What was the resolution in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

When Kit, Mercy, and Judith got married.

Which of the following is correct?

Janice is my best friend, and she has been for five years.

How do we know Philip was never singing the national anthem?

Philip told his new homeroom teacher he did not know the words to the song.

Indirect Characterization is when

When an author shows the reader something about a character.

Any writing that is not poetry.

What is forshadowing?

It is when the author hints at something that might happen later.

The emotions attached to a word - positive or negative.

Which of the following is correct?

Billy ate pickles for lunch today.

What is the complete subject of this sentence: The busy little boy with the cast is always getting into trouble with me.

The busy little boy with the cast

Prejudice in favor or against one person, group, or thing.

How is Miss Narwin characterized by the media?

She is a terrible teacher who should be fired.

Which of the following was an example of how Kit was a dynamic character in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

She began to see her uncle in a different way.

What do coordinating conjunctions do?

Join words, groups of words, or sentences.

Which of the following is a true statement

If a sentence has only one independent clause it is a simple sentence.

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

The students are being questioned because somebody stole the grade book.

The quotes from the text that support the premise and claim.

The setting is _____________________

The time and place a story occurs.

What is a conclusion sentence?

It ties together the ideas in the paragraph.

What is the definition of an adverb?

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

The first sentence in a response to literature.

Which of the following is NOT true about theme?

It always includes the characters from the story

The climax of the story is when _______________________

Both Philip and Miss Narwin must decide if they will return to the school.

Which of the following is NOT true of a theme.

It is usually about some character in the story.

