Lang Review Quiz

What is the possible effect of using repetition in writing?

• Sets up a contrast

• Emphasizes or reinforces an idea

• Creates a sense of balance

• Asks the reader to reflect

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which syntactical choice involves contrasting ideas, scenes, or settings?

• Repetition

• Juxtaposition

• Parallel Structure

• Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the effect of using parallel structure in a sentence?

• Emphasizes an idea by focusing on a particular phrase

• Creates a sense of balance

• Provides emphasis on one idea by contrasting it with another

• Asks the reader to reflect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which syntactical choice asks the reader to reflect or contemplate?

• Antithesis

• Fragment

• Rhetorical Question

• Simple Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the purpose of using antithesis in writing?

• Emphasizes an idea by focusing on a particular phrase

• Provides emphasis on one idea by contrasting it with another

• Creates a sense of balance

• Sets up a contrast or comparison of concepts

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What does a fragment emphasize in a sentence?

• A complete thought

• A contrast of ideas

• A particular phrase or part of a sentence

• A sense of balance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the effect of using a simple sentence among longer sentences?

• Emphasizes the idea in that sentence

• Creates a sense of balance

• Asks the reader to reflect

• Provides emphasis on one idea by contrasting it with another

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which example is used to illustrate the effect of juxtaposition?

• "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to what lies within us."

• "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

• "That government of the people, by the people, and for the people..."

• "But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which syntactical choice is illustrated by the example "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"?

• Repetition

• Antithesis

• Fragment

• Simple Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What question might a writer ask when using a rhetorical question?

• Why does the writer repeat this particular word?

• What ideas are being contrasted?

• What effect does the placement of the rhetorical question have on the reader?

• Why did the writer use only part of a sentence?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1