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Academic Language Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the setting in the following passage?


Alice and Frank were very hard workers, and they had lived on the same property for many years. They had four children, Beth, Frances, Peter, and Paul. Every morning, the entire family would wake up with the sunrise and the roosters. Alice would start breakfast, Frank and the boys would clean the stalls and feed the livestock, and Beth and Frances milked the cows. After all the chores were finished, they would all come back to the house for a nice, warm breakfast, compliments of Alice.

a)

A park

b)

A city

c)

A farm

d)

A small neighborhood

2.

A child and dog are introduced at the start of a reading therapy session. Settling down in a quiet corner together, the child is encouraged to bond with the dog by petting or lying close to the animal if he or she wants. As the child reads, the dog usually lies quietly and listens, creating a relaxing environment. Staying nearby, the adult handler observes, generally allowing the dog to perform its job without bothering the reading session. Sometimes, a handler may ask a question that prompts the child to interact with the dog to help the child feel more comfortable.


In the following sentence from the above passage: "Staying nearby, the adult handler observes, generally allowing the dog to perform its job without bothering the session."

Which word can replace the word bothering to give the most negative connotation?

a)

Disturbing

b)

Interrupting

c)

Exciting

d)

Helping

3.

. Which word has a more positive connotation?

a)

cheap

b)

inexpensive

4.

What is the unspoken, hidden meaning that gives a word more emotional impact?

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

personification

d)

simile

5.

Which word has the most positive connotation?

a)

natural

b)

plain

6.

What is the literary term for "the actual dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word"?

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

plot

d)

personification

7.

What is the academic term for giving human-like qualities to an object, animal, or idea?

a)

metaphor

b)

allusion

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

8.

The narrator must be a character in the story

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What is another word for the "perspective" of a story?

a)

The reader's mood

b)

A way to solve the problem

c)

Narrator

d)

Point of view

10.

What is the definition of climax?

a)

The struggle between two characters

b)

The turning point of a story

c)

The point where the conflict is resolved

d)

The beginning of a story

11.

The rising action of a story

a)

Explains how the characters will resolve the conflict

b)

Describes the setting

c)

Sets the stage for the climax

d)

Describes when the characters overcome an obstacle

12.

Choose two words that best complete the sentence: During the exposition (introduction), it is important to introduction the ______ and the _______.

a)

characters, conflict

b)

conflict, resolution

c)

characters, falling action

d)

setting, rising action

13.

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

a)

exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

b)

rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution

c)

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

d)

exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution

14.

Why is your voice considered nonverbal communication

a)

Because you are not speaking

b)

It's not. Your voice is verbal communication.

c)

Because your voice is something you need to communicate.

d)

Because it's not the actual words, but how you say the words

15.

If you avoid ding this when speaking to an adult, you can be seen as disrespectful, insecure, or nervous:

a)

giving a handshake

b)

making eye contact

c)

using positive body language

d)

making facial expressions

16.

The news anchors in this photo are representing which method of nonverbal communication?

a)

Dabbing

b)

Sneezing

c)

Proxemics

d)

Gestures

17.

She needs more

a)

food

b)

sleep

c)

coffee

d)

nothing

18.

What does he want her to do?

a)

Talk to him

b)

wake up

c)

move the seat forward

d)

stay where she is

19.

In the sentence "Ima get me a glass of water," the word "me" should be written as what in Standard American English?

a)

myself

b)

I

c)

mine

d)

you

20.

"ILNY, it's a gr8 plc." is an example of text-speak. In Standard American English (formal language), this sentence should be written as:

a)

I love New York; its a great place

b)

ILNY, it's a gr8 place.

c)

I love new york, it's a great place.

d)

I love New York, it's a great place.