WorksheetsCFA #1 Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 2hrs 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Denotation is a word's ____________.
a)
Literal, dictionary definition
b)
Emotional meaning
c)
synonym
d)
antonym
2.
Connotation is a word's ___________.
a)
synonym
b)
emotional meaning
c)
antonym
d)
Literal, dictionary definition.
3.
The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a _______ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
4.
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
5.
Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
6.
I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
7.
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
8.
Kevin's interest in model cars has turned into a hobby. If you change the word hobby to obsession, the word now has a _____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
9.
The teacher was mildly intimated by Merdine's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
10.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gathering--mob
gathering--mob
a)
gathering
b)
mob
11.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
chuckle--snicker
chuckle--snicker
a)
chuckle
b)
snicker
12.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
petite--puny
petite--puny
a)
petite
b)
puny
13.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
immature--youthful
immature--youthful
a)
immature
b)
youthful
14.
Sad has a _____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
15.
Read the sentences and answer the question. Winning by seven strokes, Tiger Woods won the tournament. Winning by seven strokes, Tiger Woods dominated the tournament. How does the connotation of the word dominated in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?
a)
It shows that he won by a small margin.
b)
It emphasizes that he easily won.
c)
It implies that he played with arrogance and pride.
d)
It implies that he cheated in order to win.
16.
Read the sentences and answer the question. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most stubborn person I know. I gave the most difficult task to Yandy because she is the most persistent person I know. How does the connotation of the word persistent in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?
a)
It implies a positive characteristic.
b)
It implies an increasingly negative characteristic.
c)
It implies a careless characteristic.
d)
It implies a playfully irresponsible characteristic.
17.
Consider the following sentences. I hear my brother talking on the phone with his girlfriend. I hear my brother chatting on the phone with his girlfriend. How does the connotation of the word chatting in the second sentence convey the author’s purpose?
a)
It implies the conversation is not serious.
b)
It implies that the conversation is funny.
c)
It implies anger or resentment in the conversations.
d)
It implies the conversation is very serious.
18.
Where can imagery be found in?
a)
Poetry
b)
Short Stories
c)
Novels
d)
All of the above
19.
Is this imagery?
They ate food
They ate food
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
No clue
20.
Why do we use Imagery?
a)
No reason
b)
They describe the physical features of people
c)
They make people laugh
d)
Nobody knows
21.
What is Imagery?
a)
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
b)
a joke
c)
It's nothing Ms. Schneider just made it up
d)
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
22.
Do we use our 5 senses in imagery: smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
I don't know
d)
maybe
23.
How does imagery help us understand the story?
a)
It doesn't
b)
By expressing how the author is feeling
c)
Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see
d)
By telling the mood
24.
Is this Imagery: The wind blew silently
a)
Yes
b)
No
25.
What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch
d)
Taste
26.
Which one of the five senses is used in this sentence? The wolf howled painfully over the loss of his mate.
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch
d)
Taste
27.
Which on of the five senses is used in this sentence? The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.
a)
Taste
b)
Touch
c)
Sight
d)
Sound
28.
Treasure Island (an excerpt)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
a)
He is in need of first aid.
b)
He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest.
c)
He has grown frail and tired with old age.
d)
He has had a rough and adventurous life.
29.
What is sensory language?
a)
Language that writer's use to appeal to our senses
b)
Bob the Brussel Sprout
c)
Language that authors use to "unlock" certain memories
d)
The New Star Wars movie
30.
"The Monkey Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the samee moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of hearing.
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the samee moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of hearing.
a)
"he took the box of matches"
b)
"went downstairs for a candle"
c)
"squeaky mouse scurried noisily"
d)
The matches fell from his hand.
31.
"The Monkey Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the samee moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of sight.
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the samee moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of sight.
a)
"squeaky mouse scurried noisily"
b)
"At the foot of the stairs, the match went out,"
c)
"clicking of the clock"
d)
"striking one"
32.
It was the first football game for the Gators. The coach asked if everyone was ready. The players jumped and replied, "Yes!"
