8 block 2 review

8 Block 2 Review

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EXPECTATIONS

• Be respectful

• Be responsible

• Be safe

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What is the main purpose of an argument?

• to entertain

• to inform

• to persuade

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Which of the following can be used to support the claim?

• reasons

• examples

• evidence

• all of the above

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What is a claim?

• states what you are arguing for and about

• a debate

• something you file with insurance company

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the writer's position on an issue or problem

• claim
• evidence
• counterargument
• reasons

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an argument made to answer likely objections (being one step ahead..."I know you're going to say this_ _ _, BUT_ _ _"

• support
• claim
• evidence
• counterargument

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facts, expert opinions, examples, or other details that back up a reason or claim

• argument
• counterargument
• evidence
• claim

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In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.
What is the theme?

• be persistent
• be honest
• always share with others
• respect your family

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Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay. 
What is the central theme of this poem?

• Nature and man
• Innocence cannot last
• Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
• Nature and beauty

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What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 

• Theme is a universal lesson and main idea is what a story is about.
• Theme is what a story is about and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
  

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The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

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A theme should be a statement, not just one word. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Irony can best be used to achieve which of the following effects?

• create humor, suspense, or tragedy
• create an emotional connection with the audience
• create action, setting, and basic situation
• introduce new characters

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When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called

• a surprise resolution
• situational irony
• suspense
• dramatic irony

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When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called

• situational irony
• intelligent craft
• dramatic irony
• rising action

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When a person says something that is the opposite of what he/she means, the person is using

• ironic speech
• verbal irony
• trickery
• verbal disagreement

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Billy was happy to teach Robbie to ride a horse. Billy was amazed that Robbie had never ridden before, but he thought that it would be rude to mention that. Robbie was worried as they walked to the barn. When he looked at the horse, what he saw was a huge, powerful animal. “How can I control something that big, when I’m used to living in a city and riding a bike?” he wondered. Then he asked Billy, “Will the horse run fast? What if the horse won’t move?” Billy didn’t understand why Robbie asked so many questions.

• First Person
• Second Person 
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient

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Third Person Limited Point of View is...

• we know everything about every character
• we only know a limited information about the characters
• we know nothing
• a character is speaking to us

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What pronouns do we see in Second Person POV?

• We, us, me, my
• you, your
• they, them, her, he
• They don't use pronouns

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Who is telling us the story in First Person Point of View? 

• An outside narrator
• No one
• The teacher
• A character in the story 

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What pronouns are used for First Person POV?

• you, your
• He, She, Them, They
• We, Us, I, Me, Mine
• Perspective a story is told 

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What is the definition of Point of View? 

• Descriptions of character
• Perspective which a story is told
• First person Point of View
• Third-person omniscient

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Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

• frown at someone

• scowl at someone

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Which phrase has a negative connotation?

• a stingy person

• a thrifty person

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Which word has a negative connotation?

• stench

• smell

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Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

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What is onomatopoeia?

• Words that sound like what they mean

• an exaggerated statement

• a comparison using like, as, or than

• an expression not meant to be taken literally (ex. On cloud 9, raining cats and dogs)

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What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that does not use like, as, or than

• the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A comparison that does use like, as, or than

• words that sound like their meaning

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An exaggerated statement is a...

• Alliteration

• Onomatopeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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Alliteration is...

• an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• a comparison using like or as

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Words that sound like their meaning

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What is a simile?

• Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• Words that sound like their meaning

• A comparison between two things not using like or as