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WorksheetsSecond Semester June 2018
Total questions: 119
Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Juliet's best friend?
a)
Her Mother
b)
The Nurse
c)
Sampson
d)
Tybalt
2.
Who tells Juliet it would be best to marry Count Paris and think of Romeo as dead?
a)
Mrs. Capulet
b)
Mrs. Montague
c)
The Nurse
d)
Friar Laurence
3.
Who is related to the prince and dies first?
a)
Paris
b)
Mercutio
c)
Romeo
d)
Friar John
4.
Which character is also a part time apothecary?
a)
Friar John
b)
Friar Laurence
c)
Mr. Montague
d)
Mr. Capulet
5.
Who says, " A plague upon both your houses?"
a)
Tybalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Mercutio
d)
Paris
6.
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry the couple?
a)
He's a hopeless romantic.
b)
He's sure it will bring peace.
c)
He's afraid they will get in trouble.
d)
He wants to see them happy.
7.
Who says, "I wish I were a glove upon that hand so I could touch her cheek?"
a)
Mercutio
b)
Benvolio
c)
Romeo
d)
Paris
8.
What does exile mean?
a)
You have a death sentence.
b)
You owe someone money.
c)
You can't work any more.
d)
You are forbidden to live in a specific place.
9.
Who says, " Thy drugs are quick?"
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Friar John
10.
Shakespeare uses the prologue to inform the audience that
a)
Romeo is a Montague & Juliet is a Caplet
b)
Juliet is a widow
c)
Romeo is a fugitive
d)
The lovers are from two feuding families and will die
11.
Mercutio can be described as the opposite to Romeo because
a)
he comes from a different social class
b)
he is much older than Romeo
c)
he is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague
d)
unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously
12.
The prince punishes Romeo by
a)
sentencing him to death
b)
annulling his marriage
c)
Banishing him from Verona forever
d)
sentencing him to jail
13.
Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he should be grateful because
a)
he is only banished from Verona
b)
he has a second chance with Rosaline
c)
he is only sentenced to three years in jail
d)
Lord Capulet will kill him quickly
14.
If ever you disturb our streets again,
Your lives shall pay the foreit of the peace.’
Your lives shall pay the foreit of the peace.’
a)
Nurse
b)
Prince
c)
Paris
d)
Mercutio
15.
‘Here’s much to do with hate, but more with love.
Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,
O anything of nothing first create!
O heavy lightness, serious vanity,
Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms,
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
This love feel I, that feel no love in this.’
Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,
O anything of nothing first create!
O heavy lightness, serious vanity,
Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms,
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
This love feel I, that feel no love in this.’
a)
Tybalt
b)
Mercutio
c)
Romeo
d)
Abram
16.
‘My child is yet a stranger in the world;
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years.
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.’
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years.
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.’
a)
Montague
b)
Paris
c)
Romeo
d)
Capulet
17.
‘It is an honour that I dream not of.’
a)
Romeo
b)
Paris
c)
Mercutio
d)
Juliet
18.
Did my heart love til now? Forswear it, sight!
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.’
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.’
a)
Juliet
b)
Rosaline
c)
Romeo
d)
Paris
19.
My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
Prodigious birth of love it is to me
That I must love a loathed enemy.’
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
Prodigious birth of love it is to me
That I must love a loathed enemy.’
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Juliet
20.
‘What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
Have at thee, coward.’
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
Have at thee, coward.’
a)
Romeo
Romeo
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Sampson
d)
Tybalt
21.
Description of characters; physical and emotional traits
a)
characterization
b)
couplet
c)
pun
d)
character foil
22.
spoken words
a)
dialogue
b)
set
c)
conflict
d)
suspense
23.
Actor speaks to another invisible character who is not onstage
a)
Aside
b)
Dialogue
c)
Monologue
d)
Soliloquy
24.
The main character that makes bad decisions, leading to his/her downfall
a)
Foil
b)
Protagonist
c)
Tragic Hero
25.
