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Nine Weeks English Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the SUBJECT of the following sentence:

A swarm of angry wasps buzzed angrily on the playground.

a)

wasps

b)

playground

c)

swarm

d)

angry

2.

Choose the VERB of the following sentence:

A swarm of angry wasps buzzed angrily on the playground.

a)

wasps

b)

buzzed

c)

swarm

d)

angry

3.

Choose ALL of the PREPOSITIONS of the following sentence:

Caleb walked to the bus stop on Friday before school.

a)

to

b)

the

c)

on

d)

before

4.

What is the first step in labeling sentences?

a)

Find WHO it's about.

b)

Find all the PREPOSITIONS.

c)

Find the ACTION.

d)

Find the ADJECTIVES.

5.

What job did the robot have in "Men are Different"?

a)

teacher

b)

anthropologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

astronaut

6.

What was the most important quality about the man in "Men are Different"?

a)

He was 7 feet tall.

b)

He complained of the heat.

c)

He was the Last Man.

d)

He weathered away.

7.

In "Men are Different", why did the robot stick a needle in the man's neck?

a)

to test his blood for disease

b)

to turn him off

c)

to kill him

d)

to check his blood type

8.

In "Harrison Bergeron", in what year did everyone become equal?

a)

2018

b)

2081

c)

2080

d)

1820

9.

In "Harrison Bergeron", what does Harrison yell when he gets into the television studio?

a)

"I am the King!"

b)

"Get out of my way!"

c)

"I am the Emperor!"

d)

"I'm on top of the world!"

10.

In "Harrison Bergeron", why did George have a mental handicap in his ear?

a)

He was deaf.

b)

He had a speech impediment.

c)

He needed to be less intelligent to be equal.

d)

He was too tall.

11.

In "Harrison Bergeron", why did Hazel say she would make the noise for the handicap be chimes on Sunday?

a)

It is the first day of the week.

b)

In honor of religion

c)

In honor of her birthday

d)

To celebrate Hanukkah

12.

What was unique about all announcers on television?

a)

They were ballerinas.

b)

They were all men.

c)

They had a speech impediment.

d)

They all wore handicaps.

13.

Choose ALL of the following that describe Harrison Bergeron:

a)

He was 15.

b)

He was 7 feet tall.

c)

He wore a red rubber ball on his nose.

d)

He was a genius and an athlete.

14.

What happened to Harrison Bergeron and his "Empress" at the end of the story?

a)

They were both shot and killed.

b)

Diana Moon Glampers gave them the keys to the city.

c)

They ran away together and lived happily ever after.

d)

Diana Moon Glampers poisoned them.

15.

"They leaped like deer on the moon" is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

16.

"We have lost the strands of the web they wove" is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

17.

"Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody" is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

18.

"Something happened to him though" is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

idiom

b)

foreshadowing

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

19.

"It was in that clammy month that the H-G men took...Harrison away" is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

idiom

b)

foreshadowing

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

20.

Men are his business, yet he doesn't know how they work at all. This is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

idiom

b)

foreshadowing

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

21.

Hazel is jealous of George's radio handicap because she thinks the noises would be enjoyable.

This is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

idiom

b)

foreshadowing

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

22.

What type of characterization is the following:

"He is a genius and an athlete..."?

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

23.

What type of characterization is the following:

The man from "Men are Different" is probably lonely?

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

24.

What type of characterization is the following:

Hazel from "Harrison Bergeron" is really, really dumb?

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

25.

Who is the protagonist in "Men are Different"?

a)

Robot

b)

Man

c)

Dead Planet

d)

Knowledge

26.

Who is the protagonist in "Harrison Bergeron"?

a)

George

b)

Hazer

c)

Harrison

d)

Diana Moon Glampers

27.

Who is the antagonist in "Harrison Bergeron"?

a)

George

b)

Hazel

c)

Harrison

d)

Diana Moon Glampers

28.

Who is the antagonist in "Men are Different"?

a)

Robot

b)

Man

c)

Dead Planet

d)

archaelogists

29.

