English Semester 1 Exam
Authored by Jennifer Osborne
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An anecdote is:
A short personal story often used as a persuasive device.
A type of logical fallacy that attacks a person instead of the argument at hand.
A specific rhyming pattern used in narrative poetry.
Used in Slippery Slope logical fallacies.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The act of talking while / as if the character is alone.
Symbol
Soliloquy
Allusion
Claim
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary" is an example of what type of rhyme?
Because a word inside the line rhymes with another word in the line, it is an internal rhyme.
Because a word inside the line rhymes with another word in the line, it is an eye rhyme.
Because of the rhythmic pattern, it is a lyric rhyme.
Because the middle and ending words end in a vowel sound, it is an internal rhyme.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A literary genre that reveals the plot through elements such as character dialogue and stage directions:
Drama
Informational Nonfiction
Literary Nonfiction
Poetry
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Select BOTH rhetorical question examples: (Questions that do not require an answer - meant to create an impact and not necessarily to derive an answer)
Don't you think she looks pretty?
What would I do without you?
What's your name?
Who would say no to a million dollars?
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Literary term to describe when speakers or writers alter their style or tone in a piece, often accompanied by a shift in focus:
Soliloquy
Tone
Rhetorical shift
Monologue
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A character foil is:
A tragic character flaw, often leading to their downfall.
A character's greatest enemy.
A literary element that serves as contrast to the main character. The contrast serves to highlight the traits of the main character.
A character who exists in a dystopian setting, intended to fulfill the sidekick archetype.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.8.9
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