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WorksheetsEnglish 9 Midterm Review 2016-17
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
apostrophe
2.
A term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
apostrophe
3.
At lunch, we were pigs.
What does the above metaphor mean?
What does the above metaphor mean?
a)
We ate really fast and messily.
b)
Pigs were at the lunch table.
c)
We ate a pig.
4.
That cat was a bolt of lightning.
What does the above metaphor mean?
What does the above metaphor mean?
a)
My cat is slow.
b)
My cat was struck by lightning.
c)
My cat is really fast.
5.
My sister is a clown.
a)
My sister is mad.
b)
My sister is funny.
c)
My sister is crying.
6.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
7.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
8.
After the walk through the dessert, Kim’s tongue felt dry as a bone.
What are the words in blue an example of?
What are the words in blue an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
9.
Simile or Metaphor:
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.
Math is like a puzzle that never ends.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
10.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
11.
The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?
What object is being personified in the sentence?
a)
Clouds
b)
Winked
c)
Say
d)
Moon
12.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
a)
Adele
b)
The store
c)
High heels
d)
Her
13.
"The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song."
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
a)
The lumberjack
b)
The trees
c)
The chainsaw
d)
The song
14.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
c)
The Sun smiled at us
d)
I want to be awesome
15.
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.”
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.”
a)
metaphor & personification
b)
personification only
c)
apostrophe only
d)
apostrophe & simile
16.
“Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.”
Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.”
a)
personification and apostrophe
b)
simile
c)
personifica
d)
apostrophe
17.
The appeal to emotion is also called
a)
pathos
b)
logos
c)
ethos
18.
The appeal to logic is also called
a)
pathos
b)
ethos
c)
logos
19.
The appeal to ethics is also called
a)
pathos
b)
ethos
c)
logos
20.
"The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
21.
"It’s a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it ‘self-evident.’ Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?"
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
22.
This is where and when the story takes place.
a)
Character
b)
Climax
c)
Setting
d)
Problem
23.
This character goes through major life changes through the story.
a)
Minor Character
b)
Major Character
24.
The leading character that works for the good of the story.
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
25.
This character/thing/event is usually considered to be the "villain" and tries to stop the protagonist from meeting his goal.
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
26.
This is the beginning of the story.
a)
Plot
b)
Resolution
c)
Climax
d)
Exposition
27.
Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
falling action
28.
Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?
a)
exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
b)
exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution
c)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
d)
rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution
29.
What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
a)
resolution
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
exposition
30.
What is conflict?
a)
Two characters getting along.
b)
A struggle between two opposing forces.
c)
The climax in a story.
d)
Part of the resolution.
31.
A central idea or message in a work of literature.
a)
Mood
b)
Irony
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Theme
32.
A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens
a)
Setting
b)
Irony
c)
Anaphara
d)
The character's main problem.
33.
The feeling, or atmosphere, that a writer creates for the reader
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Characterization
d)
Irony
34.
In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
35.
Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
36.
In horror movies, the audience is aware that there is a killer in the house, but the character does not and they proceed to enter.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
37.
A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “Wonderful weather we’re having!”
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
38.
What is verbal irony?
a)
When what is said is different than what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something a character doesn't know.
39.
What is situational irony?
a)
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
40.
What is dramatic Irony?
a)
When what is said is different than what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
41.
A robbery at a police station would be an example of which type of irony?
a)
Verbal
b)
Dramatic
c)
Situational
d)
None of the Above
42.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
43.
“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
climax
44.
What is the paragraph foreshadowing?
'Peter I don't think we should jump out of a plane like this.' Allison relax I'm the King and you're my general. What could go wrong?
'Peter I don't think we should jump out of a plane like this.' Allison relax I'm the King and you're my general. What could go wrong?
a)
Something goes wrong
b)
Nothing goes wrong
c)
Allison inherits the throne
d)
they jump off a plane
45.
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject.
a)
Theme
b)
Irony
c)
Mood
d)
Tone
46.
The turning point of the action, the moment when interest and intensity reach their peak, usually involving an important event, decision, or discovery affecting the final outcome.
a)
Climax
b)
Plot
c)
Rising Action
d)
Resolution
47.
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
a)
Exposition
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
48.
An appeal to trustworthiness & credibility: speaker makes the audience trust/like them
a)
Pathos
b)
Ethos
c)
Logos
d)
None of the above
49.
The appeal to reason using facts, evidence, and statistics.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
d)
None of the above.
50.
The appeal to emotions, using humor, imagery, or other mediums to evoke strong emotional responses.
a)
Logos
b)
Pathos
c)
Ethos
d)
None of the above.
51.
I have been an educator for over 20 years. I have also taught in the toughest neighborhoods. I am confident I will make a great principal!
a)
Logos
b)
Ethos
c)
Pathos
52.
Author's attitude toward a subject/topic (examples: irritated, formal, objective, condescending, etc.)
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Pathos
53.
Clauses that may begin each phrase of a piece the same(ex: Alice ran into the room, into the garden, and into our hearts)
a)
Antithesis
b)
Parallelism
c)
Allusion
d)
Rhetorical question
54.
A question used for effect rather than response (ex: Sure! Why not?)
a)
Rhetorical question
b)
Parallelism
c)
Antithesis
d)
Repetition
55.
States what a writer is trying to prove
a)
Antithesis
b)
Counterclaim
c)
Claim
d)
Opposition
56.
An opposing view that awakens or invades a writer's claim
a)
claim
b)
counterclaim
c)
Claim
d)
Point of View
57.
What does Evidence mean?
a)
All researched information that supports your claim
b)
An opinion
c)
Statement you believe to be true
d)
A statement of an opposing argument
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