The main character in a story is the ____.
a)
plot
b)
complication
c)
protagonist
d)
antagonist
26.
What or who tries to keep the main character from his goal is the ______.
a)
plot
b)
complication
c)
protagonist
d)
antagonist
27.
The action of the story from the opening to the resolution is the ______ .
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
complication
d)
protagonist
28.
The final situation in a story (the way things end up)
a)
Resolution
b)
Falling Action
c)
Climax
d)
Setting
29.
The main problem faced by the protagonist in a story. This should be written as "protagonist vs. antagonist"
a)
Parallel Episode
b)
Inciting incident
c)
Rising Action
d)
Main Conflict
30.
A group of 2 or more lines that form a unit in a poem; “Paragraphs” of poetry
a)
meter
b)
stanza
c)
lines
d)
form
31.
A poem that tells a story or recounts events
a)
internal rhyme
b)
narrative poem
c)
simile
d)
sonnet
32.
Occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words
a)
epic poem
b)
foot
c)
assonance
d)
rhyme
33.
A pattern of end rhymes in a poem
a)
simile
b)
rhyme scheme
c)
paradox
d)
stanza
34.
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
a)
personification
b)
sonnet
c)
simile
d)
form
35.
Comparison of two things which are basically unlike but have something in common.
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
consonance
d)
simile
36.
A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea.
a)
paradox
b)
quatrain
c)
personification
d)
couplet
37.
Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect
a)
ode
b)
lyric poem
c)
meter
d)
hyperbole
38.
Shakespeare's theater was called the:
a)
Oval
b)
Globe
c)
Horseshoe
d)
Colosseum
39.
A story/play that ends UNHAPPILY.
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
Fiction
d)
Sadness
40.
Personality trait of the main character in a tragedy that leads to his/her downfall
a)
Stupidity
b)
Tragic Flaw
c)
Climax
d)
Pun
41.
Romeo and Juliet is considered a:
a)
Comedy
b)
History
c)
Tragedy
d)
REALLY EXCITING PLAY!
42.
adj. wicked; disgusting
a)
vile
b)
quench
c)
endure
d)
tormented
43.
Which device is demonstrated below?
They fought like cats and dogs.
They fought like cats and dogs.
a)
Metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
quatrain
44.
Which device is demonstrated below?
David is a worm for what he did to Shelia.
David is a worm for what he did to Shelia.
a)
couplet
b)
aside
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
45.
The underlined phrase is an example of __.
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
a)
Repetition
b)
Rhyme Scheme
c)
Stanza
d)
Simile
46.
Juliet begs Romeo not to swear "by the moon": what is her reasoning?
a)
It is a cloudy night and neither lover can actually see the moon.
b)
Morning is quickly approaching, and with the sun coming up, the moon is waning.
c)
The moon changes often; Juliet fears that if Romeo swears by it, his love will be as fickle.
d)
The moon is too bright, and Juliet fears it might mean Romeo's promise will be an unstable one.
47.
The woman Romeo loves at the beginning of the play
a)
Juliet
b)
Rosaline
c)
the Nurse
d)
Lady Capulet
48.
The man Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry
a)
Mercutio
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Romeo
d)
Paris
49.
What is the use of any element of language, more than once?
a)
Repetition
b)
Rhyme
c)
Alliteration
d)
Rhythm
50.
What is writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Sensory Language
51.
What uses like or as to compare two apparently unlike things?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Repetition
52.
Which is an example of alliteration?
a)
It's not an optical illusion; it just looks like one.
b)
Dyslexics of the world untie!
c)
Help stamp out, eliminate and abolish redundancy!
d)
Darn dogs dancing.
I’m the sleekest sheet slitter
that ever slit sheets.
53.
A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space. This is like the paragraph of poetry
a)
stanza
b)
refrain
c)
ballad
d)
chorus
54.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
55.
The message about life that the poem or story tells
Ex: friendship, bravery, courage
a)
alliteration
b)
tone
c)
theme
d)
stanza
56.
