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WorksheetsBergman-English Final Exam Review
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
VID/VIS
a)
around
b)
see
c)
half
d)
100
2.
CIRCUM-
a)
around
b)
see
c)
half
d)
100
3.
SEMI/HEMI
a)
around
b)
see
c)
half
d)
100
4.
CENT
a)
around
b)
see
c)
half
d)
100
5.
-ee
a)
to cause or make
b)
without, lacking
c)
one who
d)
receiver of action
6.
-ify
a)
to cause or make
b)
without, lacking
c)
one who
d)
receiver of action
7.
-less
a)
to cause or make
b)
without, lacking
c)
one who
d)
receiver of action
8.
-ist
a)
to cause or make
b)
without, lacking
c)
one who
d)
receiver of action
9.
Choose the set of SYNONYMS
a)
ENAMORED and HATEFUL
b)
GUILE and CUNNING
c)
EPHEMERAL and LASTING
d)
GRIEVOUS and WONDERFUL
10.
Choose the set of ANTONYMS
a)
ENAMORED and HATEFUL
b)
GUILE and CUNNING
c)
EPHEMERAL and PASSING
d)
GRIEVOUS and TERRIBLE
11.
explain or clarify something
a)
ingenuous
b)
elucidate
c)
nostalgia
d)
ephemeral
12.
a sentimental longing
a)
ingenuous
b)
elucidate
c)
nostalgia
d)
ephemeral
13.
a medical condition from birth
a)
ingenuous
b)
elucidate
c)
congenital
d)
ephemeral
14.
innocent and unsuspecting
a)
ingenuous
b)
elucidate
c)
nostalgia
d)
ephemeral
15.
Dickens often _____________ his chapters quite rapidly.
a)
wrote
b)
written
c)
has wrote
d)
writed
16.
The store manager hired us.
a)
Active Voice
b)
Passive Voice
17.
The leading role was played by Brad Pitt.
a)
Active Voice
b)
Passive Voice
18.
did swim
a)
past
b)
emphatic
c)
progressive
d)
future
19.
am swimming
a)
past
b)
emphatic
c)
progressive
d)
future
20.
swam
a)
past
b)
emphatic
c)
progressive
d)
future
21.
will swim
a)
past
b)
emphatic
c)
progressive
d)
future
22.
______________________ do you think it was that received the Novel Prize for literature last year?
a)
Who
b)
Whom
23.
We wish he would have been _________________ in coming to a decision.
a)
more hasty
b)
hastier
24.
Tennessee Williams may have choked to death on a pill bottle cap.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Amy Lowell and Ezra Pound were friends who became rivals.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Harper Lee grew up in New York City.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
a comparison using "like" or "as"
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
28.
repeats central word sounds
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
29.
repetition of beginning sounds
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
30.
a figurative comparison that does not use "like" or "as"--sometimes extended
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
31.
descriptive language drawing the attention of one of the five senses
a)
sensory details
b)
juxtaposition
c)
caesura
d)
memoir
32.
a "stop" in a line of poetry
a)
sensory details
b)
juxtaposition
c)
caesura
d)
memoir
33.
creating a comparison with two opposite items
a)
sensory details
b)
juxtaposition
c)
caesura
d)
memoir
34.
a story about a particular time in a person’s life
a)
sensory details
b)
juxtaposition
c)
caesura
d)
memoir
35.
Was a biologist who spoke out about the dangers of using pesticides
a)
Harper Lee
b)
Flanery O'Conner
c)
Dorothy Parker
d)
Rachel Carson
36.
Died in February of 2016
a)
Harper Lee
b)
Flanery O'Conner
c)
Dorothy Parker
d)
Rachel Carson
37.
coined the term "Roaring Twenties"
a)
Tim O'Brien
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Ernest Hemingway
d)
Elie Wiesel
38.
Langston Hughes
a)
The Harlem Renaissance
b)
Modern Fiction
c)
New Regionalism
d)
World War II
39.
John Steinbeck
a)
The Harlem Renaissance
b)
Modern Fiction
c)
New Regionalism
d)
World War II
40.
What is the narrator's nationality in "In Another Country"?
a)
Spanish
b)
American
c)
French
d)
German
41.
The narrator in “Soldiers of the Republic” is upset about the baby’s clothes because the baby wears
a)
shabby, disgraceful clothing
b)
clothes that the mother probably bought by going hungry
c)
dirty clothing
d)
expensive clothing
42.
The theme of “Any Human to Another” is that
a)
all humans feel the same emotions
b)
the speaker wants people to understand his emotions
c)
death comes to everyone
d)
few share their true feeling
43.
In Dust Tracks on the Road, the reader knows that visitors are important at the school because the
a)
children are bathed and wearing their best clothing
b)
school is repainted in bright colors
c)
mayor is at the school that day
d)
class was dismissed early
44.
The speaker in “I, Too” believes that in the future he will
a)
be a part of American culture
b)
learn table manners
c)
recognize his enemies
d)
learn about history
45.
The mad and hungry dogs in “If We Must Die” are
a)
Those who oppress/abuse African-Americans
b)
Animals on the city streets
c)
Angry people wanting to change the government
d)
Those who commit crimes
46.
What is the tone of “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?
a)
resentful
b)
thoughtful
c)
angry
d)
aggressive
47.
In “A Rose for Emily”, what does Faulkner mean when he refers to Miss Emily as a “sort of hereditary obligation”?
a)
several generations had taken care of her
b)
she didn't pay taxes
c)
she was related to everyone
d)
everyone loved her
48.
In “A Worn Path”, Phoenix plans to use the 10¢ she has to
a)
buy groceries
b)
buy medicine
c)
buy a present for her grandson
d)
pay a bill
49.
