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Review for English I Semester I Final
Review for English I Semester I Final
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SYNTAX and DICTION: The green dinosaur jumped. The plant was crushed.
complex sentences, informal words
simple sentences, informal words
complex sentences, formal words
simple sentences, formal words
2
Skill: Infer.
Read the image and make an inference about the scenario.
He needed a safe place to keep his report card.
Kyle didn't want his mom to see his bad grades.
Kyle put the report card in the soup can by mistake.
Kyle was excited to share his report card with his parents.
3
What word do we use to describe a character about whom we know a lot of information?
flat
round
static
dynamic
4
Skill: Infer.
Read the scenario below and answer the question.
She is late for school.
It's Saturday, but she thinks it's Monday.
She is late for an appointment.
Her boyfriend dumped her.
5
Find the meaning of the bolded word in the passage.
ask her out again
send her chocolate
make it up to her
make her mad
6
Pedicure, pedal, and pedestrian have the same prefix. What does
ped-
mean?
toenails
bicycle
foot
person
7
DICTION:A gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
mixture of slang and formal words
formal words
informal words
slang words
8
What are three things we learn in the exposition of a story?
resolution, conflicts, secondary characters
setting, main conflict, main characters
title, author, plot
antagonist, tone of the story, resolution
9
Skill: Infer.
Read the slide and answer the question at the bottom.
Alice is sweet, kind, and understanding.
Alice submits to her husband and does whatever he says.
Alice is demanding and has strict rules for behavior.
Alice loves her husband very much and wants him to be happy.
10
Identify the tone of the following passage.
proud
hopeful
confident
ecstatic
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Type of conflict:
Citizens protest discrimination against minorities.
character v. society
character v. self
character v. nature
character v. character
12
In which part of the plot to you learn the setting and the main characters?
climax
exposition
rising action
resolution
13
Plot: What is the climax of a story?
The end of the story.
When main character comes face-to-face with main conflict.
The turning point of the story; the ah-ha moment.
Where we learn the setting, characters, and conflict.
14
What is the prefix in the word "
premonition
"? Romeo had a
premonition
that he would die young.
-monit-
pre-
premon-
-ion
15
Find the meaning of the bolded word.
certainty
misunderstand
determine
confuse
16
What is diction?
how we speak
word choice
sentence structure
the first part of a dictionary
17
What type of irony is described in the example below?
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
sarcastic irony
18
What key components are included in setting?
time, place, atmosphere
New York, 1995
point of view
exposition, rising action
19
Example: "If something bad happens, don't say I didn't warn you."
foreshadowing
inference
flashback
personification
20
In first person point of view, what are the "clue" words that help you figure it out?
any names
Tim, Beth, he, her
I, me, my, we
he, she, it, they
21
Identify the mood of the passage.
peaceful
full of dread
loathesome
relaxed
22
What elements do you need to consider when determining author's style?
shoes, hair, clothes, accessories
formal v. informal, simple v. complex, syntax, diction, tone
length of story, word count, diction, conflict
character, setting, main conflict, plot structure
23
Conflict:
Several tornadoes are baring down on New York City.
character v. society
character v. self
character v. character
character v. nature
24
Allusion? I avoided the snake-haired woman's eyes, for fear she would turn me to stone.
Electra
Medusa
Aphrodite
Venus
25
Identify the type of irony shown in the video examples.
sarcastic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
26
What does it mean if a character is dynamic?
we know a lot of information about them
they're not important to the story
they stay the same throughout the story
they change/grow a lot in the story
27
Skill: Infer.
Read the slide and answer the question below.
People had money, & there were no other stores to compete.
The merchants were just mean and greedy.
That's just what things cost in California.
There were too many people and not enough goods.
28
What type of irony is shown in the example below?
sarcastic irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
29
List the five parts of plot in the correct order.
exposition, rising action, resolution, falling action,climax
resolution,falling action, climax, rising action, exposition
exposition, rising action, falling action, resolution,climax
exposition, rising action, climax,falling action, resolution
30
What is allusion?
Shapes or tricks on your mind that look like something else
A figure of speech that's an extreme exaggeration
A reference to a well-known person, place, or event
A form of word play between similar sounding words
31
Type of allusion: That plan submerged quicker than the Titanic.
historical event
artistic
pop culture
literary
32
When we don't know much about a character, we describe them as...
flat
important
round
dynamic
33
Conflict: Max likes Tiffany, but he's afraid to talk to her. He's struggling with what to say.
character v. society
character v. nature
character v. self
character v. character
34
What type of allusion is this: You're a regular Einstein!
literary
artistic
historical event
historical figure
35
What is "syntax"?
word choice
a tax you pay for sinning
sentence structure
a type of extinct mammal
36
John and Ted are competing for the same job. What type of conflict is this an example of?
character v. society
character v. character
character v. self
character v. nature
