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English 1 Midterm Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the events within a story called?

(a)  

2.

What is another word for narrative?

(a)  

3.

What is it called when characters are speaking? For example, "hold on!" yelled the driver.

(a)  

4.

What is the lesson of the story called?

(a)  

5.

What is another word for the problem of a story?

(a)  

6.

What type of conflict is mental or emotional?

(a)  

7.

What type of conflict is dealing with an outside force, like the environment or the behavior of another person?

(a)  

8.

What is the process of revealing a character's personality called?

(a)  

9.

"Debbie has blonde hair." Is this characterization direct or indirect?

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect

10.

"After seeing the boy fall on his face, Sonia laughed out loud and took a picture of him on the ground." Is this characterization direct or indirect?

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect

11.

The location of the story is called...

(a)  

12.

The perspective from which the story is told is called...

(a)  

13.

Which of the following could be a theme?

a)

Connor feels alone.

b)

Loneliness.

c)

It is difficult to solve problems alone.

14.

A conclusion the reader can make based on information hinted at in a text is called...

(a)  

15.

Information that is directly stated is...

(a)  

16.

Information that is not directly stated is...

(a)  

17.

Which type of information requires the reader to make an inference, implicit information or explicit information?

a)

Explicit

b)

Implicit

18.

To examine something closely to create meaning or better understand it is to...

(a)  

19.

To take words exactly from the text and put quotation marks around it is to...

(a)  

20.

A comparison of two unlike things that uses like or as.

(a)  

21.

A comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as.

(a)  

22.

Repetition of sound at the beginning of neighboring words.

(a)  

23.

Use of sensory language to create a vivid description.

(a)  

24.

The way a text makes the reader feel.

(a)  

25.

The emotion of the author or character.

(a)  

26.

A question used to raise doubt, emphasize an idea, or challenge the audience

(a)  

27.

Great exaggeration.

(a)  

28.

When the exact opposite of what you think will happen occurs:

(a)  

29.

A hint of something to happen later in the text, often used to build suspense:

(a)  

30.

Placing opposite things together to highlight their contrast:

(a)  

31.

What is a word to describe Conor's relationship with Harry?

4 lines
32.

What is a word to describe Conor's relationship with grandma?

4 lines
33.

What is a word to describe Conor's relationship with Lily?

4 lines
34.

What is a word to describe Conor's relationship with mum?

4 lines
35.

What is a word to describe Conor's relationship with dad?

4 lines
36.

What is a possible theme in "The First Tale"?

4 lines
37.

What is a possible theme in "The Second Tale"?

4 lines