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Lit Notes: attitude the author takes toward the subject
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Greg means...
place
herd
join
stick
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Lit Notes: attitude the author takes toward the subject
denouement
atmosphere
tone
allusion
3
"The hallways were dark even with my candle."
Which point of view is being used?
unreliable narrator
third person omnicient
first person
third person omnicient
4
When the audience knows something the character does not.
situational irony
verbal irony
paradox
dramatic irony
5
Which term means "speaking otherwise"?
alterloquatious
allegory
circumventing
interlinguistic
6
Phantasm means...
fragment of imagination
impulsive
plentiful
stopping
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SAT Vocab: calm; quiet
profuse
sedate
pervaded
sagacious
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The number of children in class _____ every year.
increase
increases
increasing
IDK?
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Pend means...
weigh
make
the same
causing
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What does TIE stand for?
tag, introduce, embed
topic, introduction, evidence
tag, introduce, embibe
tag, intrigue, embed
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SAT Vocab: without energy or interest
listlessly
stricken
lamented
nonchalantly
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How do you cite an article in MLA when there is no author?
Start with the name access date.
Start with the name of the article.
You don't (it's not credible).
Start with the name of the publisher
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SAT Vocab: strong disapproval, usually on moral grounds
conflict
dissonance
disapprobation
dilemma
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A number of fire fighters ___ for a break.
wishes
wish
are wishing
requests
15
Gloss/glott means...
form
heavy
wet
tongue
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SAT Vocab: quality of being proper
imperial
piquancy
propriety
tangible
17
Lin looked at the
clock, there
were five minutes left, plenty of time to pester her teacher.
...clock, there...
...clock, so there...
...clock: there...
...clock; there...
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SAT Vocab: total failure
fiasco
disaster
chaos
defeat
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Gam means...
skin
teach
birth
marriage
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Which suffix does not mean "state of"?
ency
ion
ish
age
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Choose the complete sentence:
Sitting on the bench in the B building.
The cowboys rode into town.
Because it is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Immediately went into action, guns blazing.
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SAT Vocab: coming forth
cessation
emanating
pervaded
profuse
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Which list is in parallel structure?
She opens, ran, and closed the shop.
He listened, wrote, and proofread the testimony.
The story brings tragedy, sorrow and many people crying.
She was incredible, empowering, and undeniably skilled.
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Which access date is MLA formatted?
11/02/2017
November 2, 2017
Nov. 2 2017
2 November 2017
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SAT Vocab: wasted time; lingered
lamented
lingered
dawdled
listless
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SAT Vocab: plentiful
imperial
profuse
sagacious
voluptuous
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Which method is NOT a legitimate way to join two sentences?
a comma
turn one into a dependent clause
a semi-colon
a colon
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SAT Vocab: something that can be touched
sagacious
tangible
cassation
profuse
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Phlegma means
mind
inflamation
disease
germ
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Which short story has the most cheerful tone?
A Piece of Chalk
By the Waters of Babylon
The Masque of the Red Death
Through the Tunnel
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Rewrite: Estelle did not last in the
office, her
persistent talking revealed her innocence.
...office, because her...
...office her...
...office, her...
office: her
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Which story has a tone of shame?
Fish Cheeks
Masque of the Red Death
Two Kinds
By the Waters of Babylon
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Finish the sentence: After studying the vocabulary,
... Justin found the grammar much easier.
... Justin's memory was ready for grammar.
... grammar seemed much easier to Justin.
none of these is correct.
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SAT Vocab: wise
sagacious
tangible
sage
imperial
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The S in STEAL stands for...
speech
steel
smell
steal
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When a person says something but means something else.
verbal irony
informal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
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Lit Notes: this presents an obstacle to the protagonist
denouement
conflict
allegory
climax
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SAT Vocab: the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.
beseeched
contrition
gout
supplication
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Lit Notes: a network of symbols
allegory
motif
denouement
allusion
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Tele means....
travel
far
length
distance
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A semicolon can be used to divide two sentences when...
when both clauses are closely related in subject.
when the first clause introduces the second.
it is getting too long.
there is a coordinating conjunction.
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Lit Notes: recurring phrase or image that hints at the theme of the work
roots
symbol
allegory
motif
43
The fact that Chesterton was sitting on a mound of white chalk is an example of...
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
tragic irony
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Lit Notes: "speaking otherwise"
symbolism
motif
allegory
allusion
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A colon can be used to divide a sentence when...
when the first clause introduces the second.
when both clauses are closely related in subject.
when used with a coordinating conjunction.
it is getting too long.
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Lit Notes: overall feeling communicated to the reader through a given work or passage
allusion
tone
atmosphere
denouement
47
The setting and most of the character descriptions are usually in the...
rising action
denouement
exposition
falling action
48
Which story is an example of an allegory?
Two Kinds
By the Waters of Babylon
Through the Tunnel
Masque of the Red Death
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Somnus means...
ball
follow
sleep
breath
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SAT Vocab: the spreading of disease
emanating
contagion
pervaded
propriety
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Name the error:
An MV student must study hard if they want to succeed.
