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WorksheetsWord of the Week Quiz (Ms. English)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching.
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
2.
An attitude that favors one way of feeling or acting over another
a)
prejudice
b)
stereotypes
c)
bias
d)
equity
3.
This character is central to the story. The plot revolves around him or her.
a)
Dynamic character
b)
Static character
c)
Protagonist
d)
Antagonist
4.
This figure usually creates a conflict for the main character.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
c)
Dynamic character
d)
Static character
5.
TRUE OR FALSE?
In the book (and movie) "Holes", Stanley Yelnats is central to the story. The plot revolves mainly around him. He is an example of an antagonist.
In the book (and movie) "Holes", Stanley Yelnats is central to the story. The plot revolves mainly around him. He is an example of an antagonist.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
TRUE OR FALSE?
In the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort creates multiple conflicts for the main character. Therefore, he is an antagonist.
In the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort creates multiple conflicts for the main character. Therefore, he is an antagonist.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
TO DRAW A CONCLUSION BASED ON GIVEN FACTS; PREDICT, GENERALIZE
a)
EFFECT
b)
REVISE
c)
INDICATION
d)
INFER
8.
An educated guess based on information and evidence in a text and the reader's prior knowledge is called
a)
inference
b)
introduction
c)
allusion
d)
contrast
9.
An object or idea standing for something else in a story is called
a)
symbolism
b)
personification
c)
assonance
d)
flashback
10.
A literary device that is used in stories to give clues to upcoming events is called
a)
alliteration
b)
foreshadowing
c)
allusion
d)
hyperbole
11.
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to nonhuman objects (Example: The wind whispered through the trees) is called
a)
personification
b)
mood
c)
resolution
d)
alliteration
12.
The time, place, and circumstances in which a story occur is called
a)
setting
b)
climax
c)
mood
d)
prediction
13.
not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable
a)
somnambulism
b)
divulge
c)
inscrutable
d)
aphorism
14.
happening or produced by chance; accidental; lucky
a)
dissonance
b)
intrepid
c)
aplomb
d)
fortuitous
15.
stealthily treacherous or deceitful
a)
distraught
b)
aphorism
c)
insidious
d)
foment
16.
not true, false, lie
a)
disdain
b)
counterfeit
c)
covert
d)
fallacy
17.
having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp
a)
enigma
b)
connoisseur
c)
dilettante
d)
jaunty
18.
For sure
a)
defiantly
b)
definitely
c)
definitaly
d)
deffinitely
19.
I had ________ of ice cream for dessert.
a)
a lot
b)
allot
c)
alot
d)
alott
20.
Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
21.
In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
22.
A pilot with a fear of heights
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
23.
In horror movies, the audience is aware that there is a killer in the house, but the character does not and they proceed to enter.
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
24.
A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “Wonderful weather we’re having!”
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
25.
A hungry cook
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
26.
Define allusion.
a)
a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object from history in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds
b)
a figure of speech that is not meant to be taken literally
c)
a comparison made using like or as that also utilizes personification
d)
when the author appeals to the 5 senses of the reader to help the reader feel like we are experiencing what is happening in the reading.
27.
How is the allusion Adam and Eve commonly used?
a)
committing a sin
b)
being in love
being in love
being in love
c)
being lazy
d)
All of the above
28.
Her _______ smile showed us that she really did not care at all.
a)
Cynical
b)
Famished
c)
Evoking
d)
Lucidity
29.
the indifference of things that create emotion
a)
capricious
b)
apathy
c)
inert
d)
terrestrial
30.
To think of an idea or a plan.
a)
Conceive
b)
Definition
c)
Motivate
d)
Dismiss
31.
Match this definition to one of the following vocabulary words.
Sharp or Keen
Sharp or Keen
a)
acute
b)
crevice
c)
vex
d)
stifled
32.
makeshift; spontaneous
a)
impromptu
b)
bandit
c)
licentious
d)
constrained
33.
having an ambiguous or hidden meaning
a)
cupidity
b)
cursory
c)
cryptic
d)
conundrum
34.
(v) cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender
a)
stupefied
b)
capitulated
c)
expounded
d)
sentinel
35.
(v) to present and explain a theory or idea systematically and in detail
a)
stupefied
b)
expounded
c)
capitulated
d)
sentinel
36.
deserving of contempt or scorn deserving of being considered mean, vile, or worthless
a)
contemptible
b)
impudence
c)
restitution
d)
mortified
37.
Legally responsible
a)
liable
b)
pertinacious
c)
statuesque
d)
tyrannical
38.
express or state clearly
a)
cumulative
b)
context
c)
frequently
d)
articulate
39.
a)
laborious
b)
subversive
c)
humane
d)
temperate
40.
The mob was _____ to riot when the police arrived and began clubbing people.
a)
incited
b)
trenchant
c)
migrated
d)
roster
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