Unit 1

Question 1

what are the eight parts of speech?

Answer 1

noun
pronoun
adjective
verb
adverb
conjunction
preposition
interjection

Question 2

what is a person place or thing

Answer 2

noun

Question 3

what takes place of a noun

Answer 3

pronoun

Question 4

what describes a noun or pronoun

Answer 4

adjective

Question 5

what is a verb

Answer 5

action or state of being

Question 6

what describes verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

Answer 6

adverb

Question 7

what is a conjunction

Answer 7

connecting words

Question 8

what is a preposition

Answer 8

relates a noun to other parts of a sentence

Question 9

what shows position or direction

Answer 9

preposition

Question 10

what is an interjection

Answer 10

shows emotion

Question 11

an interjection is always what

Answer 11

first word

Question 12

what is an audience

Answer 12

group of readers

Question 13

what is a purpose

Answer 13

reason for writing

Question 14

what is tone

Answer 14

authors attitude about a subject

Question 15

what is a narrative essay

Answer 15

real life events
ex) autobiographies and memoirs

Question 16

what is an expository essay

Answer 16

non-fiction that informs or explains
ex) research reports and analytical essays

Question 17

what is a persuasive essay

Answer 17

uses rhetoric to convince the reader to think a certain way
ex) political speeches and advertisements

Question 18

what is a static character

Answer 18

does not change throughout the story

Question 19

what is a dynamic character

Answer 19

develops and grows from an experience in the story

Question 20

what is a round character

Answer 20

character with many different traits

Question 21

what is a flat character

Answer 21

has one distinct trait

Question 22

a character in the story tells the story

Answer 22

first person

Question 23

a narrator tells the story as if they are talking to you

Answer 23

second person

Question 24

told by a narrator who is not part of the story

Answer 24

third person

Question 25

the narrator knows what all of the characters think and feel

Answer 25

third person omniscient

Question 26

what is the basis of stories novels and plays

Answer 26

conflict

Question 27

what is a conflict

Answer 27

struggle based between opposing forces

Question 28

what is a prediction

Answer 28

idea based on text and life experiences

Question 29

vocab (what part of speech): forebears

Answer 29

ancestors (n)

Question 30

vocab (what part of speech): rancor

Answer 30

bitter hate (n)

Question 31

vocab (what part of speech): obstinacy

Answer 31

stubbornness (n)

Question 32

vocab (what part of speech): amicably

Answer 32

in a friendly way (adv)

Question 33

vocab (what part of speech): meticulously

Answer 33

very carefully (adv)

Question 34

vocab (what part of speech): ominous

Answer 34

threatening (adj)

Question 35

vocab (what part of speech): unpalatable

Answer 35

unpleasant (adj)

Question 36

affect v. effect: to have an influence on someone or something

Answer 36

affect

Question 37

affect v. effect: signifies an event that causes change

Answer 37

effect

Question 38

side ( )ffects

Answer 38

e

Question 39

what often follows these words: into on take the any an or

Answer 39

effect

Question 40

what kinds of nouns are there

Answer 40

proper common concrete collective abstract

Question 41

vocab (what part of speech): atonement

Answer 41

making up for a wrong doing; some type of injury

Question 42

what is reflexive

Answer 42

writer reflecting on a memory

Question 43

list the five stages of the writing process in order

Answer 43

1. prewriting 2. rough draft (drafting) 3. revising 4. editings 5. publishing

Question 44

what four things should you do during the prewriting stage

Answer 44

1. choose your topic 2. brainstorm 3. research 4. organize

Question 45

what is the most important thing to do during the revision stage

Answer 45

eliminate unnecessary details

Question 46

is affect a noun or verb

Answer 46

verb

Question 47

is effect a noun or verb

Answer 47

noun