Unit 2: Take Control - "Icarus's Flight" Preview

Multiple Choice

What are some examples of stories that illustrate the concept of 'One False Move' where a character's mistake leads to significant consequences?

• A book about a hero's journey

• A movie with a tragic ending

• A TV show with a moral lesson

• A documentary about historical events

Multiple Choice

While reading a novel, you come across a sentence where the author subtly refers to the 'Titanic disaster' without explicitly mentioning it. This technique used by the author is a brief and indirect reference to a historical event. The author only refers to the concept and the reader is expected to know it or research it.

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Simile

Multiple Choice

How would allusion be defined?

• a reference to a famous person, place, or event

• words that involve one of the five senses

• two lines working as a unit

• a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

Multiple Choice

In the sentence, 'His new business venture was his Achilles' heel,' what does the allusion refer to?

• Achilles' intelligence

• Achilles' strength

• Achilles' speed

• Achilles' vulnerability or weak point

Multiple Choice

Explain the allusion in the sentence: 'The discovery was a real Pandora's box.'

• The discovery was a well-known fact.

• The discovery was a simple and straightforward event.

• The discovery was a pleasant surprise.

• The discovery led to unforeseen and negative consequences.

Multiple Choice

Identify the allusion in the sentence: 'He was a real Romeo with the ladies.'

• The Odyssey

• Julius Caesar

• Hercules

• Romeo and Juliet

Multiple Choice

Explain the allusion in the sentence: 'The team's victory was a Cinderella story.'

• The team's victory was a predictable outcome.

• The team's victory was a literal fairy tale.

• The team's victory was a tragic event.

• The team's victory was unexpected and remarkable.

Multiple Choice

In the sentence, 'The new principal is a real Scrooge,' what does the allusion refer to?

• The Tooth Fairy

• The Grinch

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• Santa Claus

Multiple Choice

Poetry contains everything except...

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Stanzas

• Paragraphs

Multiple Choice

A ballad...

• Expresses feelings and emotions

• Has a particular rhyme scheme

• Tells a story

• Is ALWAYS three lines

Multiple Choice

Which is a characteristic of a Haiku?

• Has three lines in a pattern: 5, 7, 5 syllables

• Has five lines

• Has a rhyme scheme AABBA

• Has four lines with a rhyme scheme: ABAB

Multiple Choice

How many lines does a couplet have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many lines does a Quatrain have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What do the words "plummeting" and "grasped" convey about the boy's experience in Icarus's Flight?

• They suggest a sense of freedom

• They indicate a negative outcome

• They imply a feeling of joy

• They represent a moment of clarity

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to expect or predict"?

• Plummeting

• Anticipated

• Confines

• Ignorantly

Multiple Choice

Which word is defined as "to keep or restrict someone or something"?

• Anticipated

• Plummeting

• Confines

• Ignorantly

Multiple Choice

What does "ignorantly" mean?

• To expect or predict

• The act of falling suddenly or quickly

• To keep or restrict someone or something

• Doing something without enough knowledge

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident