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WorksheetsQ1 Exam Study Guide Standard
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An example of a Lyric poem is a .....
sonnet
tall tale
ballad
myth
A Lyric poem expresses strong _________.
memories
feelings
stories
opinions
Lyric come from the Greek word lyre (lir), which refers to what?
A guitar
A flute
A small harp
A drum
A _____ poem conveys an exact mood or feeling to the reader.
free verse
rhyme
haiku
lyric
A narrative poem tells a (a) and has characters, a setting, and conflict.
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
This is a NARRATIVE poem.
This is a LYRIC poem.
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea.
That a maiden there lived whom you may know.
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
This is a NARRATIVE poem.
This is a LYRIC poem.
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere...
...He said to his friend, "If the British march
By land or sea from town to-night
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch
Of the North-Church tower as a signal-light, --
This is a NARRATIVE poem.
This is a LYRIC poem.
I wander lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
This is a NARRATIVE poem.
This is a LYRIC poem.
My mother baked some chocolate chip cookies for our family.
active
passive
A touchdown was scored by the Cowboys, and there was much crying done by the Patriots.
active
passive
Our family plans to open presents Christmas Eve.
active
passive
Which of the following sentences is NOT written in active voice?
Many scientists are studying the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.
Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake Winnipeg, Canada.
Scientists have questioned some reports about the monster.
We each purchased several new outfits for winter.
active
passive
Rudolph was called names by some of the other reindeer.
active
passive
How could I write the following sentence in active voice?
The homework was completed by Matt.
Matt has completed the homework.
The homework belongs to Matt.
It is already in active voice.
Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?
Mom is fixing dinner right now.
Paul made that model airplane.
A grand slam home run was hit by the catcher.
Which of the following is written in the active voice?
This sweater was knitted for me by my favorite aunt.
Jason was asked by his mother to answer the phone.
Alice left a message for her friend.
A solar eclipse was predicted by Thales of Miletus in 585 B.C.
Active
Passive
In the event of an apocalypse, survivors must make their way to the nearest structure.
active voice
passive voice
The doors of the building must be locked by the unifested.
active voice
passive voice
Preparations for this event have been made by numerous members of society.
active voice
passive voice
Many people believe that a zombie apocalypse is really going to happen.
active voice
passive voice
When the zombies come after you, you better run!
active voice
passive voice
Do you want to ride my bike?
Don’t drop the dishes.
I like the red dress best of all.
She would go if you asked.
Shut the door.
I prefer that all students walk on the right side of the hall.
The movie was too long and boring.
Have you found the correct bus?
Follow all the safety rules.
Line up for lunch.
If I was Mrs. Hanks, I would let the class out early.
Without a clear understanding of the instructions, Tom failed the test.
Won't you come home now?
Let the dog out.
I could use a hug right now.
“At last, after walking two hours, we had attained a depth of about 300 yards, that is to say, the extreme limit on which coral begins to form.”
Informal
Formal
“I climb up the shed and crept up to my window just before day was breaking. My new clothes was all greased-up and clayey, and I was dog-tired.”
Formal
Informal
"Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around – nobody big, I mean – except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff.
Formal
Informal
And farther west on the upper reaches the place of the monstrous town was still marked ominously on the sky, a brooding gloom in sunshine, a lurid glare under the stars."
Formal
Informal
What is tone?
how the reader feels about the writing
the attitude of a writer towards the subject or story
the author's choice of words
the sentence structure of a text
What is an author's word choice called?
connotation
diction
syntax
summary
What is diction?
social implications of a word
The attitude of an author
The author's choice of letters
The author's choice of words
What are the two main types of diction?
informal, tone
informal, formal
formation, information
connotation, denotation
Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did do seemed beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.
hesitant
encouraging
amused
We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final farewell.
forgiving
sorrowful
angry
What’s the matter with those idiots in the city council? First they pass new parking regulations saying we can’t park our cars in front of our own houses without a special permit. Now they’ve gone and slapped another tax on gas purchase—just to widen a road that’s already wide enough. Anyway, nobody enjoys the traffic delays resulting from road construction. The sooner we vote those incompetents out, the better off we’ll all be.
objective
angry
surprised
What is tone?
an author's attitude toward the subject
the reader's attitude
the author's word choice
Which of the following affect the tone?
Diction
Denotation
Connotation
All of the above
What is connotation?
The feelings and social implications behind a word.
The definition of a word.
The author's attitude.
The author's word choice.
What is denotation?
The definition of a word.
Social implications behind a word.
Author's word choice
Stanzas are to poems as _ are to stories.
lines
sentences
paragraphs
What is a rhyme scheme?
the rhyming pattern that is created at the end of lines of poetry
another name for poetry
the words that end each line of poetry
Rhyming words sound the same ...
at the beginning of the word
at the beginning of the sentence
at the end of the word
because they mean the same
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;
If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABBBCCC
ABCDAAA
ABBBAAA
ABCCDDD
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABAB
AABB
ABCB
AABA
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABCDB
ABCDA
ABCCB
ABCDD
