WorksheetsWRITER'S EFFECT
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which technique has been used here?
"The water... has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool."
"The water... has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool."
a)
Adverbs
b)
Adjectives
c)
Onomatopoeias
d)
Similes
2.
Which technique has been used in the quote?
"...Willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter’s flooding..."
"...Willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter’s flooding..."
a)
Metaphor / personification
b)
Simile
c)
Onomatopoeia
3.
What is the effect of the technique used in the quote?
"...Willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter’s flooding..."
"...Willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter’s flooding..."
a)
The use of carrying debris and winter's flooding show that the leaves carry lots of things with them.
b)
The use of carrying debris and winter's flooding show that Steinbeck loves nature and the outdoors.
c)
The use of carrying debris and winter's flooding show that, although the description of nature is bright and warm, it has not always been that way.
4.
Personification is...
a)
Giving something that's not human human features
b)
Describing a human
c)
Describing something like an animal
d)
Taking a person's features to describe another person
5.
Imagery is...
a)
Persuading the reader to feel the same as you
b)
Using adjectives only
c)
Creating a picture in the reader's mind
d)
Using figurative language only
6.
The phrase “ an eerie ghost ship of an iceberg “ effectively shows how...
a)
Excited the narrator was
b)
How scared the narrator was
c)
nonchalant
7.
What is "sensory language"?
a)
language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.
b)
language that has been censored (censorship)
c)
language that is not very descriptive
d)
language that is unfamiliar to the reader
8.
Identify the mood of the following sentence:
She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her.
She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her.
a)
fanciful
b)
suspenseful
c)
melancholy
9.
What is the tone of the following sentence?
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F.
a)
angry
b)
witty
c)
suspicious
10.
When groups of 3 adjectives or phrases are used to make ideas memorable
a)
Adjectives
b)
Rule of Three
c)
Rhetorical Question
d)
Emotion (Pathos)
11.
What techniques have been used here?
"On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them."
"On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them."
a)
Similes and adverb
b)
Verbs and metaphor
c)
Adjectives and onomatopoeia
12.
What is the effect of the techniques used here?
"On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them."
"On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them."
a)
The use of deep and crisp show that the leaves are like crisps. The use of skittering shows how scared the lizard is.
b)
The use of deep and crisp show that the leaves are dry and untouched. The use of skittering shows the speedy and nervous movement of the lizard as it moves through the leaves.
c)
The use of deep and crisp show that nature is scary. The use of skittering shows the men arriving.
13.
Hyperbole is...
a)
Speech between characters in a text
b)
Language that 'paints a picture' in the reader's mind
c)
Exaggeration for effect
d)
Language that shows the 'everyday' way people might speak
14.
“Then the iceberg slowly twisted and turned” is what figure of speech?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Personifation
15.
Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SIGHT?
a)
rocky, hairy, drenched
b)
ticking, hissing, cracking
c)
thick, tender, smooth
d)
smokey, pungent, flowery
16.
Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SOUND?
a)
quiet, jangling, barking
b)
moist, glassy, metallic
c)
salty, sweet, tangy
d)
earthy, fruity, minty
17.
"They plan to kill General Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103).
What is the tone of the dialogue?
What is the tone of the dialogue?
a)
informal
b)
happy
c)
serious
d)
optomistic
18.
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
a)
pleased
b)
angry
c)
happy
d)
suspicious
19.
"Folks were prickly and fearful. Loyalist shopkeepers had been tarred and feathered by angry mobs and their shops destroyed. Each day dawned hotter than the one before" (106).
What is the mood of the passage?
What is the mood of the passage?
a)
romantic
b)
sorrowful
c)
joyful
d)
suspenseful
20.
What is the effect of the adverb used here?
'Lennie broke in. “But not us! An’ why? Because . . . . because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.” He laughed delightedly. “Go on now, George!”'
'Lennie broke in. “But not us! An’ why? Because . . . . because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.” He laughed delightedly. “Go on now, George!”'
a)
The adverb shows how happy Lennie is all of the time.
b)
It shows that Lennie does not understand what is happening.
c)
It shows how easily pleased Lennie is and thus reflects his child-like nature.
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