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  • Why might an author include a shift in POV?
    To reduce the focus on the main character's experiences
    To avoid describing the setting in detail
    Provide additional perspectives & insights into characters
    To confuse the reader about who is narrating the story
  • What is the prepositional phrase: Tommy threw the ball over the fence?
    ball over the fence
    ball
    over the fence
    over
  • Identify the figurative language and tone: "The gloomy clouds began to cry."
    Metaphor: Nervous
    Personification: Somber
    Personification: Rainy
    Metaphor: Cheerful
  • The setting and characters are introduced during the
    Exposition
    Falling Action
    Rising Action
    Climax
  • Where would you most likely find the glossary in a book?
    At the beginning, before the introduction
    Throughout the text as side notes
    On the same page as the index
    At the end, near the back of the book
  • "I laugh like I have gold mines," is an example of:
    Personification
    Metaphor
    Similie
    Aliteration
  • Identify and analyze the figurative language: "Love is a young green willow / shimmering at the bare wood's edge."
    Metaphor: Love is a young tree
    Simile: Love is new and exciting
    Metaphor: Love is new and exciting
    Simile: Love is a young tree
  • What is the main purpose of the table of contents in a book?
    To list chapters and their page numbers for easy navigation
    To give credit to sources used by the author
    To summarize the main arguments of the book
    To provide definitions of difficult terms used in the text
  • Which element includes time and place of action?
    Character development
    Plot
    Theme
    Setting
  • Which of the following words has a negative connotation?
    Optimistic
    Fearful
    Celebratory
    Playful
  • What does the suffix -ous mean?
    Many
    Different
    Beautiful
    Full of
  • What is the prepositional phrase: The flood damaged many buildings near the shore.
    many buildings near the shore
    flood damaged
    damaged many buildings
    near the shore
  • How the author "grows" the central idea and topic throughout their piece:
    Development of an idea
    Evidence from the text
    Summarizing
    Topic
  • What does the suffix -ize mean?
    Fast
    Stop
    To make or cause to become
    To stop or cause to cease
  • If you need to quickly find the definition of a term in a book, where should you look?
    The index
    The glossary
    The table of contents
  • What does it mean if a question asks, "How does the author develop the argument?"
    Explain the evidence, reasoning & techniques the author uses
    Summarize of the author's main points
    Critique of the author's argument & its flaws
    Compare the author's argument with another argument
  • The most exciting moment in a story is known as the
    Exposition
    Rising Action
    Resolution
    Climax
  • Which is not true?
    Themes are more than one word.
    Themes are the setting and the characters.
    Themes are usually universal.
    Themes describe the moral or the lesson of the story.
  • What is the tone? "I have been waiting for you all day - I am going to be late for my appointment, thanks to you."
    Ecstatic
    Threatening
    Annoyed
    Calm
  • Which is not a theme?
    Friendship
    Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
    Be careful what you wish for
    Love conquers all
  • In what way does setting help develop the character?
    By offering background that has no impact on the characters
    By reflecting the character's emotions or personality traits
    By providing obstacles or challenges the character must over
    By influencing the character's decisions and actions
  • Which of the following is typically found in the index of a book
    A list of all chapters and their page numbers
    A detailed alphabetical list of topics and the pages where t
    Definitions of terms
    A summary of the author's main ideas
  • Which is an example of hyperbole?
    Gilly gets gummies.
    The wind screamed through the open door
    Mrs. Callan repeated her instructions 100 times.
    Whoosh
  • What is the function of a footnote in a text?
    To list sources used throughout the entire book
    To summarize the main points of a chapter
    To provide additional information or references
    To introduce a new section or chapter
  • The subject that the passage/text focuses on is the:
    Central idea
    Topic
    Author's purpose
    Topic sentence
  • Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
    It's raining cats and dogs!
    Zap!
    Crazy cats count cars.
    You are my sunshine.
  • Which of these is a contrast word?
    On the other hand
    As well as
    Similarly
    Alike
  • What is an example of contrasting ideas?
    Whales are bigger than cats
    Apples and oranges are both fruit
    Tom, Kate, and Jim are wearing jeans
    There are two trees in my backyard
  • "Endless wealth, I thought, held out its arms to me," is an example of:
    Alliteration
    Metaphor
    Personification
    Similie
  • The subject that the passage/text focuses on is the:
    Topic sentence
    Author's purpose
    Topic
    Central idea
  • What does the prefix ante- mean?
    Before
    A different room
    After
    Outside
  • What is the prepositional phrase: A large piano stood inside the music room.
    music room
    large piano
    inside
    inside the music room
  • This type of poem has two lines that repeat throughout the poem,
    Vilanelle
    Couplet
    Sonnet
    Quatrain
  • What does it mean to paraphrase text?
    To write an explanatory essay about a specific topic.
    To restate the information of a text in your own words.
    To build an argument about the text.
    To explain a genre of storytelling.
  • What does the prefix pro- mean?
    Backward
    Before or go forward
    After
    Professional
  • What does the prefix post- mean?
    Send
    Stick
    Before
    After
  • How does a poem's structure contribute to its purpose?
    By limiting the number of themes the poem can explore
    By providing a clear summary at the end of the poem
    By adding random breaks and lines that confuse the reader
    By organizing ideas & emotions so they enhance meaning
  • Also known as the main idea, the most important thought of the text tells the reader the author's main points in writing:
    Topic
    Topic sentence
    Central idea
    Author's purpose
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