English I EOC Prep

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The sun is as hot as a giant heater.

• The sun is like a giant heater on my skin.

• The sun and the heater beat down on my skin.

• The sun is a giant heater on my skin.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is the difference between fact and opinion?

• An opinion can be proven but a fact cannot.

• A fact can be proven but an opinion cannot.

• A fact and an opinion can both be proven.

• Neither a fact nor an opinion can be proven.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Compare = _____

Contrast = _____

• similar, differences

• differences, similar

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is not part of the plot in fiction stories?

• caption

• problem

• characters

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When writing an EOC-style persuasive essay, how should you BEST end your essay?

• Try to fill up the whole space and stop when you do.

• You should write a counter-argument and restate your thesis.

• You should make sure that you write an entire conclusion.

• You should just rewrite your thesis. You should just rewrite your thesis.

Which sentence uses its or it’s correctly?

• The bullfrog let out it’s loud croak.

• How do you know its a good presentation?

• Did the forecast say it’s supposed to rain?

• Be careful when its foggy outside.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence shows correct comma usage?

• The group, although excited, to be traveling stood quietly in line.

• Marcus, one of the new students, tries hard to impress the team. 

• Jess one of my cousins from Seattle, is coming to visit today.

• Their boots which had gotten wet, were by the door.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What does the "Theme" in literature mean?

• The Mood of the story.

• The characters.

• What the story is about.

• Theme is the message the writer is trying to share with the reader. 

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What literary device is used in this sentence?
"The stars are dancing playfully in the sky.?

• Simile

• Personification

• Verb

• none

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3