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End of the Year Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A "Technology is More Harmful than Helpful" essay is written to-

a)

inform

b)

persuade

c)

entertain

2.

What types of figurative language appears in this sentence?


After playing in the snow, my feet were blocks of ice.

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

3.

Plot Diagram-

What do you learn in the exposition of a story?

a)

How the conflict is resolved.

b)

Setting/characters/conflict

c)

The most exciting part of the story!

4.

What figurative language is used in this statement?


The stench of rotting garbage overpowered Mrs. Baugh's nose when she opened the bin.

a)

hyperbole

b)

imagery

c)

simile

d)

allusion

5.

Which sentence contains a gerund?

a)

Finally resting comfortably, Mr. Rau fell asleep.

b)

Reading is my favorite pastime.

c)

The pulsating music kept Mrs. Allen awake.

d)

Frustrated, Annie almost gave up.

6.
What is a noun?
a)
person, place, thing, animal, idea
b)
subject, predicate
c)
suffix, prefix, affix
d)
main, helping
7.
What is the verb in the sentence?
My family and I walked to the park down the street.
a)
park
b)
walked
c)
brother
d)
family
8.
Which word in the following sentence is an adjective?
Jason is wearing his yellow raincoat today.
a)
Jason
b)
Wearing
c)
Yellow
d)
Raincoat
9.

Which text feature would you use to find the names of chapters in a book and the pages where they started?

a)

heading

b)

caption

c)

the table of contents

d)

glossary

10.

The text under a picture is called a

a)

heading

b)

title

c)

caption

d)

glossary

11.

True or False: The "Resolution" is when all loose ends are tied up.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: The "rising action" is where the problems and characters are developed through a series of actions.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
The emotions or feelings that a word generates in addition to the actual meaning.
a)
Connotation
b)
Denotation
14.
The actual definition of a word.
a)
Connotation
b)
Denotation
15.
Presents ideas in the order in which they occur
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Compare and Contrast
c)
Text structure
d)
Sequence
16.
Examine the similarities and differences in the text
a)
Cause and Effect
b)
Compare and Contrast
c)
Text structure
d)
Sequence
17.
Statment of the author's point of view that the author must prove
a)
Argument
b)
Claim
c)
Main idea
d)
Source
18.
Attempt to convince others to think or act in a certain way
a)
Argument
b)
Claim
c)
Main idea
d)
Supporting details
19.
The feeling or emotion the reader gets from a piece of writing
a)
Inference
b)
Tone
c)
Mood
d)
Allusion
20.
Author's attidude toward his or her subject
a)
Inference
b)
Tone
c)
Mood
d)
Allusion
21.
Giving an animal, object, or abstract idea human qualities
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Imagery
22.
Comparison of two unlike things, without using the word like or the word as
a)
Point of View
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Imagery
23.
Direct comparison of two unlike things, using the word like or the word as
a)
Point of View
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Imagery
24.
Short restatement of a text in your own words
a)
Summary
b)
Point of View
c)
Tone
d)
Traits
25.
Central message or lesson
a)
Theme
b)
Point of View
c)
Motivation
d)
Climax
26.
Perspective of a character or narrator OR expressed by the author's argument
a)
Character
b)
Traits
c)
Motivation
d)
Point of View
27.
Reason why characters act the way they do.
a)
Character
b)
Traits
c)
Motivation
d)
Point of View
28.
Qualities that define a character
a)
Character
b)
Traits
c)
Motivation
d)
Point of View
29.
Where and when a story takes place
a)
Exposition
b)
Climax
c)
Exposition
d)
Setting
30.
The ending of the story, when the conflict has been resolved
a)
Exposition
b)
Falling action
c)
Resolution
d)
Climax
31.
The turning point, usually the most exciting part
a)
Climax
b)
Exposition
c)
Conflict
d)
Rising Action
32.
Groups of lines within a poem
a)
Act
b)
Dialogue
c)
Poetry
d)
Stanza
33.
Words spoken by characters to each other.
a)
Act
b)
Dialogue
c)
Poetry
d)
Stanza
34.
Major division of a play
a)
Act
b)
Dialogue
c)
Poetry
d)
Stanza
35.
Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence: 
Her hair was as dark as a moonless midnight.
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
36.

Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence:

Mr. Stephenson is a machine!

