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Weeks 17-19 TEST 2020

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something that is ____________ is considered to be so important, special, or holy that no one is allowed to criticize, tamper with, or change it in any way.

a)

demisuit

b)

manicure

c)

sacrosanct

d)

metanoia

e)

direct

2.

__________ means to show the right way.

a)

demisuit

b)

manicure

c)

sacrosanct

d)

metanoia

e)

direct

3.

A _________of light armor covered half of the body, had no protection for the legs below the thighs, no visor to the helmet, etc.

a)

demisuit

b)

manicure

c)

sacrosanct

d)

metanoia

e)

direct

4.

A ___________ is a treatment for the hands and fingernails.

a)

demisuit

b)

manicure

c)

sacrosanct

d)

metanoia

e)

direct

5.

____________ is a change of mind.

a)

demisuit

b)

manicure

c)

sacrosanct

d)

metanoia

e)

direct

6.
What is tone in writing?
a)
The reader's attitude toward the subject.
b)
The author's attitude toward the subject.
c)
The reader's feelings about the subject.
d)
The sound that comes from a piano when you press a key. 
7.
The definition of mood is 
a)
the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
b)
revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
c)
overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader. 
d)
working with a partner to check your writing. 
8.
Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
My heart is like a singing bird   Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree  
Whose boughs are bent  with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell   That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these  
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)
a)
Sorrow
b)
Happiness
c)
Excitement
d)
Nervousness
9.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!
a)
Calm
b)
Annoyed
c)
Scary
d)
Excited
10.
What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room.
a)
Eerie
b)
Sarcastic
c)
Passionate
d)
Humorous
11.
Tone can best described as
a)
attitude of the reader
b)
the overall mood or feeling in a story
c)
the words an author chooses to use
d)
reader's point of view
12.
Which of the following does NOT create mood in a story?
a)
Setting Description
b)
Imagery (sensory language)
c)
Imagination
d)
Character Speech/Feeling
13.

The tone in the quote is...

a)

melancholic

b)

depressing

c)

motivational

d)

pessimistic

14.

Which sentence has the most energetic tone?

a)

It is raining heavily, and I don't have an umbrella!

b)

It is raining heavily, I can't believe that I don't have an umbrella!

c)

It is raining heavily, and I don't have an umbrella; let's splash and have fun!

d)

It is raining heavily , and I hate it!

15.

The mood in this passage is...

"My enemy was making his way down the hall, bursting open door after door. I needed to break through this window in two tries to make it out in time."

a)

cheerful

b)

scary

c)

sad

d)

pessimistic

16.

The words that determine the tone in this passage are...


"although I had tried hard and had followed the steps of the scientific method, my experiment didn't work. I dragged myself into class and slouched in my seat, not raising my hand

a)

experiment, science

b)

method, class

c)

dragged, slouched

d)

raising hand

17.
Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue? 
Father: We are going to Disney World! 
Son: Yay!!!! 
a)
irritated
b)
annoyed
c)
uninterested
d)
ecstatic
18.
Which word indicates a tone of happiness to the following sentence:
Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with a joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiance and their wedding plans.
a)
vicinity
b)
wedding
c)
joyful
19.
Identify the mood of the following sentence:
She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her.
a)
fanciful
b)
suspenseful
c)
melancholy
20.
What is the tone of the following sentence?
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
a)
angry
b)
witty
c)
suspicious
21.
What is the mood in the following sentence  “They looked at Martian hills that time had worn with a crushing pressure of years. They saw old cities, lost in their meadows, lying like children's delicate bones among the blowing lakes of grass.”  
a)
Gloomy
b)
Joyful
c)
Angry
d)
Confident
22.

___________ means to express one’s mind openly and without fear or hesitation.

a)

plasticity

b)

contortion

c)

illegible

d)

animadvert

e)

demagogue

23.

__________ is the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

a)

plasticity

b)

contortion

c)

illegible

d)

animadvert

e)

demagogue

24.

A _________ is someone, usually a political leader, who tries to influence people by making emotional speeches rather than using reasonable arguments.

a)

plasticity

b)

contortion

c)

illegible

d)

animadvert

e)

demagogue

25.

Something that is not able to be read is _____________

a)

plasticity

b)

contortion

c)

illegible

d)

animadvert

e)

demagogue

26.

________is the property of being physically moldable.

a)

plasticity

b)

contortion

c)

illegible

d)

animadvert

e)

demagogue

27.

"The Great Pizza Fight" by Lester Peterson


Vince held the slice of pepperoni pizza in his palm as the cheese dripped through his fingers. He didn't know what to do. The cafeteria was afire with slices of pizza flying through the air. Splat! A greasy slice of sausage splattered on Vince's table. The sauce splashed up and hit his friend R.J. in the chest. "Ugh!" R.J. shouted as he fell into Vince's arms. "I'm hit, Vince!"


