ELA 9 - Unit 1 - Mastery Quiz

Which phrase best defines imagery?

• Language that appeals to the senses

• The author’s opinion of a character

• A repeated sound pattern

• A direct statement of theme

Tone refers to—

• the reader’s feelings

• the author’s attitude toward the subject

• the story’s historical period

• the moral lesson of the text

Mood differs from tone because it describes—

• the writer’s purpose

• the emotional atmosphere created for the reader

• the author’s personality

• the narrator’s reliability

What is symbolism?

• Using one thing to represent another idea or concept

• Writing with short sentences

• Directly describing emotion

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

Characterisation is developed primarily through—

• setting and plot alone

• a character’s speech, thoughts, and actions

• reader opinion

• moral lessons stated by the narrator

What does figurative language help a writer achieve?

• Explain facts objectively

• Create vivid images and deeper meaning

• Confuse the reader intentionally

• Extend the story’s length

The phrase “the train sighed across the plain” is an example of—

• Simile

• Personification

• Irony

• Symbolism

What effect does irony usually create?

• Humour or surprise through contrast between expectation and reality

• Tension by describing violence

• Sadness through tragedy

• Confusion in the reader

Write a sentence that creates suspense. Think about diction, pacing, syntax, setting.

The word theme should always be written as—

• a one-word topic

• a full message or lesson

• a direct quotation

• a question