Exam review 9th Grade

After a long run, Sarah was ______________ with a happy glow.

Match the Synonym: Pyre

This character's stereotype made him morose to the other men on the ranch.

1. Hints about what is going to happen next use the techniques of _________________.

Two characters that are the same except for one different trait are foils.

The _____________ beauty and peace of the ceremony left us speechless

___________________ (Not “narrator”) determines through whose eyes the story is told from.

If you do not acknowledge your sources correctly, you will plagiarize because

1. The rebel army ______________ everything the government stood for.

1. Every cause has an _____________________________.

1. ______starts story in the present and moves backward in time to retell, or thinks back.

This character was pugnacious in the story.

1. Writers write for three reasons they are to ____, _______, and to ___________.

The five elements of plot/ storyline (in the exact order):

1. The place and time of a short story’s action is called its ___________________.

1. What 2 sources are not reliable sources?

to put events in order as they happen

Although these math problems sometimes _____Rick, most of the time he finds them enjoyable.

The two types of conflict in a story or play are ____ and _______.

Comparison using like or as is a ___________________

The supposedly reliable report turned out to be full of false statistics and _______________.

Match the Synonym: rend

1. The feelings that the author wants to convey to his readers is the ____________.

Never complacent when given a direction.

Belligerent toward Larger men.

1. Painting a picture for the readers through words is imagery.

An exaggeration is a ______________________.

The medical researcher is going to ______________ a bold new idea on a possible cure for AIDS

1. The person that is the voice of the poem is called the ____________________.

This character made another character writhe after a major conflict in the story.

1. In ancient Rome, wives would ____________ the help of the goddess Juno.

1. Despite Larry’s negative _______________ on the movie, I decided to go

I always keep in mind a(n) ____________ that my mother was fond of repeating.

Julia’s strict adherence to the rules of her religion does not ___________ her from having fun.

A permanently angry expression _______________ Nikki’s face.

These three points of view are referred to as __, ___, and ____.

Match the Synonym: Warily

There was a formal ______________ issued which prohibited leaving the country.

True or false: if you paraphrase or quote the source needs to be cited

Match the Synonym: writhe

1. Juan, a(n) __________ little boy, loved to sit and talk with his grandmother for hours.

The pioneer family’s wagon was ____ with supplies they hoped would help them on their journey.

______ is the main idea, moral, “insight into life” which the author conveys.

1. a direct comparison is a ____________________.

Environmentalists _________ the automobile industry for many of the world’s pollution problems.

Match the Synonym: Oblivion

1. After some rather ______ stomping around, Myra calmed down and became an adult again

The struggle between opposing forces in a story or play is called ______________

1. Having an object, person or idea stand for or represent something else is called _____.

Cite correctly.“People ... other.” From the book The Mediterranean, by John Morris. Page 131.

1. A series of related events within the same story is known as its _________________.

Both wrestlers were talented, but the more ______________ one held out longer.

1. The play was so ______________ that my roommate decided to stage a protest over it.

I was pretty _____________ as a stagehand; I even dropped the curtain before the play ended.

1. The two types of character development are _______, and ______.

True or false: Pictures, diagrams, and videos do not need to be citied

______ is the method an author uses to develop the personalities of his characters

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens in a story is called____.

1. Cody needs to ______________ his words so he can be understood.

1. The feelings the reader feels while reading ___.

Because I was trying to lose weight, I _____________ from eating at fast food restaurants.

If Tony’s license is ____________ , he will have to ride with me.

1. Contemplates the biggest decision of the novel.