Unit 2 Test - Short Story, & Poetry

Juan had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.

Is there an Onomatopoeia?

• Yes, Grumbling

• No there is not.

• Yes, Hearing.

• Yes, Hearing & Grumbling

A simile.....

• tells what a person likes
• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two similar things 
• tells what a person is doing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Exposition includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• Character Motivation

• The year that the story takes place.

• Setting.

• Characters

Which of the following is not an example of literary nonfiction?

• Personal Narrative

• Memoir

• Short Story

• Autobiography

BANG!

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personficiation

By the time we reached the top of Red Hill, my left arm was throbbing a warning like jungle drums.”

What is the purpose of the simile in the sentence above?

• To express how scared the protagonist is

• To show how tall and steep Red Hill is

• To convey how risky the situation is

• To tell how much the character’s arm hurts

I froze in place

And threw my phone across the room

My heart was beating so fast

Did she really just tell me she feels the same?

The imagery used in these lines allows the reader to know that…

• The poet is scared of what is on their phone.

• The poet hates their phone, and wants a new one.

• The poet is excited at the thought of their feelings being mutual.

• The poet is embarrassed that someone likes them.

“My grandfather was a man of hardships and experience. His hands could tell stories that most men wouldn’t dare dream of, but Grandpa would never let his hands utter a word.”

What is the author trying to convey?

• Their grandpa had really old hands.

• The marks on our bodies tell a story that we can’t always say with words.

• Their grandpa had done things that gave him experience, but he wasn’t proud of them.

• Age gives us memories and experience.

The conflict is the...

• Turning point in the story

• The main character in a story

• Where the story takes place

• The main problem in a story

The climax of a story is...

• Always right in the middle of the action

• Is the most suspenseful part of a story.

• When characters are introduced

• When the conflict is solved.