E1: Unit 2 Post Test

E1: Unit 2 Post Test

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Diction in Literary Texts

Multiple Choice

"Grey rocks, and greyer sea, And surf along the shore—And in my heart a name My lips shall speak no more."

The speaker's voice can be described as someone who____

• has lost a loved one

• has missed an opportunity

• has experienced success

Multiple Choice

"Grey rocks, and greyer sea, And surf along the shore—And in my heart a name My lips shall speak no more."

Which line contributes to the dreary mood of the poem?

• And surf along the shore

• And in my heart a name

• Grey rocks, and greyer sea

• My lips shall speak no more

Multiple Choice

Define Diction

• an author's choice of words

• the overall atmosphere or feeling that a literary work creates for the reader

• the way authors, narrators, or speakers expresses their personality in a text

• the author's attitude toward the subject

Multiple Choice

Define Mood

• the author's attitude toward the subject

• the way authors, narrators, or speakers expresses their personality in a text

• the overall atmosphere or feeling that a literary work creates for the reader

• an author's choice of words

Multiple Choice

Define voice

• an author's choice of words

• the overall atmosphere or feeling that a literary work creates for the reader

• the author's attitude toward the subject

• the way authors, narrators, or speakers expresses their personality in a text

Multiple Choice

Define tone

• the author's attitude toward the subject

• the way authors, narrators, or speakers expresses their personality in a text

• the overall atmosphere or feeling that a literary work creates for the reader

• an author's choice of words

Characterization

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best defines characterization?

• the way an author describes the conflict a character experiences

• the way an author describes or conveys a character’s traits

• the way in which a character changes over time, especially when conflicts arise

• the way new characters are first introduced in a work of literature

Multiple Choice

"That was when her face began to wear that bright, haggard look. She still carried it to parties on shadowy porticoes and summer lawns, like a mask or a flag, with that bafflement of furious repudiation of truth in her eyes. One evening at a party she heard a boy and two girls, all schoolmates, talking. She never accepted another invitation."

Which set of words best describes the woman's character?

• independent, eccentric, nervous

• worried, shy, intimidated

• energetic, attractive, friendly

• lonely, languid, desperate

Linear and Nonlinear Plot Development

Multiple Choice

A story’s setting can help to advance the plot by

• Introducing a theme

• Creating conflict

• Revealing a mood

• Leading to a flashback

Multiple Choice

"On silvery sand-banks hippos and alligators sunned themselves side by side. The broadening waters flowed through a mob of wooded islands; you lost your way on that river as you would in a desert, and butted all day long against sand banks, trying to find the channel, till you thought yourself bewitched and cut off for ever from everything you had known once—somewhere—far away—in another existence perhaps."

What is the purpose of this part of the story?

• to introduce a new decision that will need to be made

• to conclude the events that resulted in a turning point

• to create a subplot that introduces a minor detail

• to describe the character’s conflict with the setting

Theme

The theme questions will be mostly application. You will need to read passages and identify the theme. Go back and watch the live lesson for practice!

Writing a Narrative Text

4 Questions

Multiple Select

Select all of the sensory words.

• pathway

• narrow

• towering

• prying

• damp

Multiple Choice

what is a hook in narrative writing?

• the author’s perspective on a particular issue

• an interesting line or idea at the beginning of the story

• the main idea that is developed in the story

• the moral of the story, which is provided in the conclusion

Multiple Choice

" They had always thought it was impossible, but Joey had done it. At the young age of 14, he was about to become a phenomenon, a sensation, and a celebrity! As he sat on the highest chair on his laboratory to contemplate his future, he accidentally bumped his knees on the steel transistor he had just created. Sure, it hurt like getting punched by Boyd, the class bully, but Joey's mind was occupied. He was just one step away from pressing a button and escaping it all. It would just take him one second to change his future and that of humankind forever."

This passage is ______

• Science fiction because it involved a time machine

• historical fiction because it describes actual events.

• realistic fiction because it could happen to anyone.

• nonfiction because it informs readers about science.

Multiple Choice

What type of narrative is defined as someone writing about his or her own life?

• autobiography

• biography

• Fiction

• Drama

Multiple Choice

Which sentence illustrate the "show rather than tell” approach to writing a narrative?

• The kitchen reeked of smoke after Andrew scorched the bacon.

• Corey went to see his grandmother on the other side of the city.

• Lyla played volleyball when she went to the beach with her friends.

• Karen went to art school because she wanted to be an animator.