WorksheetsSemester Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
In Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, he highlights the core American value of:
industry
humor
consistency
efficiency
In his writings Benjamin Franklin
explained the importance of being frugal
focused on rhyme scheme and meter
believed that people could make the world a better place
inspired Americans to travel abroad
"On Being Brought from Africa to America" was written by
Olaudah Equino
Frederick Douglas
Thomas Paine
Phillis Wheatley
Thomas Jefferson, the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable. This means the rights
reserved for specific people
are unique to England
are temporary
can't be taken away
One story we have read this semester that includes exaggeration was
"The Raven"
"Rip Van Winkle"
"The Village Blacksmith"
"Upon the Burning of Our House"
Complete this sentence. Because the first lecture was so clear and articulate, the students encouraged others to go hear more of the speaker’s __________ and __________ talks.
lucid.....eloquent
obsolete...remiss
bombastic....rash
capricious...fractious
Complete this sentence: Gerardo rarely spoke about his own feelings, but he had the __________ ability to recognize how other people were feeling even if they did not say anything.
vigilant
irrevocable
pithy
uncanny
Unlike my favorite musician, whose music is so __________ it helps me fall asleep at night, that new artist you played for me is so __________ it gives me a headache.
querulous...solicitous
ebullient...winsome
fervent...vapid
tranquil...raucous
Revise the following sentence: Shanna can bike more miles than anyone that I know.
Shanna can bike more miles than anyone else that I know.
Shanna can bike more miles than anyone other that I know.
Shanna can bike more miles than anyone that I know and others.
This sentence has no errors and requires no improvements.
Revise the following sentence: I enjoy Ms. Lorenzo's class better than Ms. Plaski.
I enjoy Ms. Lorenzo's class better than Ms. Plaski's lecture.
I enjoy Ms. Lorenzo's class better than Ms. Plaski's class.
I enjoy Ms. Lorenzo's better than Ms. Plaski.
The sentence has no errors and requires no improvements.
In "Old Ironsides," Oliver Wendell Holmes refers to the ship as
the "chicken of the sea"
the "majestic enterprise"
the "USS Constitution"
the "eagle of the sea"
The title character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Village Blacksmith" is physically strong and extremely hard-working, but he is also __________.
capable of sensitivity
capable of silliness
unwilling to accept help
superstitious
Complete the sentence: Captain Ahab___________
wants revenge against the whale.
wants to go home safely.
wants to prove himself a great sailor.
wants to be a great author.
Henry David Thoreau's move to Walden Pond was largely inspired by a desire to live
noisily
solemnly
simply
cheaply
Which of the following audiences was Frederick Douglass attempting to persuade in his autobiography?
abolitionists who were working to outlaw slavery
his family and friends.
people without strong views on slavery
his students.
In "The Gettysburg Address," Abraham Lincoln asserts that the Civil War is a test of whether __________.
the winners are the most loyal.
or not the public believed in their president.
the Confederacy can prevail without the manufacturing centers that the Union enjoyed.
a nation founded on the principles of liberty and equality for all people can survive.
Read the sentence, and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. If so, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate suggestion from the answer choices. If the underlined portion requires no correction or improvement, choose No improvement or correction is required. I have three things to do this evening: cook dinner, build a project, and to answer text messages.
I have three things to do this evening: cook dinner, build a project, and answer text messages.
I have three things to do this evening: cooking dinner, build a project, and answer text messages.
I have three things to do this evening: to cook dinner, build a project, and to answer text messages.
No improvement or correction is required.
