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1
The writer appeals to the reader's emotions is
Pathos
Fathos
Ethos
Logos
2
What is the repetition of the same sound in two or more words?
Rhyme
Partial rhyme
End rhyme
Internal rhyme
3
The author wants to give you information is what type of author's purpose?
Describe
Persuade
Inform
Explain
4
What is the way a writer develops characters in a story?
Figurative Language
Characterization
Prose
Alliteration
5
What is a stanza or a poem that consists of 2 lines that have end rhymes?
Verse
Couplet
Octave
Quatrain
6
What is characterization?
A character
A lie about a character
A character in a book
The way a writer develops a character in a book
7
What does underlining mean in the coding system?
Connection
Football
New idea
Central idea
8
Someone insults you, and you say, "Wow, thanks." This is an example of what?
FANBOYS
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
9
For, and, nor, buy, or, yet, so...stand for what?
THAMO
Simile
FANBOYS
Conjunctions
10
When the writer appeals to the reader's emotions, it's...
Pathos
Logos
Ethos
Jargon
11
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
12
What word does not rhyme with weird?
Cleared
Potato
Beard
Seared
13
What does logos mean?
Credibility
Logical
Emotion
14
How many syllables is in the word posterized?
4
6
3
5
15
"I was so mad I ran my car into a mailbox." This sentence is an example of what?
Metaphor
Simile
None of the above
Hyperbole
16
The ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes is...
Generalization
Assertion
Connotation
Repetition
17
At the Grammys, who does Eminem sing the song "Stan" with?
Elton John
President Obama
Dido
Yogi the Bear
18
Which one is a genre of fiction?
Fantasy
Funny
Artistic
Cartoon
19
The reader or audience knows something a character doesn't know is
Dramatic
Verbal
Situational
Irony
20
What type of poems uses letters/words to form a shape?
Concrete poem
The Bop
ABC poem
Aloud poem
21
Which one is not author's purpose?
Voice
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
22
What is a thesaurus used for?
Adjectives
Pictures
Conjunctions
Synonyms/antonyms
23
Sarcasm is an example of what type of irony?
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
Vocal
24
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll tootsie pop?
16
1
600
364
25
The most popular sport in the world is?
Tennis
Basketball
Football
Soccer
26
According to Olivia, what is the best ice cream?
Chocolate
Vanilla
Strawberry
Cookies and cream
27
What type of irony is when a person says the opposite of what they mean?
Verbal
Irony
Situational
Dramatic
28
What is one of our learning strands?
Writing: Poetry
Language: Arts
Reading: Informational Answers
Reading: Literature
29
Which superhero has a hammer?
Captain America
Thor
Hulk
Ironman
30
What does a sentence consist of?
It has a subject and verb.
It can stand alone.
All of the above
It expresses a complete thought.
31
What is logos?
Emotion
Happy
Logical
Credibility
32
Which one is not an author's purpose?
Explain
Persuade
Entertain
Impress
33
What is not a type of fiction?
Fable
Adventure
Literary nonfiction
Drama
34
Imagine you are alone sinking in a rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
Stop imagining.
Accept your fate.
Feed them the guy next to you and swim away.
Stand still, and don't move.
35
How far away in miles is the sun from the Earth?
9,000 miles
4,500,600.8 miles
18 miles
92,960,000 miles
36
Which of these is not an aspect of POP (Personality on Paper)?
Variety
Voice
Originality
Mood
37
What is literature that is not poetry?
Prose
Simile
Poetry
Rhyme
38
Who was the first person to get 20 million followers on Twitter?
Lady Gaga
Miley Cyrus
Bruno Mars
Ellen Degeneres
39
What year did Netflix come out?
1982
1990
2000
1997
40
What part of speech is the word bashful?
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Noun
41
Which of these animals is not extinct?
Quagga
Tripod fish
Black rhino
Jaran tiger
42
What does the A in the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
And
Am
Are
Any
43
Which movie is this prince from?
Sleeping Beauty
Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella
Snow White
44
Which is not an example of informational text?
Essays
Textbooks
Guides
Flyers
45
Which of the following is not a career cluster?
Human services
Acting and producing
Finance
Health services
46
A girl wanders into an abandoned building. She sees 50 people; she's alone. What does she see?
All of the above
Mirrors
Wax figures
Ghosts
47
What does denotation mean?
Emotion
Dictionary definition
Meaning
Different
48
Who won the 2014 Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Drama TV series?
Bryan Cranston
Brad Pitt
Will Smith
Peter Dinklage
49
What is Tiffany's favorite character from
The Lion King
?
Scar
Simba
Mufasa
Other
50
When coding a passage and you can relate to it, what symbol do you use?
An eye
An "x"
A circle
A chain link
51
What word almost rhymes with orange?
Door hinge
Potato
Cow
No words rhyme with orange
52
The occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of adjacent words is?
