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English 9 Final Exam

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The message, moral, or lesson an author wants you to take away from the reading

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

theme

d)

setting

2.

They way a text makes the reader feel

a)

tone

b)

atmosphere

c)

plot

d)

mood

3.

The author's attitude toward the subject matter

a)

setting

b)

tone

c)

hyperbole

d)

mood

4.

When and where the text takes place; can also include weather conditions and socio-economic status

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

characterization

d)

simile

5.

Hints that an author gives about what is going to happen next

a)

metaphor

b)

foreshadowing

c)

dialogue

d)

plot

6.

Conversation between 2 or more characters

a)

dialogue

b)

dialect

c)

monologue

d)

prologue

7.

The way characters from a certain region speak

a)

dialogue

b)

dialect

c)

monologue

d)

prologue

8.

A character's struggle, problem, or challenge within him/herself

a)

external conflict

b)

exposition

c)

internal conflict

d)

rising action

9.

A character's struggle, problem, or challenge against other characters, the world, etc.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

10.

Comparing 2 unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

11.

An extreme exaggeration; for example, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

assonance

d)

personification

12.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

13.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)

simile

14.
Characterization is the way an author reveals what a character is like and how the character changes throughout the story.
a)
true
b)
 false
c)
sometimes true
d)
There is no such thing as characterization.
15.
What is textual evidence?
a)
You claim.
b)
Proof from the text to support your answer.
c)
What the author thinks about a topic.
d)
An explanation in your own words about your claim.
16.
Why is it important to provide textual evidence?
a)
It makes your paragraph longer.
b)
It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.
c)
It shows that you know what you are talking about.
d)
It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.
17.
Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave?
a)
"Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan cruiser thousands of miles off course."
b)
Kathleen might never see her parents again.
c)
"Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer."
d)
Something could go wrong during takeoff. 
18.

Which evidence to supports the idea 'Cyberbullying isn’t physical, but it still causes pain.'

a)

“If a kid’s friends are picking on someone, ... they might encourage it

b)

His roommate spied on him with a .. camera and posted the video

c)

“Bullying victims deal with anger, sadness, embarrassment,ruined reputations"

d)

He’s a psychologist and coauthor of Bullying Beyond..

19.

An author's response to the counter-claim in an argument is called:

a)

opposite point-of-view

b)

rebuttal

c)

claim

d)

thesis statement

20.

What is textual evidence?

a)

evidence from the text

b)

a little piece of knowledge

c)

evidence used in text

d)

evidence that isn't important

21.
What are the steps to citing evidence?
a)
State your idea, explain your reasons, and summarize
b)
Explain your reasons and cite evidence
c)
State your idea, cite evidence, and explain 
d)
Cite evidence and explain the evidence
22.
What does the acronym A.C.E. mean?
a)
Answer, Call, Evidence
b)
Alter, Cite, Explain
c)
All, Cars, Everywhere
d)
Answer, Cite Explain
23.
What does analyze mean?
a)
 break down to reveal
b)
to correct
24.
Which paragraph is written correctly to respond to this question: Why do people feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner?
a)
People feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner to give people more freedom. "Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone" (Smith 6). This shows that turning cell phones off during meal times made people feel happy and less tied to a device.
b)
People feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner to give people more freedom. In the text it states, "Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone." This shows that turning cell phones off during meal times made people feel happy and less tied to a device.
c)
People feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner to give people more freedom. In the text it states, "Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone" (Smith 6).
d)
People feel cell phones should be turned off during dinner to give people more freedom. In the text it states, "Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone" (Smith 6). This shows that turning cell phones off during meal times made people feel happy and less tied to a device.
25.
What does every quote need to have?
a)
Two sentences.
b)
Quotation marks
c)
A capital letter.
d)
Long words that make it sound complex.
26.
What do I include at the end of the quote/textual evidence?
a)
A period
b)
Parenthesis
c)
Author
d)
Citation
27.
What is after the support in the paragraph?
a)
A concluding sentence
b)
Check for unclear pronouns
c)
Another piece of evidence
d)
My answer
28.
What is the purpose of the concluding sentence?
a)
To end my paragraph
b)
To confuse the reader
c)
To tie together the answer and evidence
d)
To make sure the reader understood
29.
Claim or Evidence:
You will produce enough saliva in your life time to fill up two swimming pools.
a)
Claim
b)
Evidence
30.
Claim or Evidence:
Dogs make better pets than cats.
a)
Claim
b)
Evidence
31.
What type of evidence is this:
Dr. Jones stated, "When students are given healthy options at school, they are more likely to eat a well-balanced meal."
a)
Fact
b)
Statistic
c)
Quote
d)
Example
32.
Counterclaim is: 
a)
making someone care
b)
the other side of the argument
33.

