U3 TERMS for the TEST Fall 2023

What is the author's purpose in writing a PERSUASIVE essay?

• To criticize

• To entertain

• To provide knowledge

• To persuade

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the main idea or theme of a story?

• The cultural experience

• The dynamic change

• The resolution

• The central topic

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 is the purpose of an anecdote in a piece of writing? (Choose 3 answers)

• To inform

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To simply tell a story with characters and a plot.

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the purpose of using onomatopoeia in writing?

• to use a word that shows the sound of the action

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To inform

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the meaning of the term 'dynamic character' in literature?

• A character who is always sad

• A character who undergoes significant changes

• A character who doesn't change

• A character who is always happy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the purpose of using ALLITERATION in writing?

• To persuade

• To create rhythm and emphasis by repeating the SAME SOUND at the START of the word.

• To inform

• To entertain

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the cultural experience in the context of a travel memoir?

• The resolution of a conflict

• The encounter with and participation in the traditions and customs of a particular group of people

• The use of rhetorical devices

• The dynamic change in the protagonist's personality

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the meaning of the term 'resolve' in the context of a story?

• To provide amusement, enjoyment, or diversion

• To find a solution or come to a decision regarding a problem or conflict

• To convince someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argumentation

• To express disapproval or judgment about the merits or faults of something

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9