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Worksheets9th Lit/comp Final Review
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Literary term: The point in a plot when characters and setting are introduced.
a)
Tone
b)
Exposition
c)
Mood
d)
Denoument
2.
Literary Term: The main obstacle to a story's characters achieving their goals.
a)
Conflict
b)
Tone
c)
Mood
d)
Denoument
3.
Literary Term: The point of highest tension in a story
a)
Conflict
b)
Climax
c)
Resolution
d)
Exposition
4.
Literary Term: The place, time, and social context of a story
a)
Setting
b)
Exposition
c)
Resolution
d)
Mood
5.
Literary Term: A struggle between a character and an outside force.
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
c)
Fistfighting
d)
Struggle
6.
Literary Term: A struggle between a character and him/herself
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
c)
Struggle
d)
Schizophrenic Narrator
7.
Literary Terms: An author or narrator directly describing what a character is like
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
c)
Bad Characterization
d)
Lack of subtlety
8.
An author hinting at a character’s nature, using methods such as the character’s speech, actions, or appearance
a)
Hands-Off Narration
b)
Indirect Characterization
c)
Direct Characterization
d)
Hinting
9.
The main idea, or message, in a literary work is the
a)
setting
b)
plot
c)
tone
d)
theme
10.
The main character of the story is
a)
The antagonist
b)
The protagonist
c)
The exposition
d)
The action
11.
A struggle between two or more opposing forces.
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
character
d)
chapter
12.
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
13.
True or False? A 3rd person omniscient narrator sees all and knows all.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
The opposing character or force to the main character
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
plankton
d)
villian
15.
What literary device can include memories, dreams, or stories of the past?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Flashback
d)
Irony
16.
What literary device uses hints or clues to suggest what will happen next?
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Flashback
d)
Foreshadowing
17.
In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move while the audience is aware
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
18.
What is giving nonhuman things human characteristics?
a)
personification
b)
characterization
c)
dialogue
d)
imagery
19.
What is a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
20.
This is when an author tells what the senses hear, see, smell, taste, or touch to recreate the scene for the reader.
a)
imagery
b)
irony
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
21.
What is a reference to something well known like the Bible, or mythology?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
characterization
c)
allusion
d)
symbol
22.
What is the author's attitude toward a subject?
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
theme
d)
style
23.
What is repeating the first sound in a series of words?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
conflict
c)
allusion
d)
alliteration
24.
Type/category of literature
a)
Genre
b)
Setting
c)
Plot
d)
Conflict
25.
An object that represents something else.
a)
Context Clues
b)
Symbolism
c)
Genre
d)
Conflict
26.
can be verbal, situational, or dramatic and has the result of the meaning, situation or action being one thing but meaning something different.
a)
satire
b)
metaphor
c)
parody
d)
irony
27.
a minor story that runs inside the main story.
a)
subplot
b)
narrator
c)
foreshadowing
d)
theme
28.
how the reader feels about the story.
a)
theme
b)
allusion
c)
mood
d)
climax
29.
an abstraction that represents the central idea of the story.
a)
imagery
b)
irony
c)
hyperbole
d)
theme
30.
tells the story either in the first, second or third person point of view.
a)
hyperbole
b)
narrator
c)
mood
d)
personification
31.
repetition of sounds or words to form a pattern.
a)
tone
b)
theme
c)
refrain
d)
metaphor
32.
an exaggerated statement.
a)
hyperbole
b)
allusion
c)
imagery
d)
symbol
33.
perspective from which a story is told
a)
point of view
b)
theme
c)
literary period
d)
rising action
34.
all-knowing narrator
a)
first person
b)
third person
c)
omniscient
d)
limited
35.
Exposition
a)
the sequence of events.
b)
the introduction of the characters, setting, and basic conflict.
c)
the part of the plot that begins to
d)
the turning point in a story or drama.
36.
Rising Action
a)
the sequence of events.
b)
the introduction of the characters, setting, and basic conflict.
c)
the part of the plot that begins to
d)
the turning point in a story or drama.
37.
Climax
a)
the sequence of events.
b)
the introduction of the characters, setting, and basic conflict.
c)
the part of the plot that begins to
d)
the turning point in a story or drama.
38.
Falling Action
a)
the sequence of events.
b)
the introduction of the characters, setting, and basic conflict.
c)
the part of the plot that begins to
d)
The action that follows the climax
39.
Resolution
a)
the sequence of events.
b)
the introduction of the characters, setting, and basic conflict.
c)
the part of the plot that begins to
d)
reveals the outcome of the conflict.
40.
