What is the purpose of a memoir?

Tell about a memorable time in an author's life.

What are the 5 elements of plot?

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

The struggle or problem characters face.

What is rising action?

The conflict begins and starts to get more intense.

What is alliteration?

Repetition of the same consonant sound.

Comparison of two unlike things using the word/implying that something "is"

What are sound devices?

Groups of words that create sound or patterns.

The characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced.

The conflict reaches its point of greatest drama or tension.

The use of any part of language more than once. (word, phrase or sentence).

What is historical fiction?

Fictional stories based on real events from the past.

A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."

What is falling action?

The eventual outcome of the story becomes clear .

What is a lyric poem?

A short poem about a moment in time or a single insight.

a word's definition (found in a dictionary).

A message about life or human nature that a story reveals.

Which of the following show examples of irregular verb tenses?

He is (present), he was (past), he will be (future)

The combination of a poem/story's subject and language; attitude.

An author's purpose may be to...

inform, persuade, entertain, describe or express feelings.

The conflict comes to an end, and any loose ends are tied up.

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1
What is the purpose of a memoir?
To inform, persuade, entertain, describe, or express feelings.
To confuse readers.
Tell about a memorable time in an author's life.
Tell about an author's life.
2
Which of the following words correctly follows the -f or -fe rule for irregular plurals?
Lives
Memories
Stories
Babies
3
True or false: nonessential/nonrestrictive means it can be deleted without affecting the sentence's basic meaning.
True
False
4
The following example shows which perfect tense: She had voted by the time we arrived.
Present Perfect
Future Perfect
There is no such thing as perfect
Past Perfect
5
How many stanzas are in this poem?
2
8
4
1
6
This type of conflict comes from within a character (a desire or goal is difficult to achieve):
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
7
What are the 5 elements of plot?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Setting, characters, time, place, resolution
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, repetition
Exposition, rising action, setting, foreshadow, falling action, resolution
8
Which part of the following sentence is considered "nonessential": The chimps, hidden in the treetops, watched her.
watched her
None of the above
hidden in the treetops
The chimps
9
True or false: a word's connotation relates to its emotional associations.
False
True
10
What is conflict?
Time and place a story occurs.
The eventual outcome of the story becomes clear and the tension decreases.
The struggle or problem characters face.
A message about life or human nature that a story reveals.
11
What is wrong with the following sentence? "i know," bob whispered. "i know. maybe someday."
None of the above
Spelling
Capitalization
Punctuation
12
What is rising action?
The characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced.
The conflict comes to an end, and any loose ends are tied up.
The conflict begins and starts to get more intense.
The conflict reaches its point of greatest drama or tension.
13
What is alliteration?
The combination of a poem's subject and language.
The use of any part of language more than once. (word, phrase or sentence).
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
Repetition of the same consonant sound.
14
What is metaphor?
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
Comparison of two unlike things using the word/implying that something "is"
Repetition of the same consonant sound.
The use of any part of language more than once. (word, phrase or sentence).
15
What are sound devices?
Short poems about a moment in time or a single insight.
Things you put in your ears to help you hear better.
Groups of words that create sound or patterns.
Imaginative descriptions.
16
What is author's purpose?
Why the author was born.
A type of nonfiction.
Main reason for writing.
A detailed description of the author's background.
17
What word is used to describe author's word choice?
Simile
Diction
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
18
These are used to suggest that the information they conatin is even less important than commas.
Parentheses
Comma
Period
Quotations
19
Plurlal form of story:
Stories
Storyies
Storys
Story's
20
What is exposition?
The conflict reaches its point of greatest drama or tension.
The characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced.
The conflict begins and starts to get more intense.
The conflict comes to an end, and any loose ends are tied up.
21
What is climax?
The conflict comes to an end, and any loose ends are tied up.
The conflict begins and starts to get more intense.
