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English Midterm

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Grandpa lived in a Tipi on the reservation
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Grandpa is a part of the Apache Indian Tribe
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Grandpa is part of the Lakota Indian Tribe
a)
True
b)
False
4.
When Grandpa arrives, where is he walking?
a)
On the sidewalk
b)
On people's lawns
c)
In the middle of the road
d)
On the side of the road
5.
When Grandpa arrives, what happens to him?
a)
He jumps up and screams with excitement
b)
He falls down but gets back up
c)
He trips on his cowboy boots
d)
He faints from heat and exhaustion
6.
True or False: A personal narrative always has to have two main ideas.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
True or False: Personal narratives focus on one event that has happened in a person's life.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or False: Personal narratives have to be true!
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Denotation is a word's ____________.
a)
Literal, dictionary definition
b)
Emotional meaning
c)
synonym
d)
antonym
10.
Writers use this to communicate positive or negative feelings in their writing.
a)
connotation
b)
denotation
11.
Kevin's interest in model cars has turned into a hobby. If you change the word hobby to obsession, the word now has a _____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
12.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat
a)
gossip
b)
chat
13.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
a)
fascinating
b)
weird
14.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.
a)
nagged
b)
reminded
15.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

a)

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

b)

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

c)

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

d)

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

16.
Before the United States was a country, it was a group of English colonies.  Until 1793, England didn't really bother the American colonists.  The people handled their business the way they wanted.  However, England had a lot of war debts to pay.  Some of the money was owed because England had defended the colonies in the French and Indian War.  Citizens who were living in England wanted taxes to be lowered.  The king decided to take more control over the colonies to get the money to pay off the debts.  He started a new tax for the colonies.  After being left to make their own decisions for so long, some of the colonists did not want to give up control  They did not want to pay high taxes.  Why did England start demanding taxes in America?
a)
They are mean and nasty and just wanted the Americans to suffer
b)
England needed to sell more tea to the Colonies
c)
England had a lot of debt from wars
d)
The American Colonies were not making enough money for England
17.
READING COMPREHENSION 
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.
a)
has developed under the influence of musical theater
b)
is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra
c)
is not a high-budget production
d)
is often performed in Europe
18.
Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an unpleasant number of questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.
One can understand from the reading that ---
a)
the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be
 lowered
b)
design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the
 Estonia ferry
c)
naval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkable
d)
most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins
19.

http://www.elllo.org/english/1351/T1366-AdamSarah-02-DoOver.htm


Complete the sentences with the words below by using the following words: switch • otherwise • end up

siblings • in the family • gave up

a)

I plan to ________ jobs.

b)

She _________ fast food for her health.

c)

A love of comedy runs __________

d)

I have three __________ : two brothers and a sister.

e)

If it rains, what do you do ___________?