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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the tone of "The Red Wheel Barrow"?
The farmer is the backbone of American society.
The author feels reverence and gratitude toward farmers.
The poem is somber and idyllic.
A wheelbarrow is in a field and it represents something important.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the mood of "The Red Wheel Barrow"?
The farmer is the backbone of American society.
The author feels reverence and gratitude toward farmers.
The poem is somber and idyllic.
A wheelbarrow is in a field and it represents something important.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the theme of "The Red Wheel Barrow"?
The farmer is the backbone of American society.
The author feels reverence and gratitude toward farmers.
The poem is somber and idyllic.
A wheelbarrow is in a field and it represents something important.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The words "glazed" and "rain" in the second stanza "beside" and "white" in the third stanza are examples of...
alliteration
assonance
consonance
onomatopoeia
- 5. Multiple Choice
The words "depends upon" in the first stanza are an example of...
alliteration
assonance
consonance
onomatopoeia
- 6. Multiple Choice
I am trying to persuade you that "The Red Wheel Barrow" is an outstanding poem. Which is an example of an appeal to authority?
I really like it.
According to the Harvard School of Literature, this poem is one of the best of the 20th century.
This poem reminds me of farmers sweating and suffering so that we can have food.
The poem has 90% of the elements identified to make up a quality poem.
- 7. Multiple Choice
I am trying to persuade you that "The Red Wheel Barrow" is an outstanding poem. Which is an example of an appeal to logic and reasoning?
I really like it.
According to the Harvard School of Literature, this poem is one of the best of the 20th century.
This poem reminds me of farmers sweating and suffering so that we can have food.
The poem has 90% of the elements identified to make up a quality poem.
- 8. Multiple Choice
I am trying to persuade you that "The Red Wheel Barrow" is an outstanding poem. Which is an example of an appeal to emotion?
I really like it.
According to the Harvard School of Literature, this poem is one of the best of the 20th century.
This poem reminds me of farmers sweating and suffering so that we can have food.
The poem has 90% of the elements identified to make up a quality poem.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The baby went to his mother. Which of these shows an exchange with a more vivid verb?
change "went" to "toddled"
change "baby" to "infant"
add the word "anxious" before the word "mother"
add the word "anxious" before the word "baby"
- 10. Multiple Choice
She was a good mother to her child. Which of these shows a change to more vivid adjectives?
change the word "was" to "became"
change the word "good" to "strict but fair"
change the word "child" to "son"
add the word "very" before "good"
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which sentence uses simpler syntax?
The cat followed the child to the barn.
Following the child, playing with a feather, the cat, a calico, raced to the barn--ah, it was so!
The cat--a calico, of varying shades of brown, rust, cream, and gray--faded into the leaf pile, hiding itself well.
Into the barn followed the cat.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which sentence uses more elevated diction?
I'll see you tomorrow.
Fare thee well, young scholars.
Later, gators!
Good afternoon, friends.
- 13. Multiple Choice
An essay to convince the government to increase regulations on greenhouse gasses would have which purpose?
entertain
reflect
persuade
inform
- 14. Multiple Choice
A funny story about what happened on the way to school would have which purpose?
entertain
reflect
persuade
inform
- 15. Multiple Choice
A narrative that looks back on the way we spent recess, wondering if it's the same today, would have which purpose?
entertain
reflect
persuade
inform
- 16. Multiple Choice
Chasing a mouse, the cat under the bed ran into the wall. Which part of this sentence is a participle phrase?
chasing a mouse
under the bed
ran
into the wall
- 17. Multiple Choice
Chasing a mouse, the cat under the bed ran into the wall. Which part of this sentence is an adjective phrase (prep)?
chasing a mouse
under the bed
ran
into the wall
- 18. Multiple Choice
Chasing a mouse, the cat under the bed ran into the wall. Which part of this sentence is an adverb phrase (prep)?
chasing a mouse
under the bed
ran
into the wall
- 19. Multiple Choice
A simple sentence has...
one independent/main clause (it can have many phrases)
two independent/main clauses connected with a FANBOY conjunction or a semicolon
a dependent/subordinate clause and an independent/main clause
two main/independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
- 20. Multiple Choice
A compound sentence has...
one independent/main clause (it can have many phrases)
two independent/main clauses connected with a FANBOY conjunction or a semicolon
a dependent/subordinate clause and an independent/main clause
two main/independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
- 21. Multiple Choice
Identify the type of sentence: Under the bed, the dust bunnies danced a jig.
simple
compound
complex
compound/complex
- 22. Multiple Choice
Identify the type of sentence: Under the bed, the dust bunnies danced a jig and whistled a tune.
simple
compound
complex
compound/complex
- 23. Multiple Choice
Identify the type of sentence: Under the bed, the dust bunnies danced a jig, and the mouse whistled a tune.
simple
compound
complex
compound/complex
- 24. Multiple Choice
Identify the type of sentence: Because the mouse was whistling, the cat was able to find it under the bed.
simple
compound
complex
compound/complex
- 25. Multiple Choice
Each of these is a type of figurative language comparison EXCEPT...
simile
metaphor
analogy
allusion
- 26. Multiple Choice
During the FIRST read of a selection, we have been doing the following EXCEPT...
checking for understanding
connecting to the unit topic
stopping in the middle to close read a segment for style and craft
annotating what we will want to examine and close read later
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