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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time and location in which a story takes place:

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Conflict

d)

Characterization

2.
What is the climax?
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story 
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
3.

Read the passage. Which plot element is shown in RED.

It was dark and creepy by the campfire where Jonas and his friends were huddled. They were telling ghost stories and trying to make each story scarier than the last. Suddenly, they heard a loud crack in the woods. "What's that?" whispered Jonas. He didn't want to admit it, but he was really scared now. He could see a large shadowy figure holding a knife. "Thought you might want to toast some marshmallows," Jonas' father quietly said as he stepped into the light of the fire. He held up a bag of marshmallows in one hand and metal skewers - not a knife - in the other. Jonas and his friends were relieved. His father taught the group how to make s'mores, and they enjoyed the rest of the night.

a)

climax

b)

conclusion

c)

falling action

d)

rising action

4.

Read to passage. Which plot element is in RED.


The wolf was frustrated that he couldn't blow down the house of the third pig, she he tried instead to get the pig by climbing through the chimney. Surprise! He fell right into a pot of water that the little pig had on for supper. "Yum!" said the little pig. The pig invited his two brothers over. They ate a delicious wolf stew for dinner and all lived happily ever after.

a)

climax

b)

conclusion

c)

introduction

d)

rising action

5.
What is the classic fairy tale conclusion?
a)
once upon a time
b)
the end... or is it?
c)
and they lived happily ever after
d)
this is a story about a family 
6.

A STRUGGLE or PROBLEM in the narrative.

a)

Climax

b)

Conflict

c)

Inciting Incident

d)

Falling Action

7.

A related SERIES of EVENTS that BUILD TOWARD the point of greatest interest.


Ask: What events create the conflict?

a)

Falling Action

b)

Exposition

c)

Rising Action

d)

Climax

8.

TURNING POINT in a story; the conflict or tension hits the HIGHEST point. The most SUSPENSEFUL part.


After this, everything begins to change.

a)

Exposition

b)

Resolution

c)

Climax

d)

Conflict

9.

Provides BACKGROUND INFORMATION about the SETTING and CHARACTERS to the audience.


-Setting: Where/When

-Characters: Who/Background Knowledge

a)

Exposition

b)

Resolution

c)

Conflict

d)

Rising Action

10.

The point at which the CONFLICT is FIGURED OUT or RESOLVED.


Does not have to be a "happy ending."

a)

Plot

b)

Exposition

c)

Resolution

d)

Climax

11.

The most exciting part of the story; point of greatest interest, suspense, or action

a)

falling action

b)

conclusion

c)

climax

d)

introduction

12.

The end of the story; where conflicts are resolved

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

13.

The exposition/introduction of a story introduces what 3 things?

a)

rising action, climax, falling action

b)

plot, characters, climax

c)

characters, plot, conclusion

d)

characters, setting, conflict

14.

The events leading to the end of the story and the conflict begins to be resolved is the

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

15.

A sequence or series of events that create a story is called

a)

a plot

b)

a climax

c)

the rising action

d)

a theme

16.

What are instructions that tell the actors what to do?

a)

Actors

b)

Dialogue

c)

Setting

d)

Stage Directions

17.

This is where and when the play takes place.

a)

Dialogue

b)

Setting

c)

Drama

d)

Theme

18.

What are stories that are acted out in front of an audience?

a)

Drama

b)

Scenes

c)

Actors

d)

Setting

19.

This person tells the story and informs the audience of the background information.

a)

Actors

b)

Narrator

c)

Drama

d)

Acts

20.

What is a large section of a play?

a)

Drama

b)

Scenes

c)

Script

d)

Acts

21.

Lines that characters speak in the play are called:

a)

Dialogue

b)

Narrator

c)

Drama

d)

Scene

22.

Small sections of a play, when the characters or setting changes:

a)

Setting

b)

Drama

c)

Scenes

d)

Acts

23.

People or animals who play a character in a drama are called:

a)

Characters

b)

Narrator

c)

Scene

d)

Actors

24.

What is theme?

a)

The mood

b)

The message

c)

The setting

d)

The drama

25.

What is the description at the beginning of the play do?

a)

Tells you about the actors.

b)

Tells you where you can go to the bathroom.

c)

Tells you background information about the story.

d)

Tells you to turn your phones off.

26.

Reread the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes, if needed. Check TWO possible themes for this poem.

a)

Dreams are a waste of time.

b)

Dreams do not normally come true.

c)

Dreams give life purpose.

d)

Dreams are important to success and happiness.

27.

Read the poem, "Dreams" by Langston Hughes. The statement "Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Exaggeration

d)

Hyperbole

28.

Choose a piece of evidence from the poem that BEST supports one of the themes you chose in Question 2.

a)

"Hold fast to dreams"

b)

"That cannot fly"

c)

"If dreams die"

d)

"Frozen with snow"

29.

Read the poem, "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. The phrase "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Allegory

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

30.
This type of figurative language is words whose sounds suggest their meaning. 
a)
Idiom
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Simile
31.

Which sentences uses an onomatopoeia?

a)

The car crashed into a tree as tall as a giant.

b)

Bees buzz from flower to flower collecting nectar.

c)

The water rushed down the stream.

d)

Larry's lizard likes lounging in the sun

32.

port

a)

to look

b)

death

c)

carry

d)

against or opposite

33.

Export

a)

To carry out of a country

b)

to carry into a country

c)

to leave a country

d)

to become president.

34.

Import

a)

To carry someone out of battle

b)

to drop something from a high place

c)

To carry out of a country

d)

To carry into a country

35.

Portable

a)

Impossible to carry

b)

To carry something really heavy

c)

Capable of being easily carried

d)

to cry

36.

Transport

a)

To carry luggage

b)

To carry food to your house

c)

To carry something from place to place

d)

to carry groceries

37.
This root means "to speak" or "to say".
a)
form
b)
aud
c)
vis
d)
dic
38.

Which of the following latin roots means to throw?

a)

jud

b)

aud

c)

ject

d)

mit

39.

Given this word family, what do you think the root port means?

  • Transport
  • Export
  • Porter
a)

carry

b)

under

c)

three

d)

less

40.
On a cross-country drive, you will most likely see some of these raised, flat mounds of earth.
a)
terra cottas
b)
geodes
c)
geographers
d)
terraces
41.
A piece of land that is named and under particular rules could be called this
a)
terrace
b)
territory
c)
geology
d)
geode
42.

What does the suffix ize mean?

a)

to fix

b)

to make

c)

to help

d)

to do

43.

What does the suffix -ance or -ence mean? Check two.

a)

the definition of

b)

the quality of

c)

the state of

d)

the condition of

44.

what does the suffix ious mean?

a)

full of

b)

less than

c)

more of

d)

full of and the quality of

45.

The crowd was furious because the referee made a bad call during the game. Furious meaning is:

a)

full of happiness

b)

full of guilt

c)

the quality of being outraged

d)

the quality of being angry/mad

46.

Adventerous probably means:

a)

to be spontaneous

b)

full of curiosity

c)

the quality of being uneventful

d)

the quality of taking risks

47.

There were various rides at the carnival. Various means:

a)

full of huge rides

b)

the quality of being fast

c)

the quality of having a few

d)

the quality of having several

48.

The teacher was very generous when she brought snacks for the class. Generous would more than likely mean:

a)

the quality of showing kindness

b)

full of grief

c)

the quality of being stingy

d)

full of generousness

49.

Determine whether the preposition in the following sentence is one of direction, place, or time:


The baseball flew over the fence.

a)

direction

b)

place

c)

time

50.

Which of the following is the object of the preposition in sentence below?


We made sure to charge our electronics due to the impending storm.

a)

We

b)

electronics

c)

storm

51.
We had to walk __________ the jungle before reaching the waterfall.
a)
up
b)
through
c)
across
d)
by
52.
The villagers have decided to build a bridge ________the river.
a)
in
b)
across
c)
over
d)
through
53.
The swimmers swam ________the lake in five minutes.
a)
across
b)
through
c)
beside
d)
between
54.

