WorksheetsFostoria Semester 1 Exam Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 20mins
The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of nothing other than the next step and keeping my tempo. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds.
What point of view is this story told in?
first person
second person
third person liimited
third person omniscient
April opened the escape hatch. She was afraid to jump, but she realized that the airship was sinking. She looked at Vince, who was strapping on his parachute. Vince locked eyes with her and then he realized the error in his conduct. "I'm sorry, April. That was ungentlemanly of me. Let me help you with yours." He proceeded to attach the other parachute to April's back. This made him feel a little better.
What point of view is this story told in?
first person
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient
Jeremiah squinted from the sun. He was thinking about the game. They could have won. He could have won the game for them. All he needed to do was catch the ball, but he didn't. He dropped it. His coach talked to him. "Jeremiah, we had a great season. Nobody's perfect. Look at me. Ha ha," he said. Jeremiah smiled at the coach, but he couldn't forgive himself so easily.
What is the point of view?
first person
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient
What is the definition of theme in literature?
one sentence that tells what the section is about
the universal message or lesson about life
details that prove the main idea
the most important point the author is trying to make
What is the definition of mood?
the author's attitude towards the subject, characters or audience
the emotion the reader feels when reading
the narrator tells no characters' thoughts- only actions
the narrator tells two or more characters' thoughts.
What is tone?
the emotion the reader feels when reading
the author's attitude towards the subject, characters or audience
the point of view from which the story is told
Read the lines of poetry. Slashes represent line breaks. Figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification.
All books are either dreams, or swords, You can cut, or you can drug, with words.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
And still they danced, until the moon sank low, Blushing a little,
What type of figurative language is used in this line of poetry?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Read the lines of poetry. Slashes represent line breaks. Figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification.
He would write, but his hours are as busy / As bees in the sun,
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.
Dignity: Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site.
beautiful and graceful
worthy of respect
something not right
went down
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.
Splendid: The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.
very interested
very bright
to want something
not very often
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.
Seldom: Since professional athletes have to stay in peak physical shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food.
not very often
easily damaged
went down
worthy of respect
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens. I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy abandoned house.
What is the mood of this passage?
happy
shame
grand
depressed
