WorksheetsLiterature Review - 1st Half of Year (Honors)
Total questions: 115
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
The Giver:
Which age group received bicycles?
Eights
Nines
Tens
Elevens
The Giver:
What is described as PALE?
hair
eyes
face
clothes
The Giver:
What reason does the Giver give for members of the community NOT being allowed choices?
The community would become chaotic.
They will ruin the sense of order.
They may make the wrong choices.
None of these.
The Giver:
What happens when twins are born?
They go to different parents.
The smaller one is released.
The larger one is released.
The are both released.
The Giver:
Which word was "too general" and not used in the community?
family
red
feelings
love
The Giver:
Near the end of the book, why does the Giver NOT go with Jonas?
He is too old and wouldn't make it.
He is not allowed to leave.
He has to help the community.
He takes back the memories.
The Giver:
Who is Rosemary?
Jonas's sister
a friend of Jonas
the Giver's daughter
Jonas's mother
The Giver:
Why do the members of the community take pills?
for Stirrings
for lying
as a vitamin supplement
to see beyond
The Giver:
How does Jonas get down the last hill?
He falls.
He sleds.
He rides his bicycle.
He jumps.
The Giver:
Why does Jonas change the plan he made with the Giver?
Gabriel was going to be released.
He decided that Fiona should go with him.
The Chief Elder figured out what they were doing.
He didn't want to hurt his parents' feelings.
The Giver:
Lily is...
Jonas's friend.
Jonas's sister.
the Giver's daughter.
Jonas's mother.
The Giver:
Who does NOT get released?
Larissa
Roberto
Rosemary
Gabriel
The Giver:
Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas's community?
You may not lie.
Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine.
You may not go Elsewhere.
The names of new children are secret until the Naming Ceremony.
The Giver:
Why is Jonas beginning to see the color red?
Because the sun is changing color
He has the capacity to see beyond
He is becoming blind
The entire community is turning red
The Giver:
Why did colors disappear in their community?
A meteor landed in their community and washed away color.
Neighboring communities drained the color from their people.
The current Receiver of memory removed color so that they would be color blind.
The people made the choice to go to sameness, did away with differences
The Giver:
How did people get a spouse?
Spouses picked each other out of a line-up.
Spouses drew the names from a bowl of the other spouse to be.
Spouses were matched by the children of the community.
Spouses were matched by the Committee of Elders.
The Giver:
What is Jonas's father's role in the community?
A Nurturer
A member of the Department of Justice
The Giver
Pilot
The Giver:
What is the ritual they have as a family every evening?
Telling of feelings
Praying before dinner.
Watching the news.
Playing board games.
The Giver:
What game were the children playing in the park when Jonas ruined their fun?
Hide'n Seek
Freeze Tag
Monkey in the Middle
Pretend War
The Giver:
What happened during Jonas's memory of the snowy hill the second time?
He went down the hill without a problem
fell off
Broke his hand
Broke his leg
The Giver:
What pain did Jonas's experience in his first painful memory?
sunburn
being stabed
being shot
fell from a tree
The Giver:
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?
He bites the Nurturing Staff
He is deformed
He is not growing fast enough and doesn't sleep through the night
He doesn't eat
A Sound of Thunder:
Why does Eckels want to travel back in time?
to escape the police
to live in a simpler time
to do scientific research
to hunt big game
A Sound of Thunder:
Why, according to Travis, must the time travelers be very careful not to kill any plants or creatures from the past?
Because by changing anything in the past they might greatly alter the future
Because there is a government fine for illegal hunting in the past
Because some of the living things are important to human beings
Because they might hurt themselves
A Sound of Thunder:
The hunters are allowed to kill dinosaurs that have been marked with red paint because those dinosaurs...
aren't real
have only one brain
are the easiest to kill
are about to die anyway
A Sound of Thunder:
What leads Eckels to stray off the path?
panic
curiosity
anger
necessity
A Sound of Thunder:
In the story, which of the following actually changes the future?
a butterfly's natural death
a butterfly's unnatural death
a dinosaur's natural death
a dinosaur's unnatural death
A Sound of Thunder:
What is the final sound of thunder that Eckels hears?
the sound of a gun being shot
the end of the world
a dinosaur in present time
a sound of trees collapsing to the ground
Tell-Tale Heart:
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
He is abusive.
