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Assessment Unit 1, Part 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Johnny have to bleach and cut Ponyboy's hair?

a)

So he wouldn't be recognized

b)

It was cut during the fight with the Soc

c)

Ponyboy wanted it that way

d)

For a job interview that he had

2.

What happened to Bob, the Soc, who was beating up Ponyboy?

a)

Johnny stabbed him

b)

Ponyboy stabbed him

c)

Dallas shot him

d)

He was beaten up, but was okay

3.

What did Dally give Johnny and Ponyboy so they could get away and not get caught by the police?

a)

A gun

b)

Money

c)

Some warmer clothes

d)

All three answers are correct

4.

While they are in hiding, Pony and Johnny did all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Read a novel

b)

Write letters home

c)

Play poker

d)

Smoke

5.

Why are Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?

a)

Their boyfriends left because they did not like the movie

b)

Their boyfriends walked off with two other girls

c)

The girls decided to go off by themselves

d)

The girls walked away from their boyfriends when they found out they had been drinking.

6.

What are greasers known for?

a)

Their hair

b)

Their fighting

c)

That they have too many emotions

d)

All of the above

7.

Ponyboy and Johnny sit with Cherry and Marcia because

a)

the only two seats left were with the girls.

b)

Dally had spilled soda on Cherry's chair.

c)

Bob was coming back.

d)

the girls asked the boys to protect them.

8.

Whose head is held under water and almost drowns that night in the park?

a)

Bob

b)

Johnny

c)

Pony

d)

Dally

9.

Who do Pony and Johnny go to for help after the incident in the park?

a)

Dally

b)

Steve

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Johnny's mom

10.

Since Johnny and Pony were in hiding, all of the following is TRUE about the situation between the Greasers and Socs, EXCEPT

a)

Darry has been arrested.

b)

Two-Bit was jumped.

c)

Dally is now carrying a heater (gun).

d)

Greasers are not safe walking alone.

11.

Who were the first to race into the burning church to save the children?

a)

Dally and Johnny

b)

Pony and Johnny

c)

Dally and Pony

d)

Darry and Two Bit

12.

What was Dally's reaction to Johnny turning himself in?

a)

He thought it was the right thing to do.

b)

He was angry about the decision.

c)

He thought Johnny should have turned himself in to begin with.

d)

He thought the rest of the gang should be told of the decision.

