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English Essential Terms--Pre Test
English Essential Terms--Pre Test
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A 31 question test of essential terms to High School English Language Arts
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Which is the BEST definition of Conflict?
a problem the character faces
a struggle between 2 forces
a fight in the book
a disagreement
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What is a Symbol?
the characters' motivations
the message/lesson of the story
a repeating object/idea that dominates the story
a repeating object/idea that means something
3
What is Foreshadowing?
an unexpected story line twist
feelings created through the author's word choice
using metaphors to explain story lines
when the author hints to what might happen later on
4
What is the Historical Approach?
reading to look for repeating patterns
to make connections between to the author's life
reading to look at how men and women are different
reading to decide how history has influenced life
5
What is a Modifier?
a word that incomplete
a person, place or thing
a word that describes other words
an action word
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What is the Feminist/Gender Approach?
reading to look at how men and women are different
to make connections between to the author's life
reading to look for repeating patterns
reading to decide what makes a character tick
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What is the Sociological Approach?
reading to decide what makes a character tick
reading to see how people interact in society
reading to look at how men and women are different
reading to look for repeating patterns
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What is Tone?
the author's attitude towards the subject
the way the story is written
the choice of words used by the author
the feeling of the reader
9
What is an Antagonist?
the main character of the story
a character that defies social norms
a supporting character in the story
a character or force that goes against the main character
10
What is Diction?
the choice of words used by the author
the feeling of the reader
the author's attitude towards the subject
the way the story is written
11
What is the Biographical Approach?
reading to look at how men and women are different
reading to look for repeating patterns
to make connections between to the author's life
reading to decide what makes a character tick
12
What is Mood?
how the author makes the reader feel
how the reader makes the author feel
how the author feels
how the author and reader feel
13
What is Ethos?
where you trust the facts
where you trust what the speaker says
where you want to convince someone
where you trust your emotions
14
What is Logos?
where you trust the facts
where you trust what the speaker says
where you trust your emotions
where you want to convince someone
15
What is Plot?
the events of a story--what happens
a summary of the story
time and place of the story
the plan an author has for a story
16
Which is NOT an example of characterization?
what the character looks like
who the character is based on
what others say about the character
what the character does
17
What is the Psychological Approach?
reading to look at how men and women are different
reading to decide what makes a character tick
to make connections between to the author's life
reading to look for repeating patterns
18
What is Setting?
a summary of the story
time and place of the story
the plan an author has for a story
the events of a story--what happens
19
Which is NOT an Author's Purpose?
to explain
to gather
to persuade
to inform
20
What is Pathos?
where you trust what the speaker says
where you want to convince someone
where you trust the facts
where you trust your emotions
21
What is a Protagonist?
a character or force that goes against the main character
a supporting character in the story
a character that defies social norms
the main character of the story
22
What is the Archetypal Approach?
reading to decide what makes a character tick
to make connections between to the author's life
reading to look at how men and women are different
reading to look for repeating patterns
23
What is a Motif?
a repeating object/idea that means something
a repeating object/idea that dominates the story
the message/lesson of the story
the characters' motivations
