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2018 Unit 1 Assessment Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the three words that best complete the sentence.

During the exposition, it is important to introduce the ________ , _________, and the ________.

a)

characters, conflict, context

b)

setting, characters, context

c)

characters, conflict, setting

d)

context, conflict, resolution

2.
Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?
a)
a frog and a witch
b)
happy and loving 
c)
a high school in 1956
d)
love is stronger than fear
3.
Setting can give clues about a story's _____. 
a)
plot
b)
conflict
c)
mood
d)
all of the above
4.

Danielle shuddered as she ducked her head to enter the attic room. The light was dim, but she could see broken chairs piled up in a corner and a child's collapsed playpen nearby. The ceiling was pitched, slanting upward to a point. But she couldn't stand up all the way except in the very center. She felt a bead of sweat slip down her cheek and wondered why it was so hot in the shadowy room. She wanted to run away, slam the door behind her, and never return to the place where so many memories lay covered with dust—but she couldn't. She had to find her mother's photograph album, the one from the summer before Jimmy left home forever.


Question:

What is the importance of the setting in this passage?

a)

The setting explains how the family uses the attic to store belongings.

b)

The setting influences the mixed emotions that Danielle experiences.

c)

The setting shows why Danielle needs to find the photograph album.

d)

The setting suggests the difficult time after Jimmy left home forever.

5.

Nick stepped off the bus and walked into the bus station. He had never seen a building so enormous, with so many buses arriving and departing from dozens of gates. Everywhere he looked there were lines of people and piles of luggage, and he wondered what the weird smells could be. He had to get out of here fast, or he thought he might be sick to his stomach.

Nick spotted an escalator across the floor and hurried over, climbing on carefully as he looked up toward the next floor. There were even more people walking fast through the terminal, and more smells competing with each other—donuts, he thought, and buttered popcorn, and maybe pizza, too. He had to get out of here fast, but it was all so confusing and crowded.

At last, Nick spotted a sign that said EXIT. He adjusted his backpack and wove through the crowd to get to the last staircase. Nick clambered up the stairs and blinked as he finally emerged into the bright sunlight. Was it possible the sun was actually brighter here in New York City than at home in his small Pennsylvania town, or was it just the light bouncing off the skyscrapers that made it seem so intense?


Question:

How does the setting affect the plot of the story?

a)

It makes Nick wants to meet new people as soon as possible.

b)

It makes Nick want to leave the station as quickly as he can.

c)

It makes Nick desire to take the next bus home to his town.

d)

It makes Nick wish he hadn't packed so much stuff in his bag.

6.

What would a storm most likely symbolize?

a)

jealousy

b)

danger

c)

peace

d)

kindness

7.

What would a bridge most likely symbolize?

a)

emptiness

b)

knowledge

c)

a connection

d)

bravery

8.

What would the stars most likely symbolize?

a)

danger

b)

fate/destiny

c)

love

d)

pity

9.
An illustrator draws a picture of darkness around the main character. The darkness represents a problem that the character may be facing. What could this problem be?
a)
night
b)
calm
c)
death
d)
freedom
10.
The main character in a story has had a hard life. The last chapter shows a picture of her twirling around on a spring day surrounded by newly budding trees and blooming flowers. How is the character feeling at this point? 
a)
sad that the new season has started
b)
excited to hear the birds chirping
c)
like her life is restarting; representing a new birth
d)
that summer is close
11.
Why does an author use symbolism in their literary piece?
a)
To convey deeper meanings about a topic or subject
b)
To show the importance of symbols
12.

Ana had spent an unhappy night of tossing and turning. Yesterday, the wrong move had caused her to lose the volleyball match. As she sat up in bed the next morning, she could see the sun just peeking over the bushes in her back yard. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, Ana felt her spirits lifting. Feeling her confidence return, Ana thought to herself, I know I can work harder, and I'll make the team forget yesterday ever happened.


In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes—

a)

Ana's house

b)

volleyball

c)

a second chance

d)

a sleepless night

13.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
14.
Ben knew his friend was about to receive a check for not being prepared for class.  This would have been the third day in a row he would have to stand out from recess.  Ben gave the pencil to Tim.  Later, Ben received a check and had to stand out from recess.
a)
it's hard to stand up for your friends
b)
it takes courage to help your friends
c)
don't judge a book by its cover
d)
sometimes sacrifice is necessary to help others
15.
Based on the sentence, what does the blue word most likely mean?
In Frozen, Prince Hans had lofty expectations for how much control he would have over Arandelle because of his impending marriage to Anna. 
a)
small
b)
shaky
c)
high
d)
lowly
16.
In order to be eligible for the life guard program, participants had to take First
Aid training and be advanced swimmers. 
a)
qualified
b)
rejected
c)
observed
d)
away
17.
Again they searched meticulously, but no keys.  Where could they be?  They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-
a)
feeling silly.
b)
working very carefully.
c)
trying to finish quickly.
d)
trying to find something.
18.
The Outsiders Excerpt
By S. E. Hinton
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home. I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman---he looks tough and I don't--- but I guess my own looks aren't so bad. I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have.My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs,squared off in back and long at the front and sides, but I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.Besides, I look better with long hair.
What is the main idea?
a)
The narrator likes movies.
b)
The narrator wishes he was Paul Newman.
c)
The narrator is content with his appearance.
d)
The narrator looks better with long hair.
19.
Matilda Excerpt
By Roald Dahl
By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy." "What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
What is the main idea?
a)
Matilda can read fast.
b)
Matilda is eager to learn and read more.
c)
Matilda is interested in cookbooks.
d)
Matilda’s dad won’t buy her a new book.
20.
A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning Excerpt
By Lemony Snicket
If you are interested in stories with happy endings,you would be better off reading some other book.In this book, not only is there no happy ending,there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle. This is because not very many happy things happened in the lives of the three Baudelaire youngsters. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire were intelligent children, and they were charming, and resourceful, and had pleasant facial features, but they were extremely unlucky, and most everything that happened to them was rife with misfortune, misery, and despair.I'm sorry to tell you this, but that is how the story goes.
The narrator believes the reader…
a)
will find the story unhappy.
b)
does not like sad stories.
c)
likes stories with happy endings.
d)
can't enjoy the story.