Imagery appeals to the ______________.
a)
brain
b)
senses
c)
crazy people
d)
memory
57.
What device is used here:
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
a)
Refrain
b)
Rhyme
c)
Meter
d)
Simile
58.
What is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words?
a)
Repetition
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Rhyme
59.
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.
60.
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.
61.
Identify an example of onomatopoeia.
a)
pop
b)
sad
c)
septet
d)
perch
62.
Identify an example of a symbol.
a)
a cross
b)
peter piper picked
c)
eats like a pig
d)
rumbling apples
63.
a person, place, or event that stands for something other than itself.
a)
personification
b)
symbol
c)
character
d)
imagery
64.
What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?
a)
stanza
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
optical illusion
d)
imagery
65.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
66.
In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
a)
be persistent
b)
be honest
c)
always share with others
d)
respect your family
67.
One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he closed the door.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
a)
share with your neighbor
b)
work before you play
c)
be respectful
d)
don't be greedy
68.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
a)
Sorrow
b)
Happiness
c)
Excitement
d)
Nervousness
70.
What is the "tone" of a story?
a)
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
b)
The author, narrator, or speaker's general attitude in a piece of writing
c)
The time and place of the story
d)
The summary of events in the story
71.
What device is used in this sentence?
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
72.
Define SIMILE -
a)
an exaggeration
b)
repeating beginning sounds
c)
comparing with "like" or "as"
d)
sound words
73.
Define ALLITERATION -
a)
sound words like "boom" or "pop"
b)
repeating beginning sounds in closely connected words
c)
comparing using "like" or "as"
d)
giving human qualities to a nonhuman
74.
The voice that is talking to us in a poem is referred to as what?
a)
author
b)
speaker
c)
poet
d)
audience
75.
What is the following statement an example of?
I'm a riddle in nine syllables
I'm a riddle in nine syllables
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
76.
The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.
a)
tone
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
theme
77.
The person telling the story.
a)
narrator
b)
personification
78.
What do the red words show?
While I nodded, nearly
napping, suddenly there
came a tapping...
While I nodded, nearly
napping, suddenly there
came a tapping...
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Repetition
d)
Refrain
79.
What are the red words an example of?
When I was a child
I spoke like a child
I understood
as a child
I thought as a child
When I was a child
I spoke like a child
I understood
as a child
I thought as a child
a)
Refrain
b)
Alliteration
c)
Repetition
d)
Idioms
80.
What are the red words an example of?
If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
a)
Internal rhyme
b)
End rhyme
c)
Refrain
d)
Enjambment
81.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
b)
Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
c)
Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
d)
Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
82.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.
b)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.
c)
I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.
d)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
83.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
b)
Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
c)
Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
d)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.
84.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.
b)
Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.
c)
Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking.
d)
Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.
85.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
No, I can't play today because my mom told me to clean my room.
b)
No, I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
c)
No I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
d)
No I can't play today because my mom, told me to clean my room.
86.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Amanda can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?
b)
Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener and a piece of paper?
c)
Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?
d)
Amanda can you please bring me the, pencil, sharpener and a piece of paper?
87.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
I enjoy spending time with friends however, there are days I would rather be with my family.
b)
I enjoy spending time with friends, however there are days I would rather be with my family.
c)
I enjoy spending time with, friends, however there are days I would rather be with, my family.
d)
I enjoy spending time with friends, however, there are days I would rather be with my family.
88.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
As, I rode my bike down the street I saw my friend riding her scooter.
b)
As I rode my bike down the street I saw, my friend riding her scooter.
c)
As I rode my bike down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter.
d)
As I rode my bike, down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter.
89.
Nobody knows Harold can dance because he refuses to dance in public.
a)
Insert comma before the subordinator
b)
BInsert comma after the subordinator
c)
nsert comma after the word refuses
d)
No comma needed
90.
Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?
a)
Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
b)
Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
c)
Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.
d)
Everyone has lots of, jelly beans, cupcakes and cookies.
91.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
b)
The dogs and, cats, ate bowls of pet, food at the shelter.
c)
The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
d)
The, dogs, and, cats, ate, bowls of, pet food at, the shelter.
