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6.Is the following statement from a political speech fact or opinion? I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with
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5.Which of the following statements is a logical appeal? Investing in the new library is investing in our children’s future.
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4.Which of the following statements is an emotional appeal? Senator Chang has represented our state for the last 12 years.
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3.How can you determine if an argument has weaknesses in it? Determine the type of argument and listen to the pitch and tone of
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2.What is the purpose of a conclusion in a political speech? to grab the attention of listeners and tell the main idea of the
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1.What is the purpose of the body of a political speech? to give the details or arguments that support the main idea to tell the
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Read this passage from President Kennedy’s Inaugural Address.Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of
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10.What is a soliloquy? a character making a quick comment to the audience that other characters do not hear a character having
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9.What are the Janus masks? the international symbol for drama a type of stage direction determined by the director the
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8.The smaller sections within an act are called _____. characters scenes chapters stage directions
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7.The major divisions in a play script are called _____. characters scenes chapters acts
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6.What is a dramatic monologue? a character making a long speech to one or more of the other characters a character speaking his
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5.What is dialogue? a character speaking his or her thoughts aloud while alone on stage a character having a conversation with
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4.How is drama different from other forms of writing? Drama is always about serious subjects. Drama lets the reader imagine how
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3.Which of the following is a characteristic of only a tragedy? usually has a happy ending has falling action has conflict
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2.How is a play script different from narrative writing? A play script consists mostly of action. A play script describes where
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1.Which is a true statement about drama? Dramas can contain both major and minor characters. Dramas use the same six-point plot
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Which line in the script is the setting?A. [Gwendolen and Cecily are at the window, looking out into the garden.] B. Gwendolen.
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Which line in the script is dialogue?A. Act III B. The Importance of Being Earnest C. Gwendolen. The fact that they did not
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Which line in the script is a stage direction?A. The Importance of Being Earnest B. Act III C. Gwendolen. The fact that they did
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10.Which of the following is a reason that all biographies may be biased or unbalanced? Biographers are historians who did not
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9.What type of biographer/subject relationship does the following passage represent? My career as an actor began at the tender
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8.Is the following statement true or false? Both biographies and autobiographies can discuss the subject’s parents and family.
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7.What is a biography? a written account of someone’s birth a written account of someone’s life a short story written in
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6.Which of the following is the most reliable? a biography written by the subject a firsthand biography a biography written by a
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5.If you want to get a true picture of someone’s life, you should _____ read a variety of biographies about the person. read
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4.Which of the following statements is true only about authorized biographies? The biographer can have access to the subject's
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3.The most common form, or structure, of a biography is _____ chronological order. cause and effect. problem and solution. order
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2.What is an autobiography? a biography written by the subject’s friend a biography written by a person who did not personally
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1.What type of biographer/subject relationship does the following passage represent? When I was eighteen, I left home to join
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Based on details in this passage, what can you conclude about the source of this passage?A. The source is Grant’s
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What do the details help the reader understand about the writer’s purpose in this passage?A. To help readers understand facts
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10.Read the following passage from “Shenandoah.” Which sound device is expressed by the bolded words? Shenandoah, I love
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9.Read the following passage from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Which sound device is expressed by the bolded letters?
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8.Which of the following describes an elegy? a poem with stanzas, a refrain, and a simple melody a slow, romantic, and
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7.Read the following passage from “Shenandoah.” Which sound device is expressed by the bolded words? Shenandoah, I long to
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6.Lyric poems often express the poet’s _____. memories ideas actions. emotions
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5.What gives lyric poetry its musical nature? sound devices figurative language prose metaphors
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4.How is the rhythm in a lyric poem created? by playing music when the words are read by emphasizing the number of words in the
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3.Read the following passage from “Oh, Susanna.” Which sound device is expressed by the bolded letters? Says I, I'm coming
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2.____ is a series of lines arranged together in a recurring pattern with rhythm and meter. An ode A verse A stanza An elegy
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1.Read the following passage from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Which sound device is expressed by the bolded words? Once
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15.Which of the following statements about writing the body of a persuasive essay is false? Save your strongest point for the
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14.The main purpose of _____ is to inform or explain. proposition exposition narrative fiction
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13.Which of the following describes the term slang? uncommon contractions appropriate language nonstandard English formal
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12.Read the passage. Late for work? No time to eat? Morning Glory breakfast bars are packed full of the protein and complex
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11.For which type of document is the following passage appropriate? The Industrial Revolution is responsible for the rise of the
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10.What is the main purpose of the following sentence? The average citizen works forty hours per week. to entertain to inform to
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9.How is the following passage from a cause-and-effect essay organized? When planting daisies, you first need to find the best
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8.Which type of writing discusses real things, events, or ideas? nonfiction proposition fiction legend
