1st Semester Exam ELA Academic

Question 1 of 40

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What is the definition of Simile?

Select one of the following:

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, without using like or as also to make a description more emphatic or vivid
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid and using like or as
is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas

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Question 2 of 40

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What is the definition of Metaphor?

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is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas
is a figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, thus highlighting the similarities between the two. and does not use like or as
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Question 3 of 40

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What is the definition of Personification?

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is a figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, thus highlighting the similarities between the two.
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas.
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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Question 4 of 40

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What is the definition of Alliteration?

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely unjointed words
giving human qualities to notreal things
the occurrence of a different letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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Question 5 of 40

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What is the definition of Hyperbole?

Select one of the following:

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
is a figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, thus highlighting the similarities between the two.
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
is a figure of speech where human qualities are absolutely not given to animals, objects or ideas.

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Question 6 of 40

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Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

SAR'S 20 Points on Exam

What do you think about the changes that Scrooge went through and how did it affect his life and did it affect it in a positive or a negative way? Explain?

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Question 7 of 40

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Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

SAR'S 20 Points on Exam

Think about all the characters, what do you think did the all the characters experience obstacles and go through a process of a change? If so how many? Explain with full detail. There has to be at least one character.

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Question 8 of 40

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An appositive phrase is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 9 of 40

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Check the ones with examples of appositive phrases

Select one or more of the following:

My friends, went to the grocery store.
The court sent a subpoena to my sister, Lucy.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
Brenda, my new boss wants me to basically do all her work for her.
Aman is very nonplussed today, his friends Iliyan and Amsal made an inside joke he didn't understand.

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Question 10 of 40

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A simple, complex, and compound sentence is?

Select one or more of the following:

Simple: a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
Complex: a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
Compound: a sentence with more than one subject or predicate
Simple: a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
Complex: a sentence with more than one subject or predicate
Compound: a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
Simple: a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
Complex: a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
Compound: a sentence with more than zero subjects or predicates
Simple: a sentence with more than one subject or predicate
Complex: a sentence with more than zero subjects or predicates
Compound: a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.

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Question 11 of 40

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Identify the correct examples of simple,complex,and compound sentences.

Select one or more of the following:

Simple: The company was very successful
Complex: Although Jacob is playing basketball, his favorite sport is baseball.
Compound: I am going shopping after school; I hope Mom will buy me a new X-Box game.
Simple: Although Jacob is playing basketball, his favorite sport is baseball.
Complex: I am going shopping after school; I hope Mom will buy me a new X-Box game.
Compound: The company was very successful
Simple: The company was very successful
Complex: I am going shopping after school; I hope Mom will buy me a new X-Box game.
Compound: Although Jacob is playing basketball, his favorite sport is baseball.
Simple: Although Jacob is playing basketball, his favorite sport is baseball.
Complex: The company was very successful
Compound: I am going shopping after school; I hope Mom will buy me a new X-Box game.

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Question 12 of 40

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Does this sentence have a subject and a verb? If so is it labeled correctly? And do you notice something different about this sentence, think about what else does it have? if so in the next question click on the one you notice
MS or MAV= Main Subject or Main Verb
MV= Minor Verb
S V MV MV
Karry was working on the project, while others were eating and watching television.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 13 of 40

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Answering the previous question what did you notice that was different or what did you notice at all? (Hint: The answer was true and it also was a type of sentence. Identify which type)

Select one or more of the following:

I noticed that it was a complex sentence because it had 2 Independent clauses
I noticed that it was a complex sentence because it had a subordinating conjuction
I noticed that the answer was true and the type of sentence was appositive
I didn't notice anything

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Question 14 of 40

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The meaning of a protagonist is and who is the protagonist in Full Tilt

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Question 15 of 40

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

A antagonist is a and the protagonist in Full Tilt is

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Question 16 of 40

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Foreshadowing is

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Question 17 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Cassandra is both (literally and figuratively)