What mood does Steinbeck convey in "Breakfast"?
a)
hope
b)
exhaustion
c)
anger
d)
sadness
50.
In Black Boy, what two things made the greatest impression on Richard Wright as a young boy?
a)
fear and hunger
b)
poverty and loneliness
c)
anger and his father
d)
his grandmother and brother
51.
In “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”, Tom Shiftlet seems harmless because he has
a)
slicked back black hair
b)
one good arm
c)
a small frame
d)
kind eyes
52.
In “The Rockpile”, John refuses to play on the rockpile because he is
a)
afraid
b)
angry
c)
shy
d)
bored
53.
In the excerpt from All Rivers Run to the Sea, when Wiesel remembers his sister’s smile and says, “Never will her glance cease to sear me,” he is using
a)
apostrophe
b)
figurative language
c)
juxtaposition
d)
understatement
54.
At the end of “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”, the gunner is
a)
bleeding
b)
sleeping
c)
falling
d)
dead
55.
The obvious trait about those who go to the stadium in Maus is that they are
a)
powerless
b)
unskilled
c)
unimportant
d)
carpenters
56.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
500,000 were questioned about ties to Japan.
b)
1.5 million denounced their U.S. citizenship.
c)
75,000 moved from Hawaii to California.
d)
120,000 were sent to internment camps.
57.
Rosa Parks was chosen as the individual to challenge the bus law
a)
because she was a political activist
b)
because she was young and strong.
c)
because she had a good reputation.
d)
because she was rebellious by nature.
58.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believes that following the old law of “an eye for an eye” means that
a)
everyone will be hurt
b)
justice is served by revenge
c)
the Bible was accurate
d)
vision is overrated
59.
What do Pin Yathay and Any do with Nawath?
a)
leave him at the hospital
b)
give him to a friend
c)
take him with them
d)
Any stays behind with him
60.
A basic description of the Vietnam Memorial is
a)
a black background with murals carved into it.
b)
a long black granite wall with names.
c)
statues of men and women who served.
d)
a wall with flaming torches every ten feet.
61.
The poem “Courage” shows
a)
a person’s life from beginning to end.
b)
that courage is the same as greatness.
c)
that no one actually is courageous.
d)
one major event from an individual’s life.
62.
In “SQ”, Dr. Speakie is trying to classify all people in to
a)
active or inactive.
b)
kind or cruel.
c)
smart or stupid.
d)
sane or insane.
63.
The allusion the speaker uses in “The War Against the Trees” to describe the torn tree roots is
a)
earlier dramatic characters from Shakespeare.
b)
legendary figures in tall tales, such as Paul Bunyan.
c)
historical events from a century earlier.
d)
mythological women with snakes for hair.
64.
“Everything Stuck to Him” is clearly a frame story because the
a)
daughter already knows the family history.
b)
father tells a story within the frame of another story.
c)
father and daughter are the only characters.
d)
two stories have no plot.
65.
As the poem “I Chop Some Parsley…” begins, the speaker is
a)
cooking
b)
sleeping
c)
painting
d)
reading
66.
The figtree in "My Father and the Figtree" is a symbol of
a)
the future
b)
everything bad in life
c)
home
d)
one man's misery
67.
The short story “Nineteen Thirty-Seven” takes place in
a)
Haiti
b)
Jamaica
c)
Dominican Republic
d)
Saudi Arabia
68.
The tone of “Salvador Late or Early” is best described as
a)
delighted
b)
sympathetic
c)
irked
d)
disgusted
69.
According to the speaker in “The Man with the Saxophone”, the only person who can be counted on is
a)
your spouse
b)
yourself
c)
God
d)
your brother
70.
“In “Ending Poem,” the two speakers are
a)
not related
b)
mother and daughter
c)
enemies
d)
husband and wife
71.
What is the problem with the American children in “The Woman Warrior”?
a)
The son was late to his job and wanted to leave.
b)
They resented having to drive Brave Orchid anywhere.
c)
They did not wish to go the airport.
d)
The could not sit still for long periods.
72.
“El Olvido” is Spanish for
a)
“the family legend.”
b)
“the problem child.”
c)
“the end of memory” or “the forgetting”
d)
“the lost one.”
73.
Which of these is a true statement about the names of Anishinabe women?
a)
Every woman's name was recorded throughout time
b)
No two women had the same name
c)
Women often received their names after a major life event
d)
Female children all had animal names
74.
Toni Morrison believes that African-American literature is
a)
difficult to define
b)
literature uses colloquial language
c)
books written by African Americans
d)
books written about African Americans
75.
What does the word “menagerie” actually mean?
a)
glass figurines
b)
record player
c)
a collection of animals
d)
a collection of records
76.
To Kill a Mockingbird was set in ___________________, Alabama.
a)
Monroeville
b)
Maycomb
c)
Mobile
d)
St. Louis
77.
Who said: “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing”?
a)
Scout
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Atticus
d)
Dill
78.
John Proctor is willing to die rather than lie because he
a)
doesn't want to live with Elizabeth
b)
has nothing left but his good name
c)
doesn't want to disappoint Rebecca Nurse
d)
cannot stand living in Salem anymore
79.
The Glass Menagerie is set in a lower-middle-class district in St. Louis during the
a)
WWII
b)
Great Depression
c)
1950s
d)
1960s
80.
Who killed Bob Ewell?
a)
Scout Finch
b)
Boo Radley
c)
Heck Tate
d)
Ewell killed himself
81.
We will study very hard for this test.
a)
Active Voice
b)
Passive Voice
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