In what tone did the Gators's reply?
In what tone did the Gators's reply?
a)
Calm
b)
Serious
c)
Happy
d)
Enthusiastic
33.
The Blue Jay is jumping on the tree singing and dancing happily.
What is the blue jay's tone while singing?
What is the blue jay's tone while singing?
a)
Joyful
b)
Dreamy
c)
Confused
d)
sweet
34.
What is the tone of this image?
a)
elated
b)
appreciative
c)
accusing
d)
conceited
35.
What is the tone of the following sentence?
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
a)
angry
b)
witty
c)
suspicious
36.
Today is very boring, it’s a very boring day, there is nothing much to look at, there is nothing much to say. There’s a peacock on my sneakers, there’s a penguin on my head, there’s a dormouse on my doorstep; I am going back to bed.
a)
bored
b)
tired
c)
fanciful
d)
exciting
37.
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.
38.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Humorous
b)
Persuasive
c)
Anxious
d)
Cheerful
39.
Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea," they said. You can tell that shoes before 1800:
a)
were pretty
b)
didn't look alike
c)
didn't fit very well
40.
Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?
a)
Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.
b)
Tim is taking a trip to visit peolpe he doesn't know.
c)
Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.
d)
Tim is moving to California with his family.
41.
Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason."
We can infer that…
We can infer that…
a)
Jason was the best player.
b)
Caitlin wanted Jason on her team.
c)
Jason was not a very good player.
d)
Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member.
42.
Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness. Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:
a)
Sheepdogs are not very smart dogs.
b)
Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal.
c)
There are many breeds of dogs.
d)
Wolves are afraid of sheepdogs.
43.
Which sentence from the selection shows that the pet is a cat?
a)
Bryan had to feed his pet every day.
b)
Bryan had to take his pet outside right away after school.
c)
It was Bryan's job to clean out the litter box every 3 days.
d)
Bryanʼs pet never bites.
44.
Which sentence from the selection suggests that Suzy likes to play basketball?
a)
Suzy's mom makes Suzy practice basketball every day.
b)
Suzy looks forward to her basketball games.
c)
Suzy scored 5 points in her last basketball game.
d)
Suzy and her mom get ice cream after her basketball games.
45.
Which sentence from the selection supports that the computer was not working properly?
a)
Rita took three hours to finish her homework.
b)
Ritaʼs homework was not finished.
c)
Rita had to write out her story instead of typing it.
d)
Ritaʼs homework was not done correctly.
46.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
47.
Which sentence supports that Jack is feeling sleepy?
a)
Jack went to bed late because he was at a birthday party.
b)
Jackʼs eyes were droopy and his eyelids felt really heavy.
c)
Jack put his head down on the desk.
d)
Jack was not paying attention to the lesson.
48.
Which sent. from the story shows that Marvin doesn't want to create more problems for his mom?
a)
"I can wear my old shoes'" Marvin offered.
b)
"It's not regular television," Marvin tried to explain.
c)
Marvin didn't know what to do.
49.
Grandpa sees that his chocolate cake is all gone. Brad has crumbs on his mouth. What do you think happened?
a)
Brad baked his own cake.
b)
Brad needs to brush his teeth better.
c)
Brad ate Grandpa's chocolate cake.
d)
Brad ate Grandpa
50.
What is the definition of Diction?
a)
style of speaking or writing determined by choice of words by a speaker or writer
b)
Fancy word for dictionary
c)
A thesaurus and a dictionary combined
d)
Jargon
51.
The acid rain caused the rock to become ____.
a)
Porous
b)
Wet
c)
Bigger
52.
The small man ____ picked up the heavy weights.
a)
Easily
b)
Extraordinarily
c)
Quickly
53.
The painting was ____.
a)
Good
b)
Exquisite
c)
Bad
d)
Amazing
54.
A Zap Spell ____ Skeletons.
a)
Kills
b)
Obliterates
c)
Heals
55.
The police car rushed down the street with it's lights ____.
a)
Flashing
b)
On
c)
Ablaze
d)
Off
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