What is the POINT OF VIEW of the excerpt above?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omnicient

d)

3rd person limited

28.

"Cool Breeze on a Hot Day" by Amy Scott


"Ice cream! Ice cream!" I heard the street vendor shouting as he pushed his cart down the block. Ice cream sounded really tasty on a day like this. I plunged my hands into my pockets and examined the contents: one pair of house keys, a pack of gum that was almost empty, and a few coins. I pulled the coins from my pockets and counted them. It didn't take long. 46 cents. I saw a line of children from the neighborhood in front of the street vendor. Each walked away happier than the former. My mouth tasted like hot ashes.


What is the POINT OF VIEW of the excerpt above?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

29.

"Growing Tomatoes" by Luke Pitts

Your tomato plants may be resilient, but there are a couple things that you can do to help them grow rich and lush. First, you should water the tomato plant in the morning. Tomatoes grow best when they can aspirate, or drink water, all day in the sun. If you water them at night, they will have a harder time releasing excess water. Second, you should give them the correct amount of water. Follow the chart on page 67 to determine how much water you should give your tomato plants.


What is the POINT OF VIEW of the excerpt above?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

30.

"Great Dane" by Wilma Walker

The dog slobbered his huge tongue up Alice's face, leaving behind a sticky trail. "Yuck!" Alice shouted while wiping the slobber from off of her brow. Alice didn't like the dog that her parents got her. She had wanted a cute little dog that could sit in her lap and wear tiny sweaters, not a great big hound that knocked over her dolls with its tail and left drool puddles everywhere. "Go away!" Alice shouted at the great hulking beast. If the dog understood what she was saying, he didn't seem to show it.


What is the POINT OF VIEW of the excerpt above?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

31.
A type of narrative perspective in which the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you" to address the reader
a)
Second Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
First Person
d)
Third Person Omniscient
32.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
The word "I" is used somewhere in the text
b)
the author is addressing the reader
c)
the narrator is not in the story
d)
The story is told from the perspective of one character in the text
33.
How to grill by Steven Raichlen 
Once you have your grill assembled, the next thing to decide is where to put it.  A grill puts out a lot of heat, so you should position it several feet away from the side of the house or any plants or shrubbery.  You'll have an easier time with a spot that is sheltered from the wind.  When positioning a grill on a wooden deck, remember that sparks and live embers can fall from a charcoal grill.  
a)
first-person
b)
third person omniscient
c)
third person limited
d)
second-person
34.
The point of view, or perspective of a story is
a)
The way the story makes you feel
b)
A conversation between characters
c)
The sound of the story, or the author's voice
d)
Who is telling the story
35.
Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel 
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"  So she was considering, in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.  
a)
third person limited
b)
first person
c)
third person omniscient
d)
second person
36.
Which sentence is written in second person point of view?
a)
Erin did not want to go to the grocery store.
b)
You did not want to go to the grocery store.
c)
Mariah did not want to go to the grocery store.
d)
I did not want to go to the grocery store.
37.
A narrator can see and describe every characters' thoughts.
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person, limited
d)
third person, omniscient
38.
Which sentence is written in third person point of view?
a)
I brought my mother breakfast this morning.
b)
You always wear your seatbelt.
c)
We didn't mean to hurt Billy's feelings!
d)
Cynthia and her brother walked home from school this afternoon.
39.

Anthony was making a snowman in his front yard. He wanted to make the tallest snowman ever. "Making the tallest snowman ever is hard," he thought to himself. As Anthony rolled the snow around to form huge spheres, Justin was watching him from the bushes. Justin had plans too, only his plans involved karate kicking Anthony's very tall snowman. Justin figured that no snowman deserved to be as tall as Anthony's. Justin stretched in preparation for his attack.

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

3rd person limited

e)

3rd person objective

40.

Sid saw the ball floating through the air. He knew it was coming to him. He positioned himself where he thought it was going to land. Then a large cloud moved in the sky. The sun blazed and Sid couldn't see anything. "Thump!" the ball landed right in front of Sid. Coach yelled across the field, "Pick it up, Sid! Throw it to second." Sid couldn't see the ball in front of him. All he could see were spots. The coach threw his hat on the ground and continued to yell, "Pick it up, Sid!"

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

3rd person limited

e)

3rd person objective

41.

_____________ is the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

a)

epidermis

b)

urbanization

c)

acrophobia

d)

brevity

42.

The process where an increasing percentage of a population lives in cities is _____________.

a)

acrophobia

b)

urbanization

c)

brevity

d)

culpable

43.

___________ is a fear of heights.

a)

acrophobia

b)

brevity

c)

culpable

d)

urbanization

44.

_____ is the quality of expressing something in just a few words or in a very short amount of time.

a)

brevity

b)

urbanization

c)

culpable

d)

acrophobia

45.

If you are _____ for an action, you are blamed for something wrong or bad that has happened.

a)

culpable

b)

brevity

c)

acrophobia

d)

epidermis