Exam Review #1 - Colleen Day | Biblioteka

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Choose the verb or verb phrase: We finally received our passports after the visit to the post office.

finally received

received

visit

received, visit

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Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentence: No one can live without water in his or her body.

without water, in his or her body

in his or her body, can live

without water, can live

no one, his or her body

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This point of view is like a hidden camera. The narrator will only describe what is seen and heard. The narrator does not have access to characters' thoughts or feelings.

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Which of the following options best defines "tone"?

Tone is author’s attempt to describe something so that it appeals to the reader’s senses.

Tone is the author’s attitude toward a topic, situation, or character.

Tone is the atmosphere created by the author for the reader.

Tone is the lesson the author conveys through the story.

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What is the difference between central idea and theme?

Central idea is written in one word while theme is written in a sentence or more.

Central idea is the lesson of the story while theme is what the story is actually about.

Central idea is what the story is actually about while theme is the lesson of the story.

There is no difference between the two; they are the same.

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Identify the word that the following adjective phrase modifies: Sam wrote a song for the school talent show.

song

school

wrote

Sam

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A thesis statement...

is a "roadmap" showing your audience the order of the paragraphs in the essay.

hooks the audience into reading your essay.

appears as the last sentence of the introduction.

is echoed in at the beginning of the conclusion.

appears in the body paragraphs.

answers the prompt.

establishes the writer's stance on the topic.

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Which of the following are external conflicts?

person vs. nature, person vs. technology, person vs. self

person vs. society, person vs. self, person vs. person

person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. technology

person vs. self, person vs. person, person vs. technology

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Why might an author include allusions in their writing?

Allusions earn an author bonus points from the publisher, and they can get paid more for their writing.

Allusions cause lots of confusion and make readers want to quit reading the author’s writing.

Allusions help the reader better understand a subject by connecting it to something else.

Allusions are used to persuade the reader to agree with all of the author’s ideas and opinions.