1. What is a good definition of Literature?*
1 point
teaching (pedagogy)
books and other written material
spoken material (speeches)
all of the above
2. What are the TWO MAIN TYPES of writing? *
1 point
paragraph
poetry
prose
B & C
3. What do you do to the FIRST WORD of every sentence?
*
1 point
punctuate it
italicize it
indent it
capitalize it
4.What are the FOUR GENRES of literature?*
1 point
biographies, novels, dictionaries, and pamphlets
novels, sci-fi, magazines, diaries
lectures, spiels, newspapers, mysteries
drama, fiction, nonfiction, poetry
5. Which of the following is a SUBGENRE of fiction?*
1 point
memoirs
reference books
romance novels
biographies
6. Which of the following is a SUBGENRE of nonfiction?*
1 point
Children's Literature
realistic fiction
autobiography
novels
7. Which of the Five Text Structures is about time and the order of events?*
1 point
cause and effect
chronological/sequence
compare and contrast
descriptive
problem and solution
8. Which of the Five Text Structures is about how two things are alike and how they are different?*
1 point
cause and effect
chronological/sequence
compare and contrast
descriptive
problem and solution
9. Which of the Five Text Structures uses lots of adjectives and adverbs?*
1 point
cause and effect
chronological/sequence
compare and contrast
descriptive
problem and solution
10. What does B stand for in the mnemonic device used to remember common conjunctions? FANBOYS
*
1 point
because
besides
briefly
but
11. Which sentence properly uses a common conjunction? FANBOYS*
1 point
It was Monday but Mrs. Martin was not at work.
It was Monday but, Mrs. Martin was not at work.
It was Monday, but Mrs. Martin was not at work.
it was monday but mrs. martin was not at work.
12. What is PIEED?
*Persuade *Inform *Entertain * Explain * Describe
*
1 point
narrative perspective
text structure
five elements of fiction
author’s purposes
13. Who WRITES a novel?*
1 point
author
poet
playwright
all of the above
14. The author creates the VOICE of the storyteller, which is:*
1 point
the author
the director
the narrator
the illustrator
15. Read the following passage and determine the Narrative Perspective:
"I accidentally left my shoes in the back seat of the car, but I really wanted to wear them today, because I think they are so cute."
*
1 point
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Omniscient
16. Read the following excerpt and determine the Narrative Perspective:
"She ran down the street, full of terror. The giant man was wearing a black hood, and ran swifty, his big boots beating against the pavement." *
1 point
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Omniscient
17. Whose voice determines Point of View in a piece of writing?*
1 point
narrator
sidekicks
citation
archetype
18. What is Point of View (POV) also known as?*
1 point
stanza
parentheses
narrative perspective
apostrophe
19. P~Q~A~E~P
What is the mnemonic device for Order of Operations in ELAR?
Please Quit Asking Every Period
*
1 point
passage, eliminate, answers, questions, prove
passage, prove, eliminate, answers, questions
eliminate, passage, answers, questions, prove
passage, questions, answers, eliminate, prove
20. Which Narrative Perspective specifically requires you to evaluate Limited, Objective, or Omniscient?*
1 point
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person
all of the above
21.Which point of view reveals the thoughts and feelings of just one character?*
1 point
2nd Person
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person Omniscient
3rd Person Limited
22. Which points of view makes you feel connected to one character?*
1 point
1st and 3rd Limited
2nd and 3rd Objective
1st and 3rd Objective
2nd and 3rd Omniscient
23. Which point of view does not reveal the thoughts or feelings of any characters?> (just the facts, ma'am)*
1 point
1st Person
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Omniscient
3rd Person Limited
24. What do you call a paragraph of poetry?*
1 point
stanza
thesis
indent
exclamation
25. P~A~S~T~E
You will read several PASSAGES on your STAAR test, and then be asked to answer questions about those PASSAGES.
What are FOUR SYNONYMS for the word PASSAGE?
*
1 point
(A) article
(S) selection
(T) Text
(E) Excerpt
all of the above
Other:
26.What do you call the HERO of a story?
(the person that the audience connects with)
*
1 point
sidekick
antagonist
protagonist
archetypes
27. What do you call the "BAD GUY"of a story?(the one who opposes the Hero)*
1 point
narrator
protagonist
antagonist
author
28. What do you call the pattern of rhyming in a poem? *
1 point
stanzas
limericks
rhyme scheme
sonnets
29. In a play, what type of font are stage directions written in?*
1 point
capitals
cursive
arial
italics
30. What type of poems have 5 lines with a 2-4-6-8-2 syllable count?*
1 point
free verse
cinquains
limericks
hakues
