What are the two main parts of a topic sentence?

concrete details and commentary

topic sentence and concrete detail

Which of the following is a good topic sentence for an argumentative essay?

Drinking too much may be dangerous for people in many ways.

Should a research paper have page numbers?

Yes, they should bo on the top right of each page.

Yes, they should be on the bottom right of each page.

No, they shouldn't be present at all.

Yes, they should bo on the top left of each page.

The following paragraph has been shuffled. Which sentence is a concluding sentence?

Finally, it is also a good idea to carry tire chains, a can of spray to unfreeze door locks, and a windshield scraper in you car when driving in winter weather.

Next, add antifreeze to your windshield washer fluid; otherwise, the fluid will freeze and possibly break the container.

First, put on snow tires if you plan to drive on snowy, icy roads very often.

Driving in winter, especially on snowy, icy roads, can be less troublesome if you take a few simple precautions.

Second, check the amount of antifreeze in your radiator and add more if necessary.

What spacing should you use when writing a research paper?

Single space your name, double space the rest

Use a combination of single and double spacing depending on you length requirement

In the conclusion paragraph, it is a good idea to do what?

Wrap up the essay in an orderly manner and induce the reader with some type of "a call to action."

Re-state the entire essay in a summary-like style

Present a brand-new, "slam-dunk" argument

Transitions are used to do what?

To smoothly take your reader from one idea, topic, or paragraph to another

To "hook" the reader's interest

To make the opposition's viewpoints look silly

To "hammer home" a point you are trying to make

Where should the title go in research paper formatting?

The title should be centered between the writer's information and the beginning of the first paragraph.

The title should be in a larger font at the top of the first page.

A dedicated title page should be included.

Research papers do not need titles.

The following paragraph has been shuffled. Which sentence is the topic sentence?

Driving in winter, especially on snowy, icy roads, can be less troublesome if you take a few simple precautions.

Second, check the amount of antifreeze in your radiator and add more if necessary.

Finally, it is also a good idea to carry tire chains, a can of spray to unfreeze door locks, and a windshield scraper in your car when driving in winter weather.

First, put on snow tires if you plan to drive on snowy, icy roads very often.

Next, add antifreeze to your windshield washer fluid; otherwise, the fluid will freeze and possibly break the container.

Grammar Passage 1: Designers (1) Many people aren't aware of the challenges faced by designers who customize rooms. (2) Sometimes, designers put on jumpsuits, gloves, and glasses to test a room. (3) There's a reason why they do this. (4) They want people with physical limitations to have functional homes. (5) One designer tests a kitchen by making a cup of tea. (6) She tries to open a drawer and finally has to take off her glove. (7) She puts a cup of water in the microwave. (8) Unable to see the settings, she decides to switch on a light. (9) The switch is across the room and is a struggle to reach for someone in a bulky jumpsuit - or for an elderly person. (10) Instead, she guesses which buttons to push. (11) Suddenly she hears a crackle and realizes the tea bag has caught fire. Using the grammar passage above, choose the correct way to rewrite sentence 3 as an interrogative sentence.

There's a reason why they do this!

Grammar Passage 1: Designers (1) Many people aren't aware of the challenges faced by designers who customize rooms. (2) Sometimes, designers put on jumpsuits, gloves, and glasses to test a room. (3) There's a reason why they do this. (4) They want people with physical limitations to have functional homes. (5) One designer tests a kitchen by making a cup of tea. (6) She tries to open a drawer and finally has to take off her glove. (7) She puts a cup of water in the microwave. (8) Unable to see the settings, she decides to switch on a light. (9) The switch is across the room and is a struggle to reach for someone in a bulky jumpsuit - or for an elderly person. (10) Instead, she guesses which buttons to push. (11) Suddenly she hears a crackle and realizes the tea bag has caught fire. Using the grammar passage above, choose the correct way to rewrite sentence 11 as an exclamatory sentence.

Suddenly she hears a crackle and realizes the tea bag has caught fire!

Suddenly she hears a crackle; next, she realizes the tea bag has caught fire.

Suddenly she hears a crackle and wonders, has the tea bag caught fire?

Grammar Passage 1: Designers (1) Many people aren't aware of the challenges faced by designers who customize rooms. (2) Sometimes, designers put on jumpsuits, gloves, and glasses to test a room. (3) There's a reason why they do this. (4) They want people with physical limitations to have functional homes. (5) One designer tests a kitchen by making a cup of tea. (6) She tries to open a drawer and finally has to take off her glove. (7) She puts a cup of water in the microwave. (8) Unable to see the settings, she decides to switch on a light. (9) The switch is across the room and is a struggle to reach for someone in a bulky jumpsuit - or for an elderly person. (10) Instead, she guesses which buttons to push. (11) Suddenly she hears a crackle and realizes the tea bag has caught fire. Using the grammar passage above, choose the best way to rewrite sentence 6 by adding sensory adjectives and verbs.

She struggles to open a drawer and has to yank off her cumbersome glove.

She tries to pull on a drawer and finally has to take off her large glove.

She tries to open a blue drawer and finally has to take off her black glove.

She desperately tries to open a large drawer and finally has to take off her glove.

