Unit 5 Test

Which pronouns indicate first person point of view?

• You, yours

• I, we, me, us

• He, she, they

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

First person POV includes the author's opinion or commentary.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

When determining first person POV, you want to look for the correct pronouns (I, me, we), plus the author's thoughts and opinions (ex: "I think that..)

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is author's purpose?

• What the author thinks of the topic

• What happened in the story

• Why an author writes the story/what they're trying to show

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is tone?

• The way the reader feels when reading

• The way the author feels about the subject

• The sound of the words

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which element of biography does the following represent: But in 1921, at the age of 39, he was stricken with polio.

• Direct quotation

• Personal feelings

• Factual information

• Thoughts and reflections

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What does "historical and cultural context" mean?

• History

• Things that happened around the time the story takes place

• The setting

• Culture

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison

• Repeating the initial consonant sound

• Huge exaggeration

• Sound words

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of these is an example of hyperbole?

• my football-sized ball of matted fur

• 24 hours a day, 8 days a week

• a little wobbly on her skates

• standing in for the leash

Answer explanation

There are not 8 days in a week, so this is an exaggeration.

What does the root word -myst- mean?

• secret

• a fine fog

• sprinklers

• knowledge

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following is the meaning of the Latin prefix extra-?

• weaken or lessen

• to cause to

• take away from

• outside or beyond

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B