Academic Language Review

What is the setting in the following passage?

Alice and Frank were very hard workers, and they had lived on the same property for many years. They had four children, Beth, Frances, Peter, and Paul. Every morning, the entire family would wake up with the sunrise and the roosters. Alice would start breakfast, Frank and the boys would clean the stalls and feed the livestock, and Beth and Frances milked the cows. After all the chores were finished, they would all come back to the house for a nice, warm breakfast, compliments of Alice.

• A park

• A city

• A farm

• A small neighborhood

A child and dog are introduced at the start of a reading therapy session. Settling down in a quiet corner together, the child is encouraged to bond with the dog by petting or lying close to the animal if he or she wants. As the child reads, the dog usually lies quietly and listens, creating a relaxing environment. Staying nearby, the adult handler observes, generally allowing the dog to perform its job without bothering the reading session. Sometimes, a handler may ask a question that prompts the child to interact with the dog to help the child feel more comfortable.

In the following sentence from the above passage: "Staying nearby, the adult handler observes, generally allowing the dog to perform its job without bothering the session."

Which word can replace the word bothering to give the most negative connotation?

• Disturbing

• Interrupting

• Exciting

• Helping

. Which word has a more positive connotation?

• cheap

• inexpensive

What is the unspoken, hidden meaning that gives a word more emotional impact?

• denotation

• connotation

• personification

• simile

Which word has the most positive connotation?

• natural

• plain

What is the literary term for "the actual dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word"?

• connotation

• denotation

• plot

• personification

What is the academic term for giving human-like qualities to an object, animal, or idea?

• metaphor

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

• personification

The narrator must be a character in the story

• true

• false

What is another word for the "perspective" of a story?

• The reader's mood

• A way to solve the problem

• Narrator

• Point of view

What is the definition of climax?

• The struggle between two characters

• The turning point of a story

• The point where the conflict is resolved

• The beginning of a story