Run-on sentence
Dangling Modifier
Parallel structure
Subject-verb agreement
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Economics ___ my favorite class this year.
are
were
was
is
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Oli means...
few
city
after
star
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SAT Vocab: a figment of the imagination; an illusion
phantasm
illustration
imagination
phantom
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Which story features the a big city in its denouement?
Through the Tunnel
Two Kinds
The Masque of the Red Death
By the Waters of Babylon
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Complete the sentence:
At the ripe age of nine,
...my parents took me to Disney Land.
... I finally learned to ice skate.
... my parents took me ice skating.
...my brother returned from college.
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In order for a group of words to be a sentence, there must be at least one...
subordinate clause
independent clause
santa clause
dependent clause
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SAT Vocab: without interest or concern
discordant
listlessly
nonchalantly
carelessly
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ad means..
close
away
toward
to stick
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SAT Vocab: characterized with luxury or pleasure
voluptuous
volumptuous
pervaded
imperial
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What does TIED stand for?
topic intro exception discussion
tone idiom ending discussion
tie imaginary expression direct
topic intro evidence discussion
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Lit Notes: moment of highest tension in a typical story
rising action
conflict
climax
denouement
63
The economics behind the housing market ___ always fluctuating.
were
are
was
is
64
Which dialogue is formatted correctly?
"Hey", he replied.
"Hey," he replied.
"Hey" he replied!
"hey," he replied.
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SAT vocab: a pleasantly sharp or appetizing flavor
flavorful
cessation
piquancy
imperial
66
Which is an example of Internal Conflict?
character vs. character
character vs. self
character vs. society
character vs. nature
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Sara considered picking up her
pack the
long walk and heavy books seemed daunting.
no change
...pack, but the...
...pack. The...
...pack; the...
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What is a recurring feature (image, phrase, pattern) that hints at the theme.
symbol
motif
allusion
allegory
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SAT Vocab: impulsive or rash
tangible
impetuosity
voluptuous
pervaded
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SAT Vocab: ceasing or stopping
pervaded
cessation
emanating
contagion
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When the present action is interrupted so that the reader can witness past events.
allusion
flashforward
aside
flashback
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SAT Vocab: heartbroken
fiasco
discordant
prodigy
stricken
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Amy Tan is from...
The U.S.
The Phillipines
China
Japan
74
Fix the bold: In our class, every student works at
their
own pace.
its
there
they're
her
75
Which short story had a death in the denouement?
Masque of the Red Death
By the Waters of Babylon
Lamb to the Slaughter
Through the Tunnel
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Vict, Vinc means...
bold
conquer
none of these
violent
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What does the hallway in "Masque" represent in the allegorical meaning?
happiness
old age
the winding road of life
the rich
78
Who is the protagonist in "Two Kinds"?
Waiverly
Ting Ting
Jing Mei
Ni'kan
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CAB stands for
contest, assert, because
context, assert, begin
context, assert, because
complex, axis, beacon
80
The Chronicles of Narnia
_____ a strong allusion to Christ.
include
is including
includes
has included
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Finish the sentence: For my birthday, we...
went to a movie, ate out, and took a walk.
watched a movie, went to dinner, and were walking.
went to the theater, a restaurant, and walked on the beach.
went to the movies, eating and walking on the beach.
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SAT Vocab: clashing; not in harmony
fiasco
discordant
stricken
dissonant
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SAT Vocab: said with regret or sorrow
listlessly
lamented
dawdled
stricken
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Omniscient point of view means that the narrator...
knows everything
knows the thoughts of one character
knows the thoughts of one or two characters
makes obvious mistakes
85
If you use someone else's idea but not their exact words, you should...
parenthetically cite it and include it in the works cited
Only include it in the works cited
only parenthetically cite it
do nothing. (You did not use exact words.)
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SAT Vocab: majestic
phantasmic
imperial
pervaded
tangible
87
Finish the sentence: To return the package,
... you will need to use the attached address label.
....an address label is attached.
... the address label will need to be printed.
... the box will need to go in the mail.
88
Dem means...
destructive
city
government
people
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What is the attitude of the narrator toward the subject and us?
atmosphere
allusion
tone
motif
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SAT Vocab: Child of highly unusual talent or genius
symbol
narrator
fiasco
prodigy
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Which suffix means "state of"?
ness
y
ive
ish
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Literature Notes: an object or character that means something beyond the literal level
symbol
conflict
allegory
metaphor
93
Choose the sentence with a dangling modifier:
Tripping over a log, Billy spilled his lunch.
Tripping over a log, Billy's lunch went everywhere.
Billy's lunch spilled everywhere when he tripped over a log.
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Which one of these is NOT a valid point of view
third person limited
first person unreliable
third person singular
third person objective
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SAT Vocab: spread throughout
contagion
cessation
pervaded
invasive
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Which root means "to throw"?
pel, puls
pro
ject
tele
