RL8.4 Formative Review

Which is the correct definition of ALLUSION?

• when you think you see something but you don't really see it

• an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

• a word that has a similar meaning to another word

• the act of successfully hiding or escaping from someone

Which is the correct definition of ANALOGY?

• when something is similar to something else

• a comparison using like or as

• a literary technique in which two unrelated objects are compared for their shared qualities

• a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

The AUTHOR'S attitude as conveyed through word choice and writing style is _________.

• tone

• mood

• diction

The feeling evoked from the READER due to the author’s words and description is ________.

• tone

• mood

• diction

The author's word choice is also known as ______.

• tone

• mood

• diction

Which BEST describes the tone in this paragraph?

"So a few minutes later, after unpacking his suitcase and washing his hands, he trotted downstairs to the ground

floor and entered the living room. His landlady wasn’t there, but the fire was glowing in the hearth, and the little

dachshund was still sleeping soundly in front of it. The room was wonderfully warm and cozy. I’m a lucky fellow,

he thought, rubbing his hands. This is a bit of all right."

• comforting

• tense

• tragic

• compassionate

Which words support that the tone of the paragraph is comforting?

So a few minutes later, after unpacking his suitcase and washing his hands, he trotted downstairs to the ground

floor and entered the living room. His landlady wasn’t there, but the fire was glowing in the hearth, and the little

dachshund was still sleeping soundly in front of it. The room was wonderfully warm and cozy. I’m a lucky fellow,

he thought, rubbing his hands. This is a bit of all right.

• wonderfully warm and cozy

• fire was glowing in the hearth

• I'm a lucky fellow

• all of the choices

Which of the following words best describes the mood th reader feels from these sentences?

"Billy started sipping his tea. She did the same. For half a minute or so, neither of them spoke. But Billy knew that

she was looking at him. Her body was half turned toward him, and he could feel her eyes resting on his face,

watching him over the rim of her teacup."

• hopeless

• lonely

• uneasy

• rejected

Which words from the sentences make the reader feel uneasy?

"Billy started sipping his tea. She did the same. For half a minute or so, neither of them spoke. But Billy knew that

she was looking at him. Her body was half turned toward him, and he could feel her eyes resting on his face,

watching him over the rim of her teacup."

• "Billy started sipping his tea. She did the same."

• "...he could feel her eyes resting on his face, watching him over the rim of her teacup."

"The room was filled with pleasant furniture." What is the connotation of the word "pleasant"?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• figurative