WorksheetsEOC Review #1
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 44mins
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...
theme
personification
author's purpose
tone
The author's attitude conveyed by a piece of literature is...
theme
tone
author's purpose
main idea
If I do not know a multiple choice answer, I should
Leave it blank,
it won't count against me
Read each answer, eliminate, and make the best guess
Make a pretty picture out of the bubbles
On the reading section, I should...
Just start reading and skim through the boring parts
Don't read the whole passage, just go question by question
Read and annotate the passage
Which strategies can you use when answering multiple-choice questions?
Read question and circle, highlight, or underline key words.
Make notes in the margins
Justify your answers with evidence from the text.
All of the above.
"He was a Good Samaritan when he helped the lady start her car." This is an example of...
alliteration
allusion
similie
personification
The frog fell flat as it flew across the frozen lake. This is an example of...
allusion
metaphor
alliteration
simile
Read the list of effective reading strategies. Which was found after research to be the most effective?
Noting what's MOST IMPORTANT as you read
Rereading
Visualizing
Making connections to other ideas and your prior knowledge
What type of conflict involves a character facing an internal conflict?
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. nature
man vs. society
How the text makes the reader feel
mood
tone
characterization
point of view
Appeals to the 5 senses
figurative language
imagery
plot
symbolism
Represent(S) larger ideas
tone
imagery
characterization
symbols
the feeling that a word or group of words invoke (positive + or negative -)
imagery
mood
connotation
main character of a story
protagonist
antagonist
narrator of a poem
character
speaker
protagonist
Where is the theme of a story usually found?
at the beginning
in the middle
at the end
The moon was resting in the night sky.
idiom
personification
metaphor
simile
"I've already seen that movie a million times!"
simile
metaphor
allusion
hyperbole
the narrator or "speaker" of a poem can also be referred to as...
stanza
lines
writer
voice
Graphs, charts, headings, photographs and illustrations in non-fiction text
text structures
text features
supporting details
organization
What does the word "convey" mean in the following question:
Which group of words from the selection conveys the author's attitude about his topic?
A judgment or decision reached by reasoning
A correspondence
Have an effect on
To communicate a message or information
What does the word significance mean?
Detail
To make known to others
Importance
Highlight
The organization or arrangement of words or sentences in literature.
Structure
Symbol
Reflection
Motif
To grow or cause to grow and become more detailed.
Describe
Develop
Affect
Effect
To suggest or call attention to indirectly, hint at
Affect
Conclude
Allude
Analogy
Is this summary objective or subjective?
In "Board Games Form Human Connections in a World That Increasingly Seeks To Sever Them," Cian Maher argues that sitting down to play a board game offers an opportunity to create a bond that is difficult to find in other ways. Playing board games brings two or more people together around the same goal for an extended period. Many board games require minimal game-related discussion while providing the space to speak and have fun with others playing the game. Games can break down barriers in identity, beliefs and sometimes even language.
Objective
Subjective
What is an inference?
A conclusion based on known fact.
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
An influence or prejudice on a topic
Giving pleasant words for an unpleasant subject
What are the three types of irony?
Man v. Man, Man v. Nature, Man v. Society
Internal, External, Man v. Self
Verbal, Situational, Dramatic
Man v. Man, Man v. Self, Man v. Society
What are the three types of external conflict?
Man v. Man, Man v. Self, Man v. Society
Man v. Man, Man v. Nature, Man v. Society
Man v. Robot, Man v. Self, Man v. Man
Man v. Nature, Man v. School, Man v. Man
What is the author's purpose?
The reason or intent for writing.
An arrangement or order of sentences.
Meaning to be found in words or events.
Coming after something in time.
Authors write for all of these purposes EXCEPT:
Inform
Entertain
Persuade
All of the above
How is subjective summary different from objective?
It includes all facts
It includes opinion/personal interpretation
It acknowledges the existence or validity of
It is the smallest extent or degree.
To strengthen an existing idea, feeling or habit
Replace
Enhance
Exceed
Reinforce
What is a rhetorical question?
A question asked that does not require an answer.
The smallest extent or degree.
A person or thing that is similar.
A typical example of something.
If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all! Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?
A. reduce
B. follow
C. behind
D. buy
Which definition most accurately defines rhetoric
speeches meant to brainwash people
written or spoken words meant to inform, motivate, or persuade
written or spoken words meant to entertain an audience
writing that is meant to confuse readers
What is pathos?
The occasion
The appeal to emotion
The appeal to credibility
The appeal to logic
What is ethos?
The occasion
The appeal to emotion
The appeal to credibility
The appeal to logic
What is logos?
The occasion
The appeal to emotion
The appeal to credibility
The appeal to logic
Words, phrases, stated over (and over) to emphasize meaning.
repetition
anaphora
alliteration
parallelism
Speaker means something other than what is said; the unexpected; a difference between what is stated to be literally true and what the reader knows to be true.
irony
juxtaposition
contrast
euphemism
Two contradictory terms used together.
oxymoron
contrast
juxtaposition
simile
An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or harsh.
euphemism
polysyndeton
diction
pun
A set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses.
parallelism
asyndeton
syntax
alliteration
When two or more ideas, places, or characters are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
juxtaposition
metaphor
onomatopoeia
parallelism
Juxtaposition is...
The figurative comparison between two unlike things
Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast
A position on the football field
What readers do when they compare and contrast
Consider the following idiom: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Why is this also a juxtaposition example?
In this case, dogs are being personified as able to learn tricks
The reverse psychology of this proverb implies that you can indeed learn new things when you’ve gotten older.
The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one’s ways.
Why would a writer use juxtaposition?
To surprise the reader
To create startling contrasts between two objects or ideas
To control the pacing of a text
To add a sense of musicality
Downplaying the significance of something.
Juxtaposition
Hyperbole
Understatement
Oxymoron
Which example shows correct parallel structure?
Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.
Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.
Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.
Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.
Informational Text is...
Nonfiction
Fiction
Dramatic
Comedic
Analysis means...
Making things up as you go along
Describing what something is saying
Finding new ways to use your knowledge
Breaking down information to understand it better
Summary is...
Coming up with your own explanations for unfamiliar ideas
Understanding the texts you read
Saying exactly what the text says
Restating the main points and ideas of something
What is the difference between a Subject and a Theme?
The Subject and the Theme are the exact same thing
The Subject is what the topic is; the Theme is what the texts says about the topic
The Subject is what the author knows; the Theme is what the audience knows
The Subject is what the text implies; the Theme is what the rest directly states
What are supporting details/evidence?
Guesses based on observations.
Proof which supports a claim or idea.
Deductions readers make based on the text.
Inferences readers make based on the text.
What are some things you can do to help you analyze a text?
Read the text closely
Reread the text multiple times
Annotate the text
Attempt to summarize the text
What does Word Choice refer to?
An educational game
The specific words, phrases, and expressions that an author or speaker uses
The words you use to respond to a text
Choices that we make as we talk and write that have nothing to do with words
