Masters of English (CBA #1)
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- Q1The process by which the author reveals the personality of a character is calledthoughtsspeechplotcharacterization30s
- Q2When the author TELLS the audience what the personality of a character isforeshadowingthemedirect characterizationindirect characterization30s
- Q3Authors convey personality through SHOWING details in a character'sSpeech, thoughts, emotions, appearance, and vocabularySpeech, theme, emotions, actions, and looksSpeech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looksThoughts, emotions, clothing, ideas, and setting30s
- Q4"The patient boy and the quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother." This is an example of...indirect characterizationsettingdirect characterizationplot30s
- Q5"He wondered why he had done such a dangerous thing, and he began to cry." This is an example of...indirect characterizationdirect characterizationonomatopoeiasimile30s
- Q6Foreshadowing iswhen the author tells you about a character's personality directlywhen the author provides hints about the meaning of specific flashbackswhen the opposite of what you expected happenswhen the author gives hints/clues about future events in a story30s
- Q7"It was back in 2001. I remember the dread and devastation. I felt like the universe was imploding." This is an example of...FlashbackCharacterizationThemeSetting30s
- Q8Which of the following is an example of irony?A teacher assisting students with their assignmentsA fireman casually throwing a lit cigarette on their lawnAn engineer looking over graphics of her designA doctor recommending a healthy diet of fruit and vegetables30s
- Q9The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as a sequence is called thethemeforeshadowingclimaxplot30s
- Q10A story's theme may be difficult to figure out because:It must be inferredAuthors rarely want the reader to figure it outIt has little to do with plot, characters, or other story elementsIt is not written at the end of the story30s
- Q11What does theme add to the story?A sense of locationDialogue for the charactersAn important messageMotivation for the characters30s
- Q12A theme isAn author's purpose for writing a storyAn underlying idea or messageThe events that occur in a storyThe narrator's opinion of event30s
- Q13Three flies notice an overturned honeypot. Two of the flies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest fly stays back. The two flies tease the older fly, but then get stuck in the honey. What's the moral, or theme, of the story?Overeating leads to illnessAlways send in a tasterInsects value food over safetySome prizes aren't worth it30s
- Q14The first review on the Harry Potter movie was favorable. Many people attended and enjoyed the movie. Some people even saw the movie three times! What does favorable mean?UncertainClearNegativePositive30s
- Q15The woman crossed her fingers as her daughter did the cheer. She was hoping that everything would work out for her daughter as she vied for a position on the squad. Her daughter wanted to be a cheerleader. What does vied mean?EnclosedShoutedTriedExpanded30s