End of Semester Exam Review 3

Which literary device is used when an author presents events out of chronological order to create suspense?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Simile

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the main subject depicted in Breughel's painting "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"?

• The fall of Icarus into the sea

• A battle scene

• A royal coronation

• A cityscape at night

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which ancient text is a source for many of Shakespeare’s themes and stories?

• Ovid’s Metamorphoses

• The Odyssey

• The Divine Comedy

• The Canterbury Tales

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In informational texts, what is the function of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

• To introduce the main idea

• To provide a summary

• To list references

• To give a definition

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which document is known for the phrase "Four score and seven years ago"?

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Emancipation Proclamation

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

If an author uses parallel plots in a novel, what is the author doing?

• Telling two or more stories at the same time

• Repeating the same event

• Using only one character

• Writing in rhyme

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When comparing a poem and a painting about the same event, what should you look for to analyze their differences?

• What is emphasized or left out in each medium

• The number of characters

• The rhyme scheme

• The artist’s signature

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

How might a modern author transform a theme from Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" in a contemporary novel?

• By setting the story in a modern city with rival groups

• By copying the exact dialogue

• By using only sonnets

• By writing a biography of Shakespeare

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does a section heading in an informational text help the reader?

• It signals the topic of the section

• It provides a bibliography

• It lists the author’s credentials

• It gives a definition

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is one way Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" addresses the theme of justice?

• By arguing for nonviolent protest against unjust laws

• By describing a military strategy

• By listing economic policies

• By discussing scientific discoveries

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9