Thomas Test for English 3 and 4

1. Read the following sentence.

A character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we're having!”.

Which literary device does the author utilize?

• Tone

• Hyperbole

• Conflict

• Irony

1. In the following sentence, identify the correct usage and order to complete the sentence.

Move over _____next to Ms. Beth you can see ____________ books for which _______responsible.

• There; their; they’re

• Their; there; there

• They’re; their; there

• Their; their; there

1. In the following sentence, identify the correct usage and order to complete the sentence.

Sometimes when ___happy, ____fun to have _____friends around.

• a) Your; it’s; you’ve

• a) You’re; it’s; your

• a) You’re; its; you’re

• a) It’s; you’re; your.

Which if the following is not an example of theme?

• Being happy

• Loyalty can be a burden

• love vs everything

• Trouble in the classroom

Which of the following is NOT a fragment?

• Which is why we don't.

• We demand a new shrubbery.

• addressing a crowd.

• with a brand new hat.

The feeling the reader gets when reading a story

• Tone

• Imagery

• Allusion

• Mood

Which of the following is a possible purpose for an author’s writing?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

• All of the above

If a story is written and the narrator is saying “I” then it is written in _____ point of view

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person omniscient

• First Person

The word “omniscient” means all-knowing. As such, in 3^rd person omniscient the reader can see…

• The Point of View of multiple characters

• The Point of View of only me

• The Point of View of exactly four characters

• The Point of View of one character

Connotation is the ______ meaning of a word

• Dictionary

• Implied

• Precise

• Figurative