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ELA final exam review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Memoir?
a)
an account of a person's life written by that person.
b)
An account of a memorable event in a persons life
c)
an account of someone's life written by someone else.
d)
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
2.

An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is

a)

a story that was written about someone else's life

b)

an account of a person's life written by that person.

c)

a made-up story about someone's life

d)

a made-up story you wrote about your own life

3.

What POINT OF VIEW is an autobiography written in?

a)

second person

b)

third person

c)

first person

4.

Can someone else write your autobiography?

a)

no

b)

yes

5.
Which of the following has a negative connotation?
a)
A pushy leader
b)
A charismatic leader
6.
Which of the following has a positive connotation? 
a)
Squandered his time 
b)
Invested his time 
7.
Which of the following has a negative connotation?
a)
A bold plan
b)
A reckless plan
8.
Which of the following has a positive connotation?
a)
Spoke with arrogance 
b)
Spoke with confidence 
9.

This refers to the writer’s use of vivid and descriptive language that appeal to the senses in order to add depth to his/her work.

a)

Description

b)

Imagery

c)

Senses

d)

Symbols

10.

Is biography a fiction or non-fiction?

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

11.

What is a biography?

a)

A story of someone's life written by themselves.

b)

A story of someone's life written by someone else.

c)

A made up story.

d)

A diary

12.

A biography is written in ___________?

a)

First person point of view

b)

Second person point of view

c)

Third person point of view

d)

Fourth person point of view

13.

Which photo may be a book about a biography?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What do you put in the center of a Venn Diagram

a)

Differences

b)

Similarities

15.

What do you put in the outside sections of a Venn Diagram?

a)

Differences

b)

Similarities

16.

A menu for a Chinese restaurant

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

17.

Directions to the local movie theater

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

18.
the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 
a)
persuade
b)
inform
c)
entertain
19.
the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing
a)
Entertain
b)
Inform
c)
Persuade
20.
A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary 
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Explain
d)
Entertain
21.
A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes
a)
persuade
b)
inform
c)
explain
d)
entertain
22.

When authors inform you of something, they give you information or teach you to do or make something. How can you tell if a text was written mainly to inform? Here's a hint: the author will stick mostly to facts.


Which of the following passages was written mainly to inform?

a)

"In the ancient city of London, on a certain autumn day...a boy was born to a poor family who did not want him. On the same day another English child was born to a rich family of the name of Tudor, who did want him. All England wanted him too."

b)

There are many different kinds of octopuses. Some are as small as 2 inches while some can grow as big as 18 feet. Octopuses have thousands of suckers on their arms that they use to taste and feel.

c)

"When night is almost done,/ And sunrise grows so near/ That we can touch the spaces,/ It's time to smooth the hair/ And get the dimples ready,/ And wonder we could care/ For that old faded midnight/ That frightened but an hour."

d)

"Once upon a time there lived a queen who had been the mother of a great many children, and of them all only one daughter was left. But then she was worth at least a thousand. Her mother...was so terribly afraid of losing her that she quite spoiled her, and never tried to correct any of her faults."

23.

A purpose is a reason for doing something. So an author's purpose is the author's reason for writing something. The author's purpose could be to persuade you. This means that the author is trying to convince you of something. An author can also try to inform you or entertain you. When you're trying to decide what the author's purpose is, you should use evidence from the text, like words and phrases.


According to the passage, an author's purpose is?

a)

the writer's reason for writing a text.

b)

the universal message of a text.

c)

the author's reason for becoming a writer.

d)

the character who tells the story .

24.

Writing that persuades, or tries to convince, can also inform. This is because authors sometimes use facts to support their opinions.


Read the following passage.


I believe that solar powered buildings are the future of architecture. A good example of this is the Mirebalais Hospital , which was built in Haiti in 2013. The hospital has 1800 solar panels that produce 140 megawatt-hours of electricity on a sunny day. That is more electricity than the hospital uses. The hospital is able to give the extra energy to other structures that need electricity. I'm sure that the hospital's doctors and patients appreciate this building. I would love to visit this hospital one day.

In which of the following sentences does the author state a fact to support her opinion?

a)

"The hospital has 1800 solar panels that produce 140 megawatt-hours of electricity on a sunny day."

b)

"I would love to visit this hospital one day."

c)

"I believe that solar powered buildings are the future of architecture. "

d)

"I'm sure that the hospital's doctors and patients appreciate this building."

25.
Persuade means...
a)
Make people agree with you
b)
Make people angry
c)
Make people think the opposite thing
d)
Make people fall in love
26.
What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
27.

What is the correct order for an intro paragraph?

a)

Thesis, Background, Hook.

b)

Hook. Background. Thesis.

c)

Hook, Thesis, Topic Sentence.

d)

Background, Hook, Thesis.

28.

How long is the thesis?

(a)  

29.

An inference is...

a)

Text evidence + what you know

b)

Retelling a text

c)

Making a guess without evidence

d)

Information written directly into the text.

30.
When making an inference, the most important thing is...
a)
What you know about the topic
b)
The topic of the text
c)
The characters in the text
d)
Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.
31.

What is imagery produced by?

a)

Descriptive language

b)

Denotation

c)

Connotation

d)

Metaphor

32.

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

a)

Irony

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Imagery

d)

Literary devices

33.

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) in order to help the readers feel as if they are part of the story.

a)

Irony

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Imagery

d)

Literary devices

34.

Saying more than is true, an over-exaggeration.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

35.

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or non-human creatures

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

36.

Saying the opposite to what is true

a)

Irony

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Imagery

d)

Literary devices