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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Descriptive or figurative language in writing where the author uses words that appeal to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
a)
rhyme
b)
poem
c)
simile
d)
imagery
2.
When words have ending sounds that correspond to one another
Example:  cat and hat
a)
metaphor
b)
rhythm
c)
rhyme
d)
poem
3.
A comparison using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
stanza
4.
A group of lines in a poem
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
line
d)
stanza
5.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
6.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
a comparison using like or as
c)
repeating the beginning consonant sounds
d)
none of the above
7.
"He was as cool as a cucumber." is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
8.
"The stars will cry." 
The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
9.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
10.
What is tone in writing?
a)
The reader's attitude toward the subject.
b)
The author's attitude toward the subject.
c)
The reader's feelings about the subject.
d)
The sound that comes from a piano when you press a key. 
11.
The definition of mood is 
a)
the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
b)
revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
c)
overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader. 
d)
working with a partner to check your writing. 
12.
In the exposition the following is included
a)

characters, setting, and conflict

b)
Time place and characters
c)
Time, environment and characters
13.
Plot is defined as
a)
Two or more plots developing alongside each other
b)
The sequence of events in a story
c)
When a story begins and ends in the same place
d)
Two different stories with the same types of plot
14.
Climax is
a)
The most intense moment of the story
b)
The most exiting part of the story
c)
When the protagonist returns triumphant
d)

When all changes for the protagonist; the turning point of the story

15.
repeating word or phrase for emphasis
a)
allusion
b)
personification
c)
idiom
d)
repetition
16.
Resolution is defined as
a)
Tying up the loose ends
b)
The turning point of the story
c)
The background information the reader needs
d)
The action that happens after the climax
17.
Point of view is defined as
a)
The hero or protagonist in the story
b)
The perspective from which the story is told
c)
The words, thoughts and actions of the characters
d)
The villain or antagonist in the story
18.
Characterization is defined as
a)
An important decision a character makes
b)
The arrangement of event in the story
c)
The exposition in the story
d)

The speech, thoughts/feelings, effect on others, actions, and looks of the character

19.
What is a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
20.
What is an episode in the story that tells about something that happened earlier?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
21.
What are clues that a writer adds to hint at things that will happen later?
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadowing
22.
What is conversation between characters in a story?
a)
dialogue
b)
point of view
c)
dialect
d)
imagery
23.
What are the things an author does to develop the characters in a story?
a)
characterization
b)
setting
c)
plot
d)
theme
24.
What is the high point of action in a story?
a)
climax
b)
satire
c)
imagery
d)
theme
25.
This is a contrast between what appears to be and what really is.
a)
style
b)
metaphor
c)
symbol
d)
irony
26.
What is the writer's choice of how the narrator will tell the story?
a)
characterization
b)
style
c)
point of view
d)
fiction
27.
These are words that sound like the noises they represent.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
theme
c)
understatement
d)
hyperbole
28.
These are fixed generalized ideas about people and characters.
a)
stereotype
b)
setting
c)
hyperbole
d)
understatement
29.
What is a fight or struggle in a story?
a)
mood
b)
tone
c)
conflict
d)
style
30.
This is the time and place of the story.
a)
setting
b)
mood
c)
dialect
d)
dialogue
31.

Writers use foreshadowing to

a)

describe the setting of a story

b)

hint at what will happen later in the story

c)

explain what happened before

d)

make the characters come to life

32.

When writers use direct characterization, they

a)

create characters who are like people they know

b)

tell exactly what a character is like

c)

describe their own personality

d)

draw comparisons between characters

33.

The overall feeling conveyed in a literary work is called

a)

foreshadowing

b)

mood

c)

imagery

d)

tone

34.

What is a symbol in a literary work?

a)

a person, place, or thing that stands for something beyond itself

b)

a clue about what will happen next in the story

c)

a character in the story that stands for the writer

d)

the moment in a story when the story's meaning becomes clear

35.

The main character

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

author

d)

narrator

36.

