Quarter 2 Review

Determine the line in this poem that uses repetition.

• Down, down, down!

• Down, to the depths of the sea!

• Sher sits at her wheel in the humming town

• Singing most joyfully.

Which line portrays repetition in poetry?

• How the danger sinks and swells

• By the sinking or swelling in the anger of the

• bells-

• of the bells, bells, bells, bells,

What's the author's purpose of the suggested text?

• to describe how it feels to attend the arts festival

• to explain how to get to the arts festival

• to inform readers about the arts festival

PART B. Which evidence best supports the author's purpose?

• the author shows the contrast between works of art and music events

• The author provides facts about the festival, including the date, location, and types of art that will be featured

• the author describes the experience of hearing more than 103 students perform

The meteor (from space) was plummeting toward Earth at a fast rate!

What is the meaning of plummeting as it is used in the sentence.

• to jump from one to the next

• to fall at a high speed

• to shoot up higher

The turbulent trip across the Bay in the middle of the storm caused many students to become psyically ill.

What is the meaning of turbulent as it is used in this sentence?

• unstable

• calm

• glorious

• fun

The turbulent trip across the Bay in the middle of the storm caused many students to become physically ill.

What phrase helped you determine what it means.

• middle of

• trip across

• students to become ill

"Where you going, Jess?" May Belle lifted herself up sleepily from the double bed where she and Joyce Ann slept.

"Sh," he warned. The walls were thin. Momma would be mad as flies in a fruit jar if they woke her up this time of day. He patted May Belle's hair and yanked the twisted sheet up to her small chin. "Just over the cow field," he whispered. May Belle smiled and snuggled down under the sheet

Determine the figurative language.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

"Where you going, Jess?" May Belle lifted herself up sleepily from the double bed where she and Joyce Ann slept.

"Sh," he warned. The walls were thin. Momma would be mad as flies in a fruit jar if they woke her up this time of day. He patted May Belle's hair and yanked the twisted sheet up to her small chin. "Just over the cow field," he whispered. May Belle smiled and snuggled down under the sheet.

What is the tone?

• It creates a disgusted tone.

• It creates a lighthearted tone.

It is my first morning of high school. I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomachache. The school bus wheezes to my corner. The door opens and I step up. I am the first pickup of the day. The driver pulls away from the curb while I stand in the aisle. Where to sit?

Determine the figurative example in bold.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification