yea..i got so much homework..math, history, english...and im having trouble with the english one..will someone help me? i have to get a 80% or higher or i fail..GAYY i know...anyways..if u guys can take the time and help me..that would be so nice...ill compare what ppl answered and see whats mostly right..its MULTIPLE CHOICE so if ur good at this stuff..it'll be easy! kinda LONG though..:[....if i fail..omg..lolz..anyways i suck at english..its about WRITING TRAITS...anyways here they are..iuno if anyone is gona reply lolz.
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Multiple Choice
1.Identify the correct writing trait that is being described: I received a 3 grade on my paper for this because I didnā??t have a thorough enough development of my topic/story. Man! Iā??ll have to work harder next time to completely develop what I want to say.
organization
ideas and content
voice
2.Identify the correct writing trait that is being described: I am so excited! I received a 5 on my paper for this because I truly put my personality into what I was writing!
organization
ideas and content
voice
3.Identify the correct writing trait that is being described: I received a 1 on my paper because I lacked a clear sense of direction! Whoa! Iā??m going to have to work harder.
organization
ideas and content
voice
4.Identify the correct writing trait that is being described: I received a 5 on my paper because I used clear, visual, and accurate descriptions. I used strong verbs and great adjectives and adverbs. I really choose my words well!
word choice
conventions
sentence fluency
5.Identify the correct writing trait that is being described: I received a 1 on my paper because I didnā??t have good sense of where to stop and end. I used the same word to begin all of my thoughts. Yikes! I need help in this department.
word choice
conventions
sentence fluency
6.Identify the correct writing trait that is being described: I received a 3 on my paper because I had a lot of grammatical errors, but not enough to distract the reader from understanding my meaning. I guess next time Iā??ll have to proofread better and have someone help me edit.
word choice
conventions
sentence fluency
From the following selection of To Kill a Mockingbird, identify the underlined part of speech
7.Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading. He said he often woke up during the night, checked on us, and read himself back to sleep. I waited for his light to go on, straining my eyes to see it flood the hall. It stayed off, and I breathed again.
interjection
conjunction
preposition
adjective
8.Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading. He said he often woke up during the night, checked on us, and read himself back to sleep. I waited for his light to go on, straining my eyes to see it flood the hall. It stayed off, and I breathed again.
interjection
conjunction
preposition
adjective
9.Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading. He said he often woke up during the night, checked on us, and read himself back to sleep. I waited for his light to go on, straining my eyes to see it flood the hall. It stayed off, and I breathed again.
interjection
conjunction
preposition
adjective
10.Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading. He said he often woke up during the night, checked on us, and read himself back to sleep. I waited for his light to go on, straining my eyes to see it flood the hall. It stayed off, and I breathed again.
interjection
conjunction
preposition
adjective
From the following selection of To Kill a Mockingbird, identify the part of speech that is underlined.
11.. . .and that he was patiently awaiting an opportunity to reward me. He did, by pushing the tire down the sidewalk with all the force in his body. Ground, sky and houses melted into a mad palette, my ears throbbed, I was suffocating. I could not put out my hands to stop, they were wedged between my chest and knees
noun
pronoun
verb
adverb
12.. . .and that he was patiently awaiting an opportunity to reward me. He did, by pushing the tire down the sidewalk with all the force in his body. Ground, sky and houses melted into a mad palette, my ears throbbed, I was suffocating. I could not put out my hands to stop, they were wedged between my chest and knees.
noun
pronoun
verb
adverb
13.. . .and that he was patiently awaiting an opportunity to reward me. He did, by pushing the tire down the sidewalk with all the force in his body. Ground, sky and houses melted into a mad palette, my ears throbbed, I was suffocating. I could not put out my hands to stop, they were wedged between my chest and knees.
noun
pronoun
verb
adverb
14.. . .and that he was patiently awaiting an opportunity to reward me. He did, by pushing the tire down the sidewalk with all the force in his body. Ground, sky and houses melted into a mad palette, my ears throbbed, I was suffocating. I could not put out my hands to stop, they were wedged between my chest and knees.
noun
pronoun
verb
adverb
From the following selection of To Kill a Mockingbird, identify the literary term that is underlined.
15.We strolled silently down the sidewalk, listening to the porch swings creaking with the weight of the neighborhood, listening to the soft night-murmurs of the grown people on our street. Occasionally we heard Miss Stephanie Crawford laugh.
alliteration
sensory
hyperbole
mood
16.We strolled silently down the sidewalk, listening to the porch swings creaking with the weight of the neighborhood, listening to the soft night-murmurs of the grown people on our street. Occasionally we heard Miss Stephanie Crawford laugh
alliteration
sensory
hyperbole
mood
17.We strolled silently down the sidewalk, listening to the porch swings creaking with the weight of the neighborhood, listening to the soft night-murmurs of the grown people on our street. Occasionally we heard Miss Stephanie Crawford laugh.
alliteration
sensory
hyperbole
mood
18.Using the following quotes from The Hidden Songs of a Secret Soul, identify the literary term that is being used within the quote.
"Lenny was a thin, slight man in his middle forties with a stammer and a sad face."
imagery
simile
metaphor
personification
19."They were music."
imagery
simile
metaphor
personification
Using the following quote from "Freedom," identify the literary term that is being used within the quote.
20."Freedom is a strong seed planted in a great need."
imagery
simile
metaphor
personification
Using the following quote from "Strange Fruit," identify the literary term that is being used within the quote.
21.". . .for the wind to suck."
imagery
simile
metaphor
personification
Using the following quote from Kennedy's speech, identify the literary term that is being used within the quote.
22.". . .fires of frustration and discord are burning in every city."
symbol
irony
allusion
mood
23.In the speech by John F. Kennedy, he begins by talking about improper acts being committed against black Americans. Improper could also be called:
condescend
illicit
diminutive
arbitrate
24.In the speech by Andrew Cuomo, he talks about discrimination with a smile and modern-day discrimination. Even though they are more secret kinds of discrimination, Cuomo believes these hidden acts of discrimination are ____________ just the same.
amiable
aloof
iniquities
placid
25.In the song "Strange Fruit," Lewis Allan believes that the some people in the South are __________ because they wish to physically harm people of color.
contentious
malevolent
condescend
iniquity
gildong. Reviewed by gildong. on . for ppl good at english T__T yea..i got so much homework..math, history, english...and im having trouble with the english one..will someone help me? i have to get a 80% or higher or i fail..GAYY i know...anyways..if u guys can take the time and help me..that would be so nice...ill compare what ppl answered and see whats mostly right..its MULTIPLE CHOICE so if ur good at this stuff..it'll be easy! kinda LONG though..:[....if i fail..omg..lolz..anyways i suck at english..its about WRITING TRAITS...anyways here they are..iuno Rating: 5