plot: The turning point in a story

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Climax

Question 17

SS: Fiction indicates a story that is:

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Not true

Question 18

LD: A reference within a work to another well-known work, art, person

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allusion

Question 19

Discussion Answers: The first S in SLAMS indicates making sure that your answer consists of:

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Complete Sentences

Question 20

Discussion Answer: the M in SLAMS means:

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All of these

Question 21

LD: Jeremy was such a pig when he ate spaghetti and meatballs.

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metaphor

Question 22

LD: The aroma of the green broccoli in the garden was appetizing. This appeals to the sense of:

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Sight, Smell, Taste

Question 23

Reading Skill: What the story is mainly about is the _?_

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Main Idea

Question 24

LD: A sound that is repeated at the beginning of at least three words in a sentence

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Alliteration

Question 25

SS: The abbreviation to help you remember what information is needed in a topic sentence is:

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TAG

Question 26

LD: Most people love the pelican state, but there is much to worry about with hurricanes.

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Allusion

Question 27

Plot: Where the loose ends of the story are tied up.

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Falling Action

Question 28

LD: A phrase that means something different from what the words actually say

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idiom

Question 29

LD: I tried to find a spot on Coaches' card to sign but someone went all John Hancock on it.

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Allusion

Question 30

LD: Sally was not a big fan of jewelry, but diamonds were her Achilles heel.

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Allusion

Question 31

SS: The vantage point from which a story is told is the:

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Point of View

Question 32

LD: Sue and John have had a string of bad luck lately.

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Oxymoron

Question 33

Plot: Where the protagonist meets the conflict & it is resolved.

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None of these

Question 34

LD: A comparison of 2 unlike things without using the words like or as

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metaphor

Question 35

LD: His crocodile grin made me very suspicious.

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Metaphor

Question 36

SS: A story where we see a lot of the words I, me, my without quotation marks is being told in:

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First person point of view

Question 37

SS: The proper punctuation for a short story title when hand writing it is:

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Quotation Marks

Question 38

LD: A word that sounds like the action of the word

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onomatopoeia

Question 39

SS: Certain words display certain feelings like sunny, gloomy, happy, sad,... creating the:

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Mood/Atmosphere

Question 40

SS: The most interesting part of the story is the:

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Climax

Question 41

LD: The five senses in Imagery are:

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Sight, Hearing, Smelling, Tasting, Feeling

Question 42

Plot: The events leading up to the turning point in a story is the _?_.

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Rising Action

Question 43

SS: The main character is the:

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Protagonist

Question 44

SS: A character that does not change in any significant way in the story is:

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Static

Question 45

LD: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, a peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked

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Alliteration

Question 46

LD: Appeals to one or more of the five senses

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Imagery

Question 47

LD: The baby in the church was so loud she could be heard in the next state.

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Hyperbole

Question 48

Plot: Where we get the setting, conflict, characters

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Exposition

Question 49

LD: Sandy's dog is the light of her life.

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Metaphor

Question 50

LD: The clickers thrown in the parade caused a concussion on the man not paying attention.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 51

LD: We should all urge farmers to plow forward on a plan to increase production.

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Pun

Question 52

LD: The dancer glided across the stage like a beautiful butterfly.

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Simile

Question 53

SS: A character that is well-developed & that we do know a good bit about is:

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Round

Question 54

Discussion Answers: The A in SLAMS stands for checking:

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That you are answering all parts of the question

Question 55

SS: The colliding of thoughts, feelings, actions, or persons is the:

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conflict

Question 56

Plot: The story comes to a reasonable ending

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Resolution

Question 57

SS: A character that changes significantly from the beginning of the story to the end is:

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Dynamic

Question 58

LD: The past, present, and future walked into the room. It was tense!

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Pun

Question 59

SS: Nonfiction indicates a story that is:

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True

Question 60

Plot: The parts of a plot in order:

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Exposition Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Question 61

LD: Visiting Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans is a real treat. This appeals to these senses:

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Sight, Hearing, Taste, Touch, Smell

Question 62

SS: The football game was stopped for twenty minutes because of lightning. This conflict is:

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Man vs. Nature

Question 63

LD: The cock-a-doodle-do of the rooster at 6 A.M. was annoying.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 64

Discussion Answers: The L in SLAMS means:

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Lines are guides for your answer, depending on handwriting

1st Quarter Reading Exam Review--Cooley

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1st Quarter Reading Exam Review--Cooley

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