Which of the following is not true of allusions?

They are accompanied by a long, careful explanation.

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

The goddesses are childish, they fight over an apple.

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Toolbox Test #1 (6th)

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1
In literature, "conventions" is another term for:
rules
rhetoric
narrative
tone
2
If a speaker says, "Trust me about earthquakes -- I've lived through one," she is using:
poetry
ethos
pathos
logos
3
If a speaker says, "Since 2013, average family income has dropped 19%," he is using:
pathos
allusion
logos
ethos
4
Which of the following is not true of allusions?
They make references that they expect the reader to understand.
They are accompanied by a long, careful explanation.
They are often harder to understand many years after they are written.
They often refer to popular stories, such as Greek myths.
5
"Narrative" is another term for:
prose
story
rhetoric
poetry
6
Which of the following does not fix a run-on sentence?
a semicolon
a conjunction
a period
a comma
7
Speech or writing that is designed to persuade people is called:
conventions
poetry
prose
rhetoric
8
Which phrase would most likely appear in an informal letter?
"Sincerely, John"
"Dear Mr. Wilson,"
"What's up, Lily?"
"I hope this letter finds you well."
9
A speech tag may be placed:
in the middle of a quote
after a quote
before a quote
all of the above
10
"Tone" can best be described as:
what a writer doesn't say
what type of story a writer tells
how a writer says something
what a writer says
11
Poetry differs from prose in that it has:
punctuation
ethos
paragraphs
line breaks
12
Which of the following would not be considered a genre?
horror
mystery
writing
fantasy
13
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
The goddesses are childish, they fight over an apple.
Achilles' mother hides him on an island.
When Paris steals Helen, a war begins.
The war drags on for nine years, but no one wins.
14
If a speaker says, "If we don't stop global warming, children will die," he is using:
pathos
logos
ethos
genre
15
Which sentence uses a speech tag incorrectly?
"Short life and long fame for me," says Achilles.
"When is dinner? Eddie asked."
King said, "I have a dream."
"Hello," Mary said.

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Toolbox Test #1 (6th)

15 termsStudBud Administration13 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards15 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 15

Answers

1
In literature, "conventions" is another term for:
rules
rhetoric
narrative
tone
2
If a speaker says, "Trust me about earthquakes -- I've lived through one," she is using:
poetry
ethos
pathos
logos
3
If a speaker says, "Since 2013, average family income has dropped 19%," he is using:
pathos
allusion
logos
ethos
4
Which of the following is not true of allusions?
They make references that they expect the reader to understand.
They are accompanied by a long, careful explanation.
They are often harder to understand many years after they are written.
They often refer to popular stories, such as Greek myths.
5
"Narrative" is another term for:
prose
story
rhetoric
poetry
6
Which of the following does not fix a run-on sentence?
a semicolon
a conjunction
a period
a comma
7
Speech or writing that is designed to persuade people is called:
conventions
poetry
prose
rhetoric
8
Which phrase would most likely appear in an informal letter?
"Sincerely, John"
"Dear Mr. Wilson,"
"What's up, Lily?"
"I hope this letter finds you well."
9
A speech tag may be placed:
in the middle of a quote
after a quote
before a quote
all of the above
10
"Tone" can best be described as:
what a writer doesn't say
what type of story a writer tells
how a writer says something
what a writer says
11
Poetry differs from prose in that it has:
punctuation
ethos
paragraphs
line breaks
12
Which of the following would not be considered a genre?
horror
mystery
writing
fantasy
13
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
The goddesses are childish, they fight over an apple.
Achilles' mother hides him on an island.
When Paris steals Helen, a war begins.
The war drags on for nine years, but no one wins.
14
If a speaker says, "If we don't stop global warming, children will die," he is using:
pathos
logos
ethos
genre
15
Which sentence uses a speech tag incorrectly?
"Short life and long fame for me," says Achilles.
"When is dinner? Eddie asked."
King said, "I have a dream."
"Hello," Mary said.