Mid Term Assesment Term 1

Question 1

Name the eight parts of speech.

Answer 1

Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Interjection, Preposition, Conjunction

Question 2

Name the three parts of a paragraph

Answer 2

Topic (Topic Sentence)
Evidence (Example)
Explanation (Commentary)

Question 3

What is the topic (topic sentence)?

Answer 3

First sentence must be a direct answer to the prompt

Question 4

What is the evidence (example)?

Answer 4

Details from the source that supports the topic.

Question 5

What is the explanation (commentary)?

Answer 5

Details from the text must be explained and shown how it supports the topic sentence.

Question 6

What is a genre?

Answer 6

the division of literature

Question 7

What is a minor genre?

Answer 7

the sub- division of literature

Question 8

What are the three major genres?

Answer 8

prose, verse, drama

Question 9

Name three minor genres.

Answer 9

fantasy, science fiction, thriller, horror, suspense, mystery

Question 10

What is fiction?

Answer 10

Literature based on the imagination

Question 11

What is Non-Fiction?

Answer 11

Literature based on actual events

Question 12

Name the parts of a story

Answer 12

Exposition
central conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
denouement

Question 13

Definition of plot.

Answer 13

series of related of events that tell a story

Question 14

What is the exposition?

Answer 14

introduces main characters, setting, mood: normal life

Question 15

What is the central conflict?

Answer 15

problem that causes the story

Question 16

What is the rising action?

Answer 16

attempts to solve central conflict

Question 17

What is the climax?

Answer 17

the point in the story where the problem is solved or is

discovered to be unsolvable

Question 18

What is the falling action?

Answer 18

reaction to the climax

Question 19

What is the resolution?

Answer 19

returns to new normal life

Question 20

What is the denouement?

Answer 20

end of narrative

matters are explained and problems are resolved

Question 21

What is a main character?

Answer 21

the principle participant in the story

Question 22

What is a minor character?

Answer 22

maintains a limited role in the story

Question 23

What is a protagonist?

Answer 23

character that attempts to achieve or change something

Question 24

What is a antagonist?

Answer 24

character that attempts to stop the protagonist

Question 25

What is a static character?

Answer 25

a character that does NOT change

Question 26

What is a dynamic character?

Answer 26

a character that changes

Question 27

What is a flat character?

Answer 27

a character that is limited in personality: stereotype | librarian

Question 28

What is a round character?

Answer 28

a character that is well developed; many sides to personality

Question 29

What is characterization?

Answer 29

the act where the author reveals the character

Question 30

What is a direct characterization?

Answer 30

the author directly states what type the character is

Question 31

What is indirect characterization?

Answer 31

the author gives clues about what type of a person the character is

Question 32

What is prose?

Answer 32

Literature written in standard paragraph for

Question 33

What is verse?

Answer 33

Literature NOT written in standard paragraph

Question 34

What is drama?

Answer 34

Literature written that is meant to be preformed

Question 35

What is the simple subject?

Answer 35

The who or what that is preforming the action.

Question 36

What is the simple predicate?

Answer 36

The action of the sentence.

Question 37

In "The Necklace" the narrator suggests that Mathilde's problem is that she...

Answer 37

is born into the wrong social class.

Question 38

In "The Necklace" In order to get money to replace the necklace the Loisels...

Answer 38

Borrow some, reduce their standard of living, and work hard

Question 39

In "The Necklace" Mme. Forestier responds to Mathilde's final revelation with...

Answer 39

Amazement

Question 40

In "The Necklace" At the end of the story, it is plain that ...

Answer 40

The Loisels have suffered needlessy

Question 41

In "The Necklace" Describe the Necklace in words.

Answer 41

In pursuit of recognition, a woman is driven to financial ruin