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WorksheetsQuarter 3 Review (3/21/18)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Plot is
a)
Events that make up a story
b)
The exploding part of story/ turning point of story
c)
setting and characters
d)
the solution to the problem
2.
The problem in a story is the...
a)
theme
b)
resolution
c)
climax
d)
conflict
3.
What is the Time and Place of the Story?
a)
Rising Action
b)
Plot
c)
Conflict
d)
Setting
4.
What is the lesson, message, or moral of a story?
a)
exposition
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
rising action
5.
Climax is...
a)
Events that make up a story
b)
The exploding part of story/ turning point of story
c)
setting and characters
d)
the solution to the problem
6.
The setting of "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets" is
a)
An apartment in the city on the 11th floor
b)
A farmhouse
c)
A movie theater
d)
Tom's office
7.
What is Tom's ambition at the beginning of the story?
a)
To live a long time
b)
to fall in love
c)
to get a promotion and be successful at work
d)
to conquer his fear of heights
8.
What does Tom do before he goes out on the ledge?
a)
Fixes a sandwich
b)
lights a cigarette
c)
Calls his boss
d)
Walks the dog
9.
What is the climax of the story
a)
When the paper flies out the window
b)
when Tom's wife returns
c)
When Tom drops fire into the street
d)
When Tom busts the window
10.
Tom's experience makes him realize
a)
He missed a good movie
b)
He needs to move to a lower floor
c)
The paper wasn't that important
d)
Some things in life are more important than a job and a promotion
11.
What is the name given to the word or group of words that a pronoun replaces?
a)
Root Word
b)
Antiseptic
c)
Antecedent
d)
Antibiotic
12.
Nobody plays ______ best when the humidity is very high.
a)
his
b)
their
13.
Each of us is prepared to give --------- speech on Thursday.
a)
their
b)
his or her
14.
Some of the team are wearing ______ new helmets.
a)
their
b)
his
15.
Everyone should be in ______ seat by the time the bell rings.
a)
his or her
b)
their
16.
Who blackmails both Rukmani and Nathan?
a)
Kenny
b)
Kunthi
c)
Ira
d)
the Biswas
17.
What does Kunthi take from both Nathan and Rukmani?
a)
rice
b)
gold jewelry
c)
valuable clothing
d)
vegetables
18.
What secret has Nathan been keeping?
a)
he stole rice for himself because he was starving
b)
he has lost his job and now has nothing
c)
he is the father of two of Kunthi's sons
d)
he really didn't build the mud hut himself
19.
In Nectar in A Sieve, the tannery has proven to be:
a)
a huge advantage that the villagers are benefiting from greatly
b)
a horrible place that has no advantages for the community
c)
a place that has brought both hardships and advantages to the community, and it has caused lives to be lost
d)
a wonderful place that has been a huge benefit for the community
20.
Rukhmani's first child is a _____ which makes her ____
a)
girl...happy
b)
boy...happy
c)
girl...unhappy
d)
boy...unhappy
21.
Where does the semicolon go?
Dad is going bald his hair is getting thinner and thinner.
Dad is going bald his hair is getting thinner and thinner.
a)
Dad;
b)
bald;
c)
getting;
d)
hair;
22.
What goes in the blank?
Since the Maya of Central America began eating a Western diet high in sugar in the 1950s___ their rate of diabetes has surged.
Since the Maya of Central America began eating a Western diet high in sugar in the 1950s___ their rate of diabetes has surged.
a)
semicolon
b)
colon
c)
comma
d)
none of the above
23.
What goes in the blank?
Zadie Smith is a writer who grew up in London___ she is best known for her award-winning novel White Teeth.
Zadie Smith is a writer who grew up in London___ she is best known for her award-winning novel White Teeth.
a)
semicolon
b)
colon
c)
comma
d)
none of the above
24.
What goes in the blank?
Chicago, Illinois, has been home to several notable American writers ___ Sandra Cisneros, Gwendolyn Brooks, Floyd Dell, Scott Turow, Carl Sandburg, and Shel Silverstein.
Chicago, Illinois, has been home to several notable American writers ___ Sandra Cisneros, Gwendolyn Brooks, Floyd Dell, Scott Turow, Carl Sandburg, and Shel Silverstein.
a)
semicolon
b)
colon
c)
comma
d)
none of the above
25.
What goes in the blank?
Several ingredients in common pesticides have been linked to___ hormonal changes, cancer, kidney or liver toxicity, and depression.
Several ingredients in common pesticides have been linked to___ hormonal changes, cancer, kidney or liver toxicity, and depression.
a)
semicolon
b)
colon
c)
comma
d)
none of the above
26.
milk
a)
countable
b)
uncountable
27.
minute
a)
countable
b)
uncountable
28.
homework
a)
countable
b)
uncountable
29.
music
a)
countable
b)
uncountable
30.
How _______ apples did you buy yesterday?
a)
many
b)
much
c)
some
d)
any
31.
You don't need too many. You should buy ______ than 5.
a)
fewer
b)
less
32.
I added ______ teaspoons of sugar to my coffee to try to cut calories.
a)
fewer
b)
less
33.
Tomorrow you will have _______ assignments to complete because I know you are tired!
a)
fewer
b)
less
34.
A thesis statement is...
a)
chicken foot
b)
you present your three reasons which will become your body paragraph
c)
you present your claim and reasons. It is the guiding factor of your essay.
d)
you present your claim and chickenfoot. It is the guiding factor of your essay.
35.
A. Here are the reasons to love penguins.
B. Your favorite animal is probably not the penguin, but you might change your mind after you hear the reasons for loving penguins so much.
a)
A is the stronger of the two thesis statements
b)
B is the stronger of the two thesis statements.
c)
B. is the stronger of the two evidence statements
d)
A. Is the stronger of the two evidence statements
36.
What do you call the first paragraph in a formal essay?
a)
Beginning
b)
Grabber
c)
Hook
d)
Introduction
37.
What is the purpose of an introduction?
a)
It supports the thesis statement
b)
The introduction grabs the readers attention and gives the reader a path to follow
c)
To provide evidence and facts
d)
The introduction should re-state the thesis
38.
What are the three main parts of an essay?
a)
The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
b)
Introduction, Hook, Body
c)
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
d)
Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal.
39.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
b)
The statement that introduces each paragraph.
c)
The statement that grabs the reader's attention.
d)
The final statement in an essay.
40.
What do you call the paragraphs where key ideas are developed and explained?
a)
Introductions
b)
Body Paragraphs
c)
Key Paragraphs
d)
Conclusions
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