9th Grade Final Exam 2025

the principle character acting against the main character is the:

• antagonist
• protagonist

in a plot, this is the point of maximum interest or tension

• exposition
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

In this part of the plot structure, the story's setting, characters, and initial conflict are introduced

• climax
• falling action
• resolution
• exposition

Which sentence uses personification?

• The book looked like an ancient, forgotten relic.
• The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
• The apple-red sports car sparkled in the afternoon sun.

Which sentence contains an example of alliteration?

• The big brown bear bellowed loudly in the forest.
• The sun sets slowly over the sleepy town.
• The river rushed rapidly through the rocky ravine.
• all of these

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• alliteration
• assonance

a writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story

• personification
• foreshadowing
• refrain

a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea

• analogy
• simile
• personification
• metaphor

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as

• simile
• metaphor
• personification

Who is the author of The Hunger Games?

• Suzanne Collins
• Veronica Roth
• J.K. Rowling
• William Shakespeare