Determine whether the preposition in the following sentence is one of direction, place, or time:


Distance Learning began on Monday, March 16, 2020.

a)

direction

b)

place

c)

time

55.

We must avoid standing _______ a tree when there is a thunderstorm.打雷

a)

behind

b)

above

c)

under

d)

in front of

56.

There is a bridge______ the river _____ Kima's house.

a)

above, between

b)

over, near

c)

at, next to

d)

among, beside

57.

What is the antecedent of the pronoun it?

Ivan left some music at the office. It was on a CD.

a)

Jinx

b)

music

c)

It

d)

CD

58.

That branch will break soon. It is dangerous!

What is the antecedent for the pronoun it?

a)

break

b)

branch

59.
Choose the word that is not a pronoun.
a)
is
b)
me
c)
he
d)
they
60.

What is the pronoun for the sentence? Mario sat beside Henri. _________ went to lunch together.

a)

she

b)

we

c)

they

d)

him

61.

What is the pronoun for the sentence? Nani reads about the water cycle. _____ learned about evaporation.

a)

they

b)

he

c)

her

d)

she

62.

Which sentence uses the pronoun incorrectly?

a)

Because global warming acts to "put Earth in a greenhouse," it is also called the greenhouse effect.

b)

Sunlight enters the atmosphere and then she warms Earth's surface.

c)

Pollutants in the air prevent the heat from leaving, trapping the heat in Earth's atmosphere.

d)

These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot.

63.

Which pronoun would be an appropriate replacement for the underlined words in the sentence? Pollutants in the air prevent the heat from leaving, trapping the heat in Earth's atmosphere.

a)

her

b)

them

c)

it

d)

him

64.
Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.
We watched the tiger's cubs as they played.
a)
their
b)
our
c)
its
65.
Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.
The pencil is Kevin's.
a)
its
b)
his
c)
her
66.
Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.
The woman's dream was to become a teacher.
a)
our
b)
his
c)
her
67.

Whose cat is that?

a)

It's she.

b)

It's his.

c)

It's hers.

d)

It's she's.

68.
Whose cap is that?
a)
It's his.
b)
It's hers.
c)
It's theirs.
d)
It's yours.
69.

Ken never uses his car. He goes __________by motorcycle.

a)

everywhere

b)

everything

c)

somewhere

d)

nobody

70.

I’m bored. I don’t have ____________ to do.

a)

anything

b)

everything

c)

someone

d)

nothing

71.

’Do you know ______ in Tokyo?’- ’Yes, I have a few friends there.’

a)

anyone

b)

everybody

c)

nothing

d)

somebody

72.

what are Indefinite Pronouns?

a)

Words to talk about experiences

b)

Words to talk about someone or something without mentioning who or what specifically

c)

Types of phrases

d)

None of the above

73.

I want to go _____________ on vacation this summer. Maybe Cancun or Puerto Vallarta.

a)

somewhere

b)

nowhere

74.

I f you go the beach, there's sand ____________ you look.

a)

everywhere

b)

anywhere

75.

What's the best way to combine these sentences?:


We wanted to go to the beach.

It started to rain.

We stayed at home.

a)

We wanted to go to the beach, but it started to rain; otherwise, we stayed home.

b)

We wanted to go to the beach; however, it started to rain, so we stayed home.

c)

We wanted to go to the beach; therefore, it started to rain, and we stayed home.

d)

It started to rain, but we wanted to go to the beach; therefore, we stayed home.

76.

Which conjunctive adverb completes the sentence below?

We brought blankets for the picnic; _____, Sally brought food.

a)

in other words

b)

in addition

c)

consequently

d)

above all

77.
Roberta didn't have all the ingredients to bake a cake; ________________, she decided to prepare something else.
a)
finally
b)
indeed
c)
therefore
d)
however