Term 2 English 1 Exit Quiz

In the article, "Why is it fun to be frightened?", the author is curious about what?

• why people enjoy being scared

• the health benefits of fear

• what "fight or flight" is

• how fear can be harmful

What is the main literary element in a scary story? It heightens your sense of fear.

How does the author of "Why is it fun to be frightened?", attempt to answer her question about fear?

• She studies people who went through a haunted house days after their experience

• She studies people before and after they walk through a haunted house

• She compares the responses of different age groups who have gone through a haunted house

• She questions people who had just finished a haunted house about their willingness to go again

Which statement best describes the theme in "Click Clack Rattle Bag"?

• Beware of large old homes

• Do not leave children with strangers

• Things are not always what they seem

• Always tell young children bedtime stories

What does the word unsettling mean in the following paragraph:

“Yes,” said the boy, soberly. “I am very glad you’re here.” He seemed less precocious now. His hand found mine, and he held on to my fingers comfortably, trustingly, as if he’d known me all his life. I felt responsible and adult. I did not know if the feeling I had for his sister, who was my girlfriend, was love, not yet, but I liked that the child treated me as one of the family. I felt like his big brother, and I stood taller, and if there was something unsettling about the empty house I would not have admitted it for worlds.

• annoying

• miserable

• uncomfortable

• confusing

What is your definition of inferences?

• an educated guess

• prior knowledge

• context clues

• all of the above

Tests ask inferencing questions in many different ways. Below are four possible ways they will ask, but one of them does NOT refer to inferencing. Choose the answer which does NOT refer to inferencing.

• emphasize

• imply

• compare

• reveal

The highpoint in a story is called the

The end of the story is called the

Theme is different than the main idea because

• the main idea can be used for many different texts

• the theme is not the moral of the story

• the main idea is not specific to a story

• theme is not specific to the story