English Final Review

What are the elements of a epic poem?

• a difficult journey

• supernatural element

• important historical events

• A hero showing perseverance

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

Mr. Whitten’s class is editing essays to include a more formal writing tone.

Which should be eliminated to create formal tone? Check all that apply

• aberrations

• slang language

• contractions

• opinion statements

• descriptive words

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a theme?

• A lesson you get from the story

• One word

• how the characters feel

• moral of the story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence shows the correct use of a homophone?

• The art teacher thought you’re drawing was exceptionally detailed.

• some of the neighbors just saw you’re dog running down the street.

• I think you left your biology notebook on the bleachers yesterday.

• If you want to finish the assignment, your going to need another pen.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

what is an homophone?

• Two or more words having the same pronunciations, but different meaning or spelling

• A word that substitutes for noun or noun phrase

• A word

• a person, place, or thing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does Romeo represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet?

• a flawed hero

• a devious trickster

• a wise mentor

• a violent foil

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Which excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey is cited properly in MLA style?

• “This was an army, trained to fight on horseback / or, where the ground required, on foot.” Homer (55-56)

• “This was an army, trained to fight on horseback / or, where the ground required, on foot” (Homer 55-56).

• '' This was an army, trained to fight on horseback / or, where the ground required, on foot” Homer, 55-56.

• “This was an army, trained to fight on horseback / or, where the ground required, on foot.” (Homer) 55-56

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which phrases include sensory language? Check all that apply

• the breeze last night

• the softly drifting snow

• the newly bought car

• the rabbit next door

• the bumpy, twisted tree

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is sensory language?

• descriptive writing that focuses on touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing

• A word or a phrase

• a degree

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Read Romeo’s dialogue from Act V, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.

How fares my Juliet? That I ask again;

For nothing can be ill if she be well.

Which of Romeo’s tragic flaws does this dialogue reveal?

• He has juvenile ideas about love.

• He is rash when he becomes angry.

• He is overly sensitive to other people’s pain.

• He has difficulty making hard decisions.