English 10 Midterm Concepts Review

Question 1

What makes Harrison Bergeron dystopian literature?

Accepted Answer

The text involves a dictatorial government that exacts misery on citizens.

Question 2

Which of the following is a strategy for improving paragraph quality?

Accepted Answer

adding imagery to describe someone or something, providing additional examples, facts, and evidence, including expert quotes, using a because explanation

Question 3

Which of the following sentences begins with a prepositional phrase?

Accepted Answer

Underneath the house, an ancient Indian burial ground sat undisturbed.

Question 4

Which of the following is the plot point in which the conflict is introduced and begins to intensify?

Accepted Answer

rising action

Question 5

In A Sound of Thunder, when Eckels was told not to step off the path, what literary technique is used?

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 6

When a character is at odds with his or her surrounding community, it is which type of conflict?

Accepted Answer

vs. society

Question 7

How should a theme be presented?

Accepted Answer

one or more general, declarative sentences that state what was learned/how

Question 8

When a character is having a conflict with themselves, it is said to be which type of conflict?

Accepted Answer

internal conflict

Question 9

Which of the following is not an objective of an essay introduction?

Accepted Answer

giving the strongest text evidence to support your thesis

Question 10

Which of the following best identifies indirect characterization?

Accepted Answer

literary device that reveals character's details without explicit statement

Question 11

Which of the following is not part of an argumentative counterclaim?

Accepted Answer

an acknowledgement to show the opposing view is actually a better option

Question 12

The is the part of the plot in which characters, setting, and background info are introduced.

Accepted Answer

exposition

Question 13

Which of the following is true about a thesis statement?

Accepted Answer

If writing is argumentative, it should convey your position on a topic., It must be written after evidence is collected and could begin as a draft., It should partially restate the writing prompt., It should be supported throughout the body paragraphs.

Question 14

What are key questions to answer about the protagonist when determining a theme? (2 correct options)

Accepted Answer

How did the protagonist change?, What lesson did he or she learn from the conflict resolution?

Question 15

Which of the following is the best reason to use THIEVES before reading an informational text?

Accepted Answer

to "steal" information and set a purpose for reading a text

Question 16

Which of the following is not true of a thesis statement?

Accepted Answer

It should be the first detail a writer includes in their introduction.

Question 17

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

The fog came at 5 a.m., yet no delay was announced.

Question 18

Which of the following best defines theme?

Accepted Answer

a main message about life the author wishes to teach readers

Question 19

when the devices are taken away and the wandering attention spans when children are not perpetually stimulated ..."

Accepted Answer

constantly

Question 20

What's the main purpose of the SWBS reading strategy?

Accepted Answer

to broadly summarize the plot of a text

Question 21

"screens are ubiquitous. A person can live without drugs ...; with tech addiction, digital temptations are everywhere

Accepted Answer

found nearly everywhere

Question 22

Which of the following is not a type of context clue to determine unfamiliar vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

adjacent words

Question 23

Which of the following is the best definition of an inference?

Accepted Answer

a logical assumption based on text evidence and prior knowledge

Question 24

What technique is helpful for analyzing an author's use of indirect characterization to make an inference?

Accepted Answer

Feelings, Actions, Speech, Thoughts

Question 25

Which sentence contains an appositive phrase?

Accepted Answer

Beatriz, Jerry's loving and encouraging mother, took him to the beach.

English 10 Midterm Concepts Review

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English 10 Midterm Concepts Review

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