He has a strange eye.
He is worth millions of dollars.
He has a strange eyebrow.
Tell-Tale Heart:
Where does the narrator hide the Old Man's corpse?
In the wall..
In the closet..
Under the floorboards...
In a mass grave in the backyard..
Tell-Tale Heart:
What point-of-view is the story told in?
First Person
Second Person
Third - Omniscient
Third - Limited
Tell-Tale Heart:
When you read the story, what is one question you might ask about the narrator?
Is he sane?
Is he in love?
Does he have a job?
Does he enjoy baseball?
Tell-Tale Heart:
Why does a neighbor call the police to the house?
The neighbor saw a man in his window.
The neighbor heard a loud noise.
The neighbor suspects that the narrator killed the Old Man.
There was a break-in in the neighborhood.
Tell-Tale Heart:
What does the narrator WANT people to think about him?
He is creative.
He is crazy.
He is a murderer.
He is completely normal
Tell-Tale Heart:
While speaking to the police, what does the young man think he hears?
The Old Man rustling around beneath the floorboards.
The beating of the Old Man's heart beneath the floorboards.
Police car sirens.
God's voice.
Tell-Tale Heart:
The sound the narrator hears beneath the floorboards is a symbol of what human emotion?
Happiness
Anger
Despair
Guilt
Tell-Tale Heart:
The narrator invites the police into the very room beneath which the Old Man's body is buried. What does that tell you about him?
He is arrogant.
He likes cats.
He is perfectly sane.
He regrets his decision to kill the Old Man.
Tell-Tale Heart:
In this story, the word "mad" means..
Angry
Frustrated
Insane
Normal
Tell-Tale Heart:
For seven nights, the narrator sneaks into the Old Man's room to observe him. Why can he not commit the murder?
The Old Man is staring at him with the creepy eye.
The Old Man is waiting with a gun.
The Old Man's eyes are closed.
Tell-Tale Heart:
On the eighth night, what change causes the narrator to attack the Old Man?
The Old Man's eyes are closed, finally.
The Old Man is wearing pajamas.
The Old Man's gun has been put away.
The Old Man's eyes are open.
Tell-Tale Heart:
What is the mood of the story? (Mood is the way the story is intended to make you feel.)
Upbeat and happy
Dark and foreboding
Inspirational
Angry and depressing
Tell-Tale Heart:
What is the climax of the story?
When the narrator decides to kill the old man.
When the narrator peaks into the Old Man's bedroom for seven nights.
When the narrator kills the Old Man.
When the narrator confesses to the crime.
Tell-Tale Heart:
What is the resolution of the story?
The narrator invites the police inside.
The narrator begins to hear the beating of the Old Man's heart.
The narrator confesses to being crazy.
The narrator digs up the heart and confesses to the police.
Tell-Tale Heart:
What is a possible theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
From love comes sacrifice
Guilt can drive you mad.
With murder comes joy.
With creepy neighbors comes murder.
Tell-Tale Heart:
Why does the narrator panic at the end of the story?
He thinks the police can hear the old man's heart beat.
The police find blood in the bathtub.
The police draw their guns.
Blood is seeping out of the floorboards.
Tell-Tale Heart:
How do the police find out who killed the old man?
A thorough police investigation
Interrogating multiple suspects
The narrator shrieks "I admit the deed!"
The police find the body after searching the house
Tell-Tale Heart:
When the police knock on the door, the narrator opens the door with a light heart. Why?
He is having a great hair day
He just won the lottery
He just woke up from a great nap
He thinks he has cleaned up all of the evidence of the murder
Tell-Tale Heart:
Which of the narrator's senses does he say is most acute?
