Worksheets8ELA Unit 1 Exam Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 40mins
Read the passage:
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
What is the effect of the extended metaphor in the passage?
It sustains the image of old age.
It sustains the comparison of night to day.
It sustains the comparison of death to night.
It sustains the image of night.
Read the passage:
I dwell in Possibility —
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior – for Doors –
What is the effect of the extended metaphor in the passage?
It sustains the image of living
It sustains the image of the house
It sustains the image of possibility.
It sustains the image of Prose.
What is the point of view in "The Raven," and what effect does it have on the reader's interpretation of the text?
It is written in the first person so the reader only sees the raven as the speaker sees him.
It is written in third person so the reader understands both the speaker and the raven.
It is written in first person so the reader understands the raven's motivations.
It is written in first and third person so the reader understands the speaker and hears the raven.
What is the point of view of the poem "Ozymandias," and what effect does it have on who the reader hears?
The point of view is third person because the reader hears the voice of the speaker, the traveller, and Ozymandias.
The point of view is second person so the reader can hear the speaker, traveller, and Ozymandias.
The point of view is first person because it is told through the speaker's eyes, but the speaker tells what the traveler and Ozymandias say.
The point of view changes from first, to third, to second as the speaker, the traveler, and Ozymandias speak.
Traditionally, what is a characteristic of a sonnet?
two stanzas
broken line lengths
no rhyme scheme
iambic pentameter
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
12
6
10
Read the passage:
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; – vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow – sorrow for the lost Lenore –
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore –
Nameless here for evermore.
Which best describes the mood of the passage?
indifferent
inquisitive
gloomy
frustrated
Read the passage:
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
Which word best describes the mood of the passage?
confused
anxious
chiling
somber
Read the sentence:
The woman who was driving the red car was pulled over by a police man.
Which word does the adjective clause modify?
woman
car
police
man
Read the passage:
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
What is the pun in the passage?
The traveler is not telling the truth about what he saw.
The statue "lies" in pieces and also "lies" about who Ozymandias really was.
The statue "lies" in ruins.
The words on the statute will tell a "lie."
How does Percy Shelley use imagery in "Ozymandias?"
to explain who Ozymandias was
to describe the journey of the traveler
to help the reader visualize the fragments of the statue
to describe the speaker
Which sentence correctly uses its underlined relative pronoun?
The poem paints an image that is very gloomy.
The poem which paints a very gloomy image.
A gloomy image, which the poem paints.
The poem paints an image who is very gloomy.
Read the passage:
I find them in the garden,
For there's many here about;
And often when I go to plough,
The ploughshare turns them out!
For many thousand men," said he,
"Were slain in that great victory.
What is the tone of the passage?
bleak
matter-of-fact
bitter
sincere
Read the stanza from "Annabel Lee".
But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we--
Of many far wiser than we--
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:
What is the tone of the passage?
passionate
hopeful
angry
apathetic
Read the passages:
Passage 1
For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
Passage 2
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
Which topic do these passages have in common?
They are professions of love.
They speak of a love who has died.
They discuss a neverending love.
They discuss hopeless speakers.
Read the passages from "The Battle of Blenheim:"
Who fell in the great victory.
For many thousand men," said he,
"Were slain in that great victory."
But everybody said," quoth he,
"That 'twas a famous victory.
What is ironic about the passage?
The grandfather repeats a line about a war he knows nothing about.
The grandfather is choked up about the war because it brings back memories.
The grandfather is telling his grandchild a story from a war that he fought.
The grandfather demonstrated a strong belief in war.
Which poem has a speaker who gradually goes insane?
"Ozymandias"
"I Dwell in Possibilities"
"The Raven"
"Anabel Lee"
In Poe's poem "Annabel Lee," who does the speaker blame for the death of Annabel Lee?
He blames himself.
He blames her family.
He blames the wind.
He blames jealous angels.
Read the passage:
O young Lochinvar is come out of the west,
Through all the wide Border his steed was the best;
And save his good broadsword he weapons had none,
He rode all unarm’d, and he rode all alone.
So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war,
There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
Which plot element is illustrated by this stanza?
exposition
complicating incident
rising action
climax
Read the passage from “Lochinvar.”
"One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear,
When they reach’d the hall-door, and the charger stood near;
So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung,
So light to the saddle before her he sprung!"
Which plot element is illustrated by the stanza?
exposition
complicating incident
rising action
climax
Which line from “The Song of Wandering Aengus” provides the best example of alliteration?
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
Read the passage:
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
Which mood does the setting create?
scared
excited
enchanted
anxious
Which sentence shows the correct use of the dash?
I am so mad at you for spilling soda--on my homework--that I could oh, forget it.
I am so mad at you for spilling soda on my homework--that I could oh, forget it.
I am so mad at you for spilling soda on my homework that I could—oh, forget it.
I am so mad at you--for spilling soda on my homework--that I could oh, forget it.
Read the passage:
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; – vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow – sorrow for the lost Lenore –
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore –
Nameless here for evermore.
Which point of view is used in the passage?
first person
second person
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
Read the passage:
"The bride kiss’d the goblet: the knight took it up,
He quaff’d off the wine, and he threw down the cup.
She look’d down to blush, and she look’d up to sigh,
With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eye."
Which point of view is used in the passage?
first person
second person
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
