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1st 9 Weeks Bell Ringer Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Theme is

a)

An insight about human life that is revealed through literature

b)

Where the story takes place

c)

The background information given on certain characters in the story

d)

A measure of how readable a book is

2.

True or false: strongly written literature typically has more than one theme

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Select a theme from the list

a)

Cooking

b)

Action

c)

Horror

d)

Friendship

4.

This is a picture of...

a)

A Hero's Journey

b)

Non-Fiction Chart

c)

How to Build Suspense Chart

d)

Story-Telling Arc

5.

Identify the elements of a storytelling arc

a)

Start, middle, action, end

b)

Setting out, rising problems, conflict, idea, falling action, finale

c)

Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

d)

Exposition, introduction of quest, rising climax, falling action, resolution

6.

The main character of a story, often who the reader "roots" for

a)

Hero

b)

Main character 1

c)

Antagonist

d)

Protagonist

7.

The opponent that blocks the protagonist

a)

Villain

b)

Bad guy

c)

Antagonist

d)

Anti-hero

8.

Darth Vader and Lord Farquaad are both examples of

a)

Anti-heros

b)

Foils

c)

Opponents

d)

Antagonists

9.

When the protagonist of the story turns out to be a villain, but the reader still "roots" for their success

a)

Foil

b)

Antagonist

c)

Anti-Hero

d)

Revised Villain

10.

Foils are

a)

Conducive metals

b)

Characters that contrast each other

c)

Characters that are similar in characterization and knowledge

d)

Opponents to the protagonist

11.

Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and Ron Weasely, and Iron Man and Captain America are examples of

a)

Colleagues

b)

Protagonists

c)

Friends

d)

Foils

12.

The vantage point from which the story is told:

a)

Point of View

b)

Narrator

c)

Outlook

d)

Story View

13.

Narration style that uses the pronoun "I"

a)

Third-Person Limited

b)

Third-Person Omniscient

c)

First Person

d)

Second Person

14.

Narration Style that is "all-knowing"

a)

Third Person Objective

b)

Third Person Omniscient

c)

Second Person

d)

Omniperson

15.

When the author focuses on telling the story through one character's point of view

a)

Main Person Limited

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

First Person

16.

News articles and academic articles are often written in this style

a)

Manual Style

b)

MLA Style

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

First Person Limited

17.

Academic Papers should never be written in First Person

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The three elements of rhetoric are

a)

Egos, Paths, Logs

b)

Listen, Speak, Contemplate

c)

Emotion, Credibility, Logic

d)

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

19.

Writing that "touches a reader's emotions" is written using

a)

Emotions

b)

Ethos

c)

Path

d)

Logic

20.

Writing that persuades readers using credible sources and the own author's credibility is written using

a)

Primary sources

b)

Research

c)

Peer review

d)

Ethos

21.

Writing that uses logical arguments to make its point uses

a)

Logic

b)

Logistics

c)

Logo

d)

Logos

22.

_______ = Environment of a literary work

a)

Mood

b)

Setting

c)

Theme

d)

Tone

23.

______ = dictated by the person writing the story

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Ideas

d)

Plot

24.

A literary mood is

a)

Where the story takes place

b)

What is happening in the plot of a story

c)

The character's feelings

d)

The climate or feeling of the story

25.

The tone of a story is

a)

The sound a story makes when read aloud

b)

the writer's attitude towards the character, subject, or audience of the story

c)

The climate or feeling of the story

d)

What the author wants the reader to take away from reading

26.

"Serious" could be used to describe the ______ of a story

a)

Mood

b)

Theme

c)

Tone

27.

"Ominous", or spooky, could be used to describe

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Both

d)

None of the above

28.

"Romantic" could be used to describe a story's

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Ending

d)

Mood and ending

29.

An original, or perfect, prototype of a person. Often these are universally recognized symbols.

a)

Carbon Copy

b)

Cliche

c)

Protagonist

d)

Archetype

30.

The tragic lover, dumb jock, wise old person, and the trickster are all examples of

a)

Anti-heros

b)

Archetypes

c)

Tropes

d)

Protagonists

31.

The words a writer chooses

a)

Word choice

b)

Dialogue

c)

Discourse

d)

Diction

32.

Standard English, accents, and regional slang are all examples of

a)

Diction

b)

Dialogue

c)

Discourse

d)

Dialect

33.

A particular way of speaking that is unique to a region, social class, or culture

a)

Dialect

b)

Colloquial

c)

Dialogue

d)

Ebonics

34.

"Hey Charlie, have you seen my car keys? They aren't in my purse and I'm going to be late to my doctor's appointment!" Lucille shouted up the stairs.

a)

Diction

b)

Dialogue

c)

Dialect

35.

Language that is not literal

a)

Figurative Langauge

b)

Jokes

c)

Figuration

d)

Figure of idioms

36.

Metaphors and similes comprise this type of language

a)

Creative language

b)

Literal language

c)

Figurative language

37.

Popular, almost always over-used, figures of speech

a)

Cliches

b)

Tropes

c)

Idioms

d)

Idiots

38.

"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" is an example of

a)

An idiom

b)

Figurative Language

c)

Dramatic speech

39.

"I've got your back" is an example of

a)

Figure of phrase

b)

Irony

c)

Theme

d)

Figure of speech

40.

"Sentimental" can describe a story's

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Mood and Tone

d)

Theme

41.

A sycophant is

a)

A carefree person who enjoys even the smallest thing

b)

A lazy person

c)

A person who uses tricks and evil to get their way

d)

A person who uses flattery to get what they want from authority

42.

Synonyms for sycophant would be

a)

Devil, evil

b)

Critical, harsh

c)

Polite, balanced

d)

Schmoozer, flatterer

43.

Pernicious means

a)

Intending to cause harm or danger

b)

Not intending to cause harm or danger

c)

Dishonest

d)

Greedy

44.

Antonyms for pernicious could be

a)

greedy, Scrooge

b)

calm, relaxed

c)

benevolent, kind

d)

rude, ugly

45.

Something that is ubiquitous

a)

has more than one meaning

b)

is hard to understand

c)

appears rarely

d)

appears everywhere

46.

Select an antonym for ubiquitous

a)

pervasive

b)

omnipresent

c)

rare

d)

confusing

47.

A non sequitur is a statement that does not logically follow a conversation's flow

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The candidate for governor lost voter approval when her diatribe about immigration was posted to Youtube.


What does diatribe mean?

a)

Unpopular opinion

b)

Bitter verbal attack

c)

Sign of acceptance

d)

Warning

49.

Slipshod: showing a lack of care or thought.


What is slipshod's part of speech?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

50.

Select a synonym for slipshod

a)

Exact/perfect

b)

Happy/calm

c)

Angry/disorganized

d)

Botched/sloppy

51.

An antonym is a word that means

a)

the opposite of a given word

b)

the same or similar meaning as a given word

52.

A synonym is a word that means

a)

The same or similar to a given word

b)

The opposite of a given word

53.

A nefarious person is

a)

Strange and intolerable

b)

Whacky and bizzare

c)

Angelic, divine

d)

Wicked, evil

54.

A synonym for this word is forerunner. An antonym is result. What word is being described?

a)

Slipshod

b)

Diatribe

c)

Precursor

d)

Ubiquitous

55.

Seedless watermelons were a precursor to a slew of new bioengineered foods.


What part of speech is precursor?

a)

Verb

b)

Adjective

c)

Noun

d)

Adverb