2014-01-16 - 8:16 p.m.
Name ____________________________________
Date ______________ Pts ____ /
Language Arts Quiz
Directions: Answer the questions
1. Why is it important for a person be able to summarize fictional stories, nonfiction books, articles, movies, conversations and lectures?
2. If a younger sibling were to ask you what a summary is, what might you tell them?
3. For a summary in a fiction book, identify five things that should be included.
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4. The conflict in the story is also called the _________________.
5. Conflict can be of two general types: External or ________________.
6. Of the two general types of conflict, there are three subtypes of external conflict:
A. Man vs. ______________
B. Man vs. ______________
C. Man vs. _______________
7. When it comes to figurative language, we have talked mainly about two types
A. M________________�s
B. S _________________�s
8. List 4 metaphors
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9. List four similes
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10. What is the difference between a denotation and a connotation.
11. Give one example of two words that mean similar things, but one word sounds better than the other word. For example:
Sounds Better Sounds Worse
Food (+) Grub (-)
Quote Matching
Directions: Use your note cards to identify the speaker of the quote
12. �Try to learn something about everything and everything about something� _____________________________
13. �Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world� ________________________________
14. �You can never be overdressed or overeducated� _______________________
15. �You don�t learn to walk by following rules, you learn by falling�___________________________________
16. �If opportunity doesn�t knock, build a door� ___________________________
17. �When you can�t change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails.� _______________________________________
18. �You are what you pretend to be, so be careful what you pretend to be.�
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Directions: Pick the quote from above that you like the best, and tell me what it means in your words.
19. I pick the quote by ____________________________ . What he means is _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Extra Credit! Earn one point for each fecund metaphor or simile that you generate. The ceiling is capped at five.
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