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Holes Vocab 1-2, Themes and Literary Devices Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Irony means

a)

something that has the same result as expected

b)

a comparison using "like" or "as"

c)

something that has a different result from what is expected

d)

a heavy object used on clothing

2.

A flashback is

a)

when the narrator writes in the first person.

b)

two different stories in the same book that are connected by a common character or theme

c)

a description that appeals to the senses

d)

a scene in a book or film that happens in an earlier time than the main story, usually a main character's memory

3.

Parallel stories are

a)

when the storyline jumps to a different story that is related by character or theme

b)

two lines on a plane that never meet

c)

when the story has a clue about what will happen in the future

d)

when the main character tells a story about their childhood

4.

Sylvia pushed a 5th grader out of the way to grab the last cupcake. As she grinned in victory, she dropped the cupcake and an 8th grader stepped on it. This is

a)

change/growth

b)

fate/destiny

c)

perseverance

d)

justice/karma

5.

Mr. Pendanski said that Zero is so stupid he doesn't even know he's stupid. That is

a)

fate/destiny

b)

justice/karma

c)

power/bullying

d)

change/growth

6.

In The Story of Despereaux, Gregory the prisoner realized how terrible it had been to sell his daughter Migg. When they were finally reunited, he treated her like a princess.

a)

perseverance

b)

change/growth

c)

fate/destiny

d)

foreshadowing

7.

Although the sun was beating on his neck and his hands were blistered, Stanley finished digging his hole. Afterwards, he refused to take a ride back to the camp and walked there instead.

a)

power/bullying

b)

justice/karma

c)

change/growth

d)

perseverance

8.

Stanley is always in the wrong place at the wrong time because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.

a)

karma/justice

b)

fate/destiny

c)

power/bullying

d)

chance

9.

Stanley Yelnats 1 took refuge on God's Thumb after he was robbed by Kissin' Kate Barlow. There is a mountain that looks like a big thumb near Camp Green Lake. This is

a)

flashback

b)

parallel story

c)

irony

d)

foreshadowing.

10.

This milk carton is

a)

barren

b)

defective

c)

innocent

d)

convicted

11.

Twitch was ______________ for ________________ the law.

a)

convicted, violating

b)

convicted, approaching

c)

cursed, violating

d)

approached, violating

12.

Which word fits the picture?

a)

remarkable

b)

neglected

c)

predatory

d)

defiant

13.

What word fits the picture?

a)

approach

b)

curse

c)

appreciate

d)

eternity

14.

What word fits the picture?

a)

coincidence

b)

appreciation

c)

descendant

d)

expression

15.

"You will sneeze every time you talk to your crush" is a/n

a)

eternity

b)

innocence

c)

coincidence

d)

curse

16.

Ebenezer and Beulah Keyser were my great-grandparents. I am their

a)

curse

b)

convict

c)

descendant

d)

expression

17.

The farmer looked out onto the _____________ land and asked how he would be able to survive there.

a)

barren

b)

desolate

c)

defective

d)

defiant

18.

The vocabulary quiz came as a complete surprise because our teacher __________ to tell us about it.

a)

persevered

b)

appreciated

c)

aproached

d)

neglected

19.

Through their _______________ effort, every 7th grade student got 100% on the quiz.

a)

remarkable

b)

coincidental

c)

defiant

d)

innocent

20.

By the disgusted __________ on his face, we could tell that Mark did not like Brussel sprouts at all.

a)

eternity

b)

curse

c)

expression

d)

wasteland

21.

This is the castle in France where Miss Rebecca participated in archaeological _________________. She didn't dig up any treasure, just bits of broken pots.

a)

wastelands

b)

excavations

c)

predators

d)

approaches

22.

Will this film never end? It feels like we've been sitting here for a/an ______________.

a)

conviction

b)

violation

c)

curse

d)

eternity

23.

What word does NOT fit the picture?

a)

wasteland

b)

defective

c)

desolate

d)

barren

24.

What word fits the picture?

a)

coincidence

b)

predatory

c)

neglected

d)

innocent

25.

Even though she had melted chocolate all over her face, Sally swore she was _____________ of stealing my Toblerone.

a)

remarkable

b)

convicted

c)

approachable

d)

innocent