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ELA Basics Quiz (Q1, Week 3)

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What caused the Tortoise to win the race against the Hare?

The Hare took a nap

The Fox helped the Tortoise (correct)

The Tortoise was faster

The Hare got lost

What is the purpose of close reading?

To read quickly

To skim through the text

To summarize the text

To understand the author's purpose (correct)

What does the poem 'A Dream Deferred' by Langston Hughes explore?

The heaviness of dreams

The explosion of dreams

The drying up of dreams (correct)

The sweetness of dreams

What is the purpose of imitating sentences of great authors?

To learn from their writing style Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to combine the following sentences to imitate the model sentence: Twisting and punching and kicking, the two boys rolled across the floor.

The two boys twisted and punched and kicked while rolling across the floor. Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of an adjective in a sentence?

To modify a noun or pronoun Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences is missing a subject?

Ran quickly to catch the bus. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a subject and a predicate?

The subject represents what or whom the sentence is about, while the predicate expresses action or being. Signup and view all the answers

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Fables and Morals

The Tortoise won the race against the Hare due to his perseverance and steady efforts, despite being slow.

Reading Strategies

Close reading is a purposeful and repetitive reading of a text to gain a deeper understanding of the author's message and literary devices used.

Poetry Analysis

The poem 'A Dream Deferred' by Langston Hughes explores the consequences of postponing or neglecting one's aspirations and desires.

Writing Techniques

Imitating sentences of great authors helps to develop one's writing style and skills, by learning from the masters.

Sentence Structure

To combine sentences and imitate the model sentence 'Twisting and punching and kicking, the two boys rolled across the floor', use participial phrases to create a vivid description of the scene.

Parts of Speech

The function of an adjective in a sentence is to modify or describe a noun or pronoun, providing more information about its qualities.

Sentence Components

A sentence is missing a subject if it lacks a noun or pronoun performing the action described by the verb.
The main difference between a subject and a predicate is that the subject is the doer of the action, while the predicate is the action itself.

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Test your knowledge of ELA basics in this quiz covering literary terms, close-reading and annotation, introduction to poetry, sentence construction, and punctuation. Prepare for the test on Wednesday and quiz on Friday by practicing with IXL Sentence Construction and reviewing Chapter 1 of "Seven Habits". Don't forget the MUG Shot, Imitation, Opening Adjective, and the saying "IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY".