WorksheetsLanguage Arts Terms
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the dictionary definition of a word
a)
connotation
b)
denotation
c)
conceit
d)
annotation
2.
a writer's choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and precision
a)
archetype
b)
conceit
c)
diction
d)
annotation
3.
language not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense
a)
flashback
b)
hyperbole
c)
figurative language
d)
inversion
4.
a very brief story, often one that makes a special point
a)
annotation
b)
aphorism
c)
anecdote
d)
conceit
5.
an obvious exaggeration or overstatement for special effect imagery
a)
hyperbole
b)
denotation
c)
archetype
d)
anaphora
6.
a scene in a short story, a novel, a narrative poem, or a play that interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier
a)
diction
b)
figurative language
c)
flashback
d)
annotation
7.
the implied meaning of a word; all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
a)
conceit
b)
denotation
c)
connotation
d)
journal
8.
This is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Allusion
d)
A Song
9.
This is an example of..
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Romance
10.
Events that occur in a story that build up to the climax.
a)
Falling Action
b)
Rising Action
c)
Problems
d)
Arguments
11.
What is the beginning of a story with background information and the setting.
a)
Introduction
b)
Exposition
c)
Start
d)
Summary
12.
The most intense part of the story.
a)
Conflict
b)
Denouement
c)
Climax
d)
Suspense
13.
Events that happened after the Climax that help clean up the previous problems.
a)
Denouement
b)
Rising Action
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
14.
If a person says or writes one thing but means the opposite it is called...
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
a mean person
15.
The person or thing that stops or oppresses a character
a)
Protagonist
b)
Voldermort
c)
Antagonist
d)
Harry Potter
16.
An idea or lesson the author wants you to learn or know about a subject.
a)
Plot
b)
Theme
c)
Mood
d)
Character
17.
The time, place, or physical place in which a story takes place.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Connotation
c)
Theme
d)
Setting
18.
Hints, clues or a warning that something will happen later in the story
a)
Flashback
b)
Setting
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Allusion
19.
A reference to a person, place or event of historical, cultural or literary significance
a)
Allusion
b)
Illusion
c)
Alliteration
d)
Story
20.
This is an example of
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
21.
Type or category to which a literary work belongs
Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction lDrama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc.
Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction lDrama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc.
a)
Title
b)
Genre
c)
Summary
d)
Library
22.
Any individual, object, animal, or force created by the author as a basis for his/her particular piece of work.
Ex. Major or minor; Protagonist vs. Antagonist
Ex. Major or minor; Protagonist vs. Antagonist
a)
Character
b)
Conflict
c)
Climax
d)
Characterization
23.
The sequence of events in a story; what happens in a story
a)
Plot
b)
Character
c)
Setting
d)
Point of View
24.
Turning point; point of conflict; point of highest emotion
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Conflict
25.
Events after turning point; results or effects of the climax of a literary work
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
26.
Time and place of the events of the story
a)
Irony
b)
Theme
c)
Point of View
d)
Setting
27.
Author’s message in his/her literary work (What is the author trying to tell you?); the main idea of a literary work; lesson that applies to life.
a)
Conflict
b)
Theme
c)
Irony
d)
Exposition
28.
When the character says one thing but means another
Ex. “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” ~ Mark Twain
Ex. “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” ~ Mark Twain
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
29.
A person, place, thing, or event that is used to represent something else (usually an idea).
a)
Setting
b)
Simile
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Symbol
30.
Direct speech between characters in a literary work
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Dialogue
d)
Style
31.
the author’s attitude toward the subject of a work and/or toward his audience
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Style
d)
Dialogue
32.
A recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme; an object or idea that keeps appearing in a work of literature
a)
Motif
b)
Theme
c)
Symbol
d)
Setting
33.
Words and phrases that the author uses to paint a picture in the reader’s mind; often uses the senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound).
a)
Imagery
b)
Irony
c)
Allusion
d)
Style
34.
Giving a non-human object human qualities.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
35.
Example: The wind whistled through the crack in the door.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Alliteration
36.
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
37.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Onomatopoeia
38.
Use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
39.
Example: hiss, bang, buzz, ruff, ribit
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Onomatopoeia
40.
the juxtaposition or pairing of two words that are contradictory
a)
Alliteration
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Hyperbole
41.
Examples: the living dead, jumbo shrimp, icy/hot, cold sweat
a)
Alliteration
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
42.
You can hear me, but you're not listening to me.
a)
paradox
b)
synecdoche
c)
litotes
d)
alliteration
43.
If a character is well-developed and feels like a real person, he/ she would be a ___________ character.
a)
flat
b)
round
c)
static
d)
dynamic
44.
The following sentence is written in which point-of-view?
"I can't believe how well I know these terms!"
"I can't believe how well I know these terms!"
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
45.
A character who changes over the course of the story is...
a)
round
b)
flat
c)
static
d)
dynamic
46.
All of the following are main genres of literature EXCEPT:
a)
tragedy
b)
drama
c)
prose
d)
poetry
47.
