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WorksheetsPappas--Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie Review Game
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is a reference to another literary work or historical event?
allusion
hyperbole
pun
Tom Swifty
What is an extreme exaggeration to make a point?
Synecdoche
Personification
Situational Irony
Hyperbole
What is it when someone or something is used to represent something much more than itself?
Alliteration
personification
symbolism
Synecdoche
What type of character puts another character's traits into perspective?
round
flat
foil
static
What is the type of character where we know a lot about them?
Round
Flat
Dynamic
Static
What is the type of character that changes in the story?
Round
Static
Dynamic
Foil
What is the type of character where we know very little about them?
Flat
Static
Foil
Dynamic
What is the type of character that makes little to no change in the story?
Round
Flat
Static
Dynamic
Which of the following is NOT a theme for Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie?
Actions have consequences
Change happens and should not be feared
Don't judge someone until you know them
High school is hard
What is the type of narrator who cannot be trusted as they have showed bias, have lied to themselves, have lied to others, or have lied to us?
Foil
Unreliable
Antagonist
Oppressor
What literary devices are in the given passage?
"'Yeah, this place is like the tesseract,' I said...'You know. A tesseract. From A Wrinkle in Time.'"
Personification and metaphor
allusion and metaphor
allusion and simile
personification and simile
What symbolizes change in the story?
Sean: The baby
His crush on Julia
His fight with Kyle
The extracurricular activities he was in
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"But as I walked toward my front door, the weight of my backpack dragged me down into the real world."
Tom Swifty
Personification
Synecdoche
Foreshadowing
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"I could feel myself droop like a cheap basketball that was left out on the lawn all winter."
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Symbolism
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"Looking at the engine was like looking at a page of Spanish."
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"Bam. Thump. Pause. BAM! Pause. Thumpa WHUMP!"
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Hyperbole
Synecdoche
What is a word that sounds like the sound it describes?
Alliteration
Synecdoche
Onomatopoeia
Symbolism
What literary devices are used in the given passage?
"Mom suddenly realized that we didn't live in a house--we lived in a baby-mauling machine."
hyperbole, metaphor, verbal irony
hyperbole, simile, dramatic irony
personification, metaphor, verbal irony
personification, hyperbole, situational irony
What literary device is used when we learn that Patrick moves to Texas?
Situational Irony
Tragic Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
What literary devices are used when we learn that Bobby can't really read?
Situational and Dramatic Irony
Tragic and Dramatic Irony
Verbal and Situational Irony
Dramatic and Verbal Irony
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"I nearly died when I got home and realized I didn't have the article."
Understatement
Hyperbole
Personification
Direct Characterization
What literary devices are used in the given passage?
"He was a skinny guy with the kind of acne that looks like it's taken up permanent residence on his face."
Personification and direct characterization
Metaphor and personification
Hyperbole and indirect characterization
Simile and imagery
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"My arms are going to fall off. Yesterday, I sawed a forest of wood for stage crew."
Synecdoche
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Situational Irony
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"You know exactly what I'm talking about, Romeo."
Allusion
Dramatic Irony
Simile
Pun
What literary devices are used in the given passage?
“When Mr. Franka finished that part of the lecture, he paused for a moment, sitting on the edge of the large metal desk that was wedged on a slant in the left corner of the room, beneath the drooping glory of the flag...I raised my arm, and noticed with interest how the dust particles danced in a golden light beam coming through the window.”
Imagery and personification
imagery and hyperbole
personification and allusion
personification and symbolism
What literary device is used in the given passage?
“ But we had rehearsal all morning. Given what happened to Lincoln in a theater, you’d think we’d get a break.”
Verbal Irony
Allusion
Hyperbole
Pun
What literary device is used when Mouth doesn’t talk much and pays Scott back for the lunch money Scott lent him?
Situational Irony
Foreshadowing
Dramatic Irony
Hyperbole
What literary device is used in the following passage?
“ But he knew as well as I did that if I threw a party for all my friends, we could fit in a phone booth and still have room for pony rides and a moon bounce.”
Hyperbole
Synecdoche
Situational Irony
Foreshadowing
What literary device is used when Scott visits Mouth in the hospital, and Mouth tells Scott to cheer up?
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Tragic Irony
What literary device is used in the given passage?
“I must have carried a grand total of about 87,000 tons of lumber."
Hyperbole
Situational Irony
Understatement
Tom Swifty
What literary device is used when Kelly winks at Scott throughout the day?
Foreshadowing
Allusion
Situational Irony
Synecdoche
What two literary devices are used when Scott’s mom says, “I’m as big as a house”?
Simile and Allusion
Simile and Foreshadowing
Simile and Hyperbole
Simile and Dramatic Irony
Which one of the following best describes Scott?
Dynamic
Flat
Which one of the following best describes Lee?
Antagonist
Foil
Which one of the following best describes Kyle?
Round
Dynamic
Which one of the following best describes Mouth?
Dynamic
Static
Which one of the following best describes Scott?
Round
Flat
what purpose does Scott's survival guide serve for Scott?
It's a homework assignment
It's for the newspaper
It helps him cope with everything
There is no purpose, only chaos
What keeps Scott from admitting that Lee and Wesley are his friends?
He's afraid of what others would think
He's afraid they'll leave him
He's afraid of what his parents would think
He's afraid they'll get him in trouble
What literary devices are used in the following passage?
“ Which I guess was like asking General Custer for combat tips.”
Metaphor and allusion
Simile and allusion
Metaphor and hyperbole
Simile and personification
Which one of the following best describes Wesley?
Dynamic
Static
What literary devices are used in the following passage?
“Otherwise, I would have spilled my secret to the world Tuesday morning in English class.”
Hyperbole and Understatement
Hyperbole and Personification
Hyperbole and Allusion
Hyperbole and Synecdoche
What literary device is seen best in the following passage?
“I woke up Monday morning to any student’s favorite sound--the silence of a world blanketed by a major snowfall.”
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
What literary device is used in the given passage?
“I was looking for another job. But it’s tough without wheels.”
Hyperbole
Synecdoche
Allusion
Situational Irony
What literary device is used in the given passage?
“This time it wasn’t thumping that woke me. It was the gentle whisper of a power sander.”
Personification
Simile
Synecdoche
Dramatic Irony
What literary device is used in the provided passage?
“…and going like a battery bunny banging a drum…”
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
On Freytag’s Pyramid, what is the beginning of the story called?
Denouement
Resolution
Rising Action
Exposition
On Freytag's Pyramid, what is another word for the resolution?
Exposition
Rising action
Falling action
Denouement
On Freytag's Pyramid, what is the turning point of the story called?
Denouement
Exposition
Climax
Rising Action
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"'Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...the Tom Swifty...Explain the first one,' Mr. Franka said, pointing to me. 'A hot dog is also called a frank,' I said. 'So using frankly makes it a joke.' He nodded. 'Very swift of you.'"
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
Pun
Alliteration
Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Kyle getting Vernon to beat up Scott belong?
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling Action
Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Julia asking Scott to the dance and he says no belong?
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Denouement
What type of conflict is seen when the school bullies Mouth?
Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
Man vs Self
What type of conflict is seen when when Kyle and Scott fight in the locker room?
Man vs Man
Man vs Self
Man vs Society
Man vs Nature
What type of conflict is seen when Scott doesn't want to be associated with Wesley or Lee?
Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
Man vs Self
Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Scott admitting Wesley and Lee are his friends and realizing he has an amazing life belong?
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Denouement
Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Scott taking the sign off of Lee's locker belong?
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Which of the following intervenes for someone who is being bullied?
Helpful Bystander
Hurtful Bystander
Oppressor
Victim
Which of the following eggs on, laughs with, or assists an oppressor?
Helpful Bystander
Hurtful Bystander
Oppressor
Victim
Which of the following is the one who displays bullying behaviors?
Helpful Bystander
Hurtful Bystander
Oppressor
Victim
Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Scott realizing that change is good and the school year ending belong?
Exposition
Falling Action
Rising Action
Denouement
What literary device is used in the given passage?
"I thought of the way she sounded when she taught us. Hoola sheekoes eee sheekahs, coomo ezdas?"
Synecdoche
Personification
Hyperbole
Dialect
How do the allusions to Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones, when thinking about what the first day of high school will be like, enhance the writing?
It adds suspense
It helps us better understand Scott's fears
It helps us see how the school looks
It helps us predict that Scott will do poorly in school
