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Fall Semester Test Study Guide

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two elements that make up setting are:

a)

Time and space

b)

Location and area

c)

Place and time

d)

Place and area

2.

Characters who go through a major change by the end of the story are:

a)

Static

b)

Dynamic

c)

Stationary

d)

Driven

3.

Characters who stay the same throughout the story are:

a)

Static

b)

Dynamic

c)

Stationary

d)

Driven

4.

What is the thing that pushes the character to go forward in a story?

a)

Drive

b)

Setting

c)

Motivation

d)

Tenacity

5.

What are the two types of conflict?

a)

Internal and External

b)

Man vs. Nature and Man vs. Self

c)

Man vs. Nature and Man vs. Self

d)

Inside the character and diseases

6.

How many internal conflicts are there?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

7.

How many external conflicts are there?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

8.

A narrator is reliable when:

a)

They are in first person

b)

They are the main character

c)

They are only telling one side of the story

d)

They are unbiased

9.

What is the term for the narrator’s position in relation to a story being told?

a)

Reliable Narrator

b)

Unreliable Narrator

c)

Point of View

d)

Setting

10.

Which of the following is a first person pronoun?

a)

He

b)

We

c)

Your

d)

Their

11.

Which of the following is a third person pronoun?

a)

He

b)

We

c)

Your

d)

Our

12.

What it is called when you see a story from a different character’s point of view?

a)

Unbiased

b)

Perspective

c)

Reliable Narrator

d)

Optional Viewpoint

13.

The message or lesson you can learn in a story is called:

a)

Moral

b)

Thesis

c)

Main Idea

d)

Theme

14.

In literature, when an object represents a deeper meaning or idea, it is called:

a)

Paradox

b)

Allusion

c)

Symbolism

d)

Irony

15.

When a story references another work or story, the term for that is:

a)

Paradox

b)

Allusion

c)

Symbolism

d)

Irony

16.

The overall feeling a reader gets from a text is:

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Paradox

d)

Feeling

17.

The attitude an author has toward the subject he or she is writing about is:

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Paradox

d)

Feeling

18.

A contradiction in literature that somehow seems true i

a)

Paradox

b)

Allusion

c)

Symbolism

d)

Verbal Irony

19.

When the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens, that is called:

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Ironic Tone

20.

A place in a state where everything is perfect is:

a)

Imaginary

b)

Utopia

c)

Dystopia

d)

Allusion

21.

A society in which there is social injustice and suffering is:

a)

Imaginary

b)

Utopia

c)

Dystopia

d)

Allusion

22.

The circular pattern in which a character emerges from the known into the unknown, learns a valuable lesson, and returns to the known is called:

a)

Plot

b)

Hero's Quest

c)

Hero's Journey

d)

Hero's Plight

23.

What is the second part of the Hero’s Journey?

a)

Separation

b)

Discovery

c)

Initiation

d)

Return

24.

What is the term for a character that shows up across many different stories?

a)

Hero

b)

Mentor

c)

Paradox

d)

Archetype

25.

What is a character who shows up to guide or help the main character in a Hero’s Journey story called?

a)

Helper

b)

Supernatural Aid

c)

Mentor

d)

Abyss

26.

What is the lowest point or conflict for a hero in a hero’s journey story cycle called?

a)

Abyss

b)

Conflict

c)

Despair

d)

Return

27.

The art of putting words together to persuade an audience to believe the way the author does is called:

a)

Argument

b)

Rhetoric

c)

Analysis

d)

Persuasion

28.

The rhetorical appeal that tugs at the reader’s emotions is:

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

29.

The rhetorical appeal that appeals to the reader’s logical side is:

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

30.

The rhetorical appeal that establishes the author’s credibility is:

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

31.

The sentence in a research paper that grabs your reader’s attention:

a)

Claim

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Hook

d)

Thesis

32.

The sentence in a research paper that states your claim:

a)

Hook

b)

Thesis

c)

Rebuttal

d)

Refutation

33.

The thesis statement should present your opinion on the topic or your _______.

a)

Claim

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Rebuttal

d)

Refutation

34.

Information that you research to back up your thesis statement is:

a)

Commentary

b)

Evidence

c)

Counterclaim

d)

Rebuttal

35.

Your explanation of the evidence presented in the paper is:

a)

Commentary

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Rebuttal

d)

Call to Action

36.

The opposing viewpoint to your thesis is called the:

a)

Commentary

b)

Call to Action

c)

Rebuttal

d)

Counterclaim

37.

When presenting a counterclaim in an argumentative research paper, you should also prepare a ____ that explains whey the opposing side is wrong.

a)

Claim

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Rebuttal

d)

Commentary

38.

The part of the research paper where you try to get your reader to do something, believe something, or think something is called the:

a)

Claim

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Call to Action

d)

Rebuttal

39.

Using another author’s words as your own is called:

a)

Paraphrasing

b)

Summarizing

c)

Copying

d)

Plagiarism

40.

When doing research and finding good information, it is important to put the author’s words in your own words by __________.

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Summarizing

c)

Commentary

d)

Paraphrasing

41.

In a research paper, when you use the author’s words directly, but give credit, that is called:

a)

Direct Quote

b)

Parenthetical Citation

c)

Paraphrasing

d)

Works Cited

42.

In a research paper, when you give the author credit within the text, that is called:

a)

Direct Quote

b)

Parenthetical Ciation

c)

Paraphrasing

d)

Works Cited

43.