Which of the following sentences is written in third person?
a)
You need to do your own homework.
b)
I love the TV show Haven.
c)
Bob told me I looked good today.
d)
Richard saw his brother leave school.
48.
All of the following arfe examples of prose EXCEPT...
a)
non-fiction
b)
fiction
c)
essay
d)
poem
49.
A character who does not change over the course of a story is...
a)
round
b)
flat
c)
static
d)
dynamic
50.
Find the non-article adjective:
Her glamorous gown was eaten by a dragon.
Her glamorous gown was eaten by a dragon.
a)
glamorous
b)
gown
c)
eaten
d)
dragon
51.
Identify the non-article adjective:
The evening sky brightly sparkled with stars.
The evening sky brightly sparkled with stars.
a)
evening
b)
sky
c)
sparkled
d)
brightly
52.
The point of view where multiple or all characters have feelings and thoughts being exposed to the audience. Uses words such as they, he, she, and proper nouns, etc.
a)
0 person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd Person
d)
1st person
53.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.
b)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.
c)
I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.
d)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
54.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
b)
Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
c)
Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
d)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.
55.
__ a fine bunch of pups.
a)
They're
b)
Their
c)
There
56.
The dog wagged __ tail.
a)
it's
b)
its
57.
I have __ keys.
a)
your
b)
you're
58.
It's __ car.
a)
Jame's
b)
James'
c)
James's
59.
There's the __ room.
a)
womens'
b)
women's
c)
womens
d)
women
60.
___ in charge here?
a)
Whose
b)
Who's
c)
Whois
d)
Hoo is
61.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a)
I would like to go to the movies but I don't have any money.
b)
I would like to go to the movies; but I don't have any money.
c)
I would like to go to the movies, but I don't have any money.
d)
I would like to go to the movies. But I don't have any money.
62.
Which of the following sentences contains a spelling error?
a)
Sighting sources is easy when you know how.
b)
Students love to abbreviate words.
c)
Never end a sentence with a preposition.
d)
Punctuation saves lives.
63.
Zeus's father wanted to eat him. His mother hid him.
a)
Zeus's father wanted to eat him, so his mother hid him.
b)
Zeus's father wanted to eat him; His mother hid him.
c)
Zeus's father wanted to eat him, consequently, his mother hid him.
d)
Zeus's father wanted to eat him so, his mother hid him.
64.
Directions: Is it correct? The baker said, "I forgot to put yeast in the dough".
a)
Yes
b)
No
65.
What would be the PURPOSE of the following:
A book emphasizing that everyone should buy blue cars
A book emphasizing that everyone should buy blue cars
a)
INFORM
b)
PERSUADE
c)
ENTERTAIN
d)
DESCRIBE
66.
What would be the PURPOSE of the following:
A book of stupid jokes to tell at parties
A book of stupid jokes to tell at parties
a)
INFORM
b)
PERSUADE
c)
ENTERTAIN
d)
WARN
67.
What would be the PURPOSE of the following:
A book with facts about all the Presidents of the United States
A book with facts about all the Presidents of the United States
a)
INFORM
b)
PERSUADE
c)
ENTERTAIN
d)
WARN
68.
How is the following text ORGANIZED?
a)
CHRONOLOGICAL
b)
SEQUENTIAL
c)
COMPARE/CONTRAST
d)
CAUSE/EFFECT
69.
How is the following text ORGANIZED?
a)
SEQUENTIAL
b)
CAUSE/EFFECT
c)
PROBLEM/SOLUTION
d)
DESCRIPTION/TOPICAL
70.
The stolen glances across the room made it clear that Leah and Keegan had a Romeo and Juliet thing going on.
What is this an example of?
What is this an example of?
a)
Allusion
b)
Zeugma
c)
Chiasmus
d)
Asyndeton
71.
When making an argument, it is important to address . . .
a)
rhetorical devices in alphabetical order
b)
your envelopes in black ink
c)
your opponent by his/her first name
d)
counterarguments
72.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Interjection
b)
Conjunction
c)
Preposition
d)
Noun
73.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Noun
b)
Pronoun
c)
Adjective
d)
Preposition
74.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Adjective
b)
Article
c)
Adverb
d)
Verb
75.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Noun
b)
Pronoun
c)
Interjection
d)
Preposition
76.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Article
b)
Adverb
c)
Adjective
d)
Preposition
77.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Adjective
b)
Noun
c)
Pronoun
d)
Verb
78.
One should not worry too much about ---------- past mistakes
a)
their
b)
his
79.
Nobody plays ______ best when the humidity is very high.
a)
his
b)
their
80.
My brother, ______ I live with, is 35 years old.
a)
Whom
b)
Who
81.
My parents refuse to buy me the robot toy ______ talks.
a)
who
b)
that
82.
My teacher said she would give any student ______ talked during the test a detention.
a)
who
b)
that
83.
Facts, quotations, statistics, and case studies are all types of:
a)
Reasons
b)
Evidence
c)
Appeals
d)
Opinions
84.
An assertion (claim) is:
a)
A confident and forceful statement
b)
A mistake
c)
A statistic about a topic
d)
An opinion about school
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