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Literary devices make stories rich and interesting, they enhance the author's writing.
True
False
2
Gerunds are derived from:
Verbs
Nouns
Antecedents
Adjectives
3
What's the difference between a semicolon and a colon?
A semicolon indicates a list, a colon links two main clauses
A colon indicates a list, a semicolon links two main clauses
Nothing.
The comma at the bottom.
4
When Anne Frank was captured, what did she leave behind?
Her Cheetos
Her Diary
Her slippers
Her Animal crackers
5
Gerunds are __________
adverbs
nouns
adjectives
all of those
6
Examining the elements of literary and visual devices gives a better understanding of what?
how to make a picture look cool
the craft of writing
the author's background
none of the above
7
a colon does all of the following except?
seperates two clauses
introduce a question
introduce a list
indicates the subject of the sentence
8
Choose the correctly formed sentence. Be careful with contractions, plurals, and possessives!
She's Mr Brown is helper.
She's Mr. Brown's helper.
She'is Mr Brown's helper.
She's mr. brown's helper.
9
When do you use commas with appositives?
only the names
If the information is crucial to the meaning of the sentence
if the information is not crucial to the meaning of the sentence
Whenever you feel like it
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Where Was Anne Frank Hiding?
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Germany
USA
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When did Anne Frank get arrested?
August 26, 1944
August 4, 1944.
March 14, 2022
December 10, 1945
12
Contractions use apostrophes.
True
False
13
How old was Anne Frank when she died?
16
12
24
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14
Similes and metaphors are the same
False
True
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What concentration camp did Anne Frank go to?
Treblinka
Bergen-Belsen
Auschwitz
Bełżec
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To help others is important.
infinitive
gerund
participle
17
Negative contractions can also be used to:
make a gesture
be always negative
negate
shorten the expression of negative forms.
18
Both infinitives and gerunds can be used as subjects.
false
true
19
Which of these statements about dependent clauses is true?
A dependent clause is an incomplete thought.
They are usually descriptive.
They are usually at the beginning of the sentence.
They must have an independent clause to make sense.
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Anne Frank's writing can best be described as:
Impersonal (like a robot)
Humorless (not funny)
Authentic (honest)
Pessimistic (negative)
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Who is Anne Frank
Had a play made out of her diary
Main character, writes in her diary
Survived the holocaust
13 year old who went into holocaust and was found out.
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Most infinitives BEGIN with ____
To
Too
Whatever
And
23
Did Anne Frank survive the holocaust?
No
Yes
Nobody know if she survived
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Which is true about appositives?
They can interrupt the sentence
They're nouns and noun phrases
All of the aforementioned
They can vary in length
25
Choose the correctly formed sentence. Be careful with contractions, plurals, and possessives!
Its Ruths job to help the pharmacist.
It's Ruth's job to help the pharmacist.
It's Ruth's job to help the pharmacist's.
Its' Ruth is job to help the pharmacists.
26
What are some examples of Gerunds?
jogged, hogged, fogged
Running, talking, eating, planning
fire, water, wind, rock
hardened, lunchbox, listen
27
Infinitives can be
Adjectives
Nouns
Verbs
Adverbs
28
Appositives are surrounded by...
commas
quotations
periods
semicolons
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What 3 literary devices are found in poem and how do they contribute to meaning?
PERSONIFICATION
IMAGERY
METAPHOR
SIMILE
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Infinitives can be ________
all of those
adverbs
nouns
adjectives
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Gerunds, participles, and infinitives are all
verbiage
verbals
verbs
adverbs
32
Definition of a dependent clause
a simple sentence that doesn't express a complete thought
Fragments of a sentence that express a complete thought
simple sentence that express a complete thought
Fragment of a sentence that don't express a complete thought
33
Who was Anne Frank?
A random girl that lives in Amsterdam
A young English girls who is captered by the Nazis
Adolf Hitler's daughter
A young Jewish girl that is hiding from the Nazis
34
Independent clauses...
Contain a verb
Contain a subject
All of the above
Express a complete thought
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Why do we need appositives?
The describe something
To charge an iPhone
To buy something
To tell someone something
36
Who is in Anne Frank's family?
Otto (dad)
Justin Bieber (brother)
Edith (mom)
Margot (sister)
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How do we know about Anne Frank
One of her family survived and told her story
None of the above
She wrote a diary and a family member published it
38
The contractions for I am, You are, and She is.
I'm, Your, Shes
I'm, Your, She's
I'm, You're, She's
I'm, You'ae, She's
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Identify the hyperbole...
