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The Return

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means twisting?

(a)  

2.

Which word means spread out?

(a)  

3.

Which word means firmly pack?

(a)  

4.

He watched its (a)   movement around the rocks and heard its slights murmurs.

5.

Complete the phrase:


Gikuyu holdings wore haggard looks in contrast to the (a)   green fields in the settled area.

6.

rows and rows of (a)   mud

7.

snakelike in shape or movement

a)

serpentine

b)

scapegoat

c)

somber

d)

spur

8.

The (a)   race track was a challenging course for the drivers, especially in the rain.

Choices: rudimentary|scapegoat|scrutinize|segregate|serpentine|somber|sonorous|spur|spurn|stupefy

9.

The _____________________ field seemed to extend forever.

a)

flourished

b)

sprawling

c)

hostile

d)

acknowledged

10.

What is a detainee?

a)

a person held in custody

b)

a victim

c)

a hostage

d)

an accomplice

11.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
12.

What is the Paragraph foreshadowing?

Usually fire met civilization but as the ship approached the red glow, The Argonauts weren't so sure. They heard deep voices shouting from the shore, but the fog muffled the sound so badly it was impossible to tell whether the voices were even human.

a)

The Argonauts saw fire so they thought they saw humans

b)

The fog muffled the voices, so they thought they just had the first close encounter with aliens in history.

c)

The voices were not human at all and they are in danger.

d)

The voices are not human and are friendly voices

13.

Which of these sentences includes the best example of foreshadowing?

a)

When Penny left the house, she didn't know that was the last time she would ever see her family.

b)

It was cold outside, so Harriet put on a hat and scarf on her way out the door.

c)

After years of hard word, Trevon was proud to say he'd been accepted to Harvard.

d)

Greg's favorite food was lasagna; he would eat it every day if he could!

14.

What is situational irony?

a)

when someone says the opposite of what they mean

b)

when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens.

c)

when the audience knows something that the character don't

15.
A robbery at a police station would be an example of which type of irony? 
a)
Verbal
b)
Dramatic
c)
Situational
d)
None of the Above
16.
In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier.  That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favorite cousin.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony