Formative Assessment 3

Formative Assessment Review

A review of figurative language, subject-verb agreement, pronoun antecedent agreement, and characterization.

I.L.O. & E.Q.

• I.L.O.: I can identify from today's review what I need to spend time studying before the formative assessment on Tuesday 1/26.

• E.Q. How can these skills help improve my reading and writing?

Figurative Language

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Imagery

Multiple Choice

“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• idiom

Multiple Choice

”Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary,” - Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

Multiple Choice

“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People

• hyperbole

• allusion

• personification

• idiom

Multiple Choice

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

• The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

Multiple Choice

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.

• sight
• smell
• touch
• taste

Subject-Verb Agreement

The subject is the who or what of a sentence.

(Ask yourself, “Who or what is doing the action or being described?”)

The verb is the action of a sentence.

(Ask yourself, “What is the subject doing in this sentence?”)

Subjects and verbs must agree in number.

(Singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs.)

Always add an -s to the end of the verb when the subject is singular.

Indefinite Pronouns

Thing, Body, One, Neither, Either, Each

(TBONEE)

Many, Others, Both, Several, Few

(MOBSFew)

All, Some, Most, Any, None

(ASMAN)

Multiple Choice

Neither Lois nor Jude ________ able to finish the puzzle.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Each of us ____ how to play baseball.

• knows

• know

• is knowing

• nose

Multiple Choice

Either Uncle Jack or Aunt Alexandra (is arriving, are arriving) to Bangkok today.

• are arriving

• is arriving

Multiple Choice

One of the most common names for dogs in the United States ___ "Rover".

• are

• is

• were

• be

Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

Just like subjects and verbs, pronouns must agree with their antecedents or the subjects that they refer to.

A pronoun is a word that takes place of one or more nouns.

The noun that a pronoun replaces, or refers to, is the antecedent.

Multiple Choice

What is a pronoun?

• a professional noun

• a word that takes the place of a noun or group of words acting as a noun

• a noun that rhymes with a verb

• a specific, named noun that is capitalized

Multiple Choice

What is an antecedent?

• A Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

• An Action Word

• A word that describes nouns

• The word the pronoun is replacing

Multiple Choice

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?
My mother ate her salad.

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Multiple Choice

Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher.

What is the antecedent for his?

• classmates

• Mrs. Walker

• teacher

• Xavier

Multiple Choice

Find the pronoun in the sentence: The boy went to his favorite class.

• the
• to
• his
• class

Multiple Choice

None of the students had ________ proper supplies.

• his or her

• their

Multiple Choice

Someone canceled ______________ subscription.

• his or her

• their

Multiple Choice

Many brought ____________ own lunches.

• their

• his or her

Multiple Choice

At the trial, each of the witnesses told ____________ story.

• his or her

• their

Direct Characterization

• The author tells the reader exactly what the character is like.

• Uses adjectives to describe a character

• Clearly tells us exactly what the author wants us to know

Indirect Characterization

• The author shows the reader what the character is like through their thoughts, words, and actions, and through what other characters think and say about them.

• STEAL

Multiple Choice

What is indirect characterization?

• The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

• The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

Multiple Choice

What is direct characterization?

• The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

• The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

Multiple Choice

Is this direct or indirect characterization?

Jack looked at his sister with a strange look on his face after she put ketchup in her milk.

• direct

• indirect

Multiple Choice

Kelvin found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman's ID card. Kelvin took the money out of the wallet and threw the wallet in a ditch.

What character trait does Kelvin demonstrate?

• Melancholy

• Impoverished

• Selfish

• Skittish

Multiple Choice

Courtney asked her neighbor if she could borrow an egg to complete a recipe that she had already started. The next day Courtney returned an egg to her neighbor along with a thank you card expressing her sincere gratitude.

What character trait does Courtney demonstrate?

• Stingy

• Appreciative

• Flabbergasted

• Acceptable

Multiple Choice

Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt. He sat down, put his feet on the table, and burped loudly. The other people sitting at the table looked at each other but continued eating.

What character train does Daren demonstrate?

• puzzled

• hysterical

• unmannerly

• sophisticated

Multiple Choice

The quiz is on....

• Monday 1/25

• Tuesday 1/26

• Wednesday 1/27

• Thursday 1/28

Poll

Exit Ticket: I am _____ that I will do well on the Formative Assessment.

• confident

• unsure (I need to study!)