13.
Why does Darry work instead of going to college?
a)
He lost his scholarship to play football when he injured his back.
b)
He dropped out of high school because he was too bored in school.
c)
He got a good job roofing houses and wanted to make lots of money.
d)
He had to take care of his brothers or they would be split up in foster care.
14.
Who is being described? “His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world.  He was tougher than the rest of us-tougher, colder, meaner.”
a)
Soda
b)
Two Bit
c)
Darry
d)
Dally
15.
Who is being described? “He’s always happy-go-lucky and grinning.  He gets drunk on just plain living.  And he understands everybody.”
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Soda
c)
Johnny
d)
Ponyboy
16.
Who is being described?  “He was the gang’s pet, everyone’s kid brother.”
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Steve
c)
Johnny
d)
Darry
17.
Who is being described? “He looks older than twenty--tough, cool, and smart. He would be real handsome if his eyes weren’t so cold. He doesn’t understand anything that is not plain hard fact. But he uses his head.”
a)
Darry
b)
Dally
c)
Tim Shepard
d)
Soda
18.
Sunsets, cigarettes, Pepsi, and movies are associated with which character?
a)
Cherry
b)
Soda
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Johnny
19.
Ponyboy’s parents
a)
Were killed in an auto accident
b)
Were divorced
c)
Placed all three brothers up for adoption
d)
Gave up raising them and moved away
20.
The first time Ponyboy was jumped,
a)
His good friend, Johnny, saved him
b)
His younger brother, Sodapop, saved him
c)
His older brother, Darry, saved him
d)
He escaped harm by running away
21.
While they are eating, what does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
The police arrested the four socs
b)
Bob's family is going to sue them
c)
Socs and the greasers are engaged in all-out warfare, and a major rumble is planned
d)
The greasers and the socs are going to stop fighting
22.
Why is Darry angry with Pony when he returns home from the movies that night?
a)
because he went to the movies alone
b)
because he was late coming home
c)
because the police had been looking for him
d)
because he had not worn a coat
23.
In the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," a shepherd boy repeatedly tricks people in his village by falsely claiming that a wolf is coming to eat his flock. When a wolf actually comes and the boy cries for help, nobody believes him or comes to his aid.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother.
a)
to raise a false alarm
b)
to make howling sounds
24.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
b)
Don't steal.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Slowly but surely wins the race.
25.
What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA. 
a)
Theme is a universal lesson and main idea is what a story is about.
b)
Theme is what a story is about and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
26.
Jason knows he has the skills to drive a car, and he thinks he’d be a better driver than most adults. However, the law says a person has to be 16 to get a license. He hits the road anyway. YOLO.
a)
Internal (person v. self)
b)
External (person v. person)
c)
External (person v. society)
d)
External (person v. nature)
27.
Jeremy is supposed to help his grandfather cut some branches from the trees on his property tomorrow. However, he just found out that his best friend is moving away and will be having a going away party on the same afternoon. Should he help Grandpa or go to the party?
a)
Internal (person v. self)
b)
External (person v. society)
c)
External (person v. person)
d)
External (person v. nature)
28.
Ponyboy Curtiss is slapped in the face by Darry Curtiss because he stayed out too late eating baloney sandwiches with Johnny. 
a)
Internal (person v. self)
b)
External (person v. person)
c)
External (person v. society)
d)
External (person v. nature)
29.
A character who shows varied and sometimes contradictory traits is a
a)
flat character
b)
round character
c)
dynamic character
d)
static character
30.
The person who tells the story is the 
a)
character
b)
setting
c)
point of view
d)
narrator
31.
Character versus self is an __________ conflict
a)
internal
b)
external
32.
A struggle between two or more opposing forces.
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
character
d)
chapter
33.
Which sentence is correct.
a)
bob is going to meet Jane.
b)
bob is going to meet jane.
c)
Bob is going to meet Jane.
34.
The new store will be opened Wednesday.
a)
Common
b)
Proper
35.
Where should the comma go?

Carol let's go to the mall after dinner.
a)
mall,
b)
Carol, 
c)
go,
d)
after,
36.
Eric and Kane put _________ phones on the teacher's desk.
a)
there
b)
their
c)
they're
37.

________________ going to the cinema this weekend.

a)

There

b)

Their

c)

They're

38.
Kaixuan can have some candy if _________ is any left.
a)
there
b)
their
c)
they're
39.
Pat looked at the antique rocker, ________ she couldn't afford to buy it.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
40.
Which of these is not a coordinating conjunction?
a)
Because
b)
For
c)
and
d)
so
41.
Is this sentence simple or compound?
Mary and Jazz are making the best commercial in class.
a)
simple
b)
compound
42.
Is this sentence simple or compound?
Mrs. Greis and Mrs. Litzler always help me when I need it, but sometimes I get confused. 
a)
simple
b)
compound
43.
What is the purpose of point of view?
a)
to let the characters know what the reader can see or hear
b)
to express the character's thoughts and allow the reader to see and hear the story in different ways
c)
to let the reader know what the author knows about a story
d)
to express the author's thoughts and feelings and allow the reader to know what the character's know
44.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
pronouns like I, my and him are used
b)
the author is addressing the reader
c)
the narrator is not in the story
d)
pronouns like I, my and we are used
45.

We know only what one character can tell us through their own eyes

a)

1st Person

b)

3rd Limited

c)

3rd Omniscient

46.
This article is about the increase in students using the internet. What is the purpose of the text feature in the yellow box?
a)
To show the number of teens using the internet
b)
To persuade the reader to use the internet
c)
To add color and make the article pretty
d)
To persuade the reader to make a Facebook page 
47.
What text feature is used on the list to the left?
a)
numbered list
b)
white space
c)
captions
d)
bulleted list
48.
Under which heading might you find information on Will’s childhood chores? 
a)
Hard Work at Home
b)
Early Fame
c)
Movie Magic
d)
How He Does It
49.
This type of writing considers similarities and differences.
a)
description
b)
compare & contrast
c)
order & sequence
d)
cause & effect
50.
In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.
a)
cause & effect
b)
problem & solution
c)
order & sequence
d)
compare & contrast

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