Looks like you let the cat out of the bag.
Your lack of concern about your grades is killing me
That dog is tearing up the furniture.
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Participles are ___________.
nouns
adverbs
adjectives
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Anne Frank's family...
were Jews (Jewish)
were athletes
were Germans
followed the Jewish culture/religion.
42
The semicolon divides two independent clauses.
False
True
43
An example of a colon is...
Matt learned something about Noah: he is athletic
Kevin is good at running, jumping, and climbing
Matt learned Noah is funny
Matt, Kevin, and Macy are friends
44
Anne Frank Was Blind
True
False
45
What ending can participles have?
ing
en
all of those
ed
46
What is the difference between metaphors and similes?
Metaphors don't use like or as, but similes do.
Nothing, they are the same.
Simile is not a literary device and metaphors are.
Metaphors use like or as and similes do not.
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Hyperbole
The house was so big I needed a map to find my room.
The tall grass danced in the breeze.
The clouds were marshmallows.
The little boy was quiet as a mouse.
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What do appositives describe?
Somewhere
Someone
Someplace
Something
49
Appositives are always at the end
Falze
Flase
False
True
50
Can we find the use of literary devices in movies?
False
True
51
Example of a dependent clauses
tomorrow you work
after they left on the bus
you can eat
while he waited at the train station
52
I love
to sleep
.
participle
infinitive
gerund
I haven't a clue
53
Examples of PARTICIPLES
To follow and to run
Being, been
Going, gone
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Similes and metaphors both make
people feel bad.
a lot of noise.
comparisons.
55
What literary devices were used in this passage?
Imagery
Symbolism
Personification
Motif
56
Choose the correctly formed sentence. Be careful with contractions, plurals, and possessives!
We're not busy today.
We aren't busies today.
We are'nt busy today.
We'are not busy today.
57
Which sentence uses appositives correctly?
My dog a pug, ate my homework.
My dog a pug, ate my homework.
My dog, a pug, ate my homework.
My dog a pug ate my homework.
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What are some examples of infinitives?
inverting, dissecting, directing
Sprinting, drinking, eating
To began, to launch, to raise
Answer, wrong, hard
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Independent clauses:
rely on semi-colons to make sense.
should never be separated by semi-colons.
are clauses that make sense when they stand on their own.
60
When was Anne Frank born?
June 12, 1928
September 13, 1929
July 12, 1930
June 12, 1929
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Infinitives are...
end in -ing
end in -ed
show ownership
to + verb
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What literary devices were used?
Imagery, allusion and alliteration
Metaphor, allusion and imagery
Allusion, foreshadowing and metaphor
Foreshadowing, metaphor and alliteration
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Who did Anne Frank share a room with when she was hiding?
Edith Frank
Otto Frank
Fritz Pfeffer
Margot Frank
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What does a colon not introduce?
A explanation
A dash
A phrase
A list
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Similes and metaphors are
names of characters.
figures of speech.
never used in text.
literal descriptions.
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Are you ready for summer?
No, I will miss school too much!
No
No, I will miss my teachers.
Yes!
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Allusion
The power to bring about a result
To make evident or prove
A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place or event
To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand
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And 'semicolon'?
.
;
,
:
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Where does Anne Frank live?
USA
Germany
Australia
China
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Who is Anne Frank?
A French girl
None of the above
A German girl
An American girl
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Colon
:)
>
,
:
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Introductory phrases are independent clauses
False
True
73
How long did Anne Frank stay in hiding?
1 year
2 years
2000000 years
1 day
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Allusion
DARKNESS😑😠
A reference in literature, or in visual or performing arts
Kayla Forehead
A quotation from reference to a book, paper, or author.
75
What languages did Anne Frank speak?
She only speaked German
American
German and Polish
German and Dutch
76
How did Anne Frank die
Lung cancer
Assassination
Starvation
Typhus fever
77
An entry in Anne Frank's diary might describe:
Observations about the cramped conditions in the Annex
Anxiety (stress) over news from the outside world
Insecurities about her relationship with Peter
All of these
78
Choose the correctly formed sentence. Be careful with contractions, plurals, and possessives!
She's Mr Brown is helper.
She'is Mr Brown's helper.
She's Mr. Brown's helper.
She's mr. brown's helper.
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An example of a semicolon would be
I have a big test tomorrow, so I can't go out tonight
I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out tonight
I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight
I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight
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A compound sentence with______ or more independent clauses
Three-four
None of the aboved
One
Two
