myPerspectives Unit 2 Practice Quiz

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

• When a police station gets robbed.

• A pilot has a fear of heights.

• A bald man saying, "My hairstylist has a difficult job when she cuts my hair."

• In a scary movie when you know the Joker is on the other side of the door waiting for the star to open it.

Which of the following is an example of internal motivation?

• When you write a story because you are trying to please your amazing ELA teacher (wink, wink).

• The peaceful feeling you get after a long morning run.

• Sweeping the sidewalk for your grandmother who is baking cookies.

• Working hard on a dance move to earn a star role in the Nutcracker.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which of the following is an example of external motivation?

• Baking cookies because it calms your mind.

• Taking a moment to breathe and calm down before a big presentation in science.

• Working hard on Mr. Svihlik's test to get a position on the "A" board in class.

• Reading a book at the end of the day to relax your brain before you go to sleep.

What is usually the primary purpose of a political speech?

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to describe

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which of the following is an irregular verb.

• laugh, is laughing, laughed, have laughed

• talk, is talking, talked, have talked

• draw, is drawing, drawn, have drawn

• open, is opening, opened, have opened

Which of the following is the past principal part of the verb jog

• jog

• was jogging

• jogged

• have jogged

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the past participle principal part of the verb sneeze?

• sneeze

• was sneezing

• sneezed

• have sneezed

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which of the following words is an adjective that could describe your favorite human?

• excels

• excellent

• is excelling

• excelled

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

What is the effect on a noun or verb when you add the Latin suffix -ent on the end?

• It becomes an adjective.

• It becomes an adverb.

• It becomes a noun that describes a noun.

• It continues functioning as a verb.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What to do you think the author's purpose was in writing the play version of The Diary of Anne Frank?

• to entertain the readers with a story about people hiding in an attic

• to illustrate how European Jewish people felt during World War II

• to explain the events of World War II between the years of 1942-1945

• to persuade people that the Holocaust really happened despite some arguing that it didn't

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CCSS.L.3.1A