English Language Quiz

What is another name for the topic sentence in a paragraph?

• Attention grabber

• Details

• Thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

The __________ is a struggle between opposing characters and/or forces.

• climax

• exposition

• conflict

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A paragraph contains an attention grabber, details, and a(n) __________.

• independent clause

• thesis statement

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

"Once upon a time in the Old West" is an example of __________.

• exposition

• conflict

• narrative

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

In the story Beowulf, Grendel is a(n) _______.

• protagonist

• antagonist

• hero

• warrior

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The techniques that authors use to help us understand the characters in a story is called _______.

• Setting

• Simile

• Personification

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

A narrative that provides the framework for a group of related or unrelated stories is called a(n) ________ story.

• epic

• frame

• fictional

• bridge

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is another name for the closing sentence in a paragraph?

• Attention grabber

• Details

• Thesis statement

• Complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

The Canterbury Tales includes people of all ________.

• professions

• countries

• religions

• classes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which type of characterization is shown in the sentence below? Raheem is often distracted, but one thing he is always able to focus on is girls.

• Direct characterization

• Dynamic characterization

• Static characterization

• Indirect characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3