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English III Week 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word comeliness mean in "I prize no comeliness" from "World, in hounding me..."

a)

ugliness

b)

beauty

c)

alignment

d)

vanity

2.

A ________________ is an old imaginative pattern that has appeared in literature throughout the ages. They can be plots, characters, or images.

a)

archetypes

b)

quests

c)

traditions

d)

connections

3.

According to "The Sky Tree" what was the world like in the beginning?

a)

The Garden of Eve

b)

Covered With Water

c)

Bare Like a Desert

d)

Lush like the Rainforest and Full of Animals

4.

What does the archetype of the Earth Mother in "Coyote Finishes His Work" reveal about the Nez Perce vision of nature?

a)

You should worship the creator and not the creation.

b)

Humans will not endure climate change.

c)

It shows faith in nature.

d)

Native Americans do not value the environment.

5.
The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ________.
a)
mood
b)
tone
6.
_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.
a)
mood
b)
tone
7.
Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.
a)
space
b)
height
c)
words
d)
funny faces
8.
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
 
a)
pleased
b)
angry
c)
happy
d)
suspicious
9.
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
My heart is like a singing bird   Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree  
Whose boughs are bent  with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell   That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these  
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
a)
Sorrow
b)
Happiness
c)
Excitement
d)
Nervousness
10.

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

a)

positive

b)

negative

11.
I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
12.
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
13.
The teacher was mildly intimated by Seth's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
14.
Words that have the same denotation are called______.
a)
acronyms
b)
antonyms
c)
homonyms
d)
synonyms
15.
When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its______.
a)
connotation
b)
denotation
c)
acronym
d)
homonym
16.
Refers to the feelings and associations created by a word.
a)
synonym
b)
denotation
c)
connotation
d)
acronym
17.
Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed?
A. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
B. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
a)
"Mortified" is the antonym of "embarrassed."
b)
"Embarrassed" is more intense and has more negative connotation than "mortified."
c)
"Mortified" is more intense and has a more negative connotation than "embarrassed."
d)
"Mortified" and "embarrassed" have different denotations.
18.
Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words surprised and astounded?
A. Julie was surprised to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.
B. Julie was astounded to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.
a)
"Surprised" is the antonym of "astounded."
b)
"Astounded" is more intense than "surprised" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.
c)
"Surprised" and "astounded" have different denotations.
19.

What is one of the advantages of Cornell Notes?

a)

They will help you make friends

b)

It's a way of learning information not just recording facts

c)

You can get into college faster by taking them

d)

It's a way to help you get your homework done quickly

20.

What are Cornell Notes?

a)

Notes that are taken in computer class

b)

A note taking system used for organizing notes

c)

A note that is written to a friend

d)

Music in the written form

21.

Never use abbreviations when taking Cornell Notes.

a)

false

b)

true

22.
Diction is the literary term that means
a)
The connections we have with words
b)
An author's choice of words
c)
The definition of words
d)
The common way of speaking with friends
23.
Which word has the most NEUTRAL connotation?
a)
consume
b)
devour
c)
nibble
d)
munch
24.
Dialogue is
a)
a conversation between/amongst characters
b)
a verb
c)
when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
d)
boring
25.
Which of the following are quotation marks?
a)
?
b)
"
c)
'
d)
,