Unit 1 Test Prep/Review MyPerspectives Grade 9 House THS

Question 1

Cereal is the best way to start the day because athlete Michael Jordan does it

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Appeal to Authority

Question 2

The algorithms have been run in a thousand different ways, and the math continues to check out.

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Appeal to Logic

Question 3

P19 - What is an analogy? It compares two

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unlike things in order to clarify an idea

Question 4

P95-96 - Three types of figurative language that Dumas used in her memoir were (check 3)

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hyperbole, metaphor, simile

Question 5

p75 - Characters advance the plot of a story by acting or not acting.

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leads to plot developments, intensifies the conflict, heightens the tension or suspense in the story

Question 6

The data is perfectly clear that this investment has consistently turned a profit each year

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Appeal to Logic

Question 7

Politician argues to cut spending to avoid a negative impact on grandmothers living on welfare.

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Appeal to Emotion

Question 8

P93- A Simile uses "like" or "as" to compare to UNLIKE items. Which is an example of a simile?

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Life is like a box of chocolates.

Question 9

If the teacher gives you a review sheet AND does a review with you, but you still don't study,

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you might "go bananas" when progress reports come out., you may have "missed the boat" as to why she did that., you might not pass and "add insult to injury.", you have just "jumped out of the pot and into the fire."

Question 10

You can identify complex characters in these three ways BUT NOT

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they always stay the same exact way

Question 11

P86 - Authors and poets use sound devices to enhance the words they've used. These include:

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Alliteration, Consonance, Assonance

Question 12

A diary's purpose is to

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keep a record and reflect on personal experiences

Question 13

Describing the landscape and beauty of an area might do ALL EXCEPT

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inform the reader about how to read a map

Question 14

Fuzzy-Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he? is an example of (Check all that apply)

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consonance, assonance, alliteration

Question 15

For example, "it's raining cats and dogs" does not mean pets are falling from the sky,

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it means that it is raining very hard.

Question 16

P34- The words an author uses and arranges can be described as all three of these, BUT NOT

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the author's cognates

Question 17

Another example of the author's word choice, or diction, is when the author uses well known

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idioms

Question 18

P96 - Writers often use figurative language to make their ideas more ___ & ____.

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vivid, rich

Question 19

P86-Alliteration-the repetition of first consonant sounds in stressed syllables of nearby words

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See the snake slither slowly?, Bobby baked banana bread.

Question 20

A character's efforts to resolve (or ___ ) a conflict form the basis for the plot of a story.

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fix

Question 21

Internal conflict- where a character grapples with his own beliefs, values, needs, desires like

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fighting the urge to cheat when you'd never get caught

Question 22

Which of these are idioms? Check all the apply?

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He kicked the bucket last year., I'll put a bug in his ear., He's a sharp dresser.

Question 23

P47 - Every story is driven by a conflict, or a ____ between opposing forces.

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struggle

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a metaphor?

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The teacher's desk is the biggest in the room.

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a simile?

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Today he is as tired as yesterday

Question 26

Remember the alliteration usually sounds like tongue-twisters, such as

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers., She sells sea shells by the seashore., Betty Botter bought a bit of butter., How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

Question 27

P96 - Writers use figurative language to make their writing funny, as Dumas's memoir, called:

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With a Little Help From My Friends

Question 28

Which one of these is not an idiom?

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She likes sitting by the door.

Question 29

P31 -Persuasive appeals use rhetoric that convinces readers of something. All three EXCEPT

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Galapogos- Appeals to Animal Kindness especially sea turtles

Question 30

P75 - Characters also develop a story's theme. What is a THEME again?

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THE MEssage or life lesson the author wants to teach you

Question 31

P75 - When trying to find the theme, pay attention to the lessons the characters learn and

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how they change

Question 32

P19-What are some examples of an author's purpose?

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explain, inform, describe, persuade, entertain

Question 33

A baby products commercial that shows dad having a "night in" with his sons.

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Appeal to Emotion

Question 34

p107 - A stanza is a group of lines, usually separated by white space, found in a

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poem

Question 35

P31 - "Charged language" means that the language chosen has

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positive or negative emotional connotations or associations

Question 36

P86 -Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words such as

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Oh woe, Moe no go boating., These leaves in the breeze leave me cold.

Question 37

A Red Cross commercial shows the aftermath of a hurricane before asking for donations.

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Appeal to Emotion

Question 38

p21-Fiction and nonfiction writers are deliberate in choosing words, carefully thinking about

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word choice by choosing vivid language and precise words

Question 39

Characters in stories face two different types of conflict, ___ & _____.

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internal, external

Question 40

P108 - Just like in Immigrant Picnic when they use American idioms incorrectly, it can make for

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great humor

Question 41

P107 - While paragraphs separate ideas & text in essays, ___ separate ideas & text in poems.

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stanzas

Question 42

P19- The author's purpose in detailing the steps taken to make scientific discoveries is to

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tell you a story or teach you how to copy the experiment

Question 43

drinking is morally wrong and cites a sermon from her pastor at church.

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Appeal to Authority

Question 44

Language that is used imaginatively rather than literally is called

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figurative language

Question 45

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Hard work has its own rewards.

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Appeal to Logic

Question 46

p86 - Consonance - the repetition of internal or ending consonant sounds, such as

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The King sang a rousing song.

Question 47

In the best stories, the main characters are interesting and ____, or well-rounded.

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complex

Question 48

Which of these is NOT a metaphor?

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Your book is lost.

Question 49

p93 - Hyperbole is a deliberate, extreme exaggeration, such as (check all that apply)

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I haven't seen you in a million years!, Your suitcase weighs a ton!, That car was going a bazillion miles per hour!

Question 50

Mama told you not to swim in the river because of all the germs there.

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Appeal to Authority

Question 51

P96 - A metaphor compares by describing one thing as if it were another, such as

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My laundry was a mountain waiting to be climbed., Some say "Love, it is a river.", America is a patch-work quilt.

Question 52

External conflict is where a character struggles against an outside force such as

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man vs. society, man vs. nature, man vs. the rule of law, man vs. man

Question 53

A famous/ professional environmental scientist claims there is no such thing as global warming.

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Appeal to Authority

Question 54

P108 - Idioms- informal expressions in which the literal meanings do not add up to

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the actual meaning

Question 55

P34 - The author's tone can also be described as three of these choices, but NOT its

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repetition

Question 56

You don’t need to jump off a bridge to know it’s a bad idea. Why try drugs if they’re damaging?

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Appeal to Logic

Question 57

Grocery store commercial that shows a happy family sitting around the table at Thanksgiving.

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Appeal to Emotion

Unit 1 Test Prep/Review MyPerspectives Grade 9 House THS

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Unit 1 Test Prep/Review MyPerspectives Grade 9 House THS

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