"...revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the god of thunder."

This is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

idiom

b)

foreshadowing

c)

allusion

d)

hyperbole

30.

What is the mood while reading "Men are Different"?

a)

excited

b)

shocked

c)

frightened

31.

What is the mood while reading "Harrison Bergeron"?

a)

humored

b)

confused

c)

delighted

32.

What is the author's tone in "Men are Different"?

a)

forewarning

b)

comedic

c)

lighthearted

33.

What is the author's tone in "Harrison Bergeron"?

a)

political

b)

comedic

c)

lighthearted

34.

Identify the type of conflict of the following:

Robot kills the man.

a)

Man v. Man

b)

Man v. Nature

c)

Man v. Self

d)

Man v. Society

35.

Identify the type of conflict of the following:

Diana shoots Harrison and the ballerina.

a)

Man v. Man

b)

Man v. Nature

c)

Man v. Self

d)

Man v. Society

36.

Identify the type of conflict of the following:

Man weathers away.

a)

Man v. Man

b)

Man v. Nature

c)

Man v. Self

d)

Man v. Society

37.

Identify the type of conflict of the following:

April is not springtime.

a)

Man v. Man

b)

Man v. Nature

c)

Man v. Self

d)

Man v. Society

38.

Identify the type of conflict of the following:

Overpopulation in "Men are Different"

a)

Man v. Man

b)

Man v. Nature

c)

Man v. Self

d)

Man v. Society

39.

Identify the type of conflict of the following:

The handicaps they were forced to wear in "Harrison Bergeron"

a)

Man v. Man

b)

Man v. Nature

c)

Man v. Self

d)

Man v. Society

40.

Identify the type of conflict of the following:

Hazel doesn't know her own son was killed because of her lack of knowledge in "Harrison Bergeron"

a)

Man v. Man

b)

Man v. Nature

c)

Man v. Self

d)

Man v. Society

41.

Identify the type of conflict of the following:

Robot fails because of lack of knowledge in "Men are Different".

a)

Man v. Man

b)

Man v. Nature

c)

Man v. Self

d)

Man v. Society

42.

Which of the following would be considered the climax of "Men are Different"?

a)

Robot meets the man.

b)

Robot pushes the needle into the man's neck.

c)

Man is only bones.

d)

Robot teaches the man his language.

43.

Which of the following would be considered the climax of "Harrison Bergeron"?

a)

George and Hazel watch ballerinas on TV.

b)

Harrison shouting "I am the Emperor!"

c)

TV burns out

d)

Diana Moon Glampers shoots and kills them.

44.

Introductory Paragraph...

a)

a middle paragraph in an essay

b)

the first paragraph in an essay

c)

the last paragraph in an essay

45.

Thesis...

a)

the first sentence in a body paragraph

b)

a sentence with a subject and opinion

c)

a factual statement

46.

Chunk Format...

a)

CD, CM, CM

b)

CM, CM, CD

c)

CM, CD, CM

47.

Body Paragraph...

a)

Specific details that form the backbone of your essay

b)

the first paragraph in an essay

c)

a middle paragraph that develops your point

48.

How many sentences does a body paragraph have?

a)

3

b)

11

c)

5

d)

10

49.

How many sentences in the introductory paragraph?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

10

d)

11

50.

Where is the thesis statement found?

a)

first sentence of body paragraph

b)

last sentence of body paragraph

c)

first sentence of introductory paragraph

d)

last sentence of introductory paragraph

51.

What are the transition words in order?

a)

Furthermore, In addition, Also

b)

For example, In addition, Furthermore

c)

In addition, For example, Furthermore

52.

Specific details that form the backbone of your body paragraphs (also called facts)..

a)

concrete details

b)

commentary

c)

restated thesis

d)

topic sentence

53.

How many paragraphs in a Jane Schaffer essay?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

54.

How many sentences in a body paragraph?

a)

11

b)

10

c)

5