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English I semester II review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An introduction to a research paper should have these parts:

a)

Topic, thesis

b)

capture, motivate, assert, preview

c)

hook, author, topic

2.

In a good research paper or speech, how many main points should be addressed?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

3.

You have all heard of the Loch Ness monster. How many errors are in this opening line of a research paper?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

4.

What is the purpose of an introduction?

a)

get the readers' attention

b)

tell what the paper is about

c)

both of the above

d)

neither of the above

5.

Our research paper was about a controversial topic. What does controversial mean?

a)

it is fun to read/talk about

b)

it is difficult

c)

people argue about it

6.

Which style did we use to format our paper?

a)

MLA

b)

APA

c)

Chicago

7.

What four items were required in the heading of our paper?

a)

name, date, class, topic

b)

name, teacher name, class, date

c)

name, date, topic

8.

What two items usually appear in the MLA in-text citation?

a)

author's last name, page number

b)

book name, page number

c)

book name, author

9.

Does the endmark of the sentence go before the in-text citation or after?

a)

before

b)

after

10.

In MLA, the list of sources used is called

a)

bibliography

b)

Works Cited

11.

Our introductions contained an OP statement. What did the OP stand for?

a)

Other Paper

b)

Other Position

c)

Occasion/Position

12.

An OP statement is a type of

a)

thesis statement

b)

topic sentence

c)

transition

13.

A transition is used to

a)

connect sentences within a paragraph

b)

connect paragraphs within an essay

c)

both of the above

14.

MLA requires paper to be

a)

single spaced

b)

double spaced

15.

A header in MLA style requires

a)

Last name

b)

Page number

c)

Last name and page number

16.

Romeo and Juliet was written in what century?

a)

1400's

b)

1500's

c)

1600's

17.

We can prove that William Shakespeare hunted deer in the king's forest.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

In what time period did Shakespeare write?

a)

Elizabethan Era

b)

European Era

c)

Stratford on Avon

19.

In Romeo and Juliet, how did the reader know if a character had dignity?

a)

the color purple

b)

iambic pentameter

c)

the length of their sword

20.

Juliet's last name

a)

Montague

b)

Capulet

21.

How old was Juliet?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

22.

"Woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart/My will to her consent is but a part."

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Romeo

c)

Capulet

d)

Montague

23.

"What's in a name. That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet."

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Nurse

d)

Friar

24.

Which is not an example of dramatic irony?

a)

feather of lead

b)

we knew that Romeo and Juliet were married

c)

we knew that Juliet was only "mostly dead"

d)

we knew about the letter Tybalt sent to Romeo's house

25.

When a character describes things using opposites...

a)

dramatic irony

b)

foreshadowing

c)

oxymoron

26.

Romeo is in love, but the woman he loves does not love him back...this is an example of

a)

paradox

b)

aside

c)

denouement

27.

Author hints that something will happen

a)

dramatic irony

b)

dramatic foil

c)

foreshadowing

d)

soliloquy

28.

Juliet talking to herself on the balcony, not knowing Romeo was there...

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

29.

Friar explaining to the prince what happened at the tomb

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

30.

"Ask for me tomorrow, you shall find me a grave man."

a)

Mercutio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Paris

d)

Friar

31.

"Virtue itself turns vice being misapplied/And vice sometimes by action dignified."

a)

Mercutio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Romeo

d)

Friar

32.

"Virtue itself turns vice being misapplied/And vice sometimes by action dignified."

a)

foreshadowing

b)

aside

33.

"Virtue itself turns vice being misapplied/And vice sometimes by action dignified."

a)

Good can turn bad, but bad is sometimes necessary

b)

Good can turn bad, but that can't be stopped

34.

Who died in this play?

a)

Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio, Paris,

b)

Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio, Lady Montague

c)

Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio, Paris, Lady Montague

d)

Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio, Paris, Benvolio

35.

iambic pentameter

a)

stress every five words

b)

stress every second syllable

c)

stress every second syllable five times in a line

d)

stress every second word five times in a line

36.

36. Comma rule 1 says to separate items in a series. Which sentence follows this rule correctly?

a)

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades rolled dice to divide the kingdom.

b)

Zeus, Poseidon and Hades rolled dice to divide the kingdom.

c)

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, rolled dice to divide the kingdom.

37.

37. Comma rule 2 says to use a comma to separate two complete sentences joined by a FANBOYS conjunction. Which sentence demonstrates this rule correctly?

a)

Eros scratched himself with an arrow, and fell in love with the sleeping girl.

b)

Eros scratched himself with an arrow, and he fell in love with the sleeping girl.

38.

38. Comma rule 3 says to use a comma to separate introductory words, clauses, or phrases from the rest of the sentence. Which of these sentences demonstrates that rule correctly?

a)

After Hades kidnapped Persephone, he tried to make her eat something.

b)

After, Hades kidnapped Persephone he tried to make her eat something.

39.

Commas: Which sentence uses commas correctly?

a)

Because he lived underground, Hades owned the riches of diamonds rubies and emeralds.

b)

Because he lived underground, Hades owned the riches of diamonds, rubies and emeralds.

c)

Because he lived underground, Hades owned the riches of diamonds, rubies, and emeralds.

40.

Commas: Which sentence uses commas correctly?

a)

Myths were created to explain nature, and human behavior.

b)

Myths were created to explain nature, human behavior, and religion.

c)

Myths were created to explain nature and human behavior, religion.