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1
What is another name for the simple subject?
A verb
A subject noun
A noun
A simple predicate
2
What is the simple subject: Our old neighbor moved to Alaska in the middle of winter last year.
Winter
Alaska
Year
Neighbor
3
What was the resolution in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
When Goodwife Cruff accused Kit of being a witch.
When Kit, Mercy, and Judith got married.
When Nat lit up William's house with jack-o-lanterns.
When Kit was arrested.
4
Which of the following is correct?
Jim bob went to Disney last week
Janice is my best friend, and she has been for five years.
Julie is at Target but she needs to go to taco Bell.
James came to the Beach with us last night?
5
What is the simple predicate in this sentence: The family of dogs ran away into the woods in the dead of winter.
dogs ran away
into the woods
family
ran
6
How do we know Philip was never singing the national anthem?
Philip told his parents the truth.
Miss Narwin testified under oath.
Philip's friends told Dr. Palleni Philip was lying.
Philip told his new homeroom teacher he did not know the words to the song.
7
Indirect Characterization is when
When an author shows the reader something about a character.
When the characters in the story tell lies about each other.
When an author tells a story without talking about how characters feel.
An author tells the reader something specific about a character.
8
The highest point of conflict in the story where the protagonist will make a decision that turns the story is what?
The exposition
The rising action
The resolution
The climax
9
What is prose?
Any writing that is not poetry.
The opposite of cons
I don't know
Writing that always rhymes.
10
What is forshadowing?
It is when the antagonist and protagonist shadow each other.
It is when the author reveals something at the end of the story.
It is when the main character has a shadow character following him.
It is when the author hints at something that might happen later.
11
How many sentence types are there?
2
1
4
3
12
What is connotation?
Being conned into taking a position.
The emotions attached to a word - positive or negative.
The strict dictionary definition of a word.
The notations at the bottom of a page in an argumentative essay.
13
Which of the following is correct?
billy ate pickles for lunch today.
Billy ate pickles for lunch Today.
billy ate Pickles for lunch today.
Billy ate pickles for lunch today.
14
What is the complete subject of this sentence: The busy little boy with the cast is always getting into trouble with me.
The busy boy
Boy
The busy little boy
The busy little boy with the cast
15
The protagonist is ________________?
The famous side kick in a story
The hero or main character
The villan in a story.
A professional tag player
16
What is the purpose of this sentence: Will you take me to my friend's house tomorrow after school?
Declarative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Interrogative
17
The branch knocked on the window during the night and woke up the frightened girl.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Foreshadowing
18
A word used with a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time, or means. Shows how words in a sentence are related.
Verb
Pronoun
Adverb
Preposition
19
What is bias?
Prejudice in favor or against one person, group, or thing.
Being positive about everything no matter what happens.
When a person always tells the truth.
Having the ability to hunt down the facts about a situation.
20
How is Miss Narwin characterized by the media?
She is never mentioned in the media.
She is just an average teacher doing her job.
She is a great teacher who wants the best for her students.
She is a terrible teacher who should be fired.
21
How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?We went to the mall on Saturday for new clothes for our trip.
Four
Three
Zero
Five
22
Which of the following could not be a theme?
Sharing shows care and concern
Bob and Sue learned to share
It is important to share with others
People often share with those they love
23
Which of the following was an example of how Kit was a dynamic character in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
She fell in love with Nat.
She sometimes did things without thinging about the consequences.
She began to see her uncle in a different way.
She never thought of Hannah as a witch.
24
The object of a prepostion is
usually a verb
always plural
always an adverb
always a noun or pronoun
25
What do coordinating conjunctions do?
Describe nouns and pronouns.
Begin dependent clauses.
Join words, groups of words, or sentences.
Show person place or thing in a sentence.
26
Which of the following is a true statement
If a sentence has only one independent clause it is a simple sentence.
Every sentence must have at least one dependent clause.
If a sentence has only one clause it has to be dependent.
Simple sentences have 1 or more idependent clauses.
27
True or False: Dr. Palleni was fired for suspending Philip.
False
True
28
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
Bill is going to work today, but John is going to the beach.
We are up, but we are going to bed because tomorrow will be a long day.
The students are being questioned because somebody stole the grade book.
It is going to be a long day.
29
Identify the figurative language: This coffee shop is an icebox!
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
Personification
30
What is evidence?
The first sentence in the body paragraphs.
The quotes from the text that support the premise and claim.
The most important part of the conclusion paragraph.
The first sentence in the introduction paragraph.
31
The setting is _____________________
The series of events in a story.
Why a character does something.
How often something happens in a story.
The time and place a story occurs.
32
What are the three most common adverb questions?
Which one, what kind, how many
How, where, and when
Who or what
How many, which one, and where
33
A sentence that gives a command is
Declarative
Imperative
Interrogative
Exclamatory
34
What is a conclusion sentence?
It ties together the ideas in the paragraph.
It is just the last sentence and can say whatever you want.
It is to repeat the topic one more time.
None of the above.
35
This is what the characters experience that keep the story moving.
Interactions
Conflict
Foreshadowing
Conversations
36
Identify the figurative language: The burning wood hissed and crackled.
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
37
What does TAG stand for?
Title, Author, Germs
Topic, Author, General Idea
Title, Author, Genre
Topic, Author, Genre
38
What is the definition of an adverb?
A word that joins words or phrases
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
A word that modifies a noun
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
39
What is a TAG?
Something added to the end of a paragraph.
The first sentence in a response to literature.
The itchy thing in the back of your shirt.
The final sentence in an introduction paragraph.
40
A premise is ____________________.
The last sentence of the introduction paragraph.
The explanation for how evidence supports a claim.
The quotes that come from the text.
A reason for a claim.
41
A person, place, thing or idea
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
42
What is the simple subject of this sentence: There were ten green frogs jumping in the bathtub.
jumping
frogs
jumping in the bathtub
ten green frogs
43
Why does grammar matter?
It impacts our reading.
It impacts the way we think about our reading.
All of these are true.
It impacts our writing.
44
The narrator is not a character in the story and uses he, she, they.
First person point of view
Third person point of view
Fourth person point of view
Second person point of view
45
A sentence that asks a question is
Exclamatory
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
46
Which of the following is NOT true about theme?
Anything can be a theme is there is valid evidence
It is stated as an opinion
It is a central message that applies to life
It always includes the characters from the story
47
This word modifies (describes) a noun
adjective
pronoun
adverb
verb
48
The climax of the story is when _______________________
Both Philip and Miss Narwin must decide if they will return to the school.
Miss Narwin decides to move to Florida.
When the vote for the budget fails again.
When the telegrams start coming to Philip's house.
49
Which of the following is NOT true of a theme.
It is usually about some character in the story.
It can be hinted at in the title of a work of literature.
It should be stated as an arguable statement.
It can be hidden in the action of the book or story.
50
A series of events that make up a story.
Setting
Solution
Characters
Plot
51
Identify the figurative language: The sun greeted me this morning.
Oxymoron
Idiom
Simile
Personification
52
How was Hannah Tupper characterized by the author in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
She was a real witch and cast spells on people.
She was a kind woman that all of the town wish they were like.
She was a kind old lady who was misunderstood by her neighbors.
She was an evil woman who people stayed away from.
53
What part of speech is always in the sentence: The busy little boy with the cast is always getting into trouble with me.
adverb
adjective
preposition
noun
54
Which is not an idiom?
She is feeling under the weather.
She was as fast as lightning.
Break a leg.
It really the fan.
55
What part of speech will the simple predicate always be?
Adverb
Noun
Verb
Preposition
56
What is a verb?
It takes the place of a noun.
It is an action or a state of being.
It is a person, place, thing, or idea.
It shows how, when, or where something happens.
57
When an author uses descriptive language to appeal to the senses of the reader he is using what?
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
58
Why did the author tell us about Mr. Malloy's work problems in Nothing but the Truth?
To show why Philip might act a certain way.
To make the story more interesting.
To show that the school was unreasonable.
To help the reader understand Philip's home life.
59
Identify the figurative language: The tall girl stood out like a sore thumb.
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
60
The point in the story when the author reveals the character and setting is known as what?
The inciting incident
The resolution
The exposition
The setting
61
The central idea or lesson learned in a literary work is ______________________.
The internal conflict.
The point of view.
The theme.
The resolution.
62
What kind of sentence is this: Turn on the TV, please.
Exclamatory
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
63
In MLA format, should there be extra spaces between your paragraphs?
Yes, always.
Yes, sometimes.
No, never.
None of these choices.
64
The perspective from which a story is told.
Premise
Point of view
Character
Narrative
65
How long do you have to complete your mid-term exam?
60 minutes
80 minutes
90 minutes
45 minutes
66
What part of speech is are in the sentence: Too many people are buying bad fruit, and they are getting sick.
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
67
Subject and Object of the preposition are the job of which part of speech?
Adverb
Noun
Verb
Adjective
68
Which of the following is a NOT a characteristic of a memo?
Addressed to and from someone.
Brief and to the point.
Communicates a message.
Long and detailed documents.
69
Identify the figurative language: Her head was spinning from all the new information.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Imagery
70
A person or animal that takes part in the actions of a literary work.
Plot
Character
Point of view
Setting
71
What is the main conflict in the novel Nothing but the Truth?
Philip vs. Miss Narwin
Philip vs. his parents
Miss Narwin vs. Dr. Seymour
Mr. Malloy vs Mr. Dexter
72
What are coordinating conjunctions?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
For, nor, so
How, when, where
And, but, or
73
A sentence that shows strong emotion is
Declarative
Interrogative
Exlamatory
Imperative
74
Which of the following is correct?
they went to Jacksonville beach.
They went to Jacksonville beach.
They went to Jacksonville Beach?
They went to Jacksonville Beach.
75
Denotation is _________________________
The emotion attached to a word - positive or negative.
Being fired from a position.
The notations at the bottom of a page in an informational essay.
The strict dictionary definition of a word.

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