Unit One Review

Which affix or root means "hand"?

• -spec-

• -less-

• -man-

• -ful

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The word perspective contains the Latin root -spec-. This root can be seen in words such as spectacles, introspective, and speculate. Based on your knowledge of -spec-, choose the most likely meaning of perspective.

• 
  background information; context

• 
  way of looking; viewpoint

• 
  way of acting; behavior

• 
  set of values; ethics

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the most likely meaning of the word hapless.

• 
  passive

• 
  well-behaved

• 
  experienced

• unlucky

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

The word explain means "state in simpler terms to help others understand." The word explanation means "the act of explaining." They are members of a word family that includes the word explanatory. Given this information, which is the most likely meaning of explanatory?

• 
  making a statement

• 
  helping others

• intending to make clear

• 
  completing a task

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which is the proper order of the parts of a story according to a plot diagram?

• Resolution, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Conflict, Exposition

• Climax, Conflict, Resolution, Exposition, Rising Action, Falling Action

• Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

• Rising Action, Falling Action, Conflict, Resolution, Conflict, Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In a story, which pronoun is used for first-person point of view?

• "You"

• "She"

• "He"

• "I"

Which of the following literary devices reveals something to the reader that a character in the story does not know?

• foreshadowing

• theme

• flashback

• dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which two components that make up the setting in a story?

• Time and Place

• Land and Air

• Ground and Sea

• Earth and Space

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is personification?

• An extreme exaggeation

• Giving an inhuman object human traits

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A word that mimics a sound

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Theme and Central Idea have similar definitions. Which of the following DOES NOT apply to both?

• Main idea the writer wants the audience to remember

• Often not directly stated

• The author usually tells the reader the theme of a story

• Usually implied or suggested

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2