Advisory Quiz 11/16

Scenario: You're sitting in an uncomfortably quiet room upstairs with a teacher you probably don't know. It's the English II EOC exam and you're so ready to go home. The first question pops up and you're asked to determine the central idea, but the answer options looked like thematic statements. What the heck, man?

• Central idea in this situation is probably the main idea; what the text is mostly about.

• Oh, crap! I forgot this

• Central Idea in this case probably means theme, which is the universal message that the author is trying to convey.

• The Theme is the life lesson or moral message of the story.

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This type of TEXT STRUCTURE would most likely include a recipe, how to change the oil in your car, or a step by step instructional guide on how to put together some furniture.

• Memoir

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Sequence

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This INFAMOUS doctor was called the Angel of Death, oversaw the "selections" in concentration camps, and escaped to South America after the war ended.

• Joseph Mangle

• Jose Montana

• Josef Mengele

• Jose Mench

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An IDIOM is ...

• A figure of speech that is meant figuratively rather than literally.

• Some guy I knew in third grade.

• A figure of speech that is useless and I'll never use it.

• A French word for "done"

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In Stephen King's POPSY, the child and his grandfather are heavily implied to be what sort of creatures?

• Werewolves

• Weird people on drugs

• Vampires

• Amish

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What major change did the "Tylenol murders" have on over-the-counter medicines?

• Laws were written to make it a felony to tamper with pain relievers.

• Nothing, it's every man, woman, and child for themselves.

• Companies were required to put tamper proof seals on the bottles

• That was in October, man, I don't remember!

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Which of the follow series of words are most likely theme topics?

• Everyone needs to learn on their own.

• Mustard, Mayo, Ketchup.

• Love, Death, Revenge.

• Anger, Hockey, The end of the world.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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In NIGHT, Elie and his father would probably had been saved sooner if they had done what?

• Played dead so the Nazi's would have left them alone.

• Fought back and took over the camp.

• Prayed for help.

• Stayed in the infirmary of the camp instead of going on the forced march.

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Choose the closest definition of DYSTOPIA.

• A brand of cereal that causes depression.

• an imagined world or society in which people lead dehumanized, fearful lives.

• a very confusing game that is played in the story Fahrenheit 451

• A medical condition that causes you to misread words.

Draw your least favorite book on fire.

(You can't draw Fahrenheit 451 'cause you haven't read it yet!)

Answer explanation

Don't forget to thank Charlie for recommending Fahrenheit 451!