Mrs. Haywood's SOL Review

The author's message about life is known as the story's -

• main conflict
• purpose
• summary
• theme

Matt is having a hard time figuring out what to write for the essay his English teacher assigned.  The main conflict can best be described as person vs. -

• self

• society

• nature

The hero swoops in to save the girl tied to the tracks right before the train hits her.  This is an example of what plot element?

• main conflict
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

The ______ is the very end of the story.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution

When describing the setting of the story, an author uses vivid descriptions and adjective to help the reader picture the place in his mind. This is called -

• imagery

• connecting

• predicting

• figurative language

Mrs. Peace's eyes welled up with an ocean of feeling when all of her students passed the Reading SOL. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

The bathroom was a hive as students gathered to hear the latest gossip. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

The kids caught a contagious cold. This is an example of-

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

The teacher seemed to materialize out of thin air when the girls were about to fight. Had they seen her, they may have walked away and avoided a referral. Which of the following is an antonym for materialize?

• appear

• approach

• shrink

• vanish

Ana had spent an unhappy night of tossing and turning. Yesterday, the wrong move had caused her to lose the volleyball match. As she sat up in bed the next morning, she could see the sun just peeking over the bushes in her back yard. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, Ana felt her spirits lifting. Feeling her confidence return, Ana thought to herself, I know I can work harder, and I'll make the team forget yesterday ever happened.

In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes—

• Ana's house

• volleyball

• a second chance

• a sleepless night