WorksheetsEnglish Review
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A reference to a famous person, place, event, or piece of literature is called a(n) ________.
a)
inference
b)
metaphor
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
allusion
2.
The ideas and feelings associated with a word (positive, negative, or neutral) is the ________.
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
connotation
d)
denotation
3.
Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
4.
A sonnet has how many lines?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
14
d)
16
5.
Free verse poetry does not have...
a)
stanzas
b)
plot or conflict
c)
rhyming pattern
d)
serious topic
6.
What is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words?
a)
Repetition
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Rhyme
7.
What describes one thing as if it were something else?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
8.
What is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Sensory Language
d)
Metaphor
9.
What is the use of words that imitate sounds? (Crash, bang, hiss, splat)
a)
Sensory Language
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Onomatopoeia
10.
The author's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
simile
d)
theme
11.
Identify an example of metaphor.
a)
Life is a maze.
b)
He eats like a pig.
c)
O love, why have you forsaken me?
d)
My love is like a melody.
12.
Identify an example of personification.
a)
O liberty, what things are done in thy name.
b)
O captain! my Captain!
c)
Her heart cried out.
d)
My love is like a red red rose.
13.
Identify an example of onomatopoeia.
a)
pop
b)
sad
c)
septet
d)
perch
14.
Identify an example of a symbol.
a)
a cross
b)
peter piper picked
c)
eats like a pig
d)
rumbling apples
15.
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. (the rhythm)
a)
beat
b)
meter
c)
poetry
d)
rhyme
16.
A writer's choice of words.
a)
anaphora
b)
theme
c)
vocabulary
d)
diction
17.
a person, place, or event that stands for something other than itself.
a)
personification
b)
symbol
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
18.
A division of a poem based on thought or form.
a)
stanza
b)
line
c)
couplet
d)
Sonnet
19.
The repetition of the first letter or sound in two or more words in a line of poetry.
a)
Anaphora
b)
Tone
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
20.
A couplet has ___ lines.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
5
d)
8
21.
Linking devices that hold a text together--they give a universal meaning to a story.
a)
Themes
b)
Alliteration
c)
Paradox
d)
Repetition
22.
A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices?
a)
A. Imagery
b)
B. Personification
c)
C. Rhetoric
d)
E. Rhetorical Question
23.
If an ad claimed: "35 people drank this diet soda, and 33 of them subsequently lost weight," the ad is using...
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
d)
Allusion
24.
An ad using a funny talking dog to sell a product is focused on:
a)
Allusion
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
d)
Ethos
25.
"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers."
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
26.
a)
Pathos
b)
Logos
c)
Ethos
27.
a)
Pathos
b)
Logos
c)
Ethos
28.
a)
Pathos
b)
Logos
c)
Ethos
29.
What is the art of persuasion?
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
d)
rhetoric
30.
What is one goal of persuasion?
a)
To change other's point of view
b)
To make sure people do not change
31.
Which rhetorical device is used?
There must be strict supervision, there must be an end to speculation, there must be provision for adequate currency.
There must be strict supervision, there must be an end to speculation, there must be provision for adequate currency.
a)
Parallelism
b)
Analogy
c)
Repetition
d)
Restatement
32.
Which term best defines the following?
"A short story about a person or event used to make a point."
"A short story about a person or event used to make a point."
a)
Facts
b)
Anecdote
c)
Analogy
d)
Rule of Three
33.
In this advertisement, which device is used THE MOST?
a)
Pathos
b)
Logos
c)
Ethos
d)
You're Gross
34.
Who is the famous philosopher that wrote about rhetoric?
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Ms. Yang
35.
Which rhetoric does this picture represent?
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
d)
none of the above
36.
a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Pathos
37.
The three rhetorical appeals are...
a)
pathos, logos, ethoes
b)
pathoes, ethos, logos
c)
ethos, logos, pathos
d)
ethos, logoes, pathos
38.
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
39.
When and where a story takes place is the ______ of a story.
a)
Characters
b)
Point of View
c)
Setting
d)
Climax
40.
The climax is the part of the story where ______________.
a)
The event that starts the story happens.
b)
The turning point, high point, or main event is in a story.
c)
The story ends.
d)
We meet our characters, and learn our setting.
41.
