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English 2, First Quarter Vocab Quiz
What is a Thesis?
What is Society?
English 2, First Quarter Vocab Quiz
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What is Society?
A group of people who all share the same ethnic background
A group of people who all live in the same place
A shared collection of customs, beliefs, and ways of being
The way in which a community organize themselves to maintain order
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What is a Thesis?
A scientific theory
The first paragraph of an essay
The main argument of an essay
An argument made against the main argument of an essay
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What is Cultural Invisibility?
When a person is not aware of their own culture
When a person does not have a culture
When a person's culture is not obvious to others
When a person does not know what culture is
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What is a term for a phrase that means something other than it says?
Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Literal Language
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How does the story "Two Kinds" end?
Jing-Mei forces her own child to play the piano
Jing-Mei plays the piano at a talent show, but does poorly
Jing-Mei realizes that she can play the piano
Jing-Mei and her mother make up and develop a good relationship
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What is Culture?
The foods enjoyed by a particular group of people.
The way in which a community organizes itself to maintain order.
A shared collection of customs, beliefs, and ways of being.
The styles of clothing worn by a particular group of people.
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What is another word for the lesson or purpose of a story?
Argument
Theme
Thesis
Main Idea
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What is a word for descriptive language that helps the reader to visualize an image in their mind?
Poetry
Figurative Language
Tone
Imagery
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Why should we use evidence in writing?
Because teachers force us to
Because including proof makes an argument stronger
Because you can't make an argument without evidence
Because evidence is required in writing
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What is Cultural Identity?
The way in which a person thinks about someone else's culture
The process of organizing people into different ethnic groups
The way in which people in a society think about their own culture
The way in which a person thinks about their own culture
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What is a symbol?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A phrase that means something other than it says
A type of musical instrument
An image, object, or word that represents an idea
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What is a word for the study of language?
English
Word-Science
Linguistics
Lingualism
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What is a word for language that inspires emotion in the audience?
Imagery
Dramatic Language
Tone
Figurative Language
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What is a theme of "Two Kinds"?
It is important to live up to your responsibilities
Don't force your children to do things that they aren't interested in.
Trying to learn the piano is a waste of time
It is important to try new things, because they might enrich your life.
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What is a word for "the detailed examination of the elements or structure of something"?
Essay
Analysis
Thesis
Hypothesis
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In "Two-Kinds," Jing-Mei describes her failure at the talent show as...
Her greatest achievement
A disaster
A little embarrasing
A fiasco
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What instrument does Jin-Mei play in "Two Kinds"?
The violin
The high harp
The saxaphone
The piano
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A block of lines within a poem is called...
A verse
A stanza
A paragraph
A block
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What is a word that means "A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen"?
Theory
Miracle
Theme
Phenomenon
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What is a word for the process of comparing two things in order to identify their differences?
Consider
Assess
Contrast
Hypothesize
