ELA Mastery Quiz (Q1, Week 4)

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What is a delayed adjective?

An adjective that modifies a verb

An adjective placed after the word it describes (correct)

An adjective placed before the word it describes

An adjective that modifies an adverb

Which of the following is an example of a delayed adjective?

A woman of fifty or so, plump with frizzy gray hair, came toward them.

Each snowflake was different, Sister Samiyah said, like a person, irreplaceable and beautiful.

People under the helicopter ducked down, afraid, as if they were being visited by a plague or a god. (correct)

Alicia Muhammad was small for her age, fragile, intelligent, friendly and outgoing, although her mother said she was timid with strangers and certainly would not have gone off with someone she did not know.

Which author wrote the line 'Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary'?

Audrey Niffenegger

Toni Morrison

Edgar Allan Poe (correct)

Holly Bailey

Which author described a lawn as 'green and lush'?

Holly Bailey Signup and view all the answers

Which author mentioned a routine day in October that is 'sunny and crisp'?

Audrey Niffenegger Signup and view all the answers

Which author referred to the earth as 'rich, dark, brown, and moist'?

Toni Morrison Signup and view all the answers

Which author wrote the line 'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.'?

Aristotle Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Story-Telling Arc?

To entertain readers Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the book by Derek Bell that is mentioned in the text?

The Space Traders Signup and view all the answers

What does the quote 'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.' mean?

Excellence is achieved through repeated actions Signup and view all the answers

Which literary term is discussed in the text?

Opening and Delayed Adjectives Signup and view all the answers

What is a delayed adjective?

An adjective placed after the word it describes Signup and view all the answers

Which sentence contains a delayed adjective?

People under the helicopter ducked down, afraid, as if they were being visited by a plague or a god. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using delayed adjectives?

To emphasize the noun being described Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a delayed adjective?

Alicia Muhammad was small for her age, fragile, intelligent, friendly and outgoing, although her mother said she was timid with strangers and certainly would not have gone off with someone she did not know. Signup and view all the answers