English Semester 1 Exam

English Semester 1 Exam

9th - 12th Grade

37 Qs

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English Semester 1 Exam

English Semester 1 Exam

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Osborne

Used 1+ times

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37 questions

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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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The act of talking while / as if the character is alone.

Symbol

Soliloquy

Allusion

Claim

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.

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

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?

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

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.

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