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Dialect

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  • Q1
    What is Dialect?
    The people or animals in short stories, novels, and plays.
    The ways in which an author reveals the traits of characters to his audience.
    An author's use of speech patterns that fit a character's background.
    A struggle between two opposing forces in a novel, short story, or play.
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the correct way to restate this sentence? You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter.
    Ain't no big deal if you don't know me, read my book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and you will.
    You won't know me unless you have read the book about me, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
    It doesn't matter you don't know me cause you haven't read my book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
    If you haven't read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you don't know me; but that doesn't matter.
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the correct way to restate this sentence? How now, brother, where is my cousin, your son?/Hath he provided this music?
    Hi, brother, where's my nephew? Is he the one who arranged for this band?
    My brother, my cousin, your son, who found this music?
    Where is my cousin, your son, and did he pick this music?
    Where is your son? Did he pick this band?
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the correct way to restate this sentence? And thus it past on from Candylmas untyl after Easter that the moneth of May was com, whan every lusty harte begynneth to blossom and burgyne.
    Past or present Christmas is the best.
    It is now time to celebrate Christmas and Easter.
    Thus it is Christmas time and we should all buy a tree.
    Time marched on from Christmas to Easter to the month of May when plants began to bloom.
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the correct way to restate this sentence? Well, the hull thing'll be settled now, boys; Lacy Bassett is coming down yer to look round.
    The whole thing will be settled now because Lacy Bassett is coming down to look things over.
    Boys, lacy Bassett will fix everything.
    Lacy Bassett will settle everything and look things over.
    The very important stuff will be dealt with when Lacy comes and looks around.
    30s
  • Q6
    Restate this passage; As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in love am I; And I will love thee still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry. - Robert Burns, "Red, Red Rose"
    You are beautiful, my dear. I love you now and will continue to do so until all the seas go dry.
    My good friend, I love you. I will love you as long as you are my friend and the seas are not dry.
    30s
  • Q7
    Restate this passage; "Well," Smiley says, was and careless, "he's good enough for one thing, I should judge - he can out jump and frog in Calaveras County." - Mark Twain
    The careless Smiley said, "I will tell you he's the winner!"
    Smiley said, without a care, I can tell you he's good enough to win the Calaveras County frog jump.
    "Well," Smiley said calmly, "I figure he's good enough to put jump any frog in Calaveras County."
    30s
  • Q8
    What region, time period, or social group does the word "feller" pertain to?
    Medieval times
    The Old West
    modern teenagers
    eighteenth-century Quakers
    30s
  • Q9
    What region, time period, or social group does the word "chillin'" pertain to?
    the Old West
    the sixties
    modern teenagers
    eighteenth-century Quakers
    30s
  • Q10
    What region, time period, or social group does the word "Sire" pertain to?
    the Old West
    Medieval times
    the sixties
    modern teenagers
    30s
  • Q11
    What region, time period, or social group does the word "thee" pertain to?
    the Old West
    Medieval times
    eighteenth-century Quakers
    modern teenagers
    30s
  • Q12
    What region, time period, or social group does the word "peace" pertain to?
    eighteenth-century Quakers
    the sixties
    the Old West
    modern teenagers
    30s
  • Q13
    Name this familiar song that has been written in unfamiliar dialect. At the summit of a platter full of pasta enveloped in parmesan, I misplaced my distressed sphere of beef when an individual responded to an allergic trigger with a nasal scream.
    "On Top of Old Smokey"
    "Beauty and the Beast"
    "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
    "Mary had a Little Lamb"
    30s
  • Q14
    Name this familiar song that has been written in unfamiliar dialect. Flash, Flash, miniature sky rock. Where are you, man? Out of this world, Like a sky diamond. Flash, Flash, miniature sky rock. Where are you, man?
    "The Wheels on the Bus"
    "1..2...Buckle my Shoe"
    "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
    "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
    30s

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