Grammar Passage 1: Designers (1) Many people aren't aware of the challenges faced by designers who customize rooms. (2) Sometimes, designers put on jumpsuits, gloves, and glasses to test a room. (3) There's a reason why they do this. (4) They want people with physical limitations to have functional homes. (5) One designer tests a kitchen by making a cup of tea. (6) She tries to open a drawer and finally has to take off her glove. (7) She puts a cup of water in the microwave. (8) Unable to see the settings, she decides to switch on a light. (9) The switch is across the room and is a struggle to reach for someone in a bulky jumpsuit - or for an elderly person. (10) Instead, she guesses which buttons to push. (11) Suddenly she hears a crackle and realizes the tea bag has caught fire. Using the grammar passage above, choose the best way to rewrite sentence 2 by using descriptive adjectives.

Sometimes, designers put on bulky jumpsuits, thick gloves, and tinted glasses to test a room.

Sometimes, good designers have to wear jumpsuits, gloves, and glasses to test a room.

Sometimes, designers put on big jumpsuits, big gloves, and glasses to test a room.

Sometimes, designers put on yellow jumpsuits, gloves, and glasses to test a room.

Grammar Passage 2: Video Games (1) Video games have changed a lot in the past 20 years. (2) The arcade was once the only place kids could play games with advanced graphics. (3) An arcade is a building containing video-game machines. (4) Later, Atari made it possible for kids to play some arcade games at home. (5) Atari was one of the original home gaming systems. (6) Now the Internet allows kids to play against opponents all over the world. Using the grammar passage above, choose the correct way to rewrite sentences 4 and 5 as one sentence containing an appositive phrase.

Later, Atari, one of the original home gaming systems, made it possible for kids to play some arcade games at home.

Later, at home on their Atari, Kids could play some arcade games on one of the original home gaming systems.

Later, Atari made it possible for kids to play some arcade games at home, and it was one of the original home gaming systems.

Later, Atari became one of the original home gaming systems on which kids could play some arcade games at home.

Grammar Passage 2: Video Games (1) Video games have changed a lot in the past 20 years. (2) The arcade was once the only place kids could play games with advanced graphics. (3) An arcade is a building containing video-game machines. (4) Later, Atari made it possible for kids to play some arcade games at home. (5) Atari was one of the original home gaming systems. (6) Now the Internet allows kids to play against opponents all over the world. Using the grammar passage above, choose the correct way to rewrite sentences 2 and 3 as one sentence containing an appositive phrase.

The arcade, a building containing video-game machines, was once the only place kids could play games with advanced graphics.

Kids, interested in games with advanced graphics, had to go to the arcade, which housed video-game machines.

The arcade, which is a building containing video-game machines, was once the only place where kids could play games with advanced graphics.

An arcade is a building containing video-game machines and is where kids went to play games with advanced graphics.

Grammar Passage 2: Video Games (1) Video games have changed a lot in the past 20 years. (2) The arcade was once the only place kids could play games with advanced graphics. (3) An arcade is a building containing video-game machines. (4) Later, Atari made it possible for kids to play some arcade games at home. (5) Atari was one of the original home gaming systems. (6) Now the Internet allows kids to play against opponents all over the world. Using the grammar passage above, choose the correct way to rewrite sentence 1, using a simile.

The difference between video games today and those from 20 years ago is like night and day.

Video games, along with other electronic devices, have changed a lot in the past 20 years.

As any kid will tell you, video games have changed a lot in the last 20 years.

As the times have changed, so have video games and the people who play them.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 2 pts

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: I could grow very still / Like an old stone on a hill

metaphor

onomatopoeia

simile

idiom

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 2 pts

Identify the mood demonstrated with this textual evidence from "The Possibility of Evil": "Ran out of sugar for my cake frosting, "Mrs. Harper explained. her hand shook slightly as she opened her pocketbook. Miss Strangeworth wondered, glancing at her quickly, if she had been taking proper care of herself. Martha Harper was not as young as she used to be, Miss Strangeworth thought. She probably could use a good strong tonic. "Martha," she said, "you don't look well." "I'm perfectly all right," Mrs. Harper said shortly.

giddy

gloomy

weird

annoyed

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 2 pts

Identify the mood demonstrated with this textual evidence from "Harrison Bergeron." "It was then that Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, came into the studio with a double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun. She fired twice, and the Emperor and Empress were dead before they hit the floor."

sad

frustrated

cheerful

loving

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 2 pts

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: Your beauty was a web of frail delight.

metaphor

personification

simile

idiom

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 2 pts

Identify the tone demonstrated with this textual evidence. "Miss Strangeworth never gave away any of her roses, although the tourists often asked her. The roses belonged on Pleasant Street, and it bothered Miss Strangeworth to think of people wanting to take them into strange towns and down strange streets."

concerned

confused

tolerant

joyful

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 2 pts

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: I got up on the wrong side of the bed.

personification

simile

idiom

metaphor

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 2 pts

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: Don't worry about Alex; she's all bark and no bite.

idiom

personification

hyperbole

simile

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2023 Spring Final: 11th Grade

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: I could grow very still / Like an old stone on a hill

Identify the mood demonstrated with this textual evidence from "Harrison Bergeron." "It was then that Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, came into the studio with a double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun. She fired twice, and the Emperor and Empress were dead before they hit the floor."

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: Your beauty was a web of frail delight.

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: I got up on the wrong side of the bed.

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: Don't worry about Alex; she's all bark and no bite.

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: Over the yawning chimney hangs the fog.

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: The earth is the cup of the sun, / That filleth at morning

Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: Oh, never, if I live to a million, / Shall I feel such a grievous pain

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