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1
The most popular sport in the world is?
Tennis
Basketball
Soccer
Football
2
When the writer tells the reader what a character looks like, it is called?
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
Hyperbole
Exposition
3
What is characterization?
The way a writer develops a character in a book
A character in a book
A character
A lie about a character
4
The occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of adjacent words is?
Assonance
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Consonance
5
How many types of nonfiction are there?
50,000
1
4
2
6
Which author's purpose is when the author wants to give you information?
Persuade
Describe
Inform
Entertain
7
The sentence, "Life is a highway," is an example of (a):
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
8
Which transition word/phrase shows relationship?
At the same time
All of the sudden
Afterward
Correspondingly
9
Which of the following is not a career cluster?
Human services
Finance
Health services
Acting and producing
10
The sentence "My shadow's the only one that walks beside me," is an example of what?
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
11
What is a thesaurus used for?
Synonyms/antonyms
Conjunctions
Pictures
Adjectives
12
The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something is what type of author's purpose?
Inform
Entertain
Describe
Persuade
13
What is a stanza or a poem that consists of 2 lines that have end rhymes?
Octave
Quatrain
Couplet
Verse
14
Which of these animals is not extinct?
Quagga
Tripod fish
Jaran tiger
Black rhino
15
A statement that supports your claim is?
Claim
Thesis
Position
Argument
16
What is logos?
Happy
Logical
Credibility
Emotion
17
Who was the first person to get 20 million followers on Twitter?
Bruno Mars
Lady Gaga
Ellen Degeneres
Miley Cyrus
18
What is literature that is not poetry?
Poetry
Prose
Rhyme
Simile
19
Which movie is this prince from?
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast
20
How many words are in the dictionary?
9 thousand
1 million
3 million
15 million
21
What are the 3 types of persuasive techniques?
Primary, secondary, tertiary
Inform, describe, explain
Consonance, assonance, alliteration
Ethos, logos, pathos
22
"A cunning, cuddly, curious cat" is an example of?
Hyperbole
Consonance
Assonance
Alliteration
23
What is irony?
Sarcasm or a verbal statement
When an event happens that wasn't expected
Materials that have propertie of iron in it
A happy, cheerful event
24
What word does not rhyme with weird?
Potato
Seared
Beard
Cleared
25
What is the fourth letter of the alphabet?
E
D
G
A
26
How many wolves are in a pack?
5
4
6
7
27
What is the name of the child who makes very inspirational videos?
Ricky Raffle
Ronny Little
Donald Duck
Kid President
28
Which superhero has a hammer?
Hulk
Captain America
Ironman
Thor
29
What is the author's individual writing style?
Voice
Tone
Bias
Diction
30
What is the way a writer develops characters in a story?
Figurative Language
Characterization
Prose
Alliteration
31
A stronger personal judgement for one side or another is?
Bias
Voice
Tone
Diction
32
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
33
What genre involves the search for answers surrounding an unexpected event?
Adventure
Dystopian
Mystery
Biography
34
What does a sentence consist of?
It has a subject and verb.
All of the above
It can stand alone.
It expresses a complete thought.
35
What do we end our nonfiction writing pieces, such as an argument, with?
The end
Claim
Restate our argument through summarizing
Reflection
36
There are ___________ bookshelves in this room.
6
1
4
2
37
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll tootsie pop?
1
16
364
600
38
The __________ jumped over the ____________.
cat, tree
horse, box
day, sun
cow, moon
39
What is not a type of fiction?
Fable
Adventure
Drama
Literary nonfiction
40
Which one is a type of rhyme?
Middle
Beginning
Internal
Start
41
The ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes is...
Connotation
Assertion
Repetition
Generalization
42
You're in a race and pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
Who cares?
Third
Second
First
43
What is a single line of a poem called?
Quatrain
Couplet
Octave
Verse
44
What do we use to record our lexile levels?
Composition Book
paper pencil
Chromebook
Tracking folder
45
The reader or audience knows something a character doesn't know is
Verbal
Situational
Irony
Dramatic
46
What does logos mean?
Logical
Emotion
Credibility
47
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison of 2 things without using like or as
A comparison 2 things using like or as
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
48
Which one is not author's purpose?
Persuade
Voice
Inform
Entertain
49
What is an example of alliteration?
Tick, tock, click, clack, drip, drop, sizzle
I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed & restless.
