English Review

The author's message about life is known as the story's -

• main conflict
• purpose
• summary
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Matt is having a hard time figuring out what to write for the essay his English teacher assigned.  The main conflict can best be described as individual vs. -

• self
• individual
• society
• nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The initiating event is the event that causes the _____ to start.

• resolution
• theme
• solution
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The hero swoops in to save the girl tied to the tracks right before the train hits her.  This is an example of what plot element?

• main conflict
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The ______ is the very end of the story.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When describing the setting of the story, an author uses vivid descriptions and adjective to help the reader picture the place in his mind. This is called -

• imagery

• connecting

• predicting

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mrs. Peace's eyes welled up with an ocean of feeling when all of her students passed the Reading SOL. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The bathroom was a hive as students gathered to hear the latest gossip. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The kids caught a contagious cold. This is an example of-

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The teacher futilely asked the students to be quiet as she reviewed. The students simply would not listen. Which of the following is a synonym for futilely?

• patiently

• carefully

• forcefully

• unsuccessfully

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4