Cumulative Review Final Assessment

Choose the active voice.

• Julie answered the question

• The question was answered by Jill.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What is active voice?

• when the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts
• when the complete subject is the action
• when the verb is in past tense

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Select the answer that represents the author's purpose for writing the passage below:

By selling candy and other junk food in the lunchroom, public schools are teaching poor nutrition; such “lessons” should not be allowed.

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Instruct

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

7. If an author has no emotion regarding the story he is telling, his tone can be described as

• playful

• objective

• ironic

• sarcastic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

11. Which of the following is a true statement about mood and tone?

• Mood and tone are not alike, and therefore never related

• Because they are so similar, a stories mood and tone are always the same

• A story’s tone is always established by its mood

• Even though they sound similar, a story’s mood and tone can be different, or can change throughout the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why do writers use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.

• To be grammatically correct.

• To structure their writing into paragraphs.

• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"
• A comparison without using "like" or "as"
• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
• An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.
• The trees danced in the wind.
• I waited in line for 10 years!
• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the main difference in an argumentative essay and an informational essay?

• Argumentative essays must have a claim and address a counterclaim

• Informational essays must remain objective

• Neither answers are correct

• Both answers are correct

All of the following are correct reasons to use an ellipses

( . . . ) EXCEPT

• To omit unimportant words from a lengthy quote

• To show a pause in thought

• To leave a sentence or thought unfinished

• To end a text message that is a complete thought

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B