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Mood/Tone Writing Miscellaneous

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Point of View

Citizens were well aware of the government’s constant

VIGILANCE, so they seldom broke laws.

A 100

Awareness; watchful

A 100

George would WINCE when a loud noise blasted in his

ears.

A 200

Cringe in pain

A 200

Loud shrieks and shouts of consternation are signs that

people may be frightened and panicked.

A 300

Alarm, dread, confusion

A 300

Some people become so terrified that they just cower

under desks.

A 400

Cringe; flinch

A 400

The dancers synchronized their breathing to the beat of

the music.

A 500

Work or move together

A 500

What is the definition of mood?

B 100

Feeling the reader gets when reading

B 100

What is the definition of tone?

B 200

The author’s attitude toward their subject/writing

B 200

What is the denotation of a word?

B 300

The dictionary definition of the word

B 300

Short Answer: Provide the tone of the following passage and be able to support your answer with

examples from the text.

“I celebrate myself, and sing myself, and what I assume you shall assume,

for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you”

B 400

Happy, joyful

“celebrate”, “sing”, “as good belongs to you”

B 400

Short Answer: Provide the mood for the following passage and provide examples

from the text to support your answer.

“The swamp was thickly grown with great gloomy pines and hemlocks, It was full of

pits and quagmires, weeds and mosses, and the traveler was lost in a gulf of black,

smothering mud.”B 500

Mood: Dark, Depressing

“gloomy”, “pits”, “quagmires”, “black,

smothering mud”

B 500

Which is the best way to correct this sentence: I visited uncle Bill, who is a Doctor in the midwest.

A.I visited Uncle Bill, who is a Doctor in the midwest.

B.I visited Uncle Bill, who is a doctor in the Midwest.

C.I visited Uncle Bill, who is a Doctor in the Midwest.

C 100

Correct Answer: B

C 100

Correctly rewrite this sentence and read it back in its correct form.

On our vacation we plan to fish in the ocean, swimming in the

surf, and relax in the hotel.

C 200

On our vacation we plan to swim in the ocean, swim in

the surf, and relax in the hotel.

C 200

Which sentence below is the most correct?

A.In a most creative, and imaginative way, Cheryl presented her project to the class.

B.In a most creative and imaginative way Cheryl, presented her project to the class.

C.In a most creative and imaginative way, Cheryl presented her project to the class.

C 300

Correct Response: C

C 300

DAILY DOUBLE

C 400

DAILY DOUBLE

Place A Wager

Which sentence below has more clarity?

A.The sea pulls back, during low tide, its gray cloak laced with white foam.

B.The sea pulls back its gray cloak during low tide, laced with white foam.

C.During low tide, the sea pulls back its gray cloak laced with white foam.

C 400

Correct answer: C

C 400

Which sentence below needs edited and what is the correction?

A.CDs are cheaper than records; they also have better sound quality.

B.The CD has made music easy to copy, therefore, many people now make their own.

C.The CD first went on sale in 1983, and it quickly outsold the vinyl record.

C 500

Correct Response: Sentence B

The CD has made music easy to copy; therefore, many people make their own.

C 500

What do the letters PIE stand for in regards to Author’s

Purpose?

D 100

Persuade

Inform

Entertain/Express Emotions

D 100

What do the letters of C.U.R.B.S stand for?

D 200

Circle the performance verbs

Underline the requirements

Restate the question

Be sure to answer all parts

Sentences completeD 200

What dates are the OGT

D 300

March 10-14

D 300

What is a passing score on the OGT for the Reading and

Writing Tests?

D 400

Usually 400 is a passing score

D 400

In what order are the tests given starting with

Monday……?

D 500

Monday-Reading

Tuesday- Math

Wednesday- Writing

Thursday- Science

Friday- Social Studies

D 500

What is the name of the actor who plays Harry Potter?

E 100

Daniel Radcliffe

E 100

What movie series has the character Wolverine in it?

E 200

X-Men

E 200

Justin Bieber vomited while appearing on this show ..Which show did Bieber appear

on?

a.The Buried Life

b.b. Silent Library

c.c. Jersey Shore

E 300

Correct response: B

E 300

Who was the host of the Academy Awards (Oscars) this year?

E 400

Correct Response:

Ellen Degeneres

E 400

What is Mrs. Neville’s birthday (month & day)?

Hint: It’s in the fall

E 500

October 30

E 500

What point of view uses “I” and “me”?

F 100

First Person

F 100

What point of view uses “he, she, and it”?

F 200

Third Person

F 200

Which 3rd person POV, limited or omniscient, lets you know the thoughts and

feelings of all only one character?

F 300

3rd person limited

F 300

What is the point of view of the following passage?

Casey hadn’t felt ready for collected, at least not right after high school. Then she realized all her friends were applying to college. If they were accepted, she’d be left alone, without any friends, in the fall.

F 400

3rd person limited

F 400

What is the point of view of the following passage?

During Thanksgiving dinner, Casey, feeling nervous, announced she wasn’t going back to college. Her parents were upset, but not surprised; they had sensed her unhappiness for awhile now.

F 500

3rd person omniscient

F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is:

THEME

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What is the theme of the following passage?:

One hot summer’s day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst.” Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning around again with a One, Two, Three, he jumped up, but with no greater success. Again and again he tried , but at last had to give up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying: “I’m sure they sour.”

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Possible themes:

Don’t give up

Accept your defeat, don’t blame others for your losses.

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