Quick Check

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

• I used some new thin paper, to make a paper boat.

• I used, some new thin paper to make a paper boat.

• I used some new, thin paper to make a paper boat.

• I used some new thin paper to make a paper boat.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the tone of the following limerick?
There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!"

• humorous

• sharp

• conservative

• curious

Tone is...

• The author's attitude or feelings

• The reader's feelings while reading the text

• The reader's feelings before reading the text

• The author's style of writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone of the following passage?
Jessica walked slowly through the hallway. “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” she yelled. Since the room was dark, she had to feel around for the doorknob to the dining room. As her hand closed around the cool brass knob, she gave it a firm twist to the right, opening the door to the dining hall with a satisfying bang. The long table was illuminated by a stream of moonlight from a large bay window to her right, allowing her to see enough to enter the room. She giggled with nervousness as she took a few steps forward, stopping short at the sight of something shadowy moving in the corner. 

• objective

• bitter

• eerie

• astounding

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of poem is a ballad?

• A very serious one

• A humorous poem

• A story poem

• A short one

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which line has a SIMILE in it?

• The thunder was a loud train.

• The thunder boomed and rumbled.

• The thunder growled like a bear.

• The thunder shook the windows.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which line has a METAPHOR in it?

• Her eyes shone through the darkness.

• Her eyes were two full moons.

• Her eyes looked like my eyes.

• Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

How many lines is a quatrain?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 6

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What person is the pronoun him?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• 4th person

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What person is the pronoun herself?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• 4th person

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A