1/9/24 Quiz

What is the main idea?

• Its the authors point of view

  Is

• what the passage is mostly about

• It is the sequence of the story.

There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.

What is the main idea?

• There are many fun things to do at the beach.

• It is also fun to look for shells.

• Some people simply like to sunbathe.

• Going to the beach to swim can be fun.

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

What is the main idea?

• They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.

• Soccer players learn how to dribble.

• They learn how to work together as teammates.

• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

• It makes your paragraph longer.

• It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.

• It shows that you know what you are talking about.

• It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

Theme is defined as

• the underlying main idea of a literary work that usually deals with a universal concept

• a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme

• the word choice of an author used to create a specific effect

• The problem within a work of literature, usually posed by the antagonist

Characterization can be defined as

• the process by which an author introduces us to characters, can be either direct or indirect

• the main character of a work of literature whose goals or aims are thwarted by the antagonist; the “good guy”

• the type of conflict that is most common featuring one individual against another, as seen between the gangs in The Outsiders

• a character who undergoes significant internal change over the course of a story

Vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted

• Theme

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Sound Devices

The development of the confict  and resolution, the sequence of events in the story, and the writer's map for what happens, how it happens, to whom it happens, and when it happens is called-

• setting
• plot
• conflict
• theme

statement that acknowledges the other side of the argument

• intent

• counter argument

• evidence

• rebuttal

Irony usually involves something that is 

• false
• silly
• unexpected
• unimportant