WorksheetsEng. 11, 1st Semester Exam 19-20
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Who is the author of Fallen Angels?
Booker T. Washington
William Shakespeare
Walter Dean Myers
Fallen Angels is told from what point of view?
1st person, Perry's
3rd person, Kenny
Omniscient
1st person, Kenny's
Why has Perry, the main character, decided to join the army?
To be like his father and grandfather
Forced by the local police and judge
Couldn't afford to go to college
To show he was a big "man"
Describe Peewee.
A. He is a comedian who takes pleasure in starting fights with other soldiers.
B. He is thoughtful and extremely observant of his surroundings.
D. He is a soldier who truly believes in his mission.
Was Perry nervous about this guard duty?
Yes
No
According to Lt. Carroll who are the Fallen Angels?
Children injured in battle.
Soldiers injured in training.
Soldiers killed in the war.
What happened to Lt. Carroll?
He was sent home
He suffered a broken leg
He was hit under the armpit and died
What is Lobel extremely interested in?
Magazines.
Writing letters home.
War movies.
In the helicopter, Perry heard "the zipper," signifying
death
freedom
home
To Perry, "The medical facility was like. . . . "
hell
heaven
Hawaii
What was Perry's biggest fear at the end of ch. 16 (his hospital stay)?
shrapnel/metal still under his skin
facing Brew
going back to the war/fighting
the "fresh" new Marines
What happened with a Vietnamese woman and two children?
The were taken prisoner.
A mined baby killed some soldiers, & soldier then killed the woman and other children
They were sent to Saigon
What happened to Judy, the nurse Perry met at the beginning of the story?
She ended up in Perry's unit as a medic.
She wrote a Dear John letter to Perry.
She was killed.
How does the Fallen Angels author feel about war?
He hates it.
He feels it's a way to advance one's career.
He thinks it's necessary.
In Fallen Angels, what symbolized sadness and pain?
ammunition
water
wind
screams
Now, we switch over to parts of speech, sentence structure, and punctuation. Are you ready? Answer YES!
YES! (wow, a free point!)
NO (I don't want free points.)
What is the verb in this sentence? Happiness can be found almost anywhere.
happiness
can be found
almost
anywhere
Which is a list of prepositions?
a, an, the
big, green, intelligent
to, from, of, with
today, now, because
Which is a list of conjunctions?
of, from, with, to
quickly, today, away
a, an, the
and, but, or, nor
Which words in this sentence are adjectives? On a distant hill, I spotted graceful deer.
On, I
distant, graceful
hill, deer
spotted, deer
What is the subject of this sentence? After the game at the stadium in town, I met with friends from another school.
game
town
I
friends
Which is the adverb? After noticing the bear, I hurriedly scampered to the car.
after
noticing
hurriedly
to
Which word is the subject? Seeing snow for the first time, Clara jumped for joy in the open field.
time
Clara
joy
field
structure - If I do well on this part of the test, I'll probably pass, but I'm not certain.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
structure - Half of the boys and one third of the girls brought their own lunch.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
structure - The citizens of Italy appreciate tourists because of the money it brings to the community.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
structure - I turned in my book; it is finished!
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
After which word should a comma be placed? When I take extra socks I'll ice skate.
take,
extra,
socks,
no comma needed
After which word should a comma be placed? You'll find envelopes in the bottom drawer and on my old desk.
envelopes,
drawer,
and,
no comma needed
After which word should a comma be placed? A big chunk of ice just fell off the greenhouse but nobody was injured.
chunk,
ice,
greenhouse,
but,
The next part is about the "Individual and Society" section, including history, authors, reading comprehension, and literary analysis. You ready for this? Answer YES!
YES! (another free point ! ! !)
NO (I'll mark whatever I want.)
Manifest Destiny was an idea popular in America during the
Great Depression
War of 1812
mid 1800's
early 1900's
What helped bring about the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
the cotton gin
the potato famine
the Declaration of Independence
Manifest destiny
The gold rush in California began in _____
1776
1812
1849
1860
A "tragic policy of Indian removal," which moved more than 100,000 Native Americans from their homes in 1838 was called the
Louisiana Purchase
Trail of Tears
Gold Rush
Reconstruction Era
In the War of 1812, America defeated _____.
Canada
Spain
England
France
Which is NOT true about Booker T. Washington?
He was an African American.
He believed blacks and whites could/should live happily separately.
He wrote "Up from Slavery."
He became a U.S. Senator from Alabama.
Which of these was NOT written by Walt Whitman?
"Leaves of Grass"
"I Heard a Fly Buzz, when I Died"
"Song of Myself"
"I Hear America Singing"
Walt Whitman's poetry was full of ______.
consonance
war stories
cataloging (lists)
compound-complex sentence structure
Emily Dickinson liked ______.
privacy and architecture
architecture and parties
parties and nature
nature and privacy
Emily Dickinson wrote ______.
"I'm your Mom"
"You, America, Are Nothing"
"I'm Nobody - Who Are You?"
"Walden"
Who wrote "Nature"?
Booker T. Washington
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Willa Cather
Walter Dean Myers
Who wrote "Walden"?
Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
Walter Dean Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau didn't want to ______.
find his own food
go to college or university
pay taxes because of disagreement
be at the beach
Which is the best example of alliteration?
Yo ho ho, let's go go go!
Doctor Dan drives a Dodge.
Rivers of love flow from my heart.
Like a pike, I dive in right now.
Which is the best example of consonance?
Babies babble in tubs and cabs.
Coconut cows can't catch clowns.
I see glee in a wee bowl of peas.
Joy, joy, joy! La la la la la!
Which is the best example of assonance?
Loulou's blue shoes do seem new.
La la la. Joy, joy, joy! La la la la la!
Ten tall trees take tons of tender loving care.
Jingling bells and whistling winds sing songs of the season.
Who wrote "A Wagner Matinée"?
Emily Dickinson
Damian Smith
Willa Cather
Walter Dean Myers
"A Wagner Matinée" is about ______.
woman yearning for a family
a former child movie star
a German composer living in Spain
a woman who loves music
