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E1 Quiz Review: Making the Future, Gettysburg, Vietnam Wall

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phrase IS a simile?

a)

It is ice cold in this room.

b)

You're as cold as ice.

2.

How many examples of metaphors are in this passage?


Getting all of the kids into the car was like herding cattle. All 6 of the family members were packed into the car like sardines. Jennie felt like the car was as little as a toy truck that was sitting at home in the toy chest. The car was a speeding bullet, flying down the road to get to the wedding on time.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Rhetoric is the art of...

a)

using language as a means to persuade

b)

preventing intellectual property theft

c)

writing 5 paragraph essays

4.
A __________________ is any stylistic device or resource of language that an author or speaker uses to help persuade or make a desired impact on his/her audience.
a)
Simile
b)
Rhetorical Device
c)
Rhetorical Appeal
d)
Allusion
5.
When you repeat yourself over and over what rhetorical device are you using?
a)
Rhetorical Question
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Repetition
d)
Ethos
6.

Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

a)

his wife was his Achille's heel

b)

he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

c)

she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

d)

we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

7.

When an author wants the audience to do something in order to create a change, they use a....

a)

Repetition

b)

Rhetoric

c)

Rhetorical question

d)

Call to action

8.
The night it happened was one we will never forget. The wind was screeching outside as rain pounded against the window. We had lost electricity hours ago and had nothing but candles to light the house. The battery powered radio we had was broadcasting a warning to lock your doors and stay inside; there was a killer on the loose. What is the MOOD of the passage?
a)
Joyful
b)
Sad
c)
Scary
d)
Lonely
9.
Tone can best described as
a)
attitude of the reader
b)
the overall mood or feeling in a story
c)
the words an author chooses to use
d)
reader's point of view
10.

Which of the following are the CORRECT meanings of the letters in R.A.C.E.?

a)

Respond, Analyze, Cite, Explain

b)

Respond, Answer, Claim, Evidence

c)

Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

d)

Reason, Argument, Claim, Evidence

11.

Which of the following are the CORRECT components of rhetoric?

a)

Purpose, Situation, Audience, Voice

b)

Purpose, Simile, Argument, Voice

c)

Paragraph, Situation, Argument, Vocabulary

d)

Paragraph, Simile, Audience, Vocabulary