Sight
Smell
Hearing
Taste
Tell-Tale Heart:
After the old man was dead, what was the first thing the narrator did to hide the body?
Hid him in the closet
Buried him beneath the floor
Dug a hole outside
Dismembered the old man's body
vocab (what's the best definition?):
stifled
smothered
strongly
shameless
senseless
vocab (what's the best definition?):
derision
meanly make fun of
compliment
cheer for
avoid
vocab (what's the best definition?):
conceive
remember a clue
paint a picture
return a gift
think of something
vocab (what's the best definition?):
vehemently
weakly
strongly
angrily
happily
vocab (what's the best definition?):
audacity
scared or frightened
very weak or timid
very bold or daring
happy or exciting
vocab (what's the best definition?):
vex
find appealing
quietly whisper
go against
constantly annoy
vocab (what's the best definition?):
stealthily
slow and methodical
out in the open
fast and quick
make a mistake
vocab (what's the best definition?):
acute
sharp
unclear
hearing
sight
vocab (what's the best definition?):
crevice
pit
break
crack
splinter
vocab (what's the best definition?):
hypocritical
always telling the truth
saying one thing, doing the opposite
admitting to a crime
trying to hide a crime
The Monkey's Paw:
At the beginning of the story, the Whites--
are generally happy
are generally sad
are generally nervous
are generally grumpy
The Monkey's Paw:
Which statement best describes the sergeant major’s attitude toward the monkey’s paw?
He doesn’t believe the paw can grant wishes.
He plans to sell the monkey’s paw to make money.
He believes the monkey’s paw can cause harm to those who use it.
He believes the monkey’s paw is worthless and should be thrown away.
The Monkey's Paw:
Which event marks the climax of the story?
Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds.
Herbert dies in an accident.
There is loud knocking at the door; Mr. White makes his last wish.
Mrs. White demands that her husband wish for their son to return.
The Monkey's Paw:
What is the resolution of the story?
The door opens and no one is there.
The fusillade of knocking stops.
The monkey’s paw is given to a new owner.
The Whites are given 200 pounds from Herbert’s employer.
The Monkey's Paw:
Who or what is the antagonist in the story?
Sergeant Major Morris
Herbert White
the monkey's paw
the storm outside
The Monkey's Paw:
At the end of the story, what motivates Mr. White to wish his dead son away?
His love for his wife and anger at Sgt. Morris.
His belief in the paw and his fear of its power.
His anger at his wife and disbelief in the paw.
His greed and desire to see his son again.
The Monkey's Paw:
The reader can tell that Morris thinks the monkey’s paw is dangerous because he--
taps his drinking glass against his teeth.
explains that he got his three wishes.
says that it is “dried to a mummy.”
throws the paw onto the fire.
The Elevator:
which part of the story do we meet the Fat Lady in?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
The Elevator:
Martin was a thin, 15-year-old boy.
True
False
The Elevator:
What text evidence shows the reader that Martin and his father did not get along?
He felt too close to any other rider; too intimate.
But if she were only visiting someone, why was she leaving the building at 7:30 in the morning?
His father said, with a look of total scorn, "Grow up, Martin."
Martin pleaded, struggling forward on his crutches.
The Elevator:
What happens during the RISING action of the story?
We meet Martin for the first time.
Martin's fear of the Fat Lady continues to grow.
We find out Martin's dad doesn't like him very much.
The Fat Lady speaks.
The Elevator:
Why did the author use the simile "like slaps on cement" to describe the Fat Lady?
To help the reader imagine why Martin was afraid of her.
To introduce alliteration.
To impress the reader with figurative language.
To introduce conflict.
The Elevator:
What is the overall mood (how you feel) of the story?
happy
confused
nervous
sad
The Elevator:
Though this story has two types of conflict, what is the main one that we see throughout?
Man v. man
man v. self
man v. society
man v. nature
The Elevator:
Which line is the CLIMAX of the story?
"hello, Martin," she said, and laughed, then pushed the stop button.
The door sealed them in, the elevator started up.
"Grow up, Martin."
The door slammed shut.
