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Sophomore WOW 7

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Come on, Insurgent," he says with a wink." ... He opens the bag he was sitting with. It is full of blue clothes. He sorts through them, tossing garments to Christina and me. I get a bright blue T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans.

Veronica Roth -- Insurgent

An synonym for Insurgent is:

a)

Benefactor

b)

Rebel

c)

Fanatical

d)

Comrade

2.

In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph, and self-abasement.

George Orwell -- 1984

What type of sentence does this best fit?

a)

Simple/Parallel

b)

Balance

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Compound

3.

His moral force was abased into more than childish weakness.

Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Verb

d)

Noun

4.

She abased herself completely.

Sinclair Lewis -- Babbitt

A SYNONYM for the underlined word could be:

a)

Degraded

b)

Harmed

c)

Believed

d)

Challenged

5.

The resistance is pitched to Werner as supremely organized; they are dangerous, disciplined insurgents; they follow the words of ferocious, lethal leaders.

Anthony Doerr -- All the Light We Cannot See

What type of sentence is this example?

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Balanced

d)

Prepositional

6.

Ironically, the greatest triumph for both, protagonists was the time they were forced to cooperate during the goblin insurgence.

Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adverb

d)

Adjective

7.

She’ll provide for our parents and give me and my brothers menial jobs to get us out of the war.

Victoria Aveyard -- Red Queen

An ANTONYM for the underlined word would be:

a)

Exciting

b)

Unusual

c)

Routine

d)

Unskilled

8.

"What are you doing here?" asked Rearden, in the tone one would use to address a menialcaught in a drawing room.

Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Noun

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Verb

9.

You reminded him that Quint was only a base menial?

Henry James -- The Turn of the Screw

Although relatively short, what type of sentence is this?

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Compound Complex

d)

Balanced

10.

Estevan didn’t seem perturbed, and I realized he must hear this kind of thing every day of his life.

Barbara Kingsolver -- The Bean Trees

What type of sentence is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Complex

c)

Parallel

d)

Balanced

11.

Her husband and his family were already becoming highly critical of such a woman and were not unduly perturbed when they found she had fled to join the Christians.

Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart

The underlined word is what part of speech?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

12.

Patel did not seem perturbed.

Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter’s Daughter

The underlined word means:

a)

disturbed in mind or make uneasy

b)

offered nothing that is stimulating or challenging

c)

behaved in a way so as to degrade (someone).

d)

freed from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

13.

And when you’re not looking, she stares at you with that vapid, toothy smile.

Kathryn Stockett -- The Help

Which definition best fits the underlined word?

a)

without determination

b)

lacking flavor

c)

without liveliness or spirit

d)

lacking interest

14.

A sort of vapid eagerness flitted across Winston’s face at the mention of Big Brother.

George Orwell -- 1984

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adverb

d)

Adjective