English 11 Assessment 7th

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
• None of the above

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is personification

• Giving human qualities to a human

• an extreme exaggeration

• a comparison of two unlike things

• Giving human qualities to a nonliving things

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Define foreshadowing.

• A flashback of what happened previously
• A hint at something that will happen later
• Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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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

How does this cartoon show irony? (click on the text to see it)

• The cat is looking after the fish.

• The fish think the cat is being kind but is preparing to eat them.

• The fish are being sarcastic.

• The cat is actually being kind.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is tone in writing?

• The reader's attitude toward the subject.

• The author's attitude toward the subject.

• The reader's feelings about the subject.

• Words that make sounds.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The definition of mood is

• the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.

• the lesson or author's message

• your feelings or emotions that occur when you read.

• the turning point in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A metaphor compares two unlike items by saying that one item IS the other item. Which of these is a metaphor?

• "There was a blinding flash, a jaw-rattling boom!, and our car exploded."

• "By the window, sitting on a wooden tripod stool, was the most gruesome memento of all: a mummy."

• "Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan."

• "Zeus, the Lord of the Gods, wore a dark blue pinstriped suit."

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

• a frog and a witch
• happy and loving 
• a high school in 1956
• love is stronger than fear

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is conflict?

• The setting

• The problem

• the events in a story

• the solution to a problem

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

My love is like a red, red rose.

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

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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