The Elevator:
Martin was the type of person who was probably ____ because he was always afraid the Fat Lady was out to get him.
ominous
scornful
paranoid
melancholy
The Elevator:
What is the incident that complicated the story? (what sets up the rest of the story leading to the climax)
Martin hurt his leg
The Fat Lady gets on the elevator
Martin and his father argue
Martin and his father moved into an apartment building with an old elevator.
At what part of the plot, does "The Elevator" end?
Exposition
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Which of the following plot elements is NOT present in "The Elevator"?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
vocab: threatening harm or evil
baleful
ominous
audibly
peculiar
vocab: showing that something bad may happen
contraption
ascent
apprehensive
ominous
vocab: a gadget or machine
ascent
triumph
contraption
baleful
vocab: able to be heard
audibly
ascent
peculiar
baleful
vocab: the act of rising or climbing up
apprehensive
ominous
ascent
triumph
vocab: odd; strange
peculiar
contraption
ominous
ascent
vocab: a great victory or success
ascent
contraption
baleful
triumph
vocab: fearful or anxious about the future
ominous
apprehensive
audibly
peculiar
The Hitchhiker:
Which event foreshadows the appearance of the hitchhiker?
A man at the gas station fills up Adam's car
Mother tells Adams to not to pick up strangers
An operator asks Adams to deposit money
Adams tells Mother that he will be careful
The Hitchhiker:
Which detail about the hitchhiker's appearance bothers Adams?
his thinness
the raindrops on his clothing
his height
the fact that his cap is down over his eyes
The Hitchhiker:
The first several times that Adams sees the hitchhiker, what does Adams try to do?
avoid him
report him
run him over
get his attention
The Hitchhiker:
Why does Adams pick up the young woman?
He thinks she's pretty.
He thinks he knows her.
He is afraid to be alone.
It is raining and she needs a ride.
The Hitchhiker:
Adams calls his mother in order to
be comforted.
find out if she is all right.
tell her that he is all right.
see if she can explain what is happening.
The Hitchhiker:
What is the most likely reason that Adams gives a description of himself at the beginning of the play?
to help in his rescue
because his appearance is important to the plot
to convince himself that he still knows who he is
so that people will be able to identify him if his body is found
The Hitchhiker:
Adams tells the mechanic that he hasn't seen any hitchhikers because Adams
wants to protect the hitchhiker.
knows that the hitchhiker is imaginary.
doesn't want the mechanic to think that he is crazy.
is ashamed of not having stopped for the hitchhiker.
The Hitchhiker:
Adam's attitude as he looks for the hitchhiker along the way is mainly one of
fear.
irritation.
eagerness.
casual interest.
The Hitchhiker:
After riding with him, the young woman decides that Adams is
dead.
boring.
interesting.
dangerous.
The Hitchhiker:
What does Adams come to believe while he is stuck on the train tracks?
He is merely imagining the hitchhiker.
The hitchhiker is leading him to death.
He is lonely and must pick up the hitchhiker.
His mother is gravely ill and needs his help.
The Hitchhiker:
At the end of the radio play, Adams realizes that six days earlier he
lost his mother to a fatal disease.
killed the hitchhiker on the train tracks.
died in an automobile accident in Brooklyn.
went insane and abandoned his responsibilities.
The Hitchhiker:
What does Adams learn from Mrs. Whitney?
He died in an automobile accident.
His family has forgotten him.
Mother has moved from Brooklyn.
Mrs. Whitney is the hitchhiker.
vocab: the place where two highways or two sets of railroad tracks cross or join
assurance
monotony
junction
wane
vocab: freedom from doubt
monotony
assurance
phosphorescent
vocab: no variety, that usually results in boredom
junction
sinister
monotony
vocab: something done just for fun or adventure
lark
junction
assurance
vocab: giving off light; glowing
phosphorescent
assurance
gall
vocab: watch a person closely
lark
surveillance
monotony
vocab: to lose size, strength, or power
gall
junction
wane
vocab: boldness
gall
lark
assurance
