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English 10 Final Exam Review 2021

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to survey the text?

a)

Explore a piece of writing without reading it; read the title, look at the complexity of language, look at who wrote it, etc.

b)

To ask people their opinions about the topic in a piece of writing. You ask them questions about how they feel about the arguments in that text.

c)

To answer reading comprehension questions about a piece of writing.

d)

None of the above.

2.

Why do you survey the text?

a)

So you know what people's opinions are about the topic and you have more data.

b)

It helps you read faster and more accurately.

c)

Then you don't have to actually read the article.

d)

None of the above.

3.

Which of the following is NOT something you would look at when surveying the text?

a)

Title

b)

Author

c)

Date

d)

You should look at all of these items.

4.

Which of the following is a quality of a good discussion question?

a)

Has a clear-cut, obvious answer.

b)

Shows the audience who wrote the article

c)

Creates conversation and debate

d)

None of the above.

5.

Which of the following is an example of a BAD discussion question for the novel Long Way Down?

a)

Who is the protagonist of the novel?

b)

What kind of person is Will?

c)

Is Will's dad a caring father?

d)

Is revenge the right thing to do?

6.

Which of the following is an EFFECTIVE discussion question for the novel, Long Way Down?

a)

How did Will's dad die?

b)

Who killed Buck?

c)

Is Will a good person?

d)

How old was Dani when she was shot and killed on accident on the playground?

7.

What is ethos?

a)

Credibility or the appearance of credibility

b)

Using emotions, like guilt + fear, to persuade

c)

Using facts, statistics, and research to persuade.

d)

None of the above.

8.

What is pathos?

a)

Using facts, stats, and charts to persuade

b)

Using someone's credentials or experience to show they are trustworthy

c)

Using emotions to persuade

d)

None of the above.

9.

What is logos?

a)

Using common sense or facts to persuade

b)

Using emotions--especially guilt and fear--to persuade

c)

Someone's credibility or the appearance of credibility

d)

None of the above.

10.

Which rhetorical device is best represented in this ad?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

11.

Which rhetorical device is most obviously used in this ad?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

12.

Which rhetorical device is most obviously used here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

13.

Which of the following is an example of an inference?

a)

Kat had black hair and wore black nail polish and all black clothing.

b)

John was 6'4" and 180 lbs. He played basketball.

c)

Cecilia always had a book in her hand; people thought she was incredibly intelligent and different than most kids.

d)

Oscar was smart, caring, thoughtful, intelligent, but he was also arrogant.

14.

During the school day, Martha talked to everyone and seemed very upbeat and positive. People really liked her. When she went home though, she would lock herself up in her room and turn up the TV, so she could drown out the sounds of her mom and stepdad arguing.


Which of the following is an accurate inference about Martha?

a)

During the school day, Martha talked to everyone and seemed very upbeat and positive. People really liked her.

b)

Martha is really social at school, but her home life really upsets her.

c)

Martha is just a normal, happy-go-lucky kid.

d)

Martha has a deep dark secret.

15.

What is the first sentence of your CQT called?

a)

Hook

b)

Topic Sentence

c)

Evidence

d)

Tie-in and analysis

16.

Which of the following is the best example of a strong topic sentence for a CQT analyzing character?

a)

In the play, Romeo and Juliet, there are many conflicts that happen between the two families.

b)

In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is very aggressive and unforgiving--the opposite of Benvolio.

c)

"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word,. As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee."

d)

The play Romeo and Juliet is taught to freshmen English classes all across the United States.

17.

Why do we use context in body paragraphs?

a)

To introduce and set-up the evidence

b)

It is evidence to prove our point is right

c)

This is where you explain your evidence

d)

This is where you assert your argument.

18.

What is something we need to remember about using evidence in paragraphs?

a)

Don't let your evidence stand alone. Always blend it together with a : or a ,

b)

Always use a citation to show where the evidence came from

c)

Choose a strong quote that really proves what you're trying to say in your thesis statement.

d)

All of the above.

19.

What should be the longest part of a body paragraph?

a)

Topic Sentence

b)

Evidence

c)

Context

d)

Tie-in/Analysis

20.

What is tone?

a)

The attitude of the audience

b)

The attitude of the speaker/writer

c)

The dictionary definition of the word

d)

All of the above.

21.

Which pieces of diction are important in this passage to help figure out tone?


“Trouble is, you can't run away from yourself." Coach snatched the towel from his shoulder, folded into a perfect square, and set it in the space between us. "Unfortunately," he said, "ain't nobody that fast.”

Jason Reynolds, Ghost

a)

Run, Yourself, Snatched, Unfortunately, Ain't, Nobody, Fast

b)

Is, You, Into, Square, Set, Space, He, Said

c)

Jason, Reynolds, Ghost

d)

None of the above.

22.

What is the tone of this passage?


“Trouble is, you can't run away from yourself." Coach snatched the towel from his shoulder, folded into a perfect square, and set it in the space between us. "Unfortunately," he said, "ain't nobody that fast.”

Jason Reynolds, Ghost

a)

Angry and loud

b)

Alarmed yet satisfied

c)

Serious yet supportive

d)

Goofy and insensitive

23.

What is the tone of this passage?


“Sometimes, when people get treated as less than human, the best way to help them feel better is to simply treat them as human. Not as victims. Just you as you. Rashad Butler, before all this.”

Jason Reynolds, All American Boys

a)

Funny and sarcastic

b)

Empathetic and thoughtful

c)

Angry and combative

d)

Neutral and numb

24.

special qualities revealed in a character, either directly or indirectly.

a)

Traits

b)

Motivation

c)

Inference

d)

Dynamic

25.

a writer tells us directly through adjectives what a character is like.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

inference

d)

motivation

26.

a writer reveals who a character is through appearance, dialogue, private thoughts, actions, and effects of those actions.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

dynamic

d)

bildungsroman

27.

the main character who is the focus of our attention in the story.

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

subordinate character

d)

steve

28.

the character or force that blocks the protagonist from achieving his/her goal.

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

subordinate character

d)

jeff

29.

may not seem as important as the protagonist or antagonist but help move the story along.

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

subordinate character

d)

none of these

30.

The antagonist is always a human character.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

A subordinate character is often ______ and ______.

a)

flat and static

b)

flat and dynamic

c)

round and static

d)

round and dynamic.

32.

A protagonist is often _____ and _____.

a)

flat and static

b)

flat and dynamic

c)

round and static

d)

round and dynamic

33.

two dimensional, only one or two key personality traits.

a)

flat

b)

round

c)

sideways

d)

epistrophe

34.

three dimensional (like a real person) with many traits and complexities.

a)

flat

b)

round

c)

synecdoche

d)

caesura

35.

a character who changes in an important way in the story (i.e. gained a new understanding, made an important decision, or taken a crucial action).

a)

dynamic

b)

static

c)

flat

d)

round

36.

a character who more or less stays exactly the same from the beginning of the story to the end.

a)

dynamic

b)

static

c)

flat

d)

round

37.

The character behaves in a way that feels authentic

a)

Believability

b)

Motivation

c)

Inference

d)

None of these

38.

Why a character does what they do

a)

Believability

b)

Motivation

c)

Inference

d)

None of these

39.

Using hints to make judgements about a character based on evidence from the text.

a)

Believability

b)

Motivation

c)

Inference

d)

None of these