Assonance
Consonance
Alliteration
Hyperbole
53
What is the author's individual writing style?
Tone
Voice
Bias
Diction
54
You're in a race and pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
First
Third
Who cares?
Second
55
Which is not a genre of fiction?
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
Fantasy
Drama
56
What is onomatopoeia?
The repetition of the same sound among words
Can be any part in the word
A word that imitates its sound
Repeated consonant sound in a series of words
57
What is a stanza or a poem that consists of 4 lines?
Verse
Octave
Couplet
Quatrain
58
What is a simile?
Comparing 2 things not using like or as
To cause one to smile
When people start smiling for no reason
Using like or as to compare 2 things
59
What is an example of alliteration?
All mammals named Heather must be clammy.
I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed & restless.
Tick, tock, click, clack, drip, drop, sizzle
I stood still and stopped the sound effect.
60
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Boom!
Got 'em!
Deez
Shirt
61
What is an octave?
A stanza or poem that contains 10 lines
A stanza or poem that contains 8 lines
A stanza or poem that contains 2 lines
a stanza or poem that contains 5 lines
62
What color is Elmo?
Pink
None of the above
Green
Red
63
What color is at the top of a stop light?
Blue
Green
Yellow
Red
64
What are the 2 types of characterization?
Simile & Metaphor
Situational & Characters
Nature & Plants
Indirect & Direct
65
Which is a quote from the student pledge?
"I will not disrupt class."
"I will have every single supply."
"I won't cough in class."
"I will respect the rights of others."
66
What word lets your language reflect the positive or negative of what you are saying?
Voice
Tone
Variety
Originality
67
The sentence "My shadow's the only one that walks beside me," is an example of what?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
68
Which of the following words is a vocab word in unit 6?
Inane
Aquatic
Presumptuous
Cajole
69
The sentence, "Life is a highway," is an example of (a):
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
70
What is a simile?
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
A comparison of 2 unlike things not using like or as
Giving human qualities to non-human things
An exaggeration that is not true
71
What was the first assignment in Mrs. Brown's class?
Lined up in ABC order by last name
Wrote our narrative essay
Read a poem
Started unit 5 of our vocab book
72
What is the name of this class?
English language arts
English
Language arts
German language arts
73
What's 9 + 10?
19
21
11
1
74
How many types of nonfiction are there?
4
50,000
2
1
75
What superhero plays in the
Dark Knight
?
Ironman
Superman
Spiderman
Batman
76
Which author's purpose is when the author wants to give you information?
Inform
Persuade
Describe
Entertain
77
Where is the table of contents in a book?
Middle
End
Beginning
8th page
78
What does I.R.A. stand for?
Interactive Reading Automation
Inequality of Roman Applications
Interest Readability Appropriateness
79
What type of irony is what we say is the opposite of what we mean?
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
Irony
80
What is it called when a story is true?
Metaphor
Nonfiction
Fiction
Simile
81
A stronger personal judgement for one side or another is?
Tone
Voice
Diction
Bias
82
What is a hyperbole?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
A comparison of 2 things without using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison 2 things using like or as
83
Mystery is a subgenre to ______________.
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
Fantasy
Historical fiction
84
How many words are in the dictionary?
1 million
15 million
9 thousand
3 million
85
What is the cat's name from Shrek 2?
Boats in wuss
Lenny
Puss in Boots
Donkey
86
An example of a transition that builds suspense is?
First
Afterwards
Next
At once
87
Which is not an antonym for the word hapless in our unit 7 of our vocab book?
Unlucky
Blessed
Fortunate
Charmed
88
What do we end our nonfiction writing pieces, such as an argument, with?
Reflection
Claim
The end
Sizzle statement
89
What is pathos?
Sad
Happy
Angry
Emotion
90
Which transition word/phrase shows relationship?
All of the sudden
Afterward
Correspondingly
At the same time
91
What is "pop" an example of?
Carbonated drink
Personification
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
92
Who did Lebron James lose to in high school when he was a junior?
Badin
Roger Bacon
Mt. Healthy
Hamilton
93
The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something is what type of author's purpose?
Inform
Entertain
Persuade
Describe
94
What genre is set in a post-apocalypse society where there is a loss of human rights?
Adventure
Dystopian
Mystery
Realistic fiction
95
What is Mrs. Brown's favorite color?
Blue
Purple
Red
Brown
96
The __________ jumped over the ____________.
cat, tree
cow, moon
horse, box
day, sun
97
Which ones is a simile?
Cute as a button
Boiling mad
The assignment was a breeze.
Her voice is music to my ears.
98
Mrs. Brown has _________ hot air balloons in her classroom.
7
14
4
3
99
What is a synonym for optimistic?
Furious
Positive
Happy
Sad
100
What is a type of multiple intelligence?
