1st 9 Weeks Test

Question 1

Define conflict

Answer 1

the struggle between opposing forces

Question 2

Define characterization

Answer 2

the presentation of a person in writing

Question 3

Define setting

Answer 3

the physical and emotional background of a story

Question 4

Define theme

Answer 4

the point that the writer makes about life or people

Question 5

Define foreshadowing

Answer 5

hinting at something that will happen later in the story

Question 6

Define allusion

Answer 6

a reference to something well known from the past

Question 7

Define point of view

Answer 7

the vantage point from which a story is told

Question 8

Define irony

Answer 8

something that seems one way, but in reality is different

Question 9

What are the six ways to reveal characters?

Answer 9

1. describe his actions
2. describe his physical features
3. describe the setting in which he lives
4. describe his past
5. describe how other characters describe him
6. describe his thoughts

Question 10

What are the five points of view?

Answer 10

1. First Person Narrator
2. Second Person Narrator
3. Third Person Omniscient Narrator
4. Third Person Limited Omniscient Narrator
5. Third Person Objective Narrator

Question 11

What are the three stages of an initiation story?

Answer 11

1. a young person starts out innocent
2. a young person encounters something harsh
3. a young person has an epiphany (a realization about the harshness of life)

Question 12

What are the five ways to develop an SAT essay?

Answer 12

1. General, real life example
2. Personal experience example
3. Historical example
4. Hypothetical example
5. Analogy

Question 13

What are the three types of irony?

Answer 13

1. Situational Irony
2. Dramatic Irony
3. Verbal Irony

Question 14

Define situational irony

Answer 14

a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects

Question 15

Define dramatic irony

Answer 15

a truth that the reader knows, but the character does not know

Question 16

Define verbal irony

Answer 16

a statement that says the opposite of what is meant

Question 17

Define plot

Answer 17

the pattern of events

Question 18

What are four examples of conflict?

Answer 18

1. Man vs. Man
2. Man vs. Himself
3. Man vs. Nature
4. Man vs. Society