Which of these is an
internal conflict?
internal conflict?
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. society
d)
character vs. nature
42.
His face puckered, the tears lept from his eyes.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
43.
"I call shots, Just Do It, like Nike."
Is an example of...
Is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
44.
"Now I'm Four Five Seconds from wildin'
And we got three more days 'til Friday."
Is an example of...
And we got three more days 'til Friday."
Is an example of...
a)
rhyme
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
45.
"Remember when we couldn't take the heat
I walked out, I said, I'm setting you free
But the monsters turned out to be just trees
When the sun came up
You were looking at me."
Is an example of...
I walked out, I said, I'm setting you free
But the monsters turned out to be just trees
When the sun came up
You were looking at me."
Is an example of...
a)
cliche
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
imagery
46.
"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"
Is an example of...
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"
Is an example of...
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
allitertation
d)
onomatopoeia
47.
"Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...
a)
hyperbole
b)
symbols
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
48.
WHO AM I?
I am the largest wildcat in North America. I have brownish-yellow fur, with a black-tipped tail. I weigh about 250 pounds and am seven feet long. I live in the mountains, and I hunt. Who am I? Some call me a puma, and others call me a cougar. Some call me a mountain lion.
What is the author's purpose?
I am the largest wildcat in North America. I have brownish-yellow fur, with a black-tipped tail. I weigh about 250 pounds and am seven feet long. I live in the mountains, and I hunt. Who am I? Some call me a puma, and others call me a cougar. Some call me a mountain lion.
What is the author's purpose?
a)
to persuade
b)
to inform
c)
to entertain
49.
Suzanne Collins includes the figurative language, "Most of the other tributes sit alone, like lost sheep," (97) to...
a)
make the reader see that Katniss and Peeta look silly for spending so much time together.
b)
make the reader understand how isolated all of the tributes feel, working against each other.
c)
bring in references to farm animals and the other tributes as they sit and each lunch for the reader.
d)
show the reader how the other tributes act around each other and how they are ludicrously by themselves.
50.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
51.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
52.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty.
53.
Identify the text structure.
a)
cause & effect
b)
compare & contrast
c)
description
d)
problem & solution
54.
Identify the text structure.
a)
chronological
b)
description
c)
cause & effect
d)
problem & solution
55.
Identify the text structure.
a)
compare & contrast
b)
chronological
c)
description
d)
problem & solution
56.
Identify the text structure.
a)
cause & effect
b)
compare & contrast
c)
description
d)
problem & solution
57.
Identify the text structure
a)
compare & contrast
b)
chronological
c)
problem & solution
d)
description
58.
Identify the text structure:
•In many American cities, there are homeless people. Homeless people do not have a permanent home and usuallly stay in shelters, with friends, in their cars, or even outside. There are many reasons why people might become homeless. For example, if a person loses his or her job, he or she may be unable to find another one for a long time. Because of this, it may become difficult to continue paying for a house or an apartment.
•In many American cities, there are homeless people. Homeless people do not have a permanent home and usuallly stay in shelters, with friends, in their cars, or even outside. There are many reasons why people might become homeless. For example, if a person loses his or her job, he or she may be unable to find another one for a long time. Because of this, it may become difficult to continue paying for a house or an apartment.
a)
cause and effect
b)
problem and solution
c)
description
d)
chronological
59.
Identify the text structure:
The street was dark and quiet. In the distance, the sound of a barking dog and a honking horn cut through the silence. Somewhere nearby, someone was burning logs in a fireplace, and the smell of wood smoke drifted through the neighborhood.
The street was dark and quiet. In the distance, the sound of a barking dog and a honking horn cut through the silence. Somewhere nearby, someone was burning logs in a fireplace, and the smell of wood smoke drifted through the neighborhood.
a)
cause and effect
b)
chronological
c)
description
d)
compare and contrast
60.
Which of the following is an example of ethos?
a)
Citing an interview with an architect to support an argument about eco-friendly homes.
b)
Supporting your thesis about vegetarianism with data about bovine methane emissions.
c)
None of these
d)
Including a quote from your grandfather to emphasize the horror of war.
61.
What does it mean to persuade someone?
a)
The convince them of something
b)
The explain what something is
c)
To delight and entertain someone
d)
To debate with someone
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