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Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

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1.

What is a dystopia?

a)

A community or society that is desirable or inviting. It is translated as a “good place” and is a synonym of utopia.

b)

A community or society that is undesirable or frightening. It is translated as “not-good place” and is an antonym of utopia.

c)

A community or society that is spooky or scary. It is translated as “gothic place”.

d)

A community or society that is strong and impressive. It is translated as “dangerous place” and is the same as a utopia.

2.

What is a utopia?

a)

An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

b)

A real place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

c)

A place or state of things in which everything is not perfect.

3.

Which of the following are conventions of a dystopian novel? (select 2)

a)

conflict

b)

peace

c)

love

d)

power and politics

e)

freedom

4.

Which of the following are conventions of a dystopian novel? (select 2)

a)

stagnant society

b)

scientific progress

c)

freedom of thought

d)

set in the past

e)

futuristic

5.

What is a denotation?

a)

A word that describes a noun.

b)

A person, place, or thing.

c)

The literal or primary meaning of a word.

d)

An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

6.

What is a connotation?

a)

A dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work.

b)

Something described as though it is something else.

c)

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human.

d)

An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

7.

What is a preposition?

a)

A word that identifies any of a class of people, places, or things.

b)

A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

c)

A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.

d)

A word that describes a noun.

8.

What is a noun?

a)

A word that identifies any of a class of people, places, or things.

b)

A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

c)

A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has.

d)

A describing word.

9.

What is a verb?

a)

A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has.

b)

A word that describes a noun.

c)

A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

d)

A word that refers to an individual or group.

10.

What is a determiner?

a)

A word that refers to an individual or group.

b)

A word that describes a noun.

c)

A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies a verb.

d)

A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has.

11.

What is an adjective?

a)

A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies a verb.

b)

A word that describes a noun.

c)

A word that refers to an individual or group.

d)

A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

12.

What is a simile?

a)

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human.

b)

Describing something using the words 'like' or 'as'.

c)

Describing a thing as though it is something else, the thing is regarded as representative or symbolic of something else.

d)

An exaggerated statement or claim, not meant to be taken literally.

13.

What is a metaphor?

a)

Describing something using the words 'like' or 'as'.

b)

Describing a thing as though it is something else, the thing is regarded as representative or symbolic of something else.

c)

An exaggerated statement or claim, not meant to be taken literally.

d)

A dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work.

14.

What is personification?

a)

A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies a verb or other word group.

b)

Where the word sounds like the sound it is describing.

c)

An exaggerated statement or claim, not meant to be taken literally.

d)

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human.

15.

What is onomatopoeia?

a)

A word that modifies a verb.

b)

Where the word sounds like the sound it is describing.

c)

A word used to connect clauses or sentences.

d)

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

16.

What is an adverb?

a)

A word that modifies verbs, adjectives, pronouns, or other adverbs, but not nouns.

b)

A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

c)

A word used to modify a noun, but not verbs, adjectives, pronouns, or other adverbs.

d)

A person, place or thing.

17.

What is a conjunction?

a)

A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies a verb or other word group.

b)

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

c)

A word used to connect clauses or sentences.

d)

Where the word sounds like the sound it is describing.

18.

Which of the following are the correct 5 types of sentence?

a)

tiny, small, medium, big and large.

b)

minor, major, sharp, flat and complex

c)

simple, easy, conjunction, long and long-conjunction.

d)

minor, simple, compound, complex and compound-complex.

19.

What is narrative viewpoint?

a)

The viewpoint from which the story is told.

b)

The viewpoint from which people read.

c)

The viewpoint from which the book is looked at.

20.

What is a motif?

a)

Describing something using the words 'like' or 'as'.

b)

Describing a thing as though it is something else, the thing is regarded as representative or symbolic of something else.

c)

An exaggerated statement or claim, not meant to be taken literally.

d)

A dominant or recurring idea within the work.

21.

What is enjambment?

a)

Lines run into each other without punctuation.

b)

A shift in thought.

c)

An abrupt pause in the middle of the sentence.

d)

A conversation or speech in a piece of writing.

22.

What is volta?

a)

Lines run into each other without punctuation.

b)

A conversation or speech in a piece of writing.

c)

A shift in thought.

d)

An abrupt pause in the middle of the sentence.

23.

What is caesura?

a)

A shift in thought.

b)

Lines run into each other without punctuation.

c)

A conversation or speech in a piece of writing.

d)

An abrupt pause in the middle of the sentence.

24.

What is dialogue?

a)

Lines run into each other without punctuation.

b)

A shift in thought.

c)

An abrupt pause in the middle of the sentence.

d)

A conversation or speech in a piece of writing.

25.

