| Grammar Terms | ||
| #1 | True or False: You use a comma for a compound sentence. |
True |
| #2 | Give the nickname we have for coordinating conjunctions and list them. |
FANBOYS for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
| #3 | What do you call a sentence that has independent and dependent clauses? |
A complex sentence |
| #4 | When do you use a comma in a complex sentence? |
When the sentence begins with the dependent clause. |
| #5 | What do you call a phrase or clause that could be omitted from the sentence and not change the meaning of the sentence. |
A non-restrictive or non-essential clause. |
| Writing Terms | ||
| #1 | What is the equation for a thesis statement? |
Topic/Subject + Opinion/Stand = Thesis Statement
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| #2 | What group of words is considered an "expletive" and should be avoided in your writing? |
There is/are/was/were, etc. |
| #3 | When evaluating an essay, what 3 elements are considered for the "Focus" of the paper? |
Thesis statement, Introduction, Conclusion |
| #4 | When writing an Evaluation Essay, what must you first establish before you can evaluate you chosen topic? |
Criteria |
| #5 | What is the name of the table used to evaluate essays? |
A rubric |
| Animal Farm | ||
| #1 | Name the farmer who originally owned and worked the farm. |
Mr. Jones |
| #2 | Name the boar who spoke to the animals, motivating them to seek change. |
Old Major |
| #3 | Napolean teaches the puppies the principles of what belief system? |
Animalism |
| #4 | What does this statement replace? "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" |
The seven commandments |
| #5 | What two Russians were models for Snowball and Napolean? |
Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin |
| Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde | ||
| #1 | Who wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? |
Robert Louis Stevenson |
| #2 | Name the two men who walk together on Sunday evenings. |
Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield |
| #3 | What were the two violent instances that Mr. Hydes was involved in? |
Trampling the little girl and killing Sir Danvers Carew |
| #4 | What is Poole's occupation? |
He is Jekyll's butler |
| #5 | Why does Lanyon become ill and subsequently die? |
He is so disturbed by seeing the transformation of Hyde to Jekyll. |
| Other Literature | ||
| #1 | Name the story about the married couple who doesn't have enough money for Christmas. |
The Gift of the Magi |
| #2 | Name the story about the naughy little boy whose father doesn't want him back. |
The Ransom of Red Chief |
| #3 | Which Ghost said, "Come in and know me better, man." |
Ghost of Christmas Present |
| #4 | List Scrooge's late night visitors. |
Jacob Marley, Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, Future |
| #5 | Who wrote "The Red Wheel Barrow?" |
William Carlos William |
| Final Question | |