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L to J Review 1

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
______ is the similarity in sound of the ends of words and creates a pattern in poetry.
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm
c)
alliteration
d)
repetition
2.
_____ describes the careful, sustained reading and interpretation of text. It emphasizes and requires close attention to individual words, syntax, and the order in which sentences and ideas unfold.
a)
annotating
b)
rhetorical questioning
c)
creative mapping
d)
close reading
3.
________ are words that are spelled alike but have different meanings.
a)
homophones
b)
homographs
c)
synonyms
d)
antonyms
4.
________ are words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.
a)
homophones
b)
homographs
c)
synonyms
d)
antonyms
5.

A form of language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people.

Example: "Almost died first year I come to school and et them pecans--folks say he pizened 'em and put 'em over on the school side of the fence."

a)

irony

b)

allusion

c)

dialect

d)

euphemism

6.

“Desert Shadows is like a Garden of Eden.”

is an example of:

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

irony

d)

personification

7.

“I drool so much at night I wake up swimming in a pool of water.”

This is an example of:

a)

just gross

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

8.

Genre:

“Xbox 360 Operations Manual” by Microsoft: Explains how to operate the Xbox 360 and includes a trouble-shooting guide.

a)

functional text

b)

informational text

c)

realistic fiction

d)

tall tale

9.
A _________ sentence makes a statement or gives information. It ends with a period.
a)
declarative
b)
interrogative
c)
imperative
d)
exclamatory
10.
A biography written by a person about his/her own life or history.
a)
biography
b)
autobiography
c)
informational text
d)
realistic fiction
11.
A brief description of a photo used in a story or text.
a)
concrete detail
b)
commentary
c)
footnote
d)
caption
12.
A brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
theme
c)
allusion
d)
personification
13.
A brief story that is meant to teach a lesson or a moral and often includes talking animals or objects as the main characters.
a)
fairytale
b)
fable
c)
informational text
d)
tall tale
14.
A clause that cannot stand alone as a full sentence; also called a subordinate clause.
a)
dependent clause
b)
independent clause
c)
dependent phrase
d)
prepositional phrase
15.
A conversation between two or more persons.
a)
narration
b)
allusion
c)
quotation
d)
dialogue
16.
A direct comparison of two things not using like or as.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
allusion
d)
personification
17.

Genre:

A five paragraph essay where the student Bob Brady compares and contrasts dogs and cats. He provides a lot of information about both.

a)

informational text

b)

historical fiction

c)

realistic fiction

d)

fable

18.
A genre that contains mythical creatures, talking animals, magical powers, and things that cannot happen in everyday life and is often set in a medieval universe or an imaginary land.
a)
science fiction
b)
historical fiction
c)
fantasy
d)
fairytale
19.
A genre that involves suspense and something unknown. The main character has to solve a puzzling event or a crime using clues that are given throughout the story.
a)
historical fiction
b)
biography
c)
mystery
d)
realistic fiction
20.
A genre with the purpose to inform the reader about the natural or social world but does not utilize characters, like newspaper articles and textbooks.
a)
historical fiction
b)
informational text
c)
realistic fiction
d)
mystery
21.
A genre written to help readers perform, or function, in their daily lives, like recipes, and maps.
a)
informational text
b)
functional text
c)
realistic fiction
d)
legend
22.
A group of lines in a poem arranged together, usually with a repeating rhyme scheme.
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm
c)
stanza
d)
repetition
23.
A group of words that do not have a subject and verb that agree and do not make a complete sentence.
a)
clause
b)
phrase
c)
run-on sentence
d)
misplaced modifier
24.
A history of someone’s life, or part of someone’s life. It is a true story about a real person.
a)
tall tale
b)
historical fiction
c)
legend
d)
biography
25.
A humorous story with extreme exaggerations. The hero usually does impossible things with ease.
a)
tall tale
b)
historical fiction
c)
legend
d)
biography
26.

A joke that uses a word that has two different meanings to be funny.

Ex: Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends, but what would be the point?

a)

idiom

b)

euphemism

c)

metaphor

d)

pun

27.

A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statements.

Ex: Just because the famous actor was seen in the jewelry store, all the tabloids reported that he’s going to ask his girlfriend to marry him.

a)

forshadowing

b)

rhetorical questioning

c)

inference

d)

allusion

28.
A list of chapters or sections of a book and the pages on which they start.
a)
index
b)
glossary
c)
table of contents
d)
appendix
29.
A main clause that contains a subject and a predicate and acts as a complete sentence.
a)
independent phrase
b)
independent clause
c)
dependent clause
d)
prepositional clause
30.
A message or lesson about life or human nature that the story is trying to tell us.
a)
plot
b)
theme
c)
fable
d)
allusion
31.
A method of storytelling in which the narrator does not know any of the thoughts or feelings of any character in the story.
a)
first person
b)
third person omniscient
c)
third person limited
d)
third person objective
32.
A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of one character in a story.
a)
first person
b)
third person omniscient
c)
third person limited
d)
third person objective
33.
A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.
a)
first person
b)
third person omniscient
c)
third person limited
d)
third person objective
34.
A method used to build suspense by providing hints for what is to come.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
allusion
d)
metaphor
35.

Genre:

A mouse is almost eaten by a lion, but he begs for his life. Being entertained, the lion lets him live. Later, the lion is caught by a hunter in a trap. The mouse hears the lions cries and chews through the ropes of the trap. The moral is that one good turn deserves another or what goes around comes around.

a)

fairytale

b)

fable

c)

informational text

d)

fantasy

36.
A noun that is used to identify a particular person, place, or thing.
a)
pronoun
b)
capital noun
c)
proper noun
d)
collective noun
37.
A persuasive technique that appeals to the emotions of an audience by using vivid, emotionally charged language.
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
d)
hobos
38.
A technique of persuasion used to convince an audience by use of logic or reason, using facts and statistics.
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
d)
bogos
39.
A persuasive technique that uses the credibility and character of a respected source who can be trusted.
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
d)
lobos
40.
A punctuation mark used to introduce a quotation, example, or list of items.
a)
ellipses
b)
colon
c)
semi-colon
d)
comma
41.
A question to which no answer is expected because the answer is obvious.
a)
pun
b)
rhetorical question
c)
allusion
d)
inference
42.
A result opposite of what is said or done and what is meant.
a)
irony
b)
satire
c)
allusion
d)
pun

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