What is hyperbole?

a)

Describing something using the words 'like' or 'as'.

b)

Describing a thing as though it is something else, the thing is regarded as representative or symbolic of something else.

c)

An exaggerated statement or claim, not meant to be taken literally.

d)

A dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work.

26.

Which of the following are connotations of the word 'lagoon'? (select 2)

a)

tranquil

b)

evil

c)

disruptive

d)

relaxing

27.

What is a moral message?

a)

To teach the reader how good or bad their actions are.

b)

A lesson the characters learn.

c)

A text message that makes you think.

28.

What is alliteration?

a)

When the word sounds like the sound it is describing.

b)

Lines run into each other without punctuation.

c)

Occurrence of the same initial letter or sound next to / near each other.

d)

Occurrence of different initial letters or sounds next to / near each other.

29.

What is the exposition (establish) part of a narrative?

a)

This is where the author sets up the story including characters, setting, and main conflicts.

b)

The challenge main characters need to solve, to achieve their goals.

c)

The turning point of the story. This point in the story is when things finally start to move in a different direction and it may not always be a positive direction.

d)

The solution to the problem. The solution might not be what you want, but the conflict has been resolved.

30.

What is the conflict (shift) part of a narrative?

a)

The solution to the problem. The solution might not be what you want, but the conflict has been resolved.

b)

The turning point of the story. This point in the story is when things finally start to move in a different direction and it may not always be a positive direction.

c)

The challenge main characters need to solve, to achieve their goals.

d)

This is where the author sets up the story including characters, setting, and main conflicts.

31.

What is the climax (zoom) part of a narrative?

a)

This is where the author sets up the story including characters, setting, and main conflicts.

b)

The solution to the problem. The solution might not be what you want, but the conflict has been resolved.

c)

The challenge main characters need to solve, to achieve their goals.

d)

The turning point of the story. This point in the story is when things finally start to move in a different direction and it may not always be a positive direction.

32.

What is the resolution (return) part of a narrative?

a)

The solution to the problem. The solution might not be what you want, but the conflict has been resolved.

b)

This is where the author sets up the story including characters, setting, and main conflicts.

c)

The turning point of the story. This point in the story is when things finally start to move in a different direction and it may not always be a positive direction.

d)

The challenge main characters need to solve, to achieve their goals.

33.

Which of the following are examples of personification? (select 2)

a)

The trees stood tall, looking over the forest.

b)

The trees are tall like giants.

c)

The trees danced in the wind.

d)

The wind blew through the trees.

34.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

a)

They were as brave as a lion.

b)

It was raining cats and dogs.

c)

They have a heart of gold.

d)

The trees danced in the wind.

35.

Which of the following are examples of a metaphor? (Select 2)

a)

They have a heart of gold.

b)

They were as brave as a lion.

c)

The trees danced in the wind.

d)

It’s raining cats and dogs.

36.

Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia? (Select 2)

a)

Say

b)

Bang

c)

Crash

d)

Sound

37.

Which of the following are examples of a noun? (Select 2)

a)

Blue

b)

London

c)

Table

d)

Running

38.

Which of the following is an example of a verb?

a)

London

b)

Blue

c)

Running

d)

Table

39.

Which of the following are examples of an adjective? (Select 2)

a)

Blue

b)

Pretty

c)

Running

d)

London

40.

Which of the following is an example of an adverb?

a)

Quickly

b)

Short

c)

Table

d)

Square

41.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

a)

Be quiet now!

b)

How many times do I need to tell you to be quiet?

c)

I have told you millions of times to be quiet.

d)

You need to stop talking.

42.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

A cheeky monkey ate a banana.

b)

A lazy lion licked a lollipop.

c)

A snappy crocodile chewed a fish.

d)

A hungry panda munched some bamboo.

43.

Which of the following are examples of a conjunction? (Select 2)

a)

But

b)

Maybe

c)

Still

d)

However

44.

Which of the following are examples of dystopian settings? (Select 2)

a)

A peaceful tropical island

b)

Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory

c)

The garden of Eden

d)

Panem in ‘The Hunger Games’

45.

Which of the following are examples of Utopian settings? (Select 2)

a)

A peaceful tropical island

b)

Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory

c)

The garden of Eden

d)

Panem in ‘The Hunger Games

46.

Which of the following are example of a pronoun? (Select 2)

a)

Ben

b)

London

c)

Me

d)

They

47.

Which of the following is a denotation of the word ‘lagoon’?

a)

Calm

b)

Peaceful

c)

A body of water

d)

A building

48.

Which of the following is an example of a determiner?

a)

The

b)

Dog

c)

Walked

d)

Backwards

49.

Which of the following is an example of a preposition?

a)

Sitting

b)

By

c)

The

d)

Tree

50.

Which of the following is the most developed types of sentence?

a)

Minor

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-complex