9th Grade Midterm Exam Review

A protagonist is defined as

• the villain

• the main character

• the narrator

• a recurring feature in a literary work

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following would provide direct characterization?

• something a character does

• something a narrator says about the character

• something the character says

• something another character says or feel about him or her

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a participle?

• a noun used as a noun

• a verb used as an adjective

• an adjective used as a verb

• a verb used as an infinitive

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A thesis statement

• states the main idea of the paragraph

• states the main idea of 3-4 paragraphs

• provides a definable, debatable claim plus support

• grabs your readers' attention

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CCSS.W.9-10.1A

A 5-paragraph essay should include a thesis statement that

• is the last sentence in the introductory paragraph

• makes a definable, debatable claim

• provides 3 supporting arguments that will be discussed in each of the 3 body paragraphs

• all of the above

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CCSS.W.9-10.1A

A primary source

• relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere

• provides first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation

• typically distorts the information

• never comes directly from the source

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Plagiarism is

• the use of someone's words, thoughts, or ideas without giving credit or citing the source

• submitting a paper of essay with researched material without providing a Works-Cited page

• Copy and pasting information directly from the internet and passing it off as my own

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which works' titles should be in quotation marks?

• poems, short stories, and articles

• newspapers

• books

• websites

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which works’ titles should be italicized?

• books

• poems

• short stories

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

All of the following describe a hook EXCEPT

• grabs your reader's attention

• is the last sentence of the introductory paragraph

• is the first sentence of the introductory paragraph

• can be a famous quote or a metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5