All mammals named Heather must be clammy.
I stood still and stopped the sound effect.
50
Fiction does not have which genre?
Mystery
Folklore
Booklets
Fantasy
51
Can cats taste things that are sweet?
Yes
No
Depends on genes
Both
52
"I was so mad I ran my car into the mailbox." This sentence is an example of what?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
None of the above
Simile
53
What does ROY G. BIV stand for?
Types of chairs
Whiteboard symbols
Keys on the chromebook
Colors of the rainbow
54
In the movie,
The Little Mermaid
, what is Ariel's daughter's name?
Pearl
Jewel
Melody
Alana
55
What color is Elmo?
Green
Red
None of the above
Pink
56
What superhero plays in the
Dark Knight
?
Spiderman
Ironman
Batman
Superman
57
What genre is set in a post-apocalypse society where there is a loss of human rights?
Dystopian
Realistic fiction
Mystery
Adventure
58
Which genre is a story that uses made-up characters and events that could happen in real life?
Realistic fiction
Traditional literature
Historical fiction
Poetry
59
Which of these is an element of a memoir?
Ending the story abruptly so the reader doesn't get bored.
Using no dialogue to make sure the reader understands t
Adding in as much irony as possible to affect the storyline
Using sensory details to describe characters/settings
60
At the Grammys, who does Eminem sing the song "Stan" with?
Yogi the Bear
Elton John
Dido
President Obama
61
What is a synonym for optimistic?
Positive
Happy
Sad
Furious
62
What is my favorite character from
The Lion King
?
Mufasa
Scar
Simba
Other
63
What is a type of multiple intelligence?
Originality
Kindness
Musical
Smartness
64
What does denotation mean?
Different
Dictionary definition
Emotion
Meaning
65
What is the website that almost everyone disliked in Language Arts?
Schoology
Answer.com
Google
Wikipedia
66
Imagine you are alone sinking in a rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
Stand still, and don't move.
Feed them the guy next to you and swim away.
Stop imagining.
Accept your fate.
67
Which is a quote from the student pledge?
"I will respect the rights of others."
"I won't cough in class."
"I will be REAl."
"I will have every single supply."
68
Which one is a simile?
Boiling mad
The assignment was a breeze.
Her voice is music to my ears.
Cute as a button
69
How far away in miles is the sun from the Earth?
9,000 miles
92,960,000 miles
4,500,600.8 miles
18 miles
70
What is the most exciting time in the story?
Falling action
Climax
Rising action
Conclusion
71
What part of speech is the word bashful?
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
72
A story of someone's life written by another person is what?
Persuasive writing
Biography
Speech
Autobiography
73
What is a simile?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
A comparison of 2 unlike things not using like or as
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
An exaggeration that is not true
74
Which is not an example of informational text?
Flyers
Guides
Essays
Textbooks
75
What does the A in the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
And
Any
Are
Am
76
Which is not a genre of fiction?
Drama
Fantasy
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
77
A genre of fiction set in the past involving real people, places, or events from history is
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Fantasy
Historical fiction
78
What is a phrase?
A small group of words
Verbs
Verbals
A word used to identify topics
79
Words that were recently coined, are informal, and go out of style are called what?
Jargon
Slang
Informal
Formal
80
Who is the best teacher?
Mrs. Hagn
Mr. Dunn
Mrs. Hammes
Mr. Johnson
81
Which one is not an author's purpose?
Entertain
Persuade
Explain
Impress
82
The topic of an essay is called what?
Statement
Subject
Position
Road map
83
Where is the table of contents in a book?
End
8th page
Middle
Beginning
84
An example of a transition for showing connection is?
Next
Afterward
First
By the same token
85
What's 9 + 10?
19
11
1
21
86
What is onomatopoeia?
The repetition of the same sound among words
Repeated consonant sound in a series of words
Can be any part in the word
A word that imitates its sound
87
What is the cat's name from Shrek 2?
Puss in Boots
Boats in wuss
Lenny
Donkey
88
What is a simile?
To cause one to smile
Using like or as to compare 2 things
When people start smiling for no reason
Comparing 2 things not using like or as
89
What is Mrs. Hagn's favorite color?
Purple
Brown
Red
Blue
90
What is it called when a story is true?
Simile
Nonfiction
Fiction
Metaphor
91
Mystery is a subgenre to ______________.
