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WorksheetsSemester B Final Exam Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Almost all of a lion’s __________ comes from meat.
detriment
seclusion
sustenance
diffusion
Which event in the excerpt from Nectar in a Sieve demonstrates both Rukmani’s traditional views and her willingness to adapt to modern ways?
She rejoices when the tannery is built because there will be work for her sons.
She prays to have sons but also seeks Kenny’s medical assistance to conceive them.
She holds a great feast to celebrate the birth of her first son.
She obeys Nathan when he orders her to make Ira start wearing clothes.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Scientists do not yet know how many people will __________ to this alarming new disease.
succumb
comport
immerse
deface
In “Marriage Is a Private Affair,” what human characteristic proves strong enough to overcome cultural differences and prejudice?
pride in one’s heritage
fear for one’s culture
love for one's children
anger at one’s family
Choose the pair of words that best completes the sentence.
It is rather odd and __________ of her to keep injecting __________ into our serious discussions.
eccentric…levity
tenacious…valor
vehement…suspense
emphatic…frequency
In “No Witchcraft for Sale,” the Farquars fail to treat Gideon as the intelligent adult he is because __________.
they have seen how playful and sweet Gideon is around Teddy
they know Gideon has no formal education
they want him to continue to work as their servant
they assume that all people of Gideon’s race are inferior to them
Choose the pair of words that best completes the sentence.
The poor, hungry __________, lured by the __________ aroma of spices, wandered into a dim alley.
deity….genial
waif….pungent
benefactor….vapid
zealot….reticent
As he looks back at the events narrated in “Shooting an Elephant,” Orwell admits that he shot the elephant because __________.
he did not want to appear foolish or weak in front of the crowd
the elephant posed a great danger to the crowd
he hoped to receive the admiration of the other British officers
a Burmese laborer had been trampled to death
Choose the pair of words that best completes the sentence.
The athlete’s __________ breaking of the rules drew a harsh __________ from the referee.
taciturn…fiasco
compliant…longevity
livid…privilege
blatant…reprimand
Which of the following is a theme of James Joyce’s “Eveline”?
Taking risks in life is a sure path to danger, misery, and loneliness.
Love for one’s family can prove to be the only source of happiness in an individual’s life.
The continued oppression of a colonized people robs the oppressors of their humanity.
The inability to make an independent choice may result in living a life of obligations and regret.
The following sentence may contain a grammar or usage error. Read the sentence and identify its error, if there is one, by choosing the appropriate answer. If there is no error in the sentence, choose no error.
The mayor promised that she would listen to all the people, consult her advisers, and making a fair decision.
that she would
to all the people
making a fair decision
consult her advisers
no error
T.S. Eliot’s J. Alfred Prufrock is a typically modern hero because he is a(n) __________.
foolish but sweet man whose repeated failures do not diminish his confidence or resolve to succeed in life
intelligent but insecure man who feels alienated, isolated, and lonely
optimistic and outgoing man who is unafraid to meet new people and try new things
arrogant but caring man who feels superior to others
William Butler Yeats’s “The Second Coming,” like many modernist works, suggests the modern world is a place of fear, destruction, and violence through Yeats’s use of the literary elements of __________.
hyperbole and misinformation
a simple rhyme scheme and even meter
symbols and motifs drawn exclusively from science
vibrant imagery and varied allusions
The artistic movement that grew out of the disillusionment that writers and artists felt after witnessing the destruction of the nineteenth century’s core ideals during World War I is known as __________.
romanticism
regionalism
modernism
naturalism
Read the following sentence and decide whether the underlined portion contains a mistake. If it does, identify the best way to correct or improve the sentence by choosing the appropriate suggestion from the answer choices. If the underlined portion requires no improvement or correction, choose No improvement or correction is required.
Both Derek and me are going to the dance on Friday night if we get permission from our parents.
Both Derek and I
Both myself and Derek
Me and Derek both
I and Derek both
Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” and Keats’s “La Belle Dame sans Merci” are alike in that both __________.
are written in ballad form
celebrate the powers of the imagination
reveal a fascination with exotic or fantastic places
show how nature comforts humans in times of trouble
In Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind,” the speaker calls out to the west wind in hopes that nature will __________.
hold off the killing winter weather
inspire him to write powerful poetry
carry the leaves to the ground in preparation for spring
run a race with him as it did when he was a child
In which poem does nature, usually a friend of humanity in Romantic poetry, become its enemy?
Byron’s “Darkness”
Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
Keats’s “Ode on Melancholy”
Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”
Which is not a belief that Romantic poets held?
People can turn to nature for comfort from daily troubles.
Poets have the power to change the world through their works.
Innocent children are more in touch with nature than jaded adults are.
Imagination and reason are equally useful for discovering truths.
