Unit 2 Review

What is the term for the background information in a story?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Rising Action

What is the resolution in a story?

• The background information

• The turning point or most intense moment

• The outcome of the story

• The events leading to the climax

What is the term for the events that lead to the climax?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

What does the Latin root "bene" mean?

• Wealthy

• Powerful

• Helpful

• Earth

What is the role of context clues in vocabulary?

• To confuse the reader

• To provide hints about the meaning of a word

• To replace the dictionary

• To make sentences longer

Which of the following is NOT an intensive pronoun?

• Myself

• Yourself

• Itself

• They

Which term refers to exaggeration for effect?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

Which of the following sentences contains hyperbole?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.

• The car zoomed down the road.

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• The clock ticked loudly.

• The angry storm pounded the coast.

• The cat purred softly.

• The book was on the table.

What type of figurative language is used in "horrifying, hair-raising"?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile