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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 41mins
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1.
The launch of the space shuttle Atlantis has been postponed while NASA evaluates a problem with the new robot arm on space station Alpha. The arm will be used to carry out the installation of a new U.S.-built airlock on the space station.
What can you infer from this paragraph?
What can you infer from this paragraph?
a)
The robot space arm is critical to the space shuttle's mission.
b)
The robot arm was poorly constructed.
c)
The space shuttle experiences frequent launch delays.
d)
The space program is very expensive.
2.
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?
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.
3.
Chip grabbed a bagel on his way out the door. "See you this afternoon," he yelled to his dad, who was getting ready to go to work.
"Got everything you need?" his dad asked. "Yep, it's all in here," Chip said, pointing to his backpack. "Good luck on that English test," his dad said. "I'll need it!"
Where is Chip going?
"Got everything you need?" his dad asked. "Yep, it's all in here," Chip said, pointing to his backpack. "Good luck on that English test," his dad said. "I'll need it!"
Where is Chip going?
a)
to his friend's house
b)
to band practice
c)
to school
d)
to the library
4.
Jill couldn't believe it was only June 15th. All of her friends from school had taken summer jobs, she didn't have brothers or sisters, and after a couple of weeks, television made a very poor companion. She had already finished three books and started a fourth, a great mystery that only made her more desperate to have something to do. Jill decided it was time for her to find something to do.
Which of the following can you infer from the passage above?
Which of the following can you infer from the passage above?
a)
Jill will be bored for the rest of the summer.
b)
Jill is a very lazy person.
c)
Jill will look for a job.
d)
Jill hates the summers.
5.
After years of saving money, John bought his dream home. It was a two-story beach house in a secluded area. John thought it was absolutely perfect, until he noticed the termites. First there were just a few, nibbling away at the back deck, but soon there were thousands. This is the story of how John went to war with the termites, a war that he eventually won, but one that cost him his dream home.
a)
Man vs Self
b)
Man vs Nature
c)
Man vs Man
d)
Man vs Society
6.
Scott Martin is having a rough year. After a serious car accident, Scott was left in a wheel chair. Now he has sunk into a deep depression. He is no longer interested in hanging out with his friends and he feels like a burden everywhere he goes. His friends and family are planning an intervention to show Scott how much he means to them, but it's going to take a lot to get through to him. Will Scott realize that life is a gift and that he can still make a difference?
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Self
c)
Character vs Society
d)
Character vs Nature
7.
It's 1938 and Max Schnell is a native German citizen wondering if the world has gone mad around him. His Jewish friends and neighbors have been forbidden to own businesses, work in retail stores, drive cars, go to the movies, or attend public schools. Seeking to raise awareness and to build a resistance against this anti-Semitic movement, Max begins printing an underground newspaper. How long can Max continue his publishing activities without being caught by the Nazis? Will it be long enough to make a difference?
a)
Man v. Man
b)
Man v. Nature
c)
Man v. Society
d)
Man v. Technology
8.
A teacher is pressured by a student's parents to change their child's grade because they donated money to the school.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Nature
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Self
9.
Unhappy with her appearance, a young girl struggles with an eating disorder.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Nature
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Self
10.
A star figure-skater must conquer her fear and get back on the ice after a terrifying accident.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Nature
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Self
11.
Which is not an example of internal conflict?
a)
Overcoming fear
b)
Insecurity
c)
Hurricanes
d)
Depression
12.
Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Nature
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Self
13.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
14.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
rising action
15.
“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
climax
16.
Interrupts the chronological order of the story
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
17.
In the movie, Jaws, when a young man is laying on a float in the ocean, and the camera angle is shown underwater getting closer to his legs with intense music playing in the background, this would be an example of what?
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Flashback
18.
“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
climax
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