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Bruce Semester Test
Mrs. Bruce SJMS Semester Test Study Guide LA
| Question or Term | Answer or Definition |
|---|---|
| Torpor | Sluggishness, slow to respond or move, not very alert, Example, "I could barely stay awake in class because such a heavy torpor overcame me." |
| Whimsical | Full of silly, fanciful ideas, Example "I love going to Disneyworld because it is such a whimsical place." |
| Martial | Military, war-like, relating to the military, Example "The coach told them to walk into the court with a martial attitude." |
| Prodigy | A child genius, Example "Sally was a math prodigy, doing high school math at age 8." |
| Mortified | Deeply embarassed, ashamed and hurt, Example "He was mortified when he realized that he forgot to pick up his Grandmother after her doctor's appointment." |
| Disparage | To show disrespect for or "put down", Example "His mother told him not to disparage his sister's cooking." |
| Infiltrated | To gradually enter or sneak into something, Example "The spy infiltrated the enemy camp." |
| Reconvened | To reassemble, to come back together, Example "After lunch the group reconvened." |
| Quavered | To tremble, often in fear, Example, "He quavered in fear when the big dog barked at him." |
| Squander | To waste something, example "She squandered her time and did not get her assignments done." |
| Retaliate | To pay back, to "get back" at someone, Example "Jeff decided to retaliate against Mike after he put soap in his gym shoes." |
| Remonstrate | To say or plead in protest, to object, Example "The mother will remonstrate her child if she tries to go outside without her coat." |
| Fawning | Flattering or using flattery to make friends, Example "The f awning fans would do anything to into to see the pop star's party." |
| Indulgence | Kind or lenient often to excess, granting every wish or desire, Example, "The mother gave the spoiled child every indulgence he wanted." |
| What are the 4 parts of a short story? | Conflict, Complications, Climax, Resolution |
| What is plot? | Plot is what happens in a story |
| What is suspense? | Suspense is the feeling of anxious curiousity, it is what keeps us reading. |
| What is conflict? | Conflict is a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces. |
| What are the 2 types of conflict? | External and internal conflict. |
| What is external conflict? | Characters struggle with another person, with a group of people, or with a force of nature. |
| What is internal conflict? | It takes place in a character's mind. |
| What are the complications in a story? | Complications are when the characters try to resolve the conflicts. |
| What is the climax? | The climax is the story's most emotional or suspenseful moment. This is the point when the conflict is decided one way or another. |
| What is the resolution? | It is when the loose ends of the story are tied up and the story is closed. |
| What is the theme? | It is the main idea of the story, the discovery about life we take away from it? |
| What are the articles? | The articles are "a", "an" and "the". |
| Which article is a definite article? | "The" is called a definite article because it refers to someone or something in particular. |
| What is an adjective? | An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. For example an adjective can tell what kind, which one, how many or how much. |
| What is a predicate adjective? | A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence. For example "Cold milk tastes good on a hot day.", good is the predicate adjective that describes the subject milk. |
| What is a noun? | A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea. |
| What is a direct object? | A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action. A direct object answers the question "Whom" or "What" after the transitive verb. A direct object never follows a linking verb. |
| What is an indirect object? | An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that comes between the verb and the direct object. It tells "to whom" or "to what" or "for whom" or "for what" the action of the verb is done. |
| What is a predicate noun? | A predicate noun (nominative) is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and explains or identifies the subject of the sentence. Example, "A good dictionary is a valuable tool". Tool is the predicate noun. |
| What is a prepositional phrase? | A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun (object of the preposition) and any modifiers of that object. Example, "under the umbrella", among good friends" |
| What is the object of the preposition? | The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase is called the "object of the preposition", Example "They divided the prize between them." The pronoun them is the object of the preposition between. |
| What are the parts to the Short Story Chart? | Title, setting, characters, point of view, plot. |
| What is the setting for 'Three Skeleton Key'? | A lighthouse on a very small island. |
| What is the setting for 'Miss Awful'? | St. Geoffrey's school and Roger's home is where most of the story takes place. |
| What is the plot of 'Three Skeleton Key'? | An abandoned ship filled with vicious rats crashed on a lighthouse island trapping the 3 men that man the lighthouse and endangering their lives. |
| What is the plot of 'Miss Awful'? | A very strict substitute teacher takes over for a beloved, easygoing teacher at Roger's school and the children try to punish her the day she leaves the school. |
| What is the point of view in 'Three Skeleton Key'? | First person |
| What is the poin of view in "Miss Awful'? | Third person |
| What is the conflict in 'Three Skeleton Key'? | Man v. nature (against the rats) and man v. himself (trying to not go crazy) |
| What is the conflict in 'Miss Awful'? | Man v. society (rules of schools and education), man v. man (Ms. Orville's rules), man v. himself (Roger's need to be kind) |
| Insert a comma correctly in the following sentence: Although the air was muggy we turned off the air conditioner. | Although the air was muggy, we turned off the air conditioner. |
| Insert a comma correctly in the following sentence: Well look who's here! | Well, look who's here! |
| Insert a comma correctly in the following sentence: Beyond that mountain with a snowy peak there's a small cabin. | Beyond that mountain with a snowy peak, there's a small cabin. |
| What is the predicate nominative in the following sentence: The sculptor's mother was the model for the Statue of Liberty. | model (predicate nominative) |
| What is the predicate adjective in the following sentence: Jeff seems excited about something today. | excited (predicate adjective) |
| What is the direct object in the following sentence: My new video game is fun. | fun (direct object) |
| What is the predicate nominative in the following sentence: The car of my dreams is a red convertible. | convertible (predicate nominative) |
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