Originality
Musical
Smartness
Kindness
101
What does ROY G. BIV stand for?
Types of chairs
Colors of the rainbow
Whiteboard symbols
Keys on the chromebook
102
Which one is a type of rhyme?
Start
Internal
Middle
Beginning
103
A sentence that consists of a subject and a verb is?
Simple sentence
Complex sentence
Compound sentence
Stanza
104
What is irony?
Sarcasm or a verbal statement
Materials that have propertie of iron in it
A happy, cheerful event
When an event happens that wasn't expected
105
There are ___________ bookshelves in this room.
6
4
1
2
106
Fiction does not have which genre?
Fantasy
Folklore
Booklets
Mystery
107
Which genre is a story that uses made-up characters and events that could happen in real life?
Poetry
Historical fiction
Traditional literature
Realistic fiction
108
What is the website that almost everyone disliked in Language Arts?
Wikipedia
Schoology
Google
NoRedInk
109
When the writer tells the reader what a character looks like, it is called?
Exposition
Hyperbole
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
110
What does connotation mean?
The feeling of the word
The meaning of an unknown word
The number of syllables in a word
The dictionary definition
111
The topic of an essay is called what?
Position
Subject
Road map
Statement
112
What genre involves the search for answers surrounding an unexpected event?
Adventure
Dystopian
Mystery
Biography
113
Which one is a type of persuasive technique?
All of the above
Loaded words
Emotion
Reason
114
What does POP stand for?
Party on paper
Personality on paper
People on Pluto
115
What page in our interactive notebook is fiction genres on?
65-66
42-43
47-49
50-52
116
Can cats taste things that are sweet?
Both
Depends on genes
Yes
No
117
A story of someone's life written by another person is what?
Speech
Biography
Persuasive writing
Autobiography
118
What is a phrase?
A word used to identify topics
A small group of words
Verbals
Verbs
119
What word rhymes with potion?
Rant
Notion
Brant
Can't
120
What is the name of the child who makes very inspirational videos?
Ronny Little
Donald Duck
Ricky Raffle
Kid President
121
Words that were recently coined, are informal, and go out of style are called what?
Formal
Informal
Slang
Jargon
122
What is 1 type of author's purpose?
Improve
Remember
Explain
Express
123
"My church set up a fundraising carnival for cancer reasons." What type of sentence is this?
Compound complex
Complex
Simple
Compound
124
What is an example of a transition that shifts time?
Consequently
By the same token
At first
In opposition
125
What is the most exciting time in the story?
Rising action
Conclusion
Falling action
Climax
126
How many elements to a memoir are there?
10
15
8
9
127
What is a single line of a poem called?
Octave
Couplet
Quatrain
Verse
128
When the tone is serious, a writer is using ____________ language.
Formal
Complete
Informal
Proper
129
How many wolves are in a pack?
5
6
7
4
130
Which is not a definition for abide?
To continue a relationship
To endure
Unable to tolerate
To deny
131
A haiku has _____ lines.
6
3
5
8
132
A genre of fiction set in the past involving real people, places, or events from history is
Historical fiction
Fantasy
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
133
Which type of fiction is set in the future?
Historical fiction
Fantasy
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
134
A statement that supports your claim is?
Position
Claim
Thesis
Argument
135
What is "personality on paper?"
POP
Voice
Tone
Variety
136
What are the 3 types of persuasive techniques?
Inform, describe, explain
Ethos, logos, pathos
Consonance, assonance, alliteration
Primary, secondary, tertiary
137
When is book share in this class?
Monday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Friday
138
What movie is Sully from?
A Bug's Life
Monsters, Inc.
Finding Nemo
The AristoCats
139
What is the fourth letter of the alphabet?
E
G
A
D
140
Which one is a FANBOY?
For
Before
Not
Yes
141
What is a stanza?
A situation in a poem when conflict happens
Another name for refrain
A part in the song when the lines start rhyming
A group or set of lines i a poem
142
How many sound devices did we study?
3
4
5
10
143
Who is the best teacher?
Mrs. Brischzon
Miss Dizon
Mrs. Karwisch
Mrs. Brown
144
Which of these is an element of a memoir?
Adding in as much irony as possible to affect the storyline
Using no dialogue to make sure the reader understands t
Ending the story abruptly so the reader doesn't get bored.
Using sensory details to describe characters/settings
145
An example of a transition for showing connection is?
First
Next
Afterward
By the same token
146
In the movie,
The Little Mermaid
, what is Ariel's daughter's name?
Jewel
Alana
Melody
Pearl
147
"A cunning, cuddly, curious cat" is an example of?
Hyperbole
Consonance
Alliteration
Assonance
148
What type of poem has 3 lines containing 5 syllables, 7 syllables and then 5 syllables?
Haiku
Acrostic poem
Haynaku
Epic poem
