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WorksheetsReview 1st semester English
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Read the following dictionary entry:
clout- n. 1. a significant amount of influence 2. a hard punch 3. a big hit in baseball 4. a target
Which definition most closely matches the use of clout in the following sentence?
"Title IX gave us some clout, but it didn't give us our motivation."
clout- n. 1. a significant amount of influence 2. a hard punch 3. a big hit in baseball 4. a target
Which definition most closely matches the use of clout in the following sentence?
"Title IX gave us some clout, but it didn't give us our motivation."
a)
Definition 1
b)
Definition 2
c)
Definition 3
d)
Definition 4
2.
A strategy (plan) for determining the meaning of a word by context
is to
is to
a)
guess
b)
substitute the dictionary definition or voc. word in place of the voc. word to see if it makes sense.
c)
.
3.
A strategy (plan) for determining the meaning of a word by context
is to
is to
a)
guess
b)
substitute the dictionary definition in place of the voc. word to see if it makes sense.
c)
.
4.
Read the paragraph below. Then, tell what the author is trying to show about Summitt.
"And she became an ambassador as much as coach., allowing television cameras into the locker room, willing to play almost any team on almost any court."
"And she became an ambassador as much as coach., allowing television cameras into the locker room, willing to play almost any team on almost any court."
a)
frequently sought out opportunities to appear on television
b)
was able to pick and choose which teams to play
c)
took on a role in women's sports that went beyond coaching
d)
compromised her standards occasionally
5.
Identify which key words in the sentence below proves your answer correct.
"And she became an ambassador as much as coach, allowing television cameras into the locker room, willing to play almost any team on almost any court."
"And she became an ambassador as much as coach, allowing television cameras into the locker room, willing to play almost any team on almost any court."
a)
allowing television cameras
b)
willing to play
c)
willing to play almost any team any time
d)
became ambassador as much as coach
6.
Why does the author end the article with a quotation?
"There may be coaches that win more than Pat, but will never be another Pat Summitt."
"There may be coaches that win more than Pat, but will never be another Pat Summitt."
a)
To show how Pat Summitt will likely be remembered over time
b)
To suggest that Pat Summitt's accomplishments may soon be eclipsed
c)
To imply that female coaches will never win as many games as male coaches
d)
To provide an opinion that differs from those expressed in the rest of the article
7.
What is the tone of the quotation, "There may be coaches that win more than Pat, but will never be another Pat Summitt." ?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
8.
What is the main topic for the following summary?
Although Pat Summitt had been a very successful basketball coach for many years, her primary accomplishment came after she developed Alzheimer's disease. By refusing to hide her diagnosis from the public and vowing to continue coaching, she set a powerful example for others.
Although Pat Summitt had been a very successful basketball coach for many years, her primary accomplishment came after she developed Alzheimer's disease. By refusing to hide her diagnosis from the public and vowing to continue coaching, she set a powerful example for others.
a)
Summitt's successful career at the Univ. of Tennessee
b)
Title IX
c)
Summitt's Alzheimer's disease
d)
Summitt's successful coaching and role model
9.
What is the main topic for the following summary?
The popularity of women's sports today is largely the result of the enactment of Title IX in 1972. Before that, female athletes like Pat Summitt had little funding or support for their teams. Pat Summitt's success is an example of how Title IX helped women athletes and coaches.
The popularity of women's sports today is largely the result of the enactment of Title IX in 1972. Before that, female athletes like Pat Summitt had little funding or support for their teams. Pat Summitt's success is an example of how Title IX helped women athletes and coaches.
a)
Pat Summitt's success career
b)
Title IX's support of women's athletic programs
c)
Pat and Alzheimer's
disease
disease
10.
The title "A History of Fearlessness" will give the reader a strong hint about...
a)
fear in everybody's life
b)
the main point the story will make
c)
how to live without fear
11.
When an author tells a story, the lesson about life that he teaches the reader of the story is called
a)
tone
b)
thesis
c)
plot
d)
theme
12.
When the question on the test asks what the selection is mainly about, it is asking you for the
_________ of the story.
_________ of the story.
a)
mood
b)
theme
c)
tone
d)
conflict
13.
The word juxaposition means...
Ex: good/evil
ideal/actual
Ex: good/evil
ideal/actual
a)
to give 2 words that have the same meaning
b)
to place 2 things side by side that compare in meaning
c)
to place 2 words side by side that contrast in meaning
14.
The tone of the story "A History of Fearlessness" is
a)
nostalgic
b)
pessimistic
c)
encouraging
d)
serene
15.
The theme of "No Dream Is Impossible" is ...
a)
Good wins over evil
b)
Place yourself first before others
c)
Success is achieved through hard work.
d)
If you just believe, success will be yours.
16.
The "central idea" in literature is another way of saying...
a)
thesis sentence
b)
mood
c)
plot
d)
theme
17.
Which of the following answers is true of first person narration or point of view?
a)
uses the pronoun "you"
b)
uses the pronouns "he, she, or they"
c)
uses the pronoun "I or we"
18.
In which point of view does the narrator act God-like because he/she knows what everyone is thinking and feeling?
a)
First person
b)
Third person Omniscient
c)
Third person Objective
d)
Second Person
19.
Foreshadowing means
a)
to give hints about what will happen later
b)
to make inferences
c)
to go back and look in the past
20.
Examples of figurative language include
a)
theme, tone, plot
b)
characterization and conflict
c)
hyperbole, metaphor, understatement
21.
Figurative language is language that
a)
equals the dictionary definition of a word
b)
tells meaning that is more than the dictionary definition of a word
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