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Semester 1 Review
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Which literary elements do writers use to create suspense?
Complications, reversal, research, mystery
Foreshadowing, reversal, dilemma, mystery
Mystery, research, dilemma, foreshadowing
Foreshadowing, mystery, dilemma, complications
2
Mrs. Smith is as graceful as a swan when she dances.
This comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” is called
personification
idiom
metaphor
simile
3
Details, facts, and reasons that support a debatable claim are called ___________________.
persuasion
debatable claim
evidence
fact
4
When an author uses clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot, the author is using ____________
foreshadowing
cause and effect
reversal
card stacking
5
Which line
best
models the literary element of
direct address
?
None of these
I want to tell Tom that I love him.
Tom, you are the love of my life!
Tina said to Tom, “I love you.”
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Which of the following is an example of anecdotal evidence?
acquaintance or interview
all of these
friends or family
personal
7
Data, confirmed facts and research by experts is called ______________________ evidence.
claim
anecdotal
factual
commentary
8
The conflict of a story is…
What happens to the characters
The moment of heightened suspense in the story
A struggle between opposing characters or forces
The rising and falling action
9
“Nicole was a fish at her school swim meet.” This is an example of a ____________________.
idiom
simile
metaphor
conflict
10
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Silly Bertha went to the movies to see Star Wars
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Brown bears balance buckets beneath bunk beds.
Both red and yellow answers.
11
Who is this man?
Vladimir Poutine
Vladimir Gluten
Vladimir the Great
Vladimir Putin
12
The reader of a science fiction novel understands his/her reading by applying knowledge from…
fantasy
historical facts
scientific principles
mathematics principles
13
Information that is certain and can be proven is _______________________.
persuasion
debatable claim
evidence
fact
14
Point of view is _____________________.
the vantage point from which the story is told
the author or storyteller
a comparison between 2 unlike things
third person
15
In what part of the writing process do you check your writing to make sure that punctuation marks are used correctly?
revising
proofreading
organizing
drafting
16
An opinion that is a matter of personal experience and has values that must be backed up with evidence is _____________
evidence
persuasion
debatable claim
fact
17
Which of the following is an example of factual evidence?
friend or family
personal
acquaintance or interview
research by experts
18
The repetition of an identical consonant or vowel sound in the same line is…
form
onomatopoeia
alliteration
personification
19
Which of the following is
not
an element of science fiction?
Stories include a human element
Characters in the story are true to the time period
Stories have a relationship with the principles of science
Stories explore the question “what if”
20
Which of the following is the genre that is made up rather than true, and is usually based on a writer’s experience?
Persuasive essay
Realistic fiction
Technical writing
Historical fiction
21
A character who experiences external conflict…
Struggles between expectation and reality.
Struggles with himself/herself
Struggles with an outside force
Struggles with his/her feelings
22
A story told from a personal point of view is told in __________________ person.
second
all knowing
third
first
23
Evidence based on personal observation or experience, which is often in the form of a short story is called ____________
anecdotal
factual
claim
commentary
24
A literary essay contains which of the following elements…
supportive evidence from the text
a thesis statement
an explanation of your ideas
all of the above
25
Which of the following is an example of a
universal theme
?
science fiction
History makes us who we are
Haley's comet
journal entries
26
The chain of related events in a story is called the ______________________.
script
chapter
story plan
plot
27
Literature that deals with a changed earth and man’s struggle to survive is _____________.
historical fiction
fantasy
realistic fiction
science fiction
28
When a writer creates images and sounds to convey a particular feeling, s/he is producing the story’s _________________
conflict
plot
setting
mood
29
Which of the following is an example of personification?
A frog sat on a lily pad.
The pot boiled over the stove.
The wind whispered through the trees.
The wind is icy cold.
30
When an author uses language to appeals to the senses, s/he is using __________________.
imagery
irony
characterization
metaphors
31
To move another person or group to agree with a belief or position through argument, appeal, or course of action is ____
debatable claim
evidence
fact
persuasion
