Thomas Test for English 3 and 4

1. Read the following sentence.

A character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we're having!”.

Which literary device does the author utilize?

• Tone

• Hyperbole

• Conflict

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

1. In the following sentence, identify the correct usage and order to complete the sentence.

Move over _____next to Ms. Beth you can see ____________ books for which _______responsible.

• There; their; they’re

• Their; there; there

• They’re; their; there

• Their; their; there

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CCSS.L.3.1A

1. In the following sentence, identify the correct usage and order to complete the sentence.

Sometimes when ___happy, ____fun to have _____friends around.

• a) Your; it’s; you’ve

• a) You’re; it’s; your

• a) You’re; its; you’re

• a) It’s; you’re; your.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which if the following is not an example of theme?

• Being happy

• Loyalty can be a burden

• love vs everything

• Trouble in the classroom

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is NOT a fragment?

• Which is why we don't.

• We demand a new shrubbery.

• addressing a crowd.

• with a brand new hat.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

The feeling the reader gets when reading a story

• Tone

• Imagery

• Allusion

• Mood

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is a possible purpose for an author’s writing?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

If a story is written and the narrator is saying “I” then it is written in _____ point of view

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person omniscient

• First Person

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The word “omniscient” means all-knowing. As such, in 3^rd person omniscient the reader can see…

• The Point of View of multiple characters

• The Point of View of only me

• The Point of View of exactly four characters

• The Point of View of one character

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Connotation is the ______ meaning of a word

• Dictionary

• Implied

• Precise

• Figurative

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CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4