WorksheetsEOG Review VII
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A struggle that takes within the character's own mind and he/she has trouble deciding what to do in a situation (Man vs Himself)
a)
Conflict
b)
Rising Action
c)
External Conflict
d)
Internal Conflict
2.
A struggle between a character and someone or something else. (Ex. Man vs. Man, Man vs Government)
a)
Conflict
b)
Rising Action
c)
External Conflict
d)
Internal Conflict
3.
character who tells the story; can be the author or a fictional character
a)
Narrator
b)
Plot
c)
Setting
d)
Character
4.
series of events that center on a conflict faced by the main character(s)
a)
Narrator
b)
Plot
c)
Setting
d)
Character
5.
time and place (when and where) story takes place
a)
Narrator
b)
Plot
c)
Setting
d)
Character
6.
language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words; words are used to symbolize ideas and concepts they would not otherwise be associated with
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
7.
an animal, object, or idea being given human qualities such as a personality
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
8.
the reason a writer is writing a particular piece: to inform or explain; to persuade; to entertain
a)
Author's Perspective
b)
Author's Purpose
c)
Summarize
d)
Parphrase
9.
an interruption of the action to return to events that took place at an earlier time for the purpose of making something in the present more clear
a)
Flashback
b)
Point-of-view
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Hyperbole
10.
a figure of speech: truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.
a)
Flashback
b)
Point-of-view
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Hyperbole
11.
an expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words. Example: you're driving me nuts...does not mean you are LITERALLY driving a person in a car or that you are turning a person into nuts
a)
Idiom
b)
Imagery
c)
Mood
d)
Tone
12.
descriptive words and phrases that bring a certain picture into the mind of the reader or appeal to one of the five senses (hear, see, smell, touch, taste) for readers
a)
Idiom
b)
Imagery
c)
Mood
d)
Tone
13.
Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.
a)
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
b)
One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.
c)
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
d)
Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.
14.
What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
a)
A shark can leap 20 feet out of the water, it is called a shortfin mako.
b)
The shortfin mako shark can jump above the surface of water.
c)
A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water.
d)
A shortfin mako can jump 20 feet above the surface of the water.
15.
What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.
a)
The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.
b)
Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.
c)
The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in Brazil.
d)
The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in Brazil.
16.
Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:
A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.
A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.
a)
A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.
b)
It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.
c)
Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.
d)
Most summer school students have high school reading to do.
17.
Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.
a)
Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.
b)
Dragonflies have six legs.
c)
Although Dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk at all.
d)
Even though they have six legs, dragonflies can’t walk.
18.
When do you have to cite your sources?
a)
We do not have to cite sources.
b)
Only if your teacher tells you to.
c)
Whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.
d)
Only when you have time.
19.
Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas without giving credit.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Putting a sentence completely into one’s own words is called __________.
a)
Quoting
b)
Paraphrasing
c)
Neither
21.
Direct quotes should always contain quotation marks and a citation.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
You must cite your source when you do which of the following…
a)
Quoting
b)
Summarizing
c)
Paraphrasing
d)
All of these
23.
A metaphor is
a)
a point of view that does not include the author, does not use the word "I"
b)
a point of view that includes the author, uses the word "I"
c)
a figurative comparison that uses "like" or "as"
d)
a figurative comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
24.
A connotative meaning is...
a)
the dictionary meaning of the word
b)
all the emotions or feelings a word can make a reader feel
c)
the action or events in a story
d)
to use writing to amuse a reader
25.
A setting is...
a)
the person or animal around which the action in a story occurs
b)
the order in which the events in a selection occur
c)
the perspective from which the author writes the story
d)
the time and place in which the action of a story occurs
26.
Point of View is...
a)
the perspective from which the author writes the story
b)
the reason the author wrote the story
c)
the person or animal around which the action in a story occurs
d)
the problem or complications in a story
27.
Diction is a writers or speakers choice of words
a)
True
b)
False
c)
What???
d)
maybe
28.
What is paraphrase
a)
A restatement of a text in a different form Or in different words
b)
placing two elements side by side to present a comperacion or constraint
c)
race me
29.
How is paraphrasing different from summarizing?
a)
They are exactly the same
b)
It includes putting something into your own words
c)
It does not shorten the length of the original text
d)
It includes only main ideas and not supporting details.
30.
When you couldn't have said it better yourself, you should
a)
summarize
b)
paraphrase
c)
direct quote
d)
plagiarize
31.
To add credibility to your argument, you should use
a)
direct quotes of an expert
b)
paraphrase an entire chapter from the book
c)
summarize a 547 page book
d)
another author's words without giving them credit
32.
Personification, hyperbole, and symbolism are all...
a)
Poetic Structures
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Sound Devices
d)
Types of Poems
33.
Alliteration, onomatopoeia, and rhyme are all...
a)
Poetic Structures
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Sound Devices
d)
Types of Poems
34.
Which poetic structure is similar to a paragraph in prose?
a)
Speaker
b)
Couplet
c)
Stanza
d)
Refrain
35.
Which poetic structure is similar to a narrator in prose?
a)
Speaker
b)
Couplet
c)
Stanza
d)
Refrain
36.
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. Is and example of ...
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
37.
The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a _______ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
38.
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
39.
A compliment would be to say that the owl in the picture is...
a)
bizarre
b)
strange
c)
unique
40.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character
41.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Which word has a neutral connotation?
a)
Mansion
b)
Residence
c)
Shack
43.
What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
44.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
45.
language not meant to be taken literally
a)
figurative langauge
b)
denotation
c)
fancy langauge
d)
assonance
46.
language that appeals to the five senses (helps your picture the words in your mind)
a)
imagery
b)
connotation
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
47.
the literal dictionary definition of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
repetition
d)
dictionary
48.
the ideas and feelings associated with a word (positive, negative, or neutral)
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
connotation
d)
denotation
49.
the author's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
simile
d)
theme
50.
an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
theme
d)
pun
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