Interim 2 Review

Define tone.

• the mood, style, or voice of a speaker

• the dictionary definition of a word

• the central idea

• when an author gives life to an inanimate object

What is the connotation of a word?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The implied meaning of a word

• The opposite meaning of a word

• The complete wrong meaning of a word

Define theme.

• two different words with the same meaning

• the topic sentence of a text

• the main idea of a text

• when an author gives life to an inanimate object

A piece of writing that gives a general overview of a text without adding any personal opinion is called what?

• a subjective summary

• the dictionary definition of a word

• the implied meaning of a word

• an objective summary

What do writers use to justify their claims?

• personal opinion

• nothing

• a thesis statement

• evidence

The events within a story are called what?

• plot

• summary

• topic

• thesis

What is the tone in the following sentence:

"Thank you for my Christmas presents!"

• confused

• distressed

• gratitude

• enamored

What was one theme in The Lord of the Flies?

• Destiny

• Family

• Survival

• Love

A warm safe place is the connotative meaning for which term?

• home

• house

• residency

• apartment

What is a metaphor

• an extreme exaggeration

• a comparison using like or as

• a comparison not using like or as

• when several words begin with the same sound