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Baseline for ELA Learning
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The imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem.
novel
hidden voice
speaker
dialect
2
The descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader.
symbolism
imagery
picturism
metaphor
3
In the phrase:
The flowers are dancing beside the lake
the author is suggesting...
foreshadowing
the flowers are dancing
a cheerful setting
he is seeing things
4
The high point of interest or suspense.
Stanza
Climax
Characters
Resolution
5
Which line is an example of apostrophe?
“Oh, have you no rebellion in your bones?”
“I’ll not be patient! I will not lie still!”
“My eyes may follow but my feet are held.”
“The despot of our days and lord of dust”
6
In order to make a valid inference you must...
summarize the story
make a random guess
ignore any counter-arguments
connect experience with evidence
7
The simile "her eyes are as bright as sunlight on a stream"
draws attention to the similarities between the two things
is actually a metaphor
suggests the eyes are wet with tears like a stream
suggest her eyes are bright
8
A figure of speech using like or as to make a comparison between two basically unlike ideas.
personification
setting
metaphor
simile
9
An author might describe a character as "a raw wind that gets to the bone" in order to suggest
his compassion
his cruelty
his insightfullness
his unreliability
10
The line: "when I watch you wrapped up like garbage, sitting" is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
personification
imagery
11
If an author describes reading as "realms of gold" his tone might be one of...
admiration
ridiculousness
dismissiveness
persistence
12
"She felt like she had found a diamond in her backyard" metaphorically indicates her joy by...
being too wordy when using "she was happy" would have worked
engaging the readers' imagination
suggesting her tenacity
demonstrating her great luck
13
A conversation between characters
dialogue
decalogue
sensory language
narration
14
The reason why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves a certain way.
Conflict
Speaker
Motivation
Persuasion
15
Formal division of lines in a poem.
iambic pentameter
prose
sequence
stanza
16
Anything that stands for or represents something else.
genre
plot
alliteration
symbol
17
To break a piece of literature down into parts is to
Plagiarize
Analyze
Summarize
Evaluate
18
An appeal to reasoning
ethos
logos
pathos
kronos
19
The suggestion of events that have yet to occur.
Symbolism
Personification
Foreshadowing
Tone
20
Which of the following suggests the central idea that human beings are equal?
I too like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.
You and I are the same, you know.
"Separate but equal"
"All men are created equal."
21
A description word
adjective
adverb
pronoun
noun
22
Conflict can be either
Important or Unimportant
Internal or External
Antagonistic or Protagonistic
Bad or Good
23
Which line is an example of personification?
“The sun is hot on my neck...”
“April/Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.”
“The smell of the earth is good...there is no death"
“Life in itself/Is nothing/An empty cup..."
24
Sequence of events in a literary work.
Dialogue
Speaker
Plot
Central Idea
25
When in doubt on the Regents, leave it blank.
True
False
26
In the phrase,
Your bag weighs a ton!
the author uses hyperbole in order to...
complain about the weight
emphasize the weight
be mathematically accurate
make a comparison
27
Writing that attempts to convince the reader to adopt a particular opinion or course of action.
persuasion
irony
imagery
nuance
28
The line: "Feet seem to be saying: We have come so far, it is over" is an example of...
personification
allusion
simile
apostrophe
29
Writing every day generates excellence
False
True
30
The ordinary form of written language.
Prose
Similitude
Anecdote
Story
31
Written in code, which of the following is most likely a central idea?
Grasodig
Atticus se j gisl ixo.
asdhe
Nim du falge quamsi.
32
The Regents Argument requires the use of...
3 texts
4 texts
1 text
2 texts
33
The alliteration in the line: "Your never-failing sword made war to cease" emphasizes...
the connection between "sword" and "cease"
the agency of "You" in the "war"
...There is no alliteration
the ongoing violence
34
The phrase "I grew more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others" ...
develops the character's regression using parallel structure
overuses the word "more" and becomes repetitive
indicates the author's tone
suggests a dark mood through the use of alliteration
35
The use of words that imitate sounds.
onomatopoeia
characterization
metonymy
dialect
36
Speech by one character in a play, story, or poem.
Monologue
Decalogue
Dialogue
Conflict
37
Which of the following illustrates how word choice (diction) can create a negative mood?
the use of “night” rather than “dark”
the use of “decay” rather than “weaken”
the use of “verse” rather than “poetry”
the use of “festivity” rather than “fiesta”
38
The time and place of the action.
character
setting
mood
tone
39
If an author wanted to duplicate the sound of a panting and tired hiker, he might...
repeat the letter t
repeat the letter k
repeat the letter h
repeat the letter s
40
An action word
pronoun
noun
adjective
verb
41
Struggle between opposing forces.
antagonist
conflict
plot
suspense
42
A speaker or character who tells a story.
tone
characterization
narrator
personification
43
A strategy for determining a central idea is to...
do all of the above.
read the beginning of the text
read the end of the text
identify repeated words and phrases
44
A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work
dialect
mood
suspense
conflict
45
A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literary work.
Personification
Genre
Haiku
Character
46
The writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject.
mood
narrator
dialogue
tone
47
Which line is an example of a simile?
“She’s gone from sounding like the smoke detector...”
“Her hair, that halo of red gold curls...”
“She’s gonna learn to play the blues.”
“She clicks over the saxophone keys”
48
To evaluate means to...
Make an informed decision
Look closely at
Summarize
Break down
49
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Rhetoric
Persuasion
Alliteration
Simile
50
An appeal to emotions
pathos
kronos
ethos
logos
51
An analysis of author's purpose answers the question...
What?
Where?
Why?
Who?
52
The insight into life revealed through the literary work.
Rhetorical Device
Foreshadowing
Central Idea
Symbolism
53
The lesson taught by a literary work
moral
aside
narrator
exclamation
54
How many lines does a sonnet have?
14
8
12
16
55
Any person, place, or thing
noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
56
An appeal to character and trustworthiness
kronos
pathos
logos
ethos
57
Prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people.
Genre
Conflict
Fiction
Nonfiction
58
Which of the following is a central idea?
Hope
Romeo and Juliet
Good will prevail.
Atticus is a good man.
59
The line: "When it comes, the landscape listens, Shadows hold their breath" is an example of...
personification
hyperbole
allusion
metaphor
60
Which line is an example of iambic pentameter?
Then she would sit in the boat by the lake.
Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
Far off in the fields where the green grass grows
I pray you, come hither!
61
Which line illustrates alliteration?
“To lift the lean of that black bluff!”
“Thou’st made the world too beautiful this year”
“Long have I known a glory in it all”
“My soul is all but out of me”
62
Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
short story
moral
allusion
personification
63
The metaphor "all the arts are sisters" emphasizes...
that the arts are feminine.
that music, poetry, and painting (for example) are siblings.
that the arts are for girls.
the close relationship between music, poetry, and painting.
64
In the line:
The room was dark and gloomy -
the author is establishing...
character
mood
ethos
tone
65
“Metonymy” is best defined as a figure of speech in which __________.
one noun is substituted for another closely related noun
exaggeration is used for emphasis
human characteristics are attributed to objects or animals
an indirect reference to a historical or literary figure
66
A category or type of literature.
paragraph
plot
genre
motivation
67
General term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality.
genre
irony
stanza
prose
68
Figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.
dialect
prose
metaphor
allusion
69
Writing that tells a story.
Monologue
Climax
Alliteration
Narration
70
Always read the multiple choice answers before reading the passage to get a general gist.
True
False
