Memoir Review
Authored by Brianne Underwood
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence uses a lead/hook that "sets the scene?"
We went to my grandparents' home.
Each time we drive down the long, winding driveway to my grandparents' home, we are welcomed by the smell of sweet lilacs and the sounds of birds happily chirping in the dangling limbs of the willow tree.
We visit my grandparents once a year.
Today, I am going to tell you a story about visiting my grandparents.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the point of adding figurative language, like similes and metaphors, to your writing?
To confuse my readers.
To make my writing more fun to read.
To be able to write lies in my true story.
Because my teacher told me to use them.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a character lead?
When stories begin with a character speaking, thinking, or doing something.
When we're told where a character grew up.
When we start our story with an interesting fact or statistic.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one is a "showing" sentence to show that it was cold?
It was freezing outside
My toes felt like tiny ice cubes as the blistering wind whipped across my frozen face.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one is a "showing" sentence that shows that Sally was scared?
When Sally spotted that black bear, her heartbeat began to pound inside her chest - thump, thump, thump. She begged her feet to move, to run, to escape, but she was frozen in place.
Sally was so scared when she saw that bear.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which one is a "showing" sentence that shows how happy he was?
He was so happy when he got his bike.
The biggest grin spread across his face, and he jumped for joy when he saw his brand new, shiny bike.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why do writers add dialogue to their stories? Select ALL that apply.
To make their stories more believable.
To help move their story forward.
To reveal information about characters.
To reveal information about the relationships that characters have to other characters.
To increase the emotion of a story.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
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