Sophomore End of Year

What is a central idea?

• The subject that a text is about

• The point of view of a text

• The message the author gives the reader

• The emotional setting of a text

A central idea of Animal Farm could be

• Fear can make people go against their better judgement

• We should always obey our leaders

• Fear

• Your neighbor has it better than you

What famous figure did Napoleon represent in Animal Farm?

• Trotsky

• Putin

• Churchill

• Stalin

She garnered recruiting attention solely because of her exploits on the summer basketball circuit. In this sentence, “exploits” means

• Mistakes

• Losses

• Feats

• Payments

What is an allusion in literature?

• an object representing another, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant.

• A reference to something in culture, history, or literature

• A comparison using like or as

• When an inanimate object is given human traits

The opposing side's argument in an argument essay is known as

• Rebuttal

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Thesis

How long does analysis in a SPA paragraph need to be?

• One sentence and it must start with the words "this means that"

• At least three to five sentences. It has to be longer than the statement and proof combined.

• There is no analysis in a SPA paragraph

• Two sentences

I have been wondering what sort of scenery would accord best with Mr. Severance’s proposal. In this sentence, the word “accord” means

• Revitalize

• Wonder

• Dramatize

• Harmonize

What is dystopia?

• A genre of fiction that deals with death and dying

• A genre of nonfiction that deals with religion

• A genre of fiction that has futuristic elements like technology and exaggerates such flaws in that society

• A genre of fiction that deals with censorship

What can be a central idea for Fahrenheit 451?

• Censorship

• Everyone tends to get what they deserve

• Unhappy people read books

• When you lose your ability to think for yourself, you lose sight of what is important in life.