WorksheetsFiction Skills Review 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the mood of the passage?
•Which situation could best be described as ironic?
Though they met in a tent-hospital, Henry and Clara Barton were both educators before the war.
Though Caleb George and Woodrow Hinnant were from the same town, only one of them was injured in the war.
Though Henry was a professor before the war, two uneducated youths taught him how to survive the experience.
Though he is unable to write to his mother, Henry has dictated his letter to a
volunteer nurse.
Maya Angelou said, "Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable."What is the purpose of this simile?
What object is being personified in the sentence?
When the author goes back in time to tell what happened, this is called a -
flashback
foreshadowing
irony
allusion
Which TWO words are synonyms for "controversial"? Legalizing marijuana is a controversial topic. While some agree it should happen, many others do not agree.
debatable
offensive
problematic
current
remarkable
meaningless is to significant as ____
shelter is to exposure
contemplate is to ponder
dreary is to dismal
futilely is to unsuccessfully
Which of the following is an antonym for "engrossed"? Mrs. Peace was so engrossed in her book, she didn't even hear her phone ring.
absorbed
distracted
engaged
preoccupied
Mrs. Peace skirted around the issue when asked if we were going to have to do anymore work after the SOL. She never gave us a straight answer! What does "skirted" mean in this example?
attempt to ignore
a woman's outer garment
past the edge of
