LUOA 9th Grade English Midterm Exam Study Guide

LUOA 9th Grade English Midterm Exam Study Guide Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: The man sitting next to me wanted an extra snack, so I decided to give him my bag of peanuts A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in gender and _________. Number Complete this sentence: A topic sentence must _______________________________. Set the stage for what is to come in the paragraph Check all of the items that must be similar in parallelism (parallel structure): -Ideas -Parts of speech -Sentence structure Which sentence has the dependent clause italicized? The clothes, which Sarah brought today, need to be washed immediately A clause contains a subject and a verb. True or False? True Which sentence is correctly punctuated? The wind and waves destroyed the pier but not the lighthouse Is this sentence using active or passive voice? "The bag of chips was eaten by Kate." Passive It is usually preferable to write sentences in active voice. True or false? True In formal, academic writing, you were told to avoid third person pronouns and use first and second if possible. True or False? False These are examples of: _________________ "both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also" Correlative conjunctions Is this sentence properly punctuated? "The price of gas is lower this month; consequently, the roads have been filled with more travelers." Yes Which of the following introductory tags is NOT properly punctuated? Hershey writes "Difficulties show men what they are." Which of the following in-text citations IS correct" A famous man once said, "If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time" (Ziglar 24) Which of the following contains the main ideas of a passage but not the supporting details? A Summary In the story "War," the young scout sees his enemy filling a water bottle. The scout raises his rifle _________________________. but lowers it again, not willing to shoot the man with the ginger-colored beard In the story "War," the man with the ginger-colored beard ________________________________. shoots and kill sthe young cavalryman In "The Gift of the Magi," Jim's most cherished possession is __________________________. a gold watch that had belonged to his father, and before that his granfather In "The Gift of the Magi," the personal object most cherished by Della is _________________________. her long, beautiful, flowing hair In "The Necklace," the Loisels spent ten years paying off a debt. Over those ten years, Mathilde became ____________________. old, with the look of an impoverished woman: strong, hard, and rough In "The Necklace," Mathilde is dissatisfied with her station in life. She is married to ______________. A little clerk of the Ministry of Public Instruction In "The Lady, or the Tiger?," the princess knows which door is hiding the lady and which is hiding the tiger. When it comes time to choose, the princess _____________________. Slightly motions her hand to the right In "The Lady, or the Tiger?," the princess was in love with a brave young man. When her father found out about this affair, he ___________________. sentenced the young man to the arena, and made his daughter choose between sending him to either another lady or a tiger In "A Horseman in the Sky," the guard on duty is initially _______________________. Fast asleep on duty In "A Horseman in the Sky," the sentinel on duty is a young Virginian named _________________. Carter Druse Walter Mitty's wife supports and encourages his daydreams. True or False? False As he leans against the wall of the drugstore at the end of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," Walter imagines _________________________. That he faces a firing squad In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does General Zaroff say that he started hunting humans? Humans are able to reason In "The Most Dangerous Game," Rainsford falls into the water from the boat. While in the water, he hears _________________. A high, screaming sound like a terrorized animal In "The Most Dangerous Game," what type of footwear does General Zaroff tell Rainsford he should wear? Moccasins Select the 5 types of external conflict. -Individual vs. Society -Individual vs. Individual -Individual vs. Technology -Individual vs. Nature -Individual vs. Supernatural Select the 5 key elements found in a story's setting. -Mood -Time -Political/Social Environment -Place -Weather Match the types of irony to their correct definition: Verbal A speaker or writer says one thing, but means something entirely different Match the types of irony to their correct definition: Dramatic An audience or reader perceives something to be true, but a character does not know to it be true Match the types of irony to their correct definition: Situational What actually happens is far different from what is expected to happen Match each of the 5 elements of plot structure to their correct definition: Exposition The beginning of the story where the author sets yo the setting, characters, and conflict Match each of the 5 elements of plot structure to their correct definition: Rising Action This is the part of the story that slowly builds the conflict Match each of the 5 elements of plot structure to their correct definition: Climax The conflict comes to a head and creates a turning point in the story Match each of the 5 elements of plot structure to their correct definition: Falling Action The story begins to work itself out Match each of the 5 elements of plot structure to their correct definition: Resolution/Conclusion This is the ending of the story, and the resolution of major conflicts Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 basic building blocks of a story? Irony A(n) ___________ is something that gives the appearance of something it is not. Illusion A character who experiences some sort of life change or change in personality/attitude over the course of a story is called a _________ character. Dynamic A character who remains essentially the same throughout a story, holding true to his/her original values, beliefs, personality, and attitude is called a ________ character. Static The study of the origin of words is called ___________. etymology The 1 type of internal conflict is Individual vs. ______