Which is NOT an example of a type of conflict?

a)

Character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. the cat

d)

character vs. nature

37.

motivates characters and moves the plot

a)

narrator

b)

conflict

c)

foreshadowing

d)

jokes

38.

When the narrator is in the story and telling what happened

a)

first person

b)

3rd person objective

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

39.

the writer's position on an issue

a)

claim

b)

pathos

c)

rhetoric

d)

loaded terms

40.

connects words, phrases, clauses

a)

preposition

b)

verb

c)

noun

d)

conjunction

41.

Which group of words is a fragment?

a)

When I saw my best friend today.

b)

I saw my best friend today.

42.

Which sentence has no errors in capitalization?

a)

I enjoy reading about norse gods.

b)

I enjoy reading about Norse gods.

43.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a)

You should feed the dog, and the cat.

b)

You should feed the dog and the cat.

44.

Opposes the main character in a story:

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

45.

"She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is an example of:

a)

motif

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

irony

46.

"Silence crept over the crowd" is an example :

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

allusion

47.

"I will sleep like a baby" is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

personification

48.

"On the last day of school, the parking lot was a zoo" is an example of:

a)

symbolism

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

49.

The contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually happens is:

a)

alliteration

b)

situational irony

c)

motif

d)

imagery

50.

Clues or hints given by the author about future events is an example of:

a)

irony

b)

flashback

c)

foreshadowing

d)

motif

51.

Failure of a character to see or understand what is obvious to the audience is:

a)

dialogue

b)

plot

c)

tragedy

d)

dramatic irony

52.
What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)
a)
Persuade, Inform, Electrify
b)
Perform, Infer, Entertain
c)
Persuade, Inform, Educate
d)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
53.
Persuade means...
a)
Make people agree with you
b)
Make people angry
c)
Make people think the opposite thing
d)
Make people fall in love
54.
Inform means...
a)
Give informal speech
b)
Give information
c)
Take the form
d)
Give in a form
55.
What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
56.
What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
57.
Judy Glen's amazing Wrinkle Remover cream will make you look younger in thirty days or less. This remarkable cream has special ingredients to make your wrinkles disappear. The cost for a thirty day supply is $ 25.99. Send your check to P.O.Box 00002, Shelton, CA 74836 
a)
to Inform
b)
to Entertain
c)
to Persuade
58.
What is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
59.
The most important thing the author says about a topic
a)
Theme
b)
Central Idea
c)
Inference
d)
Text Evidence
60.
Information used to support an opinion or belief- can be used to support an inference.
a)
Evidence
b)
Summary
c)
Detail
d)
Text
61.
Making notes while reading
a)
Annotate
b)
Highlight
c)
Underline
d)
Summarize
62.
What you know + what you read=
A reasonable guess
a)
Summary
b)
Evidence
c)
Central Idea
d)
Inference
63.
A brief recount of the text including the central idea and most important supporting details
a)
Outline
b)
Summary
c)
Cornell Notes
d)
Objective
64.
In order to know the meaning of a word, the reader must look at the ____________ in which it is used.
a)
Central Idea
b)
Inference
c)
Dictionary
d)
Context
65.
Find the central idea
 Being a clown isn't all fun and games.  Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform.  When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention.  In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider.  So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business
a)
Being a clown isn't all fun and games.
b)
Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
c)
Rodeos are exciting.
d)
Clowns are good at riding bulls.
66.

Because lambs are sometimes eaten by coyotes, ranchers may hunt or trap the coyotes. However, killing coyotes may upset nature's balance. Scientists have found a way to protect sheep without killing coyotes. Coyotes are fed lamb meat treated with a drug. When they eat the meat, they get sick. Later, coyotes won't even go near lambs. They'll hunt rabbits instead.

This story mainly tells.....

a)

Coyotes prefer rabbits to lambs.

b)

Killing coyotes upsets nature's balance.

c)

Scientists are trying to protect sheep and coyotes.

67.

Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.

What does the author want you to learn about the passage?

a)

Why we can taste only sweet things.

b)

that we taste through our nose

c)

Taste buds are found in different places.