The structure of the poem is known as

a)

Form

b)

Stanza

c)

Function

d)

Line

44.

When a poem is divided into chunks like a paragraph in prose:

a)

Form

b)

Stanza

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

Line

45.

A small division in a poem, kind of like a sentence in prose:

a)

Stanza

b)

Line

c)

Prose

d)

Form

46.

A long poem traditionally passed down orally. (The Odyssey was one).

a)

Ode

b)

Lyrical

c)

Epic

d)

Free Verse

47.

A poem that pays homage to an object. It usually contains personification and apostrophe.

a)

Ode

b)

Lyrical

c)

Epic

d)

Free Verse

48.

A poem that has musical qualities. It includes a rhyme scheme and can have meter.

a)

Ode

b)

Lyrical

c)

Free Verse

d)

Epic

49.

When you repeat vowel sounds in a series of words.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Cadence

d)

Onomatopoeia

50.

When you repeat the initial sound in a series of words.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Cadence

51.

Words that make the sounds they spell. (Comic Book Words)

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Assonance

d)

Cadence

52.

The rising and falling inflection of the voice when reading a poem is:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Cadence

d)

Onomatopoeia

53.

The two main reasons a poet uses repetition are:

a)

Emphasis and Rhythm

b)

Emphasis and Beat

c)

Rhythm and Rhyme

d)

Meter and Emphasis

54.

The pattern that end-rhyming words follow is:

a)

End Rhyme

b)

Rhythm

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

Meter

55.

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry is:

a)

End Rhyme

b)

Rhyme Scheme

c)

Rhythm

d)

Meter

56.

A pattern of rhythm in a poem is called:

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

End Rhyme

c)

Rhythm

d)

Meter

57.

When the last words of two lines of poetry rhyme it is called:

a)

End Rhyme

b)

Internal Rhyme

c)

External Rhyme

d)

Meter

58.

When the author says one thing but means something different he/she is using:

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Cadence

59.

When you compare two unlike things without using like or as:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

60.

When you compare two unlike things using like or as:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

61.

When you give an object human characteristics:

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personifcation

c)

Apostrophe

d)

Onomatopoeia

62.

When the author talks directly to an object or something that can not talk back:

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Apostrophe

63.

When you over exaggerate:

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Apostrophe

64.

A phrase that means something completely different than the denotation of the words.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Apostrophe

d)

Idiom

65.

The word choice an author uses in writing to convey a certain message:

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Diction

d)

Onomatopoeia

66.

The dictionary definition of a word is:

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Diction

d)

Hyperbole

67.

The feelings or mood a word evokes is called:

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Diction

68.

Describes a noun

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Pronoun

d)

Preposition

69.

Person place or thing

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adverb

d)

Adjective

70.

Joins two words or sentences together

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Conjunction

71.

The action word in the sentence

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Preposition

72.

Words that modify verbs

a)

Nouns

b)

Adverbs

c)

Verbs

d)

Adjectives

73.

An abrupt remark

a)

Conjunction

b)

Preposition

c)

Interjection

d)

Denotation

74.

Takes the place of a noun

a)

Adjective

b)

Pronoun

c)

Prepostion

d)

Apostrophe

75.

Words that show location of a noun

a)

Pronoun

b)

Preposition

c)

Adjective

d)

Noun

76.

And

a)

Subordinating

b)

Coordinating

77.

Since

a)

Subordinating

b)

Coordinating

78.

A verb acting like a noun and ending in ING.

a)

Gerund

b)

Participle

c)

Infinitive

79.

A verb acting like an adjective and ending ING or ED.

a)

Gerund

b)

Participle

c)

Infinitive

80.

A verb form with the word to.

a)

Gerund

b)

Particple

c)

Infinitive

81.

If I go to the store

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

82.

Give me five dollars

a)

Dependent Clause

b)

Independent Clause

83.

Mrs. Sawyer, my English teacher,

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Prepositional Phrase

c)

Appositive Phrase

d)

Apostrophe Phrase

84.

The boy fell on the ground.

a)

Infinitive phrase

b)

Prepositional phrase

c)

Participial Phrase

d)

Gerund Phrase

85.

To go to the store

a)

Phrase

b)

Clause

86.

Because I wanted a dog

a)

Phrase

b)

Clause

87.

If you study, you might pass.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-complex

88.

I went to the store, and bought a present.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

89.

I think that tacos are delicious.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

90.

I like tacos because they are delicious, and I want some now.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

91.

Should be a comma and there is not. It can be fixed with a comma.

a)

Comma Error

b)

Comma Splice

c)

Fused Sentence

d)

Not Parallel

e)

Fragment

92.

There is a comma in the sentence, but it should be a semicolon or period.

a)

Comma Error

b)

Comma Splice

c)

Fused Sentence

d)

Not Parallel

e)

Fragment

93.

Two independent clauses jammed together with no punctuation at all.

a)

Comma Error

b)

Comma Splice

c)

Fused Sentence

d)

Not Parallel

e)

Fragment

94.

The elements throughout the sentence do not stay the same or agree with each other.

a)

Comma Error

b)

Comma Splice

c)

Fused Sentence

d)

Not Parallel

e)

Fragment

95.

Not a complete sentence.

a)

Comma Error

b)

Comma Splice

c)

Fused Sentence

d)

Not Parallel

e)

Fragment

96.

The subject is doing the verb

Example: The dog ate the food.

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice

97.

The verb is before the subject.

Example: The food was eaten by the dog.

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice