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English Semester 2 Final Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are Annie and Jack doing before going on their adventure?

a)

Cleaning their room

b)

Doing their Homework

c)

Packing for a vacation

d)

Playing a board game

2.

Why was Annie upset in Chapter 1?

a)

She got an F in her final exam.

b)

She had a nightmare.

c)

She lost her dog.

d)

She ate too much candy.

3.

What was the name of the lost book?

a)

Vir Fortissimus in Mundo

b)

Lingua Fortissimus in Mundo

c)

Vir Fortissimus in Luna

d)

Lingua Fortinssimus in Luna

4.

What language was Vir Fortissimus in Mundo written in?

a)

English

b)

Chinese

c)

Irish

d)

Latin

5.

What book did Morgan give Jack to help them?

a)

I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii 79AD

b)

Pompeii Peril

c)

Life in Roman Times

d)

Midnight on the Moon

6.

What was on the cover of Life in Roman Times?

a)

A gladiator

b)

The Coliseum

c)

People wearing tunics and sandals

d)

A pizza

7.

Where did Jack and Annie first arrive in Pompeii?

a)

The forum

b)

The amphitheater

c)

The library of Brutus

d)

An olive grove

8.

What is a villa?

a)

An ice cream flavour

b)

A slave who fought in Ancient Rome

c)

A large house

d)

A slave owner

9.

How was Ancient Rome similar to modern times?

a)

People were buying stuff in shops.

b)

A boy was getting a haircut.

c)

They had bread like pizza.

d)

All of the above

10.

Who warned Annie and Jack to leave Pompeii?

a)

A soothsayer

b)

A toothfairy

c)

A wizard

d)

A gladiator

11.

What is a myth?

a)

A story from long ago

b)

A temple to worship the gods

c)

A soothsayer

d)

Julius Caesar

12.

Who were the gladiators?

a)

Shopkeepers

b)

Soothsayers

c)

Slaves forced to fight

d)

Slaves forced to build roads

13.

Which of these was not a sign that something was wrong in Pompeii?

a)

All the birds flew away.

b)

The cows made strange noises.

c)

The winds howled.

d)

The streams had dried up.

14.

How did the Soothsayer understand what Jack and Annie were trying to do?

a)

She was magic.

b)

Annie showed her the Master Librarian card.

c)

Morgan told her they were coming.

d)

She read it in a book.

15.

Why was it okay for Jack and Annie to take the book from the library of Brutus?

a)

Brutus was a bad man.

b)

Stealing wasn't a crime in Ancient Rome.

c)

Annie left some money on the table.

d)

It would've been destroyed and lost forever.

16.

Why were there no books in the Library of Brutus?

a)

Brutus brought all the books to Rome.

b)

The Ancient Romans wrote on scrolls, not books.

c)

The fire had destroyed them all.

d)

Jack and Annie were in the wrong building.

17.

How did Jack and Annie know it was around noon?

a)

They looked at their watches.

b)

The shadow on the sundial was very long.

c)

The shadow on the sundial could hardly be seen.

d)

The soothsayer told them the time.

18.

What is the difference between Magma and lava?

a)

Magma is a solid, lava is a liquid.

b)

Magma is under the Earth surface, lava is above the Earth's surface.

c)

Lava is quicker than Magma.

d)

Magma falls from the sky.

19.

What is pumice?

a)

A volcanic rock

b)

Ash

c)

Smoke

d)

Fruit

20.

Why were Annie and Jack not able to get back to the Olive grove?

a)

The soldiers stopped them.

b)

The bridge had collapsed.

c)

There were too many people in the way.

d)

A river of lava blocked their path.

21.

Who rescued Jack and Annie when they were stuck in the pumice stones?

a)

The Soothsayer

b)

Morgan

c)

A huge gladiator

d)

Brutus

22.

Who was the story Vir Fortissimus in Mundo about?

a)

Jack and Annie

b)

Hercules

c)

Brutus

d)

Gladiators

23.

Who are the main characters in 'I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii'?

a)

Jack and Annie

b)

Linus and Peg

c)

Festus and the lanista

d)

Marcus and Tata

24.

Why was Marcus so busy in Chapter 2?

a)

He was planning how to run away.

b)

His friend was sick.

c)

He was looking for Tata.

d)

He had to prepare for the feast.

25.

How is 'I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii' similar to Vacation under the Volcano?

a)

They both had soothsayers.

b)

They both had two main characters.

c)

They both were set in Ancient Pompeii

d)

All of the above

26.

What did Marcus give to the old woman?

a)

An orange

b)

Some gold

c)

An apple

d)

Some bread

27.

What happened to Tata?

a)

He was murdered by Festus.

b)

He went back to his home country.

c)

He was sold as a gladiator.

d)

He got very sick.

28.

Where was Tata from?

a)

Pompeii

b)

Rome

c)

Germania

d)

Britannia

29.

What was a person who owned gladiators called?

a)

A Slave

b)

A Roman

c)

A Lanista

d)

A Gladiator

30.

How did Marcus sneak up on the lanista?

a)

He disguised himself as a Roman citizen.

b)

He disguised himself as a slave.

c)

He disguised himself as a gladiator.

d)

He disguised himself as an old woman.

31.

What did Marcus throw at the lanista?

a)

A knife

b)

A spear

c)

A snake

d)

An apple

32.

How did Marcus and Tata escape from the lanista?

a)

The snake killed the lanista.

b)

The gladiators refused to fight.

c)

There was an earthquake and everyone panicked.

d)

The volcano erupted.

33.

What was Peg short for?

a)

Peggy

b)

Pegasus

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Pedagogy

34.

Why did Tata leave his helmet in the wheat field?

a)

As payment for taking the tunic.

b)

It was too heavy to carry.

c)

It looked ugly.

d)

To hide for later.

35.

Why did Tata want to return to Rome?

a)

To find Linus.

b)

To kill Festus.

c)

Linus' friends might help them.

d)

It was his home.

36.

What caused the air to be poisonous?

a)

NItrogen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sulphur

37.

How did Tata know so much about science?

a)

Linus taught him.

b)

Festus gave him a book.

c)

He was a famous scientist in Germania.

d)

Marcus told him the answers.

38.

Who was Virgil?

a)

The Lanista

b)

A slave

c)

Marcus' friend

d)

A famous Roman writer

39.

Why did Tata want to return to Pompeii?

a)

To get his science equipment.

b)

To kill Festus.

c)

To warn the people.

d)

To find Marcus

40.

Why did the soldiers not listen to Tata's warning?

a)

Because it was a lie.

b)

Because he was a slave.

c)

Because Tata was never right

d)

Because they already knew.

41.

What killed Festus?

a)

A Snake

b)

Poisonous Gas

c)

A Gladiator

d)

A Fireball

42.

How did Marcus and Tata escape from the city of Pompeii?

a)

On a boat.

b)

Through a secret tunnel.

c)

They tied pillows to their heads.

d)

They used the senators chariot.

43.

KABOOM! is an example of

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

44.

"As happy as a clam" is an example of

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

45.

'The sun smiled at me.' is an example of

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

46.

'My shoes are killing me.' is an example of

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

47.

'You are a shining star' is an example of

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

48.

'Zany Zak's Zebra zipped through the zoo.' is an example of

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

49.

How many syllables are on each line in a haiku?

a)

5-8-5

b)

4-6-8

c)

2-2-2

d)

5-7-5

50.

Which phrase would not work in an Acrostic poem called TEACHER?

a)

Taught me all I know

b)

Cares about the students

c)

Reads us stories and poems

d)

Never gives us homework