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

37.
Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence: 
The branch cracked.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Allusion
d)
Onomatopoeia
38.
Choose the in-text citation that is correctly formatted.
a)
Bob Bobson from "National Geographic" says, "We must make changes!"
b)
"When are we going to learn?" asks Jack Jackson in the article Climate Change is Real.
c)
Huffington Post's Harry Harrison says, London will be flooded.
d)
In the article "Death of Everything" from May 2016, it says, "The world is ending!"
39.
Barry liked playing board games, but he hated losing. He hated losing so much that he would do whatever it took to win, even bending or breaking the rules. He'd steal money from the bank and hide it under the couch cushions. He'd skip spaces while he was moving around the board. He'd shortchange others money that they were owed and argue with them about it. Barry's techniques were effective. He did win most of the games that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and family, and it didn't take too long until they caught on to Barry's tricks. They tried to tell Barry to stop cheating. They said that the game wasn't any fun when he cheated, but he didn't listen. He continued with his treacherous style of game play, until nobody would play with him anymore. 
Which statement expresses a main theme of the passage?
a)
Do not judge a book by its cover
b)
Winning isn't everything.
c)
Be thankful for the things that you receive.
d)
Don't sweat the small stuff.
40.
A number of flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with the honey that they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and were suffocated. 
Which statement expresses a main theme of the story?
a)
Think through the risks before following your instincts. 
b)
Treat others as you would like to be treated.
41.
A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story.
a)
exposition
b)
resolution
c)
rising action
d)
conflict
42.
The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
a)
resolution
b)
setting
c)
characters
d)
falling action
43.

"It was only yesterday that Dally had told Johnny and me that. But yesterday was years ago. A lifetime ago."

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

44.

"David Donald Doo dreamed a dozen doughnuts and a duck-dog, too."

a)

idiom

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

45.

"There is a rat-a-tat-tat on the screen door."

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

d)

idiom

46.
"I will not eat them with a mouse
I will not eat the in a house
I will not eat them here or there
I will not eat them anywhere"
(Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham)
The ending of these lines show ____
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
personification
47.

I didn't like creeping down the wrong alley. From which point of view is this sentence written?

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

d)

Third Person

48.
A _________ narrator can see and describe every character's thought.
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person, limited 
d)
third person, omniscient
49.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a preacher and a civil rights leader. He was born in 1929 and died in 1968. In 1963, he organized the March on Washington, which brought more than 200,000 people together. In 1964, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
 In 1968, he was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee, by an assassin's bullet on the balcony of the motel where he was staying. James Earl Ray was convicted of his murder.

Which of the following can you infer from the passage above? 
a)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a major political figure in the 1960s.
b)
James Earl Ray was a racist man.
c)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great public speaker.
d)
Memphis, Tennessee is an extremely dangerous city.
50.

It's no surprise that exercise increases energy. The physical challenge prepares your body in a variety of ways. Blood sugar is more quickly converted to fuel, more oxygen is supplied to your cells, and fight-or-flight hormones are released. Instead of leaving you exhausted, exercise energizes. Do it in the morning for an all-day high or later in the afternoon for a pick-me-up.

This passage is mostly about?

a)

Exercise increases your energy.

b)

Exercise is easier than it looks.

c)

Everyone should exercise daily.

d)

Exercise makes you live longer.

51.

Camp David is a secure location where the President can get away from it all. Established in 1942 by President Roosevelt, Camp David is located in Maryland, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C. in a heavily wooded area. U.S. Marines patrol the area providing optimal security. The Marines are part of the Navy. Because Camp David is so close to Washington, the president can be back at the White House very quickly in the event of a crisis.


This passage is mostly about?

a)

U.S. Marines

b)

The president

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Camp David

52.

Summaries should include every detail from a story or passage.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

You should only include the main events or ideas from the passage when writing a summary.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

A summary should be written in your own words.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

-evidence off on a tangent, providing facts that don’t have anything to do with the claim

a)

Sufficient

b)

Irrelevant

c)

Evidence

d)

Relevant

56.

To support a claim you need?

a)

Thesis

b)

Transition

c)

Expert Evidence

d)

Title

57.

Which of these is NOT a form of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Allusion

d)

Inferences

58.

“He was as busy as a bee.” is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

59.

What is the difference between an argumentative essay and an informative essay?

a)

They are the same.

b)

An argumentative essay only presents one side of an issue and an informative discusses both.

c)

An argumentative essay is only facts and explains a topic and an informative essay argues the side of an issue.

d)

An argumentative essay argues the side of an issue and an informative essay is only facts and explains a topic.

60.

If you are writing an essay, what must be included in your introduction?

a)

title, author, and claim

b)

hook, background, and topic sentence

c)

summary, final thoughts, and hook

d)

hook, background, and thesis

61.

Which is the antagonist in thIs scene?

a)

The train tracks.

b)

The woman.

c)

The rope.

d)

The man with the abnormally large chin.

62.

What is a transition sentence?

a)

A sentence which identifies the author' claim.

b)

The introduction leading into the evidence, which includes the title and author.

c)

A sentence stating the main points of the essay.

d)

A sentence leading the reader into the next topic.

63.

An argumentative essay must include a counter argument.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

What do you restate in the conclusion?

a)

Thesis

b)

Hook

c)

Summary

d)

Final Thoughts

65.

Descriptive writing refers to.....

a)

using sensory details.

b)

using adverbs.

c)

using dialogue.

d)

describing only the setting.

66.

What is the least biased statement

a)

Walmart is the best store.

b)

Target is a great store.

c)

Ikea is a store that exists.

d)

Starbucks is amazing.

67.

Author's theme is...

a)

the type of story written, like mystery.

b)

the protagonist's conflict.

c)

the message to the reader.

d)

the setting of the story.

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