11th Grade English Midterm

What is theme?

• message about life that the author expresses

• the time, location, and mood of a story

• sequence of events

• the main events

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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 is an example of theme?

• Connor overcame his obstacles with his mindset.

• Risa took a bad situation and made the most of it.

• People's decisions are often an indication of their true character.

• Jack is a follower.

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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

Rhyme is

• Words in a poem that have the same beginning sounds.

• Repeating the same words over and over.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• Words that have the same ending sounds.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

The North Star looked bright

In the darkness of the night. This sentence is an example of

• repetition

• rhyme

• personification

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

On St. Patrick's Day, Polly planted purple pansies in a pink pot. This sentence is an example of

• alliteration

• personification

• rhyme

• rhythm

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

• thesis
• summary
• theme
• plot

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Words like meow, boom, screech, snap, pop are all examples of

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• metaphor

"Baby, you're a firework" is an example of

• rhythm

• a simile

• a metaphor

• repetition

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A figure of speech that gives human qualities to an object is the definition of

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia (on-na-matta-pia)

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The stars looked like broken glass scattered across the sky. This line is an example of

• a metaphor

• personification

• rhythm

• a simile

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4