The conflict reaches its point of greatest drama or tension.
The characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced.
22
What are the three most important elements of historical nonfiction?
Diction, sound devices, and figurative language.
Conflict, theme, and resolution.
Rising action, conflict, and characters.
Setting, conflict, and theme.
23
Used to set apart nonessential elements, they have the added effect of indicating a sudden interruption in thought
Dash
Apostrophe
Period
Comma
24
What is setting?
The eventual outcome of the story becomes clear and the tension decreases.
A message about life or human nature that a story reveals.
The struggle or problem characters face.
Time and place a story occurs.
25
May mean "house" or "home," but can also mean "lord" or "master"
Anglo-Saxon Suffix -ly
Greek Suffix -ist
Latin Root -dom
Latin Suffix -able
26
Can be added to an adjective to form an adverb that modifies a verb.
Latin Root -dom
Latin Suffix -able
Greek Suffix -ist
Anglo-Saxon Suffix -ly
27
The following example shows which perfect tense: She has voted in every election.
Future Perfect
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
There is no such thing as perfect
28
What is repetition?
The use of any part of language more than once. (word, phrase or sentence).
The combination of a poem's subject and language.
Repetition of the same consonant sound.
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
29
How many stanzas are in the following poem?
8
4
2
6
30
Means "person who does, makes, practices, is skilled in, or believes in"
Latin Root -dom
Anglo-Saxon Suffix -ly
Latin Suffix -able
Greek Suffix -ist
31
Signals readers to pause. They are also used to set off nonesential elements of a sentence.
Comma
Quotations
Parentheses
Period
32
What is historical fiction?
Fictional stories based on made up events and imagined worlds.
Nonfiction stories about a writer's personal experiences.
Fictional stories based on real events from the past.
Nonfiction stories about scientific developments.
33
What is simile?
The use of any part of language more than once. (word, phrase or sentence).
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
Repetition of the same consonant sound.
The combination of a poem's subject and language.
34
What is falling action?
The characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced.
The conflict comes to an end, and any loose ends are tied up.
The conflict begins and starts to get more intense.
The eventual outcome of the story becomes clear .
35
What is a lyric poem?
The combination of a poems subject and language.
A short poem about a moment in time or a single insight.
A fictional story based on real events from the past.
Groups of words that create sound or patterns.
36
What is the structure of the first stanzas?
octave
quatrain
couplet
sestet
37
This type of conflict comes from an outside force (such as nature or another character):
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
38
Which of the following are linking verbs?
be, get, do, seem, have
run, cry, work, write, sleep
a, an, the
you, me, I, they, he, she
39
Denotation is...
an author's word choice.
a word's definition (found in a dictionary).
used to describe the feelings or emotions of a piece of writing.
a word's emotional associations.
40
What is the stanza structure of this poem?
quatrain
couplet
octave
sestet
41
What is theme?
The eventual outcome of the story becomes clear and the tension decreases.
The struggle or problem characters face.
A message about life or human nature that a story reveals.
Time and place a story occurs.
42
Which of the following show examples of irregular verb tenses?
He is (present), he was (past), he will be (future)
is happening (present), happened (past), will happen (future)
is jogging (present), jogged (past), will jog (future)
is finishing (present), finished (past), will finish (future)
43
How many lines are in this poem?
2
8
4
6
44
What is tone?
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
The use of any part of language more than once. (word, phrase or sentence).
Repetition of the same consonant sound.
The combination of a poem/story's subject and language; attitude.
45
The following example shows which perfect tense: She will have voted by the time the polls close tomorrow.
Future Perfect
There is no such thing as perfect
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
46
An author's purpose may be to...
inform, persuade, entertain, describe or express feelings.
gain followers on TikTok.
cause a scene.
learn lessons.
47
What is resolution?
The eventual outcome of the story becomes clear .
The characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced.
The conflict comes to an end, and any loose ends are tied up.
The conflict begins and starts to get more intense.
48
"Capable of, given to, or tending to"
Latin Root -dom
Greek Suffix -ist
Latin Suffix -able
Anglo-Saxon Suffix -ly
49
How many lines are in the following poem?
2
4
8
6
50
True or false: action verbs can be both physical and mental?
False
True

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