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G10 Winter Homework

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In literature, who is the 'narrator'?

a)

the person listening to the story

b)

the person telling the story

c)

the person reading the story

d)

the person who sells the book

2.

Which type of narrator knows and tells you what all the characters are thinking and feeling?

a)

first-person narrator

b)

third-person limited narrator

c)

omniscient narrator

d)

second-person narrator

3.

A third-person limited narrator tells the story in the third person and reveals......

a)

the thoughts and feelings of all characters

b)

the thoughts and feelings of the main characters only

c)

the thoughts and feelings of the good characters

d)

the thoughts and feelings of only one character

4.

Vocabulary - choose the correct word.


definition: ( adj) complicated, made up of many parts

a)

complex

b)

perceive

c)

incorporate

d)

correspond

5.

What term describes a word with an opposite meaning?


Eg. The ----nym of 'big' is 'small'.

a)

synonym

b)

acronym

c)

antonym

d)

homonym

6.

Which word part is added to the end of a word to change its meaning and/ or form?

a)

suffix

b)

prefix

c)

affix

d)

endfix

7.

Which suffix when added to a word means 'without'?

a)

-ful

b)

-ary or -ic

c)

-ness

d)

-less

8.

Which suffix when added to a word means 'full of'?

a)

-ary or -ic

b)

-less

c)

-ness

d)

-ful

9.

Which suffix when added to a word means 'relating to'?

a)

-ary or -ic

b)

-ful

c)

-less

d)

-ness

10.

Which suffix when added to a word means 'state of being'?

a)

-ful

b)

-less

c)

-ness

d)

-ary or -ic

11.

Vocabulary - choose the correct word.


(n)

definition: standard or common, usually negative ideas about groups of people.

a)

observant

b)

stereotype

c)

melded

d)

humiliated

12.

Vocabulary - choose the correct word.


(adj)

Definition: ashamed or embarrassed.

a)

stereotype

b)

humiliated

c)

melded

d)

applicable

13.

Vocabulary - choose the correct word.


(n)

Definition: the act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe

a)

shuddered

b)

shivered

c)

scowled

d)

evacuation

14.

In English language, what is the verb commonly used with the noun 'conclusion'?


Eg. From the evidence given, I can ______ the conclusion that the lady was upset.

a)

do

b)

make

c)

have

d)

draw

15.

Which of the following words is a close synonym of the word 'conclusion'?

a)

narrator

b)

audience

c)

purpose

d)

inference

16.

The narrator of a story often doesn't give you all the information about a character. To help you better understand the story, what do you have to do with the limited information that is given?

a)

read it at least 3 times

b)

draw a conclusion

c)

check its purpose

d)

draw a picture

17.

Vocabulary - choose the correct word.


(v)

definition: to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually.

a)

undermine

b)

stop

c)

scowl

d)

persist

18.

The story 'Evacuation Order No. 19' is written by Mrs Hayashi's granddaughter.


What kind of narrator is she?

a)

omniscient

b)

third-person open

c)

third-person limited

d)

first-person

19.

The Storyteller's purpose is to entertain. What other purpose does it have?

a)

to show children prefer stories with imagination and creativity.

b)

to show that children prefer stories with pigs.

c)

to show that children must have good behavior.

d)

to show that adults are boring.

20.

We Are Each Other's Business is a web essay and a work of non-fiction.


What was the writer's purpose?

a)

to educate people about Muslims.

b)

to educate people about American religions.

c)

to educate people about accepting different religions.

d)

to educate people about American universities.