WorksheetsFreshman Essentials of English Semester 1 Final
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 12hrs 16mins
AN ORDINARY MAN: Paul Rusesabagina wrote about the Rwandan genocide in order to inform about...
what happened.
the role that words played in it.
his actions in saving people.
AN ORDINARY MAN: What best describes Paul's tone towards the Hutus' actions in the genocide?
Anger
Pride
Disgust
AN ORDINARY MAN: Paul believes that words were the greatest failure leading to the genocide. What evidence supports this?
The propaganda on the radio stations telling Hutus to kill Tutsis.
Paul used his words to keep the Hutus away from his hotel.
The UN did not communicate with Africa at all.
AN ORDINARY MAN: How many days did the Rwandan genocide last?
8,000
300
100
NIGHT: Who is the author of Night?
Elle Witzel
Ellie Wizel
Elie Wiesel
NIGHT: What genre is Night
Fiction
Memoir
Non-fiction
NIGHT: The Holocaust was...
The systematic killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime and collaborators
The systematic killing of 1 million Jews by the Nazi regime and collaborators
The systematic killing of 60 million Jews by the Nazi regime and collaborators
NIGHT: What does foreshadowing mean?
A figure of speech
A comparison of two or more things
Any device or hint suggesting events that later occur in the story
NIGHT: What is a symbol?
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
An object, action, colour or image that stands for something else.
Related to setting
NIGHT: What is a metaphor?
Any language that attempts to paint a visual image in the reader’s mind
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things by using the words “like” and “as”.
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using the words “like” and “as”.
NIGHT: What is a simile
Any language that attempts to paint a visual image in the reader’s mind
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using the words “like” and “as
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things linked by the words using the words “like” and “as”.
NIGHT: What is imagery?
the idea or ‘message’ that the story communicates
An object, action, colour or image that stands for something else.
Any language that attempts to paint a visual image in the reader’s mind
MDG: What is the name of the "evil" island that the sailors fear?
Zaroff Island
Ship-Trap Island
Skull Island
MDG: How is Rainsford separated from the yacht?
He lunges for his dropped pipe and loses his balance
He is pushed off by a frightened crew member
He jumps off
MDG: What is Rainsford's first name?
Edward
Richard
Sanger
MDG: What was Zaroff's "new animal" and, according to him, "the most dangerous game"?
mongrels
whites
humans
MDG: Why did Zaroff believe this animal was so formidable?
because of its ability to reason
because of its great speed
because of its ability to speak
MDG: What was not one of the things supplied to a player of the game?
food
a knife
moccasins
MDG: Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford is hiding?
he thinks that he has found another trail
he wants to save him to hunt another day
he is satisfied with his work for the day
MDG: What kind of success does Rainsford's trap have?
Zaroff walks around the trap
Zaroff nearly walks into it, but dodges it at the last second
Zaroff is hit dead-on by the trap
MDG: Rainsford's Burmese Tiger pit claimed a victim. Who or what was it?
Ivan
Rainsford
One of Zaroff's hunting dogs
MDG: Who wins the game?
Zaroff
Rainsford
THE ODYSSEY: Who is the author of The Odyssey?
Menelaus
Zeus
Homer
THE ODYSSEY: When do Odysseus' adventures begin?
After the Trojan War
Before the Trojan War
After his wife dies
After he is shipwrecked
THE ODYSSEY: By bragging about his name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of
cowardice
gluttony
pride
THE ODYSSEY: What trick does Odysseus use so that Polyphemus won't get help from all the other Cyclopes on the island?
Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is "Nohbody" so the Cyclops yells that nobody is hurting him
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that the other Cyclopes have heeded Poseidon's warning
Odysseus prefers not to use trickery because it seems dishonest
THE ODYSSEY: How do Odysseus and his men finally escape the Cyclops' cave?
Odysseus attaches his men to the underbelly of the sheep to escape when Polyphemus lets the sheep out of the cave
Odysseus convinces Polyphemus to move the boulder away from the door for him
They dig their way out under a pile of dung
THE ODYSSEY: An epithet is?
a brief descriptive phrase used to characterize a particular person.
an interference of the gods and goddesses
a comparison that develops at great length
THE ODYSSEY: Which epic themes do we see in The Odyssey?
courage, homecoming, life & death, loyalty
beauty, love conquers all, coming-of-age
force of love, family feuds, individual vs. society
THE ODYSSEY: This epic story was used to teach values in Greece. Which of these values are seen in the Odyssey?
Open-Mindedness, Caring, Balanced
Honesty, Reliability, Positivity
Respect of gods, Hospitality, Bravery
THEME: What is theme?
The subject an author writes about in the story
The life lesson a reader can learn from reading the story
The main symbol the author uses in the story
THEME: Select all of the ways to identify a story's theme. (There is more than one right answer)
Look for a statement of theme
Think about changes in the character's behavior
Look at the figurative language
THEME: Which of the following is an example of theme?
Love
Don't forget to feed your gerbil.
Sometimes you have to face your fears in order to conquer them.
THEME: A story can have more than one theme.
True
False
THEME: The theme only applies to the characters in the story. It means nothing to the reader.
True
False
THEME: You and your friend found two different themes. You can both be right if
Your teacher is nice
Both themes have the same subject
You both have evidence to support them
THEME: Theme is the central idea of a work of literature
True
False
THEME: Which of the following is an example of THEME?
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
Life is short; make the most of it.
THEME: What is the theme of this story?
Eat your vegetables.
If you boast about yourself, then people will not like to be around you.
Don't talk to strangers.
THEME: What is the theme of this story?
Slow and steady wins the race.
Don't be lazy.
We are stronger together than we are apart.
POETRY:
What type of figurative language is shown?
Life is one long, adventurous roller coaster.
simile
onomatopeia
metaphor
POETRY:
What type of figurative language is shown?
Darcy daringly dove down the deep ditch.
alliteration
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
POETRY:
What type of figurative language is shown?
The run down house looked depressed.
personification
idiom
alliteration
POETRY:
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her smile was as bright as sunshine.
hyperbole
simile
personification
POETRY:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
I wish you could see
How much I love you!
What sound device is indicated by the highlighted words?
meter
rhyme
onomatopoeia
POETRY: A poem that sounds similar to everyday speech (with no rhyme or meter) is called...
free verse
captive verse
acrostic
POETRY: descriptive language that appeals to our senses
imagery
sonnet
metaphor
POETRY: the voice talking to the reader in a poem
speaker
tone
prose
POETRY: a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject or toward an audience
tone
diction
couplet
POETRY: a musical quality in language based on repetition
rhythm
hyperbole
diction