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Question 18 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

5. literature that is written to be performed by actors for

an audience:

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Question 19 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

8. The spectacle a play presents in performance,

including the position of actors, the background, the

props, costumes, and the lighting and sound effects:

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Question 20 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

10. the words characters speak:

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Question 21 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

13. one who writes plays:

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Question 22 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

14. a special kind of monologue given by a character

alone on a stage, whose words reveal what he or she

is thinking or feeling:

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Question 23 of 40

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15. a person in a literary work:

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Question 24 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

1. a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or

absent listener in a moment of deep emotion:

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Question 25 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

2. time, place, and social context of a story:

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Question 26 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

3. Directions written instructions about how actors

should move and behave:

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Question 27 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

4. a struggle between a character and an opposing force:

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Question 28 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

6. a major section in a play that can be further divided:

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Question 29 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

7. a remark that a character makes, either to the

audience or to another character, that others on stage

do not hear:

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Question 30 of 40

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

8. a section in a play in which all of the events occur in

one place at one time:

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Question 31 of 40

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1st Semester Exam ELA Academic

Question 1 of 40

What is the definition of Simile?

Select one of the following:

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Question 2 of 40

What is the definition of Metaphor?

Select one of the following:

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Question 3 of 40

What is the definition of Personification?

Select one of the following:

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Question 4 of 40

What is the definition of Alliteration?

Select one of the following:

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Question 5 of 40

What is the definition of Hyperbole?

Select one of the following:

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Question 6 of 40

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

SAR'S 20 Points on Exam What do you think about the changes that Scrooge went through and how did it affect his life and did it affect it in a positive or a negative way? Explain?

Explanation

Question 7 of 40

Click on the orange point and write the correct answer.

SAR'S 20 Points on Exam Think about all the characters, what do you think did the all the characters experience obstacles and go through a process of a change? If so how many? Explain with full detail. There has to be at least one character.

Explanation

Question 8 of 40

An appositive phrase is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 40

Check the ones with examples of appositive phrases

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 40

A simple, complex, and compound sentence is?

Select one or more of the following:

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Question 11 of 40

Identify the correct examples of simple,complex,and compound sentences.

Select one or more of the following:

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Question 12 of 40

Select one of the following:

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Question 13 of 40

Answering the previous question what did you notice that was different or what did you notice at all? (Hint: The answer was true and it also was a type of sentence. Identify which type)

Select one or more of the following:

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Question 14 of 40

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The meaning of a protagonist is and who is the protagonist in Full Tilt

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Question 15 of 40

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

A antagonist is a and the protagonist in Full Tilt is

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Question 16 of 40

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Foreshadowing is

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Question 17 of 40

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Cassandra is both (literally and figuratively)

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Question 18 of 40

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

5. literature that is written to be performed by actors for an audience:

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Question 19 of 40

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

8. The spectacle a play presents in performance, including the position of actors, the background, the props, costumes, and the lighting and sound effects:

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Question 20 of 40

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

10. the words characters speak:

SAR'S 20 Points on Exam

What do you think about the changes that Scrooge went through and how did it affect his life and did it affect it in a positive or a negative way? Explain?

SAR'S 20 Points on Exam

Think about all the characters, what do you think did the all the characters experience obstacles and go through a process of a change? If so how many? Explain with full detail. There has to be at least one character.

5. literature that is written to be performed by actors for

an audience:

8. The spectacle a play presents in performance,

including the position of actors, the background, the

props, costumes, and the lighting and sound effects:

14. a special kind of monologue given by a character

alone on a stage, whose words reveal what he or she

is thinking or feeling:

1. a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or

absent listener in a moment of deep emotion:

3. Directions written instructions about how actors

should move and behave:

7. a remark that a character makes, either to the

audience or to another character, that others on stage

do not hear:

8. a section in a play in which all of the events occur in

one place at one time:

8. a section in a play in which all of the events occur in

one place at one time: