11th Grade Quarter 2 Test Review

Multiple Choice

An MLA in-text citation should be located:

• at the end of the sentence, before the period

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

Multiple Choice

Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below:

• Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations (Cleary).

• Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations.

• Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations. (Cleary)

• Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations (Michelle Cleary).

Multiple Choice

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism

• Because teachers say they should

• To make a paper harder

• Students shouldn't use it

Multiple Choice

Which of the following shows the proper order of punctuation for MLA format for a DIRECT quote.

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Cleary 22).

• Most students do not plagiarize intentionally (Cleary, 22).

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally." Cleary 22

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Michelle Cleary, 22).

Multiple Choice

A _______ occurs when two or more complete sentences are connected improperly. 

• Run-on

• Fragment

• Chili cook off

Multiple Choice

True or False: A run-on sentence can be corrected simply by inserting a comma. 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Inserting a comma between independent clauses creates a ______ ______, which is a grammatically incorrect sentence. 

• period slice

• semicolon sentence

• colon sentence

• comma splice

Multiple Choice

A _______ paired with a ______________  ___________ will correct a run-on sentence. 

• Comma, coordinating conjunction

• Period, coordinating conjunction

• Period, coordinating conjunction

• Semicolon, coordinating conjunction

Multiple Choice

A ________ occurs when a sentence is missing a subject or a predicate and/or does not express a complete thought.

• Run-on

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

How could you fix the following run-on sentence? Torin rode his bicycle all day long by sunset he traveled fifty miles.

• Tim rode his bicycle all day long. By sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.

• Torin rode his bicycle, all day long, by sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.

• Torin rode his bicycle; all day long by sunset; he'd traveled fifty miles.

• Torin rode his bicycle. All day long; by sunset he'd traveled fifty miles.

Multiple Choice

How could you fix the following run-on sentence: "It was so cold outside that my ears froze they didn't warm up until I came indoors?"

• It was so cold outside, that my ears froze, they didn't  warm up , until I came indoors.

• It was so cold outside.  That my ears froze; they didn't warm up until I came indoors.

• It was so cold outside that my ears froze; they didn't warm up until I came indoors.

• It was so cold outside that my ears froze, they didn't warm up, until I came indoors.

Multiple Choice

Doesn't understand the question.
This sentence is an example of a ________. 

• Run on 

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

Multiple Choice

Read each short passage that follows. Determine which part is the fragment.

• Ever since Andre peeked at Melissa's paper during the biology exam

• Guilt has consumed him.

• Even the blueberries floating in his cereal bowl seem like the accusing eyes of Dr. Gregory, his microbiology instructor.

Multiple Select

How could this slide be improved?

• It can't. It's perfect.

• The text could be larger.

• There could be less text on the slide.

• The background should not be white.

• There should be a theme on this presentation.

Multiple Choice

The author of this slide thinks it is good. Do agree? Why or why not?

• Good, whisks are the best.

• Good - This slide is very informative and has clear, crisp images.

• Bad - This slide has too much text and some grammar errors.

• Bad - The background is white and the slide has two titles.

Multiple Choice

During an oral presentation your information should...

• be written on index cards

• have no structure

• be written on paper

• be on your PPT presentation word for word

Multiple Choice

When giving your presentation, it is ok to...

• stare at your power point slides

• chew gum

• make eye contact with your audience

• speak in a soft, unclear manner

Multiple Choice

The five elements of the plot structure are in which order?

• setting, conflict, rising action, falling action, resolution

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• exposition, setting, point of view, conflict, rising action

Multiple Choice

What is the exposition of a story?

• The ending

• The part where the author hints at what is coming next

• The main character

• The beginning

Multiple Choice

Multidimensional characters that develop and change throughout the story.

• Static Character

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Dynamic Character

Multiple Choice

What is conflict?

• what drives the plot and fuels the action.

• the first paragraph or paragraphs in which the characters, setting (time and place), and basic information is introduced.

• that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

• a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.

Multiple Choice

“The pigs stopped and started charging at the bottom of the tree." What type of conflict is this?

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Technology

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Self

Multiple Choice

The story states, “Talloi was a very fast runner, even when we were younger.”

What type of characterization is this?

• Indirect

• Direct

Multiple Choice

Computer games quickly become boring.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Many snakes hatch from eggs, but rattlesnakes are born live.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a fact?

•  I received a 98% on the reading test

• Gary Paulsen is my favorite author.

•  I'm the smartest student in the 11th grade

• Reading is very easy