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
Fantasy
Science fiction
92
What does connotation mean?
The number of syllables in a word
The feeling of the word
The dictionary definition
The meaning of an unknown word
93
What is a stanza?
A situation in a poem when conflict happens
Another name for refrain
A part in the song when the lines start rhyming
A group or set of lines i a poem
94
What is pathos?
Sad
Happy
Emotion
Angry
95
Sarcasm is an example of what type of irony?
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
Vocal
96
What is an example of a transition that shifts time?
Consequently
At first
In opposition
By the same token
97
Which type of fiction is set in the future?
Fantasy
Historical fiction
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
98
Which is not a definition for abide?
Unable to tolerate
To endure
To deny
To continue a relationship
99
What word rhymes with potion?
Can't
Brant
Notion
Rant
100
What type of irony is when a person says the opposite of what they mean?
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
Irony
101
What type of poem has 3 lines containing 5 syllables, 7 syllables and then 5 syllables?
Haynaku
Acrostic poem
Epic poem
Haiku
102
What is the name of this class?
German language arts
Language arts
English
English language arts
103
What word lets your language reflect the positive or negative of what you are saying?
Tone
Originality
Variety
Voice
104
Which one is a FANBOY?
Yes
Not
Before
For
105
A haiku has _____ lines.
5
6
8
3
106
Which of the following words is a vocab word in unit 5?
Inane
Elegant
Cajole
Presumptuous
107
An example of a transition that builds suspense is?
Next
First
Afterwards
At once
108
What do we do every month to improve our lexile levels?
teenbiz
Read a book
Read a poem
Vocabulary tests
109
When the tone is serious, a writer is using ____________ language.
Proper
Informal
Formal
Complete
110
What type of poems uses letters/words to form a shape?
ABC poem
Concrete poem
Aloud poem
The Bop
111
The author wants to give you information is what type of author's purpose?
Describe
Explain
Inform
Persuade
112
Which is an antonym for the word appalled in our unit 5 of our vocab book?
Dismayed
Disappointed
Shocked
Beautiful
113
How many syllables is in the word posterized?
4
6
5
3
114
Who won the 2014 Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Drama TV series?
Peter Dinklage
Bryan Cranston
Brad Pitt
Will Smith
115
What color is at the top of a stop light?
Green
Yellow
Blue
Red
116
What does lexile stand for?
reading skills
reading level
grade level
117
What is the repetition of the same sound in two or more words example cat/hat?
Internal rhyme
Rhyme
End rhyme
Partial rhyme
118
For, and, nor, buy, or, yet, so...stand for what?
Simile
FANBOYS
Conjunctions
THAMO
119
When is the resolution of a story?
Beginning
Middle
End
No such thing
120
Who did Lebron James lose to in high school when he was a junior?
Mt. Healthy
Badin
Hamilton
Roger Bacon
121
A sentence that consists of a subject and a verb is?
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
Simple sentence
Stanza
122
Which one is a genre of fiction?
Fantasy
Artistic
Funny
Cartoon
123
What type of irony is what we say is the opposite of what we mean?
Dramatic
Situational
Irony
Verbal
124
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Boom!
Got 'em!
Shirt
Deez
125
Someone insults you, and you say, "Wow, thanks." This is an example of what?
FANBOYS
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Situational irony
126
What is a stanza or a poem that consists of 4 lines?
Verse
Couplet
Quatrain
Octave
127
"My church set up a fundraising carnival for cancer reasons." What type of sentence is this?
Compound
Complex
Compound complex
Simple
128
What movie is Sully from?
A Bug's Life
The AristoCats
Monsters, Inc.
Finding Nemo
129
A girl wanders into an abandoned building. She sees 50 people; she's alone. What does she see?
Wax figures
All of the above
Mirrors
Ghosts
130
Mrs. Hagn has _________ books in her classroom.(round it off)
250
0
35
77
131
Which one is a type of persuasive technique?
All of the above
Emotion
Reason
Loaded words
132
When the writer appeals to the reader's emotions, it's...
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
Jargon
133
The writer appeals to the reader's emotions is
Logos
Pathos
Fathos
Ethos
134
What are the 2 types of characterization?
Situational & Characters
Indirect & Direct
Nature & Plants
Simile & Metaphor
135
What year did Netflix come out?
1997
2000
1982
1990
136
What is 1 type of author's purpose?
Express
Remember
Improve
Explain
