Updated 2017 English 9/10 Mega Review

Question 1

Author's Purpose Grumpy cat eats cat food. Grumpy cat is grumpy. He doesn't like his cat food.

Accepted Answer

describe

Question 2

Text structure describes

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popular ways authors organize their ideas

Question 3

Who is being persuaded in this video?

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adults with dogs

Question 4

From the non-print media you can infer the tone used in the text is

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abrupt, antagonistic

Question 5

A biology teacher assigned a project. Which research topic has the highest degree of focus?

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improving bee nutrition for healthier colonies

Question 6

Figurative language

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imagery

Question 7

Which topic is a highly focused research topic?

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the benefits of sculpting with clay rather than stone

Question 8

Inference

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The farmer has just begun to plant crops.

Question 9

Simone wrote a speech for student council. What is the strongest argument she included?

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A

Question 10

Draw an inference from a non-print medium.

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The women are taking pictures.

Question 11

A tornado is coming and your friend says "It's a little windy out."

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understatement

Question 12

How is bias created in writing?

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All of the above.

Question 13

Make an inference & draw conclusion.

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Most people have limited finances for technology.

Question 14

Author's Purpose

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to educate the reader about the benefits of exercise

Question 15

Plot Device 2 or 3 days later ... That was going to turn out to be a trip and a half.

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foreshadowing

Question 16

Name the figure of speech.

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personification

Question 17

Jill is assigned a report on the life and art of Leonardo da Vinci.Which website is most valid?

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www.italinart/davinci.org

Question 18

The best context clue that supports the previous question is

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the verb tense changes from past to future

Question 19

Neither of the girls left ___ umbrella on the bus.

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her

Question 20

Cookbooks are often written using this text structure.

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sequential, step-by-step

Question 21

The image is an example of which text structure?

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cause/effect

Question 22

A Synonym for Persuade

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assert, analyze, evaluate, argue

Question 23

Author's Purpose: A bookmark by the American Dairy Association listing 10 reasons to drink milk

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Persuade

Question 24

I didn't read his best-seller moreover I haven't read any of his books.

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best-seller; moreover,

Question 25

Author's Purpose: A handbook teaching people how to negotiate.

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Inform/Explain

Question 26

Which is the best source for information on the Lewis and Clark expedition?

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www.portraitsofamericanheroes.org/westwardexpansion

Question 27

Which rhetorical appeal is INCORRECTLY used here?

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ethos - building credibility, logos - logical reasoning, pathos - building sympathy

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