68.
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?
a)
Who is the main character?
b)
What is the main event?
c)
What is one important detail?
d)
What point is the author trying to make?
69.
What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?
a)
Title
b)
Headings
c)
Pictures
d)
All of these
70.
The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 
a)
The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds
b)
It was placed on the endangered species list
c)
It was dying out because of pesticides
d)
The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird
71.
Danger often appears in the most unexpected places. People usually think of the bathtub as a safe, quiet place. But more accidents occur there than anywhere else in the home. Slips or falls that occur while entering and leaving the tub injure thousands of people every year. Most people think of a baker as having a safe and pleasant job; however, rolling, kneading, and pounding dough causes clouds of flour dust, which can enter the lungs and disable the baker. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 
a)
Some activities are more dangerous than they look
b)
thousands of people are hurt in tub accidents every year
c)
People think bakers have a safe job
d)
Bakers can be disable by flour in their lungs
72.
Tommy wanted a skateboard badly. Sometimes he would stay after school just to watch the older boys do tricks on the stairs. Tommy thought that it looked like so much fun to grind down rails and kickflip over gaps. He imagined performing jaw-dropping tricks on the various landmarks he passed on his way home. After months of saving money and begging his grandma, Tommy finally got a skateboard. With a beaming grin across his face, Tommy ran out to his driveway and attempted one of the tricks that he had often imagined himself performing. As Tommy put his first foot on his skateboard, the skateboard slid out from under him and Tommy fell on his butt. He broke out into tears. That was the last time that Tommy rode a skateboard. 
Select the best theme.
a)
Get it right the first time.
b)
What defines us is how well we rise after falling.
c)
Tommy failed repeatedly when attempting a skateboard trick.
d)
Nothing beats success.
73.
Keith was stressed about his research paper. He had to write five pages about something that interested him, but he couldn't think of anything interesting. He decided that he would just play basketball. The next night Keith sat down to work on his paper again, but he still couldn't think of anything that interested him, so he listened to music and played video games instead. The next few days went much the same: he told himself that he wasn't interested in anything, and then he read comic books, watched movies, or read about classic cars. Keith was worried now because the paper was due very soon, and he still didn't even have a topic. He tried to think of something that he found interesting, but again he couldn't, so he just played his guitar and cooked a meal for his family. He loved to cook. At last the due date was here and Keith still didn't even have a topic. By now he had accepted that he would fail. "If only I could have found an interesting topic," he told himself.
Select the correct theme.
a)
Keith was stressed out about his research paper.
b)
The solution to your problem is often right under your nose.
c)
Not everyone can be an A student.
d)
It is impossible to find an interesting research topic.
74.
Dan and Doug led the journalism club. While Dan was generally regarded as a better writer than Doug, Doug was invaluable to the publication for his investigative skills. Together, they had uncovered a scandal in the cafeteria that had been dubbed "Horsemeat-Gate." Due to Dan and Doug's compelling story, interest in the high school paper grew. Dan was even interviewed by the local paper. During the interview, Dan spoke at length about all he had done to write the story. He failed to mention Doug's involvement. Doug felt slighted and confronted Dan, but Dan asserted that he was the main writer of the story and therefore deserved the credit. Shortly after the blowout, Doug left the journalism club. The people of the town were interested in the high school paper, but without Doug's knack for finding good stories, the quality of the paper diminished and so did interest in the paper. Now that his popularity surge had ended, Dan had more time to think. He reasoned that they'd still be on top of the world if Doug hadn't been so stubborn and selfish.
Choose the best theme.
a)
Either lead or get out of the way.
b)
Give credit where credit is due.
c)
Dan and Doug argued over whose contribution was more important to the paper.
d)
Kindness matters.
75.
the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events.
a)
Waiting
b)
Conflict
c)
Suspense
d)
Anxiety
76.
What is figurative language?
a)
language that is not mean to be literally, but meant to add richness and color to literature
b)
type of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
c)
the dictionary definition of a word
d)
the author's attitude toward the subject and the audience

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