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Worksheets7P English Final Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the most accurate tone of the following excerpt?
"That summer was the best time of my life. My friends were plentiful and the days seemed to last forever. How I wish to return to that time."
"That summer was the best time of my life. My friends were plentiful and the days seemed to last forever. How I wish to return to that time."
a)
bitter
b)
joyful
c)
nostalgic
d)
hopeful
2.
Read the sentence below:
"I sat quietly waiting for the bus that was coming from Lansdale."
Which of the following words from the sentence is used as an adverb?
"I sat quietly waiting for the bus that was coming from Lansdale."
Which of the following words from the sentence is used as an adverb?
a)
quietly
b)
from
c)
that
d)
waiting
3.
Choose the word that would be complete the following sentence:
"The umpire's _________ in the 9th inning, calling a pitch in the dirt a strike, lead to the Tigers losing the game, and has been the subject of much debate on Twitter."
"The umpire's _________ in the 9th inning, calling a pitch in the dirt a strike, lead to the Tigers losing the game, and has been the subject of much debate on Twitter."
a)
malfunction
b)
influx
c)
magnitude
d)
oversight
4.
What is the rhyme scheme of the following stanza:
Since everything’s uncertain kid,
Let’s live today, be glad we did.
I’ll swing with you, you swing with me;
we’ll take a cruise beneath that sun
devoting time to having fun
The here and now is fine for me.
Since everything’s uncertain kid,
Let’s live today, be glad we did.
I’ll swing with you, you swing with me;
we’ll take a cruise beneath that sun
devoting time to having fun
The here and now is fine for me.
a)
ABABCC
b)
AABCCB
c)
AABBCB
d)
AABCDE
5.
Which of the following is a dependent clause?
a)
After the storm had ended
b)
The bell tower was in the middle of the campus
c)
We bet on the horse in lane four
d)
Our father works the late shift tonight
6.
What type of context clue is used in the following sentence:
Since my mother is bilingual, she can speak both English and Spanish.
Since my mother is bilingual, she can speak both English and Spanish.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
7.
Read the sentence below:
After a lighting bolt passes through the air, the compression and subsequent rapid expansion of the air molecules produces the booming sound of thunder.
Is the blue section of the sentence an independent clause?
After a lighting bolt passes through the air, the compression and subsequent rapid expansion of the air molecules produces the booming sound of thunder.
Is the blue section of the sentence an independent clause?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
a)
The man from North Dakota
b)
The wind was harsh
c)
All of my friends are here!
d)
What time is the dance?
9.
Read the following sentence:
The twist at the end of the novel really shocked me.
Which of the following is used as a verb?
The twist at the end of the novel really shocked me.
Which of the following is used as a verb?
a)
twist
b)
at
c)
end
d)
shocked
10.
Read the following sentence:
The coach from Alabama often wore a red visor.
Which of the following is used as a preposition?
The coach from Alabama often wore a red visor.
Which of the following is used as a preposition?
a)
from
b)
often
c)
wore
d)
a
11.
Read the following excerpt:
With age, the human skeleton undergoes a process of bone fusion. Newborns' bones are spongy and give way to pressure because they are made primarily of cartilage. These malleable bones make it easier for a newborn to pass through the narrow birth canal. Over time, however, the bones gain more calcium and join together, forming the 206 bones that make up an adult's skeletal structure.
What is the most likely meaning of the word fusion?
With age, the human skeleton undergoes a process of bone fusion. Newborns' bones are spongy and give way to pressure because they are made primarily of cartilage. These malleable bones make it easier for a newborn to pass through the narrow birth canal. Over time, however, the bones gain more calcium and join together, forming the 206 bones that make up an adult's skeletal structure.
What is the most likely meaning of the word fusion?
a)
combining
b)
softening
c)
chemistry
d)
creation
12.
What is the "tone" of a story?
a)
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
b)
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
c)
The time and place of the story
d)
The summary of events in the story
13.
What is the "mood" of a story?
a)
Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
b)
The time and place of the story.
c)
The summary of events of the story.
d)
The lesson the reader learns from the story.
