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CFA Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
His mother understood then how Tyerell felt just by looking at him. She saw that he wanted to stay in the house forever because of all the memories he had at this old place. They still had to leave, but she wanted to help her son feel better about what was going to happen in a few days.
The author assumes the reader most likely knows-
a)
Tyerell is too sentimental and needs to get over it.
b)
Tyerell & his mom are moving.
c)
Tyerell's mom is making her son upset on purpose.
d)
Tyerell & his mom are going on vacation.
2.
The launch of the space shuttle Atlantis has been postponed while NASA evaluates a problem with the new robot arm on space station Alpha. The arm will be used to carry out the installation of a new U.S.-built airlock on the space station.

What can you infer from this paragraph? 
a)
The robot space arm is critical to the space shuttle's mission.
b)
The robot arm was poorly constructed.
c)
The space shuttle experiences frequent launch delays.
d)
The space program is very expensive.
3.
Isabel's soccer team cheered.  The coach gave them a trophy.  What do you think happened?
a)
They missed the goal.
b)
The coach got kicked out of the game.
c)
They won the game.
d)
The other team won the game. 
4.
How might a character act if he felt sad?
a)
Put his head down and sigh
b)
Yell and jump up and down
c)
Smile and wave
d)
Laugh until his sides hurt
5.

Sean held his father's hand as he crossed the busy parking lot. They walked into a grocery store. Sean's dad lifted him into the seat of the shopping cart. “Here,”said dad, “You can hold my shopping list.”

You can infer that...

a)

Sean had never been to a grocery store.

b)

Sean dad does not shop often.

c)

Sean dad needs help with shopping.

d)

Sean is very young.

6.
"Unlike the other candidates, who stammered and stuttered through their speeches, Lilli was eloquent." What is the best definition of "eloquent?"
a)
well-spoken
b)
musical
c)
quick witted
d)
intelligent
7.

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.


Based on this sentence, the word esteemed means ---.

a)

extremely smart

b)

strongly dislikes

c)

well spoken

d)

greatly admired

8.

Ladies, please stop the name calling. There is no reason to act uncivil.

a)

rude

b)

happy

c)

tired

d)

nice

9.

Based on context clues in the passage below, migrate means _____________.


Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.

a)

lay eggs

b)

build nests

c)

move away

d)

eat excessively

10.

A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs.

a)

heard

b)

tasted

c)

understood

d)

felt

11.
In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully to save her life.  On the way to the hospital the ambulance is hit by a semi truck and everyone on board the ambulance is killed.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
12.
What's an example of verbal irony?
a)
Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian
b)
Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car
c)
When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"
d)
All of the above
13.
What is situational irony?
a)
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
14.
A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods.  The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
15.
The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
16.

Looking at her child's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

d)

none of the above

17.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
18.

The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

19.

Tommy is a bull in a china shop is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

20.

I told you one million times to clean your room

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile