Review

Final Review

English 7.1

Multiple Choice

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify

• Perform, Infer, Entertain

• Persuade, Inform, Educate

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Multiple Choice

Inform means...

• Give informal speech

• Give information

• Take the form

• Give in a form

Multiple Choice

Entertain means...

• To make people scared

• To make people sad

• To make people enjoy something

• To go to the circus

Multiple Choice

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• happily

• dangerously

• gracefully

• hopefully

Multiple Choice

The impudent boy was assigned a detention for his inappropriate behavior that occurred during the guest speaker's presentation.

• silly

• young

• rude

• unhappy

Multiple Choice

Conner's constant prevaricating caused most of his teachers not to believe him.

• lying

• crying

• being late

• talking

Multiple Choice

Nate knew his Language Art's teacher was persnickety, so he made sure his penmanship was legible, he capitalized proper nouns, looked up any words he did not know how to spell, and used all the correct punctuation.

• lazy

• picky

• old-school

• smart

Multiple Choice

Tom was very gregarious and had no trouble meeting new people at the large social functions he attended regularly.

• friendly

• quiet

• tall

• unusual

Multiple Choice

A friend tells you, "I am absolutely livid. Jamie shared confidential information with Caroline!" You respond, "So, you're saying that you're angry that Jamie told Caroline your secret?"
When you retell information in your own words, you are __________________.

• summarizing

• paraphrasing

• yelling

• talking

Multiple Choice

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth. 

• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.

• One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.

• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.

• Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.

Multiple Choice

What is plagiarism?

• the use of another's original words or ideas

• borrowing from a source without giving credit.

• All of these

• none of these

Multiple Choice

When in doubt....

• copy

• cite sources

• all of these

• none of these