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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence best shows first person point-of-view?

a)

They had to rush out the door because they noticed what time it was.

b)

How does he know that there is going to be a test next week?

c)

I slowly picked out the carrots out of the pasta dish so my mother wouldn't notice.

d)

She had someone cover for her so she could catch the 9:00 show.

2.

What pronoun is used in the following excerpt:

"My father listened patiently, although my father did not want to be there."

a)

Father

b)

My

c)

Did

d)

Patiently

3.

Which statement is accurate about the point-of-view in the following excerpt:

"This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won'ts. I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not."

a)

The excerpt is written in third person point of view where the mother is the narrator.

b)

The excerpt is written in first person point of view, shown by the use of pronouns I and me.

c)

The excerpt is written in first person point of view, shown by the use of the pronoun her.

d)

The excerpt is written in third person point of view to show that the story is written in the present.

4.

What does contrast mean?

a)

Different

b)

Same

5.

What does inference mean?

a)

A guess that looks good

b)

A conclusion that created through reasoning and evidence.

6.

Read the following excerpt and make an inference about the traits of the character:

"'Oh, it's you,'said Ron, looking at Malfoy as if he were something unpleasant on the sole of his shoe. 'Bet you're surprised to see Harry here, eh?'

'Not as surprised as I am to see you in a shop, Weasley,' retorted Malfoy. 'I suppose your parents will go hungry for a month to pay for all those.'"

a)

Malfoy is a caring towards others.

b)

Malfoy enjoys to joke around with his peers.

c)

Malfoy is arrogant towards others.

d)

Malfoy is empathetic towards the less fortunate.

7.

What is a weighted word?

a)

A word that has more letters.

b)

A word that helps produce more meaning in a text

c)

A word associated with weight

d)

A word that makes the reader stop reading

8.

Which words in the following excerpt are weighted words?

"I looked in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when I saw only my face staring back--and that it would always be this ordinary face--I began to cry. Such a sad, ugly girl!"

a)

I looked in the mirror

b)

I saw only my face staring back

c)

It would always be this ordinary face

d)

Such a sad, ugly girl

9.

What is the literary device where an object represents an abstract idea?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Symbolism

d)

Allegory

10.

What poetic device is the repetition of consonant sounds in a line?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Symbolism

c)

Rhythm

d)

Rhyme

11.

What does the prefix sub- mean

a)

Above

b)

Drive

c)

Below

d)

After

12.

What does the suffix -ity mean?

a)

The state/quality of being

b)

Causing an action

c)

Result of

d)

Worthy of

13.

What does the prefix un- mean?

a)

In

b)

Not

c)

Up

d)

Below

14.

What does the suffix -ment mean?

a)

Causing an action

b)

Capable of

c)

The quality of

d)

The result of an action

15.

What is denotation?

a)

Definition of a word

b)

Words that create feelings

16.

What is connotation?

a)

Definition of a word

b)

Words that create feelings

17.

Is the following statement an example of denotation or connotation?


I was on my way to see a botanist, a scientist who specializes in plants.

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

18.

Which of the following is NOT a possessive pronoun?

a)

My

b)

His

c)

Them

d)

Hers

19.

Which of the following sentences show the correct punctuation for coordinating adjectives?

a)

I had a black shaggy, happy dog.

b)

The cold, bubbly soda was refreshing!

c)

The brown floral couch, was hard to move

d)

She had a hard round rock stuck in her shoe.