Chapter 2 Exam
An author creating a structure is NOT similar to:
A pitcher on a baseball team throwing the first pitch of a game
A student is reading a book, and they come across the word heliogram. They don't know what it means, but they do know that heliocentric means having the sun at the center. What strategy would the student use and why?
They'll use a known root word, because they think that the sun will be important in understanding what a heliogram is.
How can the initial stages of analysis help you feel connected to a piece of literature?
You can make connections to the author and the topic.
When reading a story, it is important to _____ or find the intended meaning.
look for what the author is trying to teach us
The definition of feminine rhyme is:
A type of rhyme where the second-to-last syllable in each word rhymes, and the final sound of each word is the same
You see a person cough and conclude that they have a cold. You remember coughing the last time you had a cold. What is being used to make the inference?
Background and observation
Which of the following choices forms a feminine rhyme with 'steaming?'
Beaming
Why is the word 'authenticity' the antonym of the word 'spurious' in the following sentence? 'The spurious accusations of the disgusting liar will be proven false since they completely lack authenticity.'
Because it has the opposite meaning
Janine has to read a chapter per night of a novel for her English class. When should she use visualization as a reading strategy?
Before, during, and after reading each evening
Which word could be substituted for 'querulous' in the following sentence? 'The querulous child I babysit just won't stop bothering me until I let him play video games.'
Complaining
What is visualization when reading?
Creating pictures in your mind as you read.
In 'Harry Potter', Professor Snape's first name, Severus, means serious, strict, and severe. The character of Professor Snape is also serious and strict. This is an example of which of the following?
Denotation and connotation working together
Which of the following literary elements are NOT included in structure?
Dialogue
Which of the following is an example of a close reading strategy?
Examining the sound patterns of a poem.
What does it mean to interpret literature?
Find the meaning and the significance of the story.
'Cheap posters' and 'economy hatchback car' are examples that define which word in the following sentence? 'Even though he says he likes ornate artwork, extravagant clothes, and immoderate cars, Tom is so frugal that he hangs cheap posters on his walls and drives an economy hatchback car.'
Frugal
What is the mood of the following passage? Nearly in tears, the proud father beamed as he handed his newborn daughter to his mother. The grandmother smiled wide and cradled the baby in her arms.
Happy
Tom is guiding a group of his students through a big picture reading of Romeo and Juliet. Which of the scenarios below should NOT be included as part of this guided reading?
Instructions for identifying places where the author made interesting word choices.
Why is structure so important in writing fiction?
It helps to hold all of the elements of the work together and develop the theme.
Which of the following BEST demonstrates a reader who is using a big picture reading strategy?
Jim keeps the idea of redemption and Shakespeare's treatment of that idea in mind as he reads Hamlet.
What should you consider when visualizing?
Sounds, smells, and sights
What should you be able to do once you've finished interpreting a piece of literature?
State the theme of the story and see how it relates to the story elements and your own experiences.
What is mood?
The feeling we get when reading a story
The definition of a masculine rhyme is:
The final, stressed syllable in the word is the one that rhymes.
Which of the following is NOT helpful in identifying mood and tone?
The length of the piece
What is denotation?
The literal meaning of a word
Use this material to answer question #17 This is a portion of the poem 'Mending Wall' by Robert Frost Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where they have left not one stone on a stone, But they would have the rabbit out of hiding, To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean, No one has seen them made or heard them made, But at spring mending-time we find them there. I let my neighbour know beyond the hill; And on a day we meet to walk the line And set the wall between us once again. We keep the wall between us as we go. In Robert Frost's 'Mending Wall', what is the denotation of walking the line?
The practice of securing a property line
Looking at the words surrounding an unknown word to determine its meaning is an example of using _____.
context clues
Clues to an author's intended meaning may be found through historical contexts, culture contexts, the author's background, and _____.
the author's other works
Breaking apart a word into its component parts is an example of using _____.
word structure