Situational Irony
a)
Something happens that we wouldn't expect to happen
b)
using language that normally signifies the opposite
c)
What is said is different than what is meant
d)
The reader knows something the characters do not
41.
Dramatic Irony
a)
The reader knows something the characters do not
b)
using language that normally signifies the opposite
c)
Something happens that we wouldn't expect to happen
d)
What is said is different than what is meant
42.
Verbal Irony
a)
What is said is different than what is meant
b)
using language that normally signifies the opposite
c)
Something happens that we wouldn't expect to happen
d)
The reader knows something the characters do not
43.
a word, phrase, idea, image, action, character or symbol that is repeated throughout part or all of a literary work for emphasis or unity.
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Existentialism
c)
Parody
d)
Motif
44.
A book with page numbers written by Lori Ratliff.
Which citation is INCORRECT?
Which citation is INCORRECT?
a)
English rocks (Ratliff 14).
b)
According to Ratliff, English rocks (14).
c)
Ratliff asserts that English rocks (14).
d)
English rocks (Ratliff, 14).
45.
A article from Ebsco written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers.
Which citation is INCORRECT?
Which citation is INCORRECT?
a)
English is cool (Roberts 33).
b)
English is cool (Roberts, 33).
c)
Roberts believes that English is cool (33).
d)
According to Roberts, English is cool (33).
46.
Choose the correct citation format
Author: Andrei Sakharov
Name of Source: Memoirs
Quote: The next day I visited my parents at their dacha [country home].
Page number: 219
Author: Andrei Sakharov
Name of Source: Memoirs
Quote: The next day I visited my parents at their dacha [country home].
Page number: 219
a)
A. "The next day I visited my parents at their dacha [country home]" (Sakharov 219).
b)
A. "The next day I visited my parents at their dacha [country home]" (A.Sakharov 219).
c)
"The next day I visited my parents at their dacha [country home]" (Sakharov).
47.
Select the quote that is correctly cited.
a)
“It took 20 years for the law to take effect” (Kaiser “What Happened to Justice?”
105).
105).
b)
“It took 20 years for the law to take effect” (Kaiser 105).
48.
How are multiple sources organized in a Works Cited?
a)
order of importance
b)
alphabetically
c)
order of citations
d)
randomly
49.
Which sentence below uses parallel structure?
a)
A.Barking dogs, kittens that were meowing, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
b)
A.Barking dogs, meowing kittens, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
c)
A.Dogs that bark, kittens that meow, and parakeets squawking greet the pet shop visitors.
50.
Which sentence below uses parallel structure?
a)
A.Alex looked everywhere for his math book—under the bed, on his desk, and he searched inside the refrigerator.
b)
A.Alex looked everywhere for his math book—viewing under the bed, searching on his desk, and inside the refrigerator.
c)
A.Alex looked everywhere for his math book—under the bed, on his desk, and inside the refrigerator.
51.
Which sentence below uses parallel structure?
a)
A.During class, Samuel spent his time flirting with Brittney, eating candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.
b)
A.During class, Samuel spent his time flirting with Brittney, he ate candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.
c)
A.During class, Samuel spent his time to flirt with Brittney, to eat candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.
52.
We need to find out ... lunch this is before we get on the bus for the field trip.
a)
who's
b)
whose
53.
How does eating too many carbohydrates ... your weight?
a)
affect
b)
effect
54.
First complete the assignment ... begin working on your homework.
a)
than
b)
then
55.
She went _ the store with her mother.
a)
two
b)
too
c)
to
d)
none of them
56.
We can't stay up _ late tonight.
a)
two
b)
too
c)
to
d)
none of them
57.
__________ always late to class!
a)
There
b)
Their
c)
They're
58.
Jessica always gets ______ on time.
a)
they're
b)
their
c)
there
59.
It looks like ________________________ going to rain outside.
a)
it's
b)
its
60.
The team is missing ___________________ players.
a)
it's
b)
its
61.
"The old house stared at the lonely swing set in the front yard," would be an example of what literary device?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
symbol
62.
Which answer would be an example of a metaphor?
a)
The fire burned with the heat of a thousand suns.
b)
The fire burned like a thousand suns.
c)
BOOM!
d)
Peter picked peanuts...
63.
"I flew high like a bird" is an example of a?
a)
Simile
b)
Allusion
c)
Metaphor
d)
Onomotopeaia
64.
The aroma of fresh cinnamon and apples floated from the kitchen window. The smell made my soul happy.
a)
imagery
b)
Allegory
c)
Symbol
d)
Onomotopoeia
65.
"Boom," "Crack," and "Buzz" are examples of what?