Similes and metaphors are poetic devices. What does this mean?

a)

Every poem has at least one simile or metaphor

b)

They are literary techniques commonly found in poetry

c)

They are rarely used in writings other than poetry

d)

They are tricks poets use to fool their readers

34.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

a)

The mouse was quiet

b)

The mouse was whisper-quiet

c)

The mouse was quiet as a whisper

d)

The mouse's footsteps sounded whispery

35.

In the sentence, "When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow," what two things are being compared?

a)

The cat and its prey

b)

The cat and its shadow

c)

The cat and a shadow

d)

The prey and its shadow

36.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

A type of poem in which two things are compared

37.

Which of the following could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile?

a)

And furry

b)

All over

c)

In color

d)

As ink

38.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

His hair is flame red

b)

Like a flame, his hair is red

c)

In the sunlight, his hair is flame

d)

His hair is red as a flame

39.

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

a)

The house was a carnival

b)

The house was noisy like a carnival

c)

The house had a carnival-like atmosphere

d)

The carnival moved into the house

40.

Sometimes, metaphors can be difficult to decipher. What's the best synonym for "decipher?"

a)

Compare

b)

Read

c)

Focus on

d)

Figure Out

41.

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

a)

She was a gazelle

b)

She ran faster than a gazelle

c)

A gazelle couldn't run faster than she did

d)

She was as graceful as a gazelle

42.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
43.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
c)
The room
d)
The orange
44.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Happiness
c)
Walking
d)
Hiking
45.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
b)
The sun is like a light bulb
c)
The Sun smiled at us
d)
I want to be awesome
46.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What is being personified?
a)
The chocolate chips
b)
The cookie
c)
Anthony
d)
Guilt
47.

“Meg knelt at her mother’s feet. The warmth and light of the kitchen had relaxed her so that her attic fears were gone. The cocoa steamed fragrantly in the saucepan; geraniums bloomed on the window sills and there was a bouquet of tiny yellow chrysanthemums in the center of the table. The curtains, red, with a blue and green geometrical pattern were drawn and seemed to reflect their cheerfulness throughout the room. The furnace purred like a great, sleepy animal; the lights glowed with steady radiance…” (16)

a)

Harsh

b)

Comforting

c)

Excited

d)

Spooky

48.

“Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing.”

a)

Sad

b)

Frightening

c)

Magical

d)

Joyous

49.

Does this passage give the reader a positive or negative mood?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

50.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
a)
Annoying
b)
Excited
c)
Calm
d)
Scary
51.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Humorous
b)
Persuasive
c)
Anxious
d)
Cheerful
52.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Bitter
b)
Respectful
c)
Objective
d)
Humorous
53.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Ironic
b)
Informational
c)
Joyful
d)
Dramatic
54.
Today is very boring, it’s a very boring day, there is nothing much to look at, there is nothing much to say. There’s a peacock on my sneakers, there’s a penguin on my head, there’s a dormouse on my doorstep; I am going back to bed.
a)
bored
b)
tired
c)
fanciful
d)
exciting
55.

Which of the following is NOT part of theme?

a)

Can be one word

b)

Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life that is communicated by a literary work

c)

Their must be a message included in the theme about the topic

d)

Their must be a topic or subject

56.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
What does the fox say?
57.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
b)
Don't steal.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Slow and steady wins the race.
58.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Slow and steady wins the race.
b)
Don't be lazy. 
c)
We are stronger together than we are apart.
d)
If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.
59.
What is a narrative?
a)
A story
b)
Poetry
c)
A biography
d)
A research project
60.
_________________ means the time and place in which the events happen in a story.
a)
Chronological order
b)
Setting
c)
Dialogue
d)
Transition words
61.
True or False. Descriptive words are important because they add detail to the story.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
An example of a transition word is
a)
Can't
b)
Freezing
c)
Next
d)
Difficult
63.
True or False.  A narrative must have characters.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict
a)
the climax
b)
the theme
c)
the resolution
d)
the introduction
65.
A struggle between two or more opposing forces.
a)
climax
b)
conflict
c)
character
d)
chapter
66.
Climax is... 
a)
Events that make up a story
b)
The turning point for the protagonist
c)
setting and characters
d)
the solution to the problem
67.
A literary device that creates a state of tension or uncertainty, with an emotional pull that keeps readers going:  
a)
Hook
b)
Resolution
c)
Suspense
d)

Foreshadowing

68.
What is the purpose of a narrative?
a)
To give the reader information
b)
To persuade readers
c)
To tell a story
d)
To describe characters
69.
True or False.  It is a good idea to "hook" reader at the beginning of the story.
a)
False
b)
True
70.

True or false: You should use personal pronouns and phrases like "I think," "I feel," or "I believe" when writing a formal essay.

a)

True

b)

False

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