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Practice for Final Exam

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fiction is

a)

Real

b)

Unreal

2.

the sequence of events

a)

scene

b)

play

c)

plot

3.
What is number 3
a)
Falling Action
b)
Rising Action
c)
Resolution
d)
Climax
4.
If the author directly tells you what the character is like, that is:
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
5.

If the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that is

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

6.

Who tells the story in first person point of view?

a)

I, me, we

b)

You, your

c)

He or she

7.

Who tells the story in second person?

a)

I, me, we

b)

He or she

c)

You, your

8.

Who tells a story in third person?

a)

He or she

b)

I, me, us

c)

You, your

9.

The root "bi"- means....

a)

one

b)

two

c)

cycle

d)

wheel

10.

"Poly" means...

a)

one

b)

many

c)

none

d)

ten

11.

___ means life.

a)

geo

b)

ology

c)

bio

12.

___ means earth.

a)

sphere

b)

terr

c)

graph

13.

___ means water.

a)

aud

b)

geo

c)

hydr

14.

pyr means_____

a)

straight

b)

fire

c)

many

15.

Which Greek root means star?

a)

ast

b)

tele

c)

bio

16.

What does the Greek root "auto" mean?

a)

life

b)

self

c)

draw

17.

Which of these Greek roots means AGAINST?

a)

auto (like automatic)

b)

anti (like antibacterial)

c)

ast (like astronaut)

18.

What is the meaning of the Greek root "tele?"

a)

view

b)

life

c)

far off

19.

"Hemi" means

a)

one

b)

half

c)

temperature

d)

many

20.

"Derm" means

a)

Straight, Correct

b)

Eye

c)

Mind

d)

Skin

21.

Find the direct object:

I threw the rock at the cat.

a)

I

b)

rock

c)

cat

22.

What is the direct object?

He told his parents a lie.

a)

he

b)

parents

c)

lie

23.

Find the indirect object:

"His mom bought him a new car."

a)

bought

b)

him

c)

a new car

24.

What is the indirect object?

Gabriel sent me a postcard from Ecuador

a)

me

b)

Gabriel

c)

postcard

25.
Jane wakes up late ______ Sunday.
a)
in
b)
on
c)
at
26.
 I go to school ________seven o'clock everyday.
a)
in
b)
on
c)
at
27.

She always exercises ______6 p.m.______Sunday.

a)

in, on

b)

on, in

c)

at, on

28.
Kids are______the house.
a)
on
b)
at
c)
in
29.

What are the prepositions in the sentence:

"At 8:00, the students will walk into the classroom."

a)

At, into

b)

the

c)

students

30.

Identify 2 prepositional phrases:

"The dog hid underneath the couch during the thunderstorm."

a)

The dog hid

b)

underneath the couch

c)

during the thunderstorm

d)

There are no prepositional phrases.

31.

Identify the prepositional phrases:

"Hemingway wrote his first book on this typewriter."

a)

Hemingway wrote

b)

his first book

c)

on this typewriter

32.

A simple sentence is:

a)

1 or more independent clauses

b)

1 independent clause

c)

1 phrase and 1 clause

33.

What is a compound sentence?

a)

2 or more independent clauses

b)

1 independent clause, 1 dependent clause

c)

2 or more independent clauses, 2 or more phrases

34.

I decided I really wanted to eat a pumpkin muffin, so I drove to the store to buy one.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

35.

Crying sadly, I watched the ending of Titanic and used all the tissues in the house.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

36.

The kids are at school now, so I can watch QVC all day.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

37.
Karmella's favorite snacks are popcorn and peanuts.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
38.

The children ____ at 7 a.m. everyday.

a)

get up

b)

gets up

39.

Kathy ____ TV everyday after work.

a)

watch

b)

watches

40.
1.   There _______ five puppies for sale because the couple already has ten puppies.
a)
are
b)
is
41.
The girl with the beautiful dress and earrings _____ been waiting for her date for an hour.
a)
has
b)
have
42.

What are the three persuasive appeals? (¿Cuáles son los tres llamamientos persuasivos?)

a)

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

b)

Ethics, Legos, Pesos

c)

Athos, Porthos, Aramis

43.

The appeal to emotion is also called: (La apelación a la emoción también se llama)

a)

pathos

b)

logos

c)

ethos

44.

The appeal to logic is also called: (La apelación a la lógica también se llama)

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

logos

45.

The appeal to ethics and credibility is also called: (La apelación a la ética y la credibilidad también se llama)

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

logos

46.

Definition: "A distraction"

a)

Red Herring

b)

Strawman

c)

Ad Hominem

47.

Definition: ​

Attack on character rather than argument​

a)

Strawman

b)

Begging the question

c)

Ad Hominem

48.

Definition:

Oversimplifies an argument and attacks with a weaker argument.

a)

Strawman

b)

Red Herring

c)

Begging the question

49.

Definition: "Assumes a statement to be true​."

a)

Begging the question

b)

Red Herring

c)

Ad Hominem

50.

If you don’t like Lady Gaga, it’s because you hate women.

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Begging the Question

c)

Strawman

51.

A teacher tells Billy to stop talking, and he yells back: “Sarah was talking too!”

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Red Herring

c)

Strawman

52.

Taco is the best because it tastes better.

a)

Begging the Question

b)

Strawman

c)

Red Herring

53.

Ms. Baker assigned me a lot of homework because she’s a witch!

a)

Begging the Question

b)

Red Herring

c)

Ad Hominem

54.

This is something that actually exists or can be proved true

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Bias

55.

This is based on a person’s thoughts, beliefs or feelings.


.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Bias

56.

This is prejudice towards one side or preference to interpret facts in a certain way.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Bias

57.
Giraffes are really interesting animals.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
58.
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the month of November.
a)
Fact 
b)
Opinion
59.

Donald Trump was the worst president in history.

What is the extreme language in this sentence?

a)

worst

b)

Trump

c)

president

60.

Eating grapefruit is the best way to lose weight.

What is the extreme language in this sentence?

a)

lose

b)

best

c)

weight

61.

A group of lines that divide a poem into sections is called a ______________.

a)

stanza

b)

line

c)

poem

62.

__________ a comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as".

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Synonym

d)

Hyperbole

63.

____________ is a comparison of two unlike things, but does not use the words "like" or "as".

a)

Simile

b)

Synonym

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

64.

__________ is the process of giving human qualities to something that isn't human.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

65.

_________ is a big exaggeration, usually with humor.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

66.

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

a)

stanza

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

imagery

67.

The repetition of initial (first) consonant sounds

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Repetition

68.

The repetition of vowel sounds

a)

Alliteration

b)

Theme

c)

Assonance

69.

When the same consonant sound is used many times in a line but at ANY PART of the words.

a)

consonance

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

70.

The use of words which imitate sound like "Boom", "Crack", etc.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Meter

71.

The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words

a)

Rhyme

b)

metaphor

c)

Simile

72.

the pattern of rhyme in a poem or song. Usually it’s characterized by letters (ABAB or AABB, etc.)

a)

rhythm

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

tone

73.
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers. 
a)
repetition
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
74.

I see the cat. I see the dog. I see the dragon. What do you see?

a)

rhyme

b)

repetition

c)

alliteration

75.

Theme is

a)

main character

b)

message about what the author expresses

c)

sequence of events

76.
_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.
a)
mood
b)
tone
77.

What is the "tone" in literature?

a)

The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

b)

The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject

c)

The time and place of the story

78.

What is the meaning of the allusion:

Ask me anything, I'm like Google!

a)

I know all of the answers.

b)

I need the internet to survive.

c)

I am rich.