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Onomotopoeia
c)
Imagery
d)
Allusion
66.
Which answer would be an example of an allusion
a)
Is raining cats and dogs.
b)
The trees gnarled fingers grabbed the hikers.
c)
if it rains anymore, we will need the ark.
d)
My love is a rose.
67.
Examples from Katy Perry's "Firework"
"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind.....Cause there's a spark in you...Cause baby you're a firework". Identify the 2 examples of figurative language
"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind.....Cause there's a spark in you...Cause baby you're a firework". Identify the 2 examples of figurative language
a)
Simile and hyperbole
b)
Alliteration and onomatopoeia
c)
Simile and metaphor
d)
Metaphor and hyperbole
68.
"She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore" is a/an
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
d)
Idiom
69.
logos is an appeal based on
a)
power
b)
length
c)
reason
d)
emotion
70.
Type of appeal: Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using a cell phone while driving.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
d)
everyday
71.
Type of appeal: Listerine is recommended by most dental professionals
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logs
d)
trustworthy
72.
What is rhetoric?
a)
A type of question
b)
effective informative speech or writing
c)
effective persuasive speech or writing
d)
an appeal to reason
73.
This term means an appeal to emotion.
a)
pathos
b)
logos
c)
ethos
d)
emotionos
74.
An advertisement that uses this will try to get you to see the company as reliable, honest and credible.
a)
crediblos
b)
pathos
c)
ethos
d)
logos
75.
"There’s no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
76.
Type of appeal: Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using a cell phone while driving.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
d)
everyday
77.
What is the goal of rhetoric?
a)
to convince the audience of your point of view
b)
to convince the audience of falsehoods
c)
to convince the audience that water is wet
d)
none of the others
78.
________ works are 'real' or factual.
a)
Conflict
b)
Non-fiction
c)
Play
d)
Fiction
79.
"I cannot wait for Christmas! I am going to get my Mom the best Christmas present!" is an example of...
a)
Last Person
b)
First Person
c)
Third Person
d)
Second Person
80.
Works of _________ are invented or imaginary.
a)
Make believe
b)
Non-fiction
c)
Documentaries
d)
Fiction
81.
"He did not enjoy the car ride to Florida because he had to share the backseat with his two very large dogs!" is an example of...
a)
Third Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Fifth Person
d)
First Person
82.
Which part of the plot reveals information about the characters and the setting?
a)
Introduction/exposition
b)
Rising action
c)
Falling action
d)
Conclusion/denouement
83.
Which element is defined as "the underlying meaning behind a story"?
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
characters
d)
symbolism
84.
What is this an example of? "She was as quiet as a mouse."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Allusion
d)
Personification
85.
The _________ includes location, topography, objects and time.
a)
complication
b)
setting
c)
catharsis
d)
plot
86.
An author uses _________ by withholding information to raise questions.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
dilemma
d)
suspense
87.
Choice of words and length of sentences is known as __________.
a)
metaphor
b)
diction
c)
mood
d)
symbolism
88.
The sequence of events in a short story is called the
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
theme
d)
narrator
89.
Groups of lines in a poem are called
a)
stanzas
b)
sections
c)
paragraphs
d)
parts
90.
The "beat" of the poem is called the
a)
rhythm
b)
rhyme
c)
stanza
d)
alliteration
91.
What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
92.
What is the following statement an example of?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
93.
Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?
a)
After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
b)
After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
c)
After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
94.
Which is a good way to combine these clauses?
Although the oceans appear to be separated. They are actually joined together.
Although the oceans appear to be separated. They are actually joined together.
a)
Correct as is.
b)
... separated; they ...
c)
... separated, they ...
d)
... separated, and they
95.
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.
96.
Romeo arrives at the Capulet family tomb to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, we the audience know that Juliet is not really dead, she merely took a potion to make it look like she was dead for her own motives. When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed?
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
97.
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
98.
People suffering from manic depression have powerful mood swings and are given to vacillation. One day they might be upbeat and enthusiastic, ready to pursue and succeed at any number of projects. The next day they are sunk in misery, convinced that nothing but failure awaits them.
The approximate definition of vacillation is:
The approximate definition of vacillation is:
a)
fear of the unknown
b)
anger
c)
going back and forth
d)
lack of motivation
99.
Because he liked to present himself as a connoisseur, who preferred only the best in fine food and wine, the food critic for our local paper was embarrassed to be spotted at a dingy diner, where the special of the day was a spam omelet and french fries heavily laced with cheese whip.
The approximate definition of connoisseur is:
The approximate definition of connoisseur is:
a)
creator
b)
critic
c)
writer
d)
expert
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