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7.In which type of essay would you expect to find the following passage? During the Civil War, the economies of the northern and
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6.Which word in the following sentence has a negative connotation? Although most people believe that more public services are
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5.Which of the following calls to action is stated? Two out of three dentists recommend Super Silk dental floss. According to
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4.Imagine that your teacher has asked you to write an essay that explains the similarities between two different novels. What
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3.What is the main purpose of the following sentence? Blood is also a tissue of the human body. to persuade to inform to settle
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2.The main purpose of the following sentence is to persuade. What is its specific purpose? Shaquille Johnson is an outstanding
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1.Which of the following calls to action is implied? Come on over to the Alternative Energy Auto Show! Buy Great Grain baked
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9.Which of the following is an example of a call to action? What has Mayor Lopez done for you lately? Vote for Mayor Lopez—the
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8.Is the following call to action stated or implied? Vote YES on Proposition 402 to provide funding for arts classes in our
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7.Which sentence has the most positive connotation? The team played the game. The team attended the game. The team easily won
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6.Print advertisements are a form of _____ writing. fact-and-opinion persuasive cause-and-effect narrative
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5.What type of appeal is used in the following passage? Don't let the competition get the jump on you! You need JT 3-Pointers
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4.Which sentence has the most negative connotation? The stench from the farm was disgusting. The odor from the farm was
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3.Is the following call to action stated or implied? Take the bus to work or car pool at least once a week to help improve the
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2.Which sentence has the most neutral connotation? The plan was forced upon the town council. The plan was presented to the town
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1.Which sentence in this passage represents a call to action? This city has had a rodent problem for years. Uncollected trash in
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PersuasionText To SpeechText to Speech Glossary Guided Practice Some of the adults who read this will say that the city can’t
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Which sentence uses an emotional appeal to go against the opposing viewpoint?A. Can we afford to offer after-school gym hours?
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Which sentence offers a general fact that goes against the opposing viewpoint?A. The only costs required would be for the
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30.Which of the following is a one-dimensional character and has very few traits? antagonist flat protagonist round
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29.Read the passage and answer the question. A yellow bird sat in the birdbath cleaning its feathers. It was enjoying the cool
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28.Read the passage. To Waken an Old Lady by William Carlos Williams Old age is a flight of small cheeping birds skimming bare
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27.When a story is told from the _____ point of view, the narrator has full knowledge of all the characters. omniscient
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26.What tone does this passage convey? Shelley’s cell phone was not working, so she called her cell phone company from a pay
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25.Which of the following techniques do authors use for indirect characterization? describing the character’s relatives and
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4.What tone does this passage convey? Emma raced home to call Yolanda. She wanted to let her know that she had made the regional
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23.Which type of character provides an obstacle to the protagonist? antagonist flat narrator static
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22.The stage of plot that comes directly after climax is called _____ falling action. rising action. resolution. conflict.
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21.Resistance or confrontation that shapes the development of plot is called _____ climax. rising action. falling action.
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20.Complete the sentence. A _____ is a message about life that can be understood in most cultures. personal symbol main idea
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19.The stage of plot that comes directly after falling action is called _____ exposition. climax. conflict. resolution.
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18.In fictional stories, authors describe _____ who deal with problems and who take part in the story’s action. readers actors
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7.What tone does this passage convey? Eugene was upset that his team was not playing better. “If they play like this in the
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16.Which type of character changes as a result of the events in a story? dynamic static protagonist narrator
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15.Complete the sentence. A _____ is an object, person, or animal that represents something else. theme symbol main idea
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14.Read the passage. Love and Friendship by Emily Brontë Love is like the wild rose-briar, Friendship is like the holly-tree—
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13.What tone does this passage convey? Carissa came home from school and threw her backpack on the couch. She went into her
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12.Read the passage. The mother put her children to bed, and then she took a shower and put on her pajamas. She yawned several
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11.When narrators cannot be trusted, they are considered _____ unreliable. reliable.
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10.Read the passage. Love and Friendship by Emily Brontë Love is like the wild rose-briar, Friendship is like the holly-tree—
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9.Which of the following is the best definition of persona? when narrators make the reader think of them as dependable and
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8.The stage of plot that is the beginning of the story’s conflict is called _____ falling action. rising action. climax.
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7.Read the passage. The girl stared out the window at the other children playing a game. She wondered if she would ever be able
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6.An emotional struggle that takes place in the protagonist's mind is called _____ external conflict. exposition. internal
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5.Which sentence in the following passage is an example of direct characterization? Jacques was a very nice man. He volunteered
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4.The type of narrative that records the thoughts and feelings of the narrator as they occur is called _____ first-person.
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3.Read the passage and then answer the question that follows. Ms. Slade picked up coffee on her way to work one morning. She
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2.Read the passage from My Antonia by Willa Cather My Antonia I told him I had always felt that other people—he himself, for
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9.What is the tone of this passage by author Oscar Wilde? My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other
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7.What is the setting in this passage? The schoolchildren could not wait to visit Queen’s Island Amusement Park. They heard
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