English pre-assessment

What definition best matches the definition of theme

• a struggle and a clash of interest, opinion, or even principles.

• representation of characters in narrative and dramatic works.

• he time and geographic location within a narrative, either non-fiction or fiction.

• theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What type of books do you like to read?

• Fiction

• Non-fiction (writing that is about real events and facts,)

• Historical

• Romance

What is the longest paper you have ever written?

• 2 pages

• 3 pages

• 1.5 pages

• Never written a paper

What does the word "protagonist" mean?

• the villain

• the main character

• literary devices

• setting

What is a literary device that: directly compares two things by using comparison words such as "like", "as", "so", or "than"

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

How many books did you read last year?

• 0-1

• 2-3

• 4-5

• 6-7

What is wrong with this sentence: "I am gunna go to the store."

• Grammar

• spelling

• capitlization

• punctuation

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Is this considered a complex sentence: I took my dog to the park.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

What is a hyperbole?

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.

• the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.

• the use or creation of a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds of nearby words in a phrase, often used as a literary device

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

How do you learn best?

• Visually

• Hands on activites

• verbally

• combination