Unit 1: Crossing Generations Test Review

A story that features a series of events that could happen in real life.

• realistic short story

• fiction

• documentary

• memoir

How are the literary devices of dialogue and description different?

• Dialogue is a character's spoken words, whereas description is an author's word picture of a character.

• Dialogue is the image of a character, whereas description is an explanation of a character's motivation.

• Dialogue is the author's explanation of a character, whereas description is an image of a character.

• Dialogue is a character's conversations, whereas description is a character's motivation.

Dialogue is used to

• shows what characters are like and how they interact

• moves the plot forward

• makes a text more vivid

• all of the baove

What is the meaning of the Greek root -phil-?

• listen to

• love for

• full of

• fear of

Using your knowledge of the Greek root -phil-, choose the most likely meaning of the word technophile.

• someone afraid of technology

• a person skilled in using technology

• person who studies technology

• person who loves technology

What is the meaning of the Latin root lingua?

• words or communication

• mind or devising

• language or tongue

• idea or description

Which statement best describes the meaning of the words diction and tone?

• Diction is the way words are pronounced; tone is the emotion put into the performance of reading aloud.

• Diction describes the grammar of sentences; tone describes how positive or negative the author feels about the topic.

• Diction is the choice of words used to express meaning; tone is the author's attitude toward the subject.

• Diction is the word that describes a collection of adjectives in a selection; tone is the way adjectives are arranged.

Why might a writer use graphical elements in a poem?

• to create rhyme in an unusual pattern

• to make a poem look a certain way and to suggest meaning

• to keep the poem short and to make it easier to read

• to establish a strong rhythm that carries through the poem

Read the following poem.

Home . . . the silence glides aside for cricket calls,

And softly slides back, and I float to sssleeep.

Here, the silence cracks and shatters.

The city blares! Clangs! Jangles!

City people rest nonetheless.

Not I. No, not I.

What do the graphical elements in this poem most emphasize?

• how tired the speaker is

• how much the speaker yearns for home

• the contrast between the quiet of home and the noise of the city

• the differences between the speaker and people who live in cities

To infer, a reader must...

• use their own words to retell what the text is mostly about.

• locate the figurative language that is in the text.

• figure out something that wasn't completely explained in the text.

• think about how to answer a multiple choice question.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10