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English II Leap

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select ALL of the answers that show the author's STYLE.

a)

Diction (word choice)

b)

Imagery (appealing to 5 senses)

c)

Details (facts included or left out)

d)

Language (figurative, academic, common)

e)

Syntax (sentence structure)

2.

Which is the rhetorical appeal to the audience's sense of trust in the speaker/writer?

a)

Logos

b)

Pathos

c)

Ethos

d)

Deos

3.

end of a sentence with a quote, the citation should look like ____.

a)

(Shakespeare).

b)

(Shakespeare para. 3).

c)

(paragraph 3).

d)

Shakespeare para 3.

4.

If you do not address the question prompt on the essay portion of the LEAP, you will receive 0 points.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

noun, obsolete, ready for retirement

a)

hemorrhaged

b)

extricate

c)

calibrated

d)

superannuated

6.

The author's DEBATABLE VIEW about a subject that the whole writing attempts to prove is the author's ___.

a)

Claim

b)

Purpose

c)

Theme

d)

Message

7.

Select ALL of the answers that should be apply to a NARRATIVE essay you write on the LEAP.

a)

descriptive details included imagery

b)

dialogue or speech of characters

c)

the correct point of view / perspective asked in the prompt

d)

keep it in the same universe as the text

e)

be as long as necessary to make sense with the prompt

8.

The sequence of events in a story (AKA the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement) is the ___.

a)

setting

b)

theme

c)

central idea

d)

plot

9.

AT LEAST how many SENTENCES should be in a BODY paragraph of an essay?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

10.

The main idea or main point in a NON-FICTION (informational) text is the _____.

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Theme

d)

Central Idea

11.

The universal LIFE LESSON of a FICTION (literary) text is the ____.

a)

Claim

b)

Theme

c)

Setting

d)

Plot

12.

Select ALL that could be described as the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE in an answer on the LEAP.

a)

Persuade

b)

Money

c)

Entertain

d)

Inform

13.

What is the AUTHOR'S ATTITUDE toward the subject written about?

a)

Style

b)

Purpose

c)

Mood

d)

Tone

14.

Select ALL that are possible NON-FICTION (informational or persuasive) text STRUCTURES (organizations).

a)

Compare/Contrast

b)

Descriptive

c)

Cause & Effect

d)

Sequence/Chronological

e)

Problem & Solution

15.

In a three paragraph essay, what comes at the END of the FIRST and SECOND body paragraphs?

a)

Transition sentence

b)

Conclusion sentence

c)

Commentary sentence

d)

Concrete Detail

16.

What are ethos, pathos, and logos?

a)

rhetorical devices

b)

rhetorical moves

c)

rhetorical appeals

d)

rhetorical strategies

17.

How many QUOTES (text evidence/concrete details) should be in EACH BODY PARAGRAPH?

a)

1-2

b)

2-3

c)

3-4

d)

4-5

18.

Which is the rhetorical appeal to the audience's emotions?

a)

Logos

b)

Pathos

c)

Ethos

d)

Deos

19.

Which is the rhetorical appeal to the audience's reasoning?

a)

Logos

b)

Pathos

c)

Ethos

d)

Deos

20.

Select ALL that are included in a THESIS statement when you write an essay.

a)

Fully restated and answered question prompt

b)

Author's name(s) if known

c)

Title of text(s) if known

d)

Only one sentence

21.

Choosing a few words from "the quote" and working them into your own sentence like this is an acceptable way to use a concrete detail.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a)

A) The wind whispered through the trees.

b)

B) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

c)

C) Her smile was as bright as the sun.

d)

D) The classroom was a zoo.

23.

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

a)

A) The team are winning the match.

b)

B) The books on the shelf is dusty.

c)

C) The cat and the dog is playing outside.

d)

D) The list of items is on the table.

24.

What is the main purpose of a persuasive essay?

a)

A) To inform the reader about a topic.

b)

B) To entertain the reader with a story.

c)

C) To convince the reader of a particular viewpoint.

d)

D) To describe a process or event.

25.

Which word is a synonym for 'elated'?

a)

A) Sad

b)

B) Joyful

c)

C) Angry

d)

D) Tired