92.
What sentence uses the comma correctly?
a)
This sentence is cool, awesome, and totally worth your time
b)
This question is cool awesome and totally worth your time
c)
the, question is cool awesome, and totally worth your time
93.
My estate goes to my husband, son, daughter-in-law, and nephew.
a)
correct
b)
My estate goes to my husband, son, daughter-in-law and nephew.
c)
My estate goes to my husband, son and daughter-in-law, and nephew.
94.
We could also say healthy strong man.
a)
We could also say healthy, strong man.
b)
correct
c)
We could also say, healthy, strong man.
95.
He walked all the way home, he shut the door.
a)
He walked all the way home, and he shut the door.
b)
correct
c)
He walked all the way home and, he shut the door.
96.
On March 3 1965 her mother opened a store
a)
March, 3, 1965
b)
March 3, 1965,
c)
March 3 1965,
d)
As it is
97.
a story that is acted out (through words and actions) in front of an audience.
a)
drama
b)
setting
c)
theme
d)
stage directions
98.
one of the major divisions of a play (like a chapter in a book); the curtain will close at the end
a)
scene
b)
line
c)
act
d)
dialogue
99.
a part or role (actors) in a play; listed at the beginning of the play and tells who is in the play.
a)
drama
b)
playwright
c)
narrator
d)
cast of characters
100.
a speaker that gives the audience information about what is happening in the play; they are usually off stage
a)
narrator
b)
playwright
c)
line
d)
cast of characters
101.
A short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot.
a)
act
b)
scene
c)
prologue
d)
anachronism
102.
In Act I: What Italian city is the setting of Romeo & Juliet?
a)
Rome
b)
Paris
c)
Verona
d)
Milan
e)
Venice
103.
He wrote a variety of _________________(s) including Romeo
and Juliet, which is a ___________________.
and Juliet, which is a ___________________.
a)
dialogues; set
b)
dramas; tragedy
c)
tragedies; tragic hero
d)
acts; drama
104.
is a speaker or several speakers who recite the prologue and explain to whom, what, when, or where the action occurs to the audience.
a)
narrator
b)
chorus
c)
solo
d)
prologue
105.
is a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character who is alone on stage.
a)
monologue
b)
prologue
c)
soliloquy
d)
aside
106.
A long lasting conflict between families or groups of people.
a)
feud
b)
attitude
c)
dense
d)
resolution
107.
What genre does a haiku count as?
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
c)
Poetry
d)
Drama
108.
What genre uses dialogue and stage direction?
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
c)
Poetry
d)
Drama
109.
What genre has lines and may rhyme?
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
c)
Poetry
d)
Drama
110.
What genre does Romeo and Juliet count as?
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
c)
Poetry
d)
Drama
111.
(n.) – disease that causes death and that spreads quickly to a large number of people
a)
plague
b)
highly offensive
c)
villain
d)
rapier
112.
Which word most nearly matches the definition: a party at which people wear masks and often costumes
a)
Masquerade
b)
Banish
c)
Remedy
d)
Melancholy
113.
Which word most nearly matches the definition: to send someone away as a punishment?
a)
Remedy
b)
Banish
c)
Melancholy
d)
Quarrel
114.
pharmacist
a)
intrustion
b)
sheath
c)
apothecary
d)
adieu
115.
having little money or goods
a)
poverty
b)
vial
c)
decree
d)
forsaken
116.
A device an author uses to prepare a reader for an event or action that is to happen later in the story.
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Foreground
c)
Foretelling
d)
Foreman
117.
Both the place where the action occurs and the historical period.
a)
Setting
b)
Theme
c)
Era
d)
Stage
118.
A lengthy speech made by one character in a play that is addressed to other characters is a(n) _________.
a)
monologue
b)
metaphor
c)
soliloquy
d)
prologue
119.
A quarrel or fight which lasts over a long period of time
a)
feud
b)
villian
c)
brawl
d)
protagonist
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