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Worksheets10th Grade Final Exam Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 33mins
Read this stanza from the poem "The Sentimentalist" by James Elroy Flecker. Then, answer the question.
There lies a photograph of you
Deep in a box of broken things.
This was the face I loved and knew
Five years ago, when life had wings; ...
What tone does the speaker express most strongly express with the details in this stanza?
joy and delight
anger and resentment
spite and envy
sorrow and regret
Read this stanza from the poem "The Sentimentalist" by James Elroy Flecker. Then, answer the question(s).
There lies a photograph of you
Deep in a box of broken things.
This was the face I loved and knew
Five years ago, when life had wings; ...
What does the figurative language in the final four words of the stanza suggest about "five years ago"?
The speaker was happier then.
The speaker was in the military.
The speaker was an airline pilot.
The speaker's life was more hectic.
In the following sentence, the underlined words share the same denotation meaning: “thinking well of oneself”. Which underlined word has the most strongly negative connotation? Base your answer on context as well as on your knowledge of the word.
Jayna seemed very self-assured assured at the beginning of her speech, but began to stumble after an attack of nerves.
Nique is not the most confident person, so we were reluctant to tell him that he had not qualified for the team.
Jeremiah is too proud to accept help from other people and thinks he should be able to manage by himself.
Some say that Khalil is conceited, but I enjoy listening to his stories about his heroic victories in football and tennis.
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a young man who fell in love with his own reflection. What is the most likely meaning of narcissistic, a word that originates in his name?
flower-like
vain
reflective
addictive
Read this sentence and the dictionary definition that follows.
Mr. Williams seems to believe his daily quotations are profound, but on closer examination, they are simply nonsense.
(meanings) profound (proh FOWND) adj. 1. having an intense quality or feeling; 2. intellectually deep or insightful; 3. difficult to understand; 4. reaching far below the surface.
Which definition BEST matches the meaning of profound as it is used in the sentence?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
Read this sentence, focusing on the underlined word.
We hoped that the concert would have a stunning conclusion; however, the end was anticlimactic, with the star just walking off the stage after her last song.
Which clues would most likely lead you to determine that anticlimactic means something like “less exciting than expected”? Choose two options.
The overall meaning of the sentence suggests that anticlimactic has something to do with concerts.
The overall meaning of the sentence suggests that anticlimactic has something to do with fame.
Anticlimactic begins with the prefix anti-, suggesting that the word has a negative meaning.
The word however creates a contrast between anticlimactic and stunning.
The following sentence is an example of which literary device?
Jan ate the hot dog despite the arguments it posed to her digestive system.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Oxymoron
The following sentence is an example of which literary device?
Our hearts, though stout and brave, still, like muffled drums, are beating funeral marches to the grave.
Personification
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Simile
The following sentence is an example of which literary device?
The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn.
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Simile
Paradox
This literary device draws a mental picture for the reader. It is a word, phrase or figure of speech that appeals to the five senses!
Onomatopoeia
Imagination
Imagery
Illustration
Allusion is defined as:
words that involve one of the five senses
the subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic
placing together characters, situations, or ideas to show common and/or differing features in literary selections
an implied or indirect reference in literature to a well-known person, place, or event
This literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story is called:
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Parallelism
Evidence
An ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance is called:
Symbolism
Archetype
Characterization
Pathos
Mood is defined as:
The feeling the speaker gets as he or she says a comment.
The feeling the reader gets as they read the text.
The feeling the writer gets as he or she is writing.
All of the above
A writer’s selection of precise words as a means to impact their audience is called:
Tone
Diction
Syntax
Denotation
