UNIT 1 Exam Review for E10

​What is a synonym?

a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language

For example, shut is a synonym of close.

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A synonym is best defined as...

• a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• a word that has a similar meaning to another word

• a spice used mostly when baking.

• A word that has at least 15 different meanings.

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Quindarius enjoyed the calm morning by the lakeside.

A synonym for calm is:

• anxious

• boring

• peaceful

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Janai is one of the nicest people on the planet.  She will do anything to help a friend.

A synonym for nicest is...

• silliest

• kindest

• smartest

​What is a thesis statement?

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Basically, a thesis statement is a brief introduction to your topic and your point of view. It reveals the argument that you have made in the rest of your paper.

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Where does a thesis go in an essay?

• Body paragraph

• Introduction paragraph

• It can go anywhere

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Technology is a productive tool because it helps connect people and expands people's scope of knowledge.

Is this a strong thesis statement or nah?

• This is a strong thesis statement.

• This is not a strong thesis statement.

​What are the parts of an essay?

1. Introduction

   *thesis statement

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2. Body Paragraph(s)

   *continuation of initial article example

   *counterclaim

   *additional insight to support argument

   *evidence/ support

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3. Conclusion​

Reorder

Reorder the following essay parts in the correct order for the paragraphs of an 6 paragraph essay.

• introduction

• continuation of initial article explanation

• counterclaim

• additional insight to support argument

• evidence

• conclusion

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2

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4

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6

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

​What does it mean to infer?

When you infer something, you read between the lines. To infer is to make a well informed guess.

For example, if you see your mom's bag on the table, you might infer that she's home.

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An inference is BEST defined as...

• A wild guess

• A random guess

• An educated guess

• Text Evidence

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Can you infer what has happened in this picture?

• airing out stinky feet
• foot fungus
• ant bite
• sunburn and blister

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What can you "infer" by reading the passage below?

"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered April.

• April is mean.

• April is shy.

• April is relaxed.

• April is excited.

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What is the definition of setting?

• the time and place of a story

• where and how the events take place in the story

• when and to what extent the events take place in a story

• the motives behind a character's actions in a story

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Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

• a frog and a witch
• happy and loving 
• a high school in 1956
• love is stronger than fear

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What is the setting of the passage below?

One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion. 

• winter in a train station of a busy city
• a hospital in the future
• a summer morning in a castle
• a grocery store in the 1980's

​What is irony?

a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result

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For example, a teacher that hates kids. ​

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The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Throughout the books, Harry Potter is expected to kill Voldemort, but he eventually realizes he must allow Voldemort to kill him instead. This is a major reversal in what was expected throughout the books.

Irony or nah?

• IRONY

• NAH

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Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

Irony or nah?

• IRONY

• NAH

​What is imagery?

Descriptive words that appeal to any of your 5 senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch).

For example, “The grass was green, and the flowers were red.” 

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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF IMAGERY?

• Imagery is a literary device that refers to the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader.

• The principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.

• The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.

• A body of written works.

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Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

"The girl could smell the fresh lavender as she glided through the beautiful garden of delicate flowers."

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor