← English II Pre-AP Midterm Review Test
5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- Metonymy
- Monologue
- Vernacular
- Melancholy
- Onomatopoeia
- a Refers to a speech by one person in a drama.
- b Reference to something or someone by naming one of its attributes.
Example: King Peter the Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, Queen Lucy the Valiant. - c The native language or native dialect of a specific population.
- d Deep, penseive, and long lasting sadness; sad, gloomy or depressed.
Eeyore looked upon the pile of sticks that was once his house in melancholy. - e BANG! Whoosh! (sound words)
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- "ing" verb form functioning as a noun.
Example: Sleeping in makes teenagers quite happy. - The introduction of a speech, where one announces the subject and purpose of the speech, and where one usually employs the persuasive appeal of ethos.
- The word "to" plus a verb. Can act as adjectives, adverbs or nouns.
Example: Betsy typed up an awesome chemistry review to behoove her classmates in their studying efforts. - Any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality.
Example: King Peter the Great, Susan the Gentle, Edmund the Just, Lucy the Valiant. - A manner of putting thoughts into words or the characteristic mode of construction and expression in writing and speaking (AKA a writer's voice.)
5 True/False Questions
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Asydenton → Omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses.
Example: She likes pickles, olives, raisins, dates, pretzels. -
Verbal Irony → What is said is different than that which is expected.
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Absolute → Group of words consisting of a noun, verb form, and any modifiers. Modify whole sentence
Example: Hands offering the exam paper to her teacher, Sheila reveled in the knowledge that she had completed the last of her midterms. -
Sanguine → "ing" verb form functioning as a noun.
Example: Sleeping in makes teenagers quite happy. -
Zeugma → The use of a word to modify or govern two or more words, usually in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense.
Example: He fished for compliments and trout.
Lauren milked the situation and the cow.
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