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'?

    <p>Holly Bailey</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Audrey Niffenegger</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Toni Morrison</p> 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.'?

    <p>Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Story-Telling Arc?

    <p>To entertain readers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Space Traders</p> 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?

    <p>Excellence is achieved through repeated actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary term is discussed in the text?

    <p>Opening and Delayed Adjectives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a delayed adjective?

    <p>An adjective placed after the word it describes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sentence contains a delayed adjective?

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

    What is the purpose of using delayed adjectives?

    <p>To emphasize the noun being described</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of English according to the text?

    <p>To master the language in order to avoid being tricked</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 100-word story assignment?

    <p>To tell a complete story in a limited word count</p> Signup and view all the answers

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