14.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Humorous
b)
Persuasive
c)
Anxious
d)
Cheerful
15.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Enthusiastic
b)
Serious
c)
Mocking
d)
Sorrowful
16.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Ironic
b)
Informational
c)
Joyful
d)
Dramatic
17.
Which part of the plot
introduces the characters?
introduces the characters?
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
18.
The correct order of plot stages is...
a)
exposition, falling action, climax, resolution, rising action
b)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
c)
resolution, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
d)
rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, falling action
19.
What type of conflict is best shown here...
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
20.
Which part of the plot
creates tension and suspense?
creates tension and suspense?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
21.
A struggle between two or more opposing forces.
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
character
d)
chapter
22.
The opposing character or force to the main character
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
plankton
d)
villian
23.
The point of view where the narrator is telling his or her own story. Uses words such as I, me, we, our, etc.
a)
3rd Person
b)
2nd Person
c)
1st Person
d)
4th person
24.
The moment of highest interest, emotion, or intensity within a story. The turning point.
a)
rising action
b)
peak
c)
exposition
d)
climax
25.
The message in a story-What the author wants you to learn/understand.
a)
Setting
b)
Theme
c)
Conflict
d)
Protagonist
26.
The main character in a story is the...
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
27.
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
28.
True or False? A 3rd person omniscient narrator sees all and knows all.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Find the capitalization error.
Worldwide, one in five people speak chinese.
Worldwide, one in five people speak chinese.
a)
Worldwide
b)
people
c)
chinese
d)
five
30.
What punctuation is missing?
The oldest government building in the U.S. is in Santa Fe New Mexico.
The oldest government building in the U.S. is in Santa Fe New Mexico.
a)
a comma between Santa and Fe
b)
A comma between New and Mexico
c)
A comma between Fe and New
d)
A comma between U.S. and is
31.
Is there a capitalization error?
Have you read any books by H. G. wells?
Have you read any books by H. G. wells?
a)
yes
b)
no
32.
Where should you place the the comma?
a)
Uncle Simon, let's build a rocket in the backyard.
b)
Uncle Simon let's build a rocket, in the backyard.
c)
Uncle Simon let's build, a rocket in the backyard.
d)
Uncle Simon, let's build a rocket, in the backyard.
33.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
"I want peach cobbler for dessert," the girl insisted.
b)
"I want peach cobbler for dessert", the girl insisted.
34.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
The musician said, "My favorite instrument is the flute."
b)
The musician said, "My favorite instrument is the flute".
35.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
36.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Define "rhyme."
a)
Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
b)
The repetition of a letter.
c)
The repetition of an ending sound.
38.
What is "alliteration" ?
a)
The use of synonyms.
b)
Words that sound alike.
c)
An exaggeration.
d)
The repetition of a beginning letter sound.
39.
What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
40.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
41.
What is "onomatopoeia" ?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
Sound words
c)
Rhyming words
d)
A form of imagery
42.
Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.
a)
Noun
b)
Preposition
c)
Pronoun
d)
Conjunction
43.
Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.
a)
Preposition
b)
Conjunction
c)
Verb
d)
Pronoun
44.
“He was the second snowman to be melting away before her eyes, only this one was different” (316). Max is being compared to a melting snowman. What literary device is this?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Symbolism
45.
“Yes, the boss was at my shoulder. ‘Get it done, get it done’” (355). Who is the speaker?
a)
Rudy
b)
Liesel
c)
Alex
d)
Death
46.
How does Hans learn that he has been accepted in the Nazi party?
a)
He gets a phone call
b)
A sign is posted in town
c)
Nazi soldiers knock on his door
d)
A letter arrives
47.
“ The clouds were dirty, like footprints in melting snow” (470). What literary device is this?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Symbolism
48.
Rudy and his siblings are playing dominoes when officers come to talk to his parents.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
49.
There is a legal battle raging and the judges are concerned that time is running out. Lawyers are being asked to expedite the matter by getting their paperwork in early. What does “expedite” mean?
a)
quicken
b)
agree on
c)
sue
d)
discuss
50.
No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked. What does covert mean?
a)
friendly
b)
loud
c)
hidden
d)
helpful
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