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Q3 English 3 Midterm Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words shows exactly what the dogs are doing?

a)

cunning

b)

brawling

c)

luring

d)

bragging

2.

This image depicts _____.

a)

coarse

b)

wanton

c)

wilderness

d)

wreckage

3.

Humorless means with sense of humor.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Advance, hasten, expedite, accelerate are all synonyms for this term.

a)

brazen

b)

assured

c)

forward

d)

preexisting

5.

The patient's medical claim was denied because of a _____________________ medical condition.

a)

brazen

b)

unnameable

c)

self-assured

d)

preexisting

6.

Which of the following words is an antonym for brutal?

a)

inhumane

b)

cruel

c)

gentle

d)

harsh

7.

This image portrays the word ___.

a)

scurry

b)

husky

c)

coarse

d)

harsh

8.

The kidnapper was ______ the small child into his van by offering her candy.

a)

cunning

b)

brawling

c)

luring

d)

dragging

9.

Unhappy with her job, the secretary performed every task at a ________ speed.

a)

hospitality

b)

squalor

c)

dilatory

d)

fast

10.

The kidnapper was ______ the small child into his van by offering her candy.

a)

cunning

b)

brawling

c)

luring

d)

dragging

11.

This is the intentional omission of words and phrases signaled by a series of points (...).

a)

line lengths

b)

ellipses

c)

stanza

d)

poetic structure

12.

In "Chicago" and "Wilderness," Carl Sandburg uses two structures to create striking and powerful rhythms.

a)

Rhyme and Meter

b)

Free verse and Rhythm

c)

Line Lengths and Ellipses

d)

Stanza and Lines

13.

This is the intentional omission of words and phrases signaled by a series of points (...).

a)

line lengths

b)

ellipses

c)

stanza

d)

poetic structure

14.

Poets use line length to create a specific mood or feeling.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

This is a technique in which the lines of poetry do not end with terminal punctuation or even with the end of a phrase or clause.

a)

Ellipses

b)

Rhyme scheme

c)

Enjambment

d)

Lines

16.

The poem Chicago has rhyming words.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

This refers to a group of words arranged in a row.

a)

Stanza

b)

Line

c)

Prose

d)

Poetry

18.

This refers to the pattern of beats, or stresses, in spoken or written language.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Rhythm

c)

Syllables

d)

Poetic Structure

19.

In "Chicago," the first five lines of the poem is an address to the city.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

‘Wilderness’ by Carl Sandburg is a six stanza, narrative poem, that is distinguished by its long lines and extended style.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

This refers to a word, phrase, or line that is repeated at regular intervals throughout a poem or song.

a)

Rhyme

b)

Refrain

c)

Rhythm

d)

Lines

22.

"And the tree stood still and frowned away the winds that June morning..." What figure of speech is used in the sentence?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

23.

Mark Twain is famous for being __________.

a)

Father of American Poetry

b)

Father of American Drama

c)

Father of American Literature

d)

No Correct answers given

24.

Mark Twain was forced to leave school to help support his family at the age of ____.

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

15

25.

Mark Twain was the author's writing pseudonym.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Mark Twain's dream as a child was to be a __________.

a)

clown

b)

pirate

c)

writer

d)

steam boat pilot

27.

Mark Twain's dream as a child was to be a __________.

a)

clown

b)

pirate

c)

writer

d)

steam boat pilot

28.

Author Sarah Orne Jewett was born in ___________.

a)

Baltimore

b)

South Berwick

c)

New York

d)

Boston

29.

Jewett is best known for writing __________.

a)

stories using Southern dialect

b)

poetry

c)

stories using a lot of adjectives

d)

stories and novels that are set along or near the Southern coast of Maine

30.

Jewett ended her writing career because ________

a)

she got married.

b)

she got a different job.

c)

she was in a disabling carriage accident.

d)

she died.

31.

Jewett sold her first story to the Atlantic Monthly when she was only nineteen years old.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Zora Neale Hurston was born in Alabama but grew up in _______.

a)

Arizona

b)

Connecticut

c)

Florida

d)

California

33.

As a child, Hurston especially liked reading stories that had _______.

a)

romance

b)

comedy

c)

murders

d)

politics

34.

Hurston had a dual career as a writer and as an _________

a)

playwright

b)

movie star

c)

musician

d)

anthropologist

35.

Hurston's works were rediscovered by this author in the 1970s.

a)

Toni Morrison

b)

Alice Walker

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Countee Cullen

36.

To be able to attend free public school, Hurston lied about her age saying she was only 15.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Carl Sandburg was born in ____________, Illinois.

a)

Chicago

b)

Galesburg

c)

Flat Rock

d)

Bisbee

38.

Sandburg dropped out of school to help support his large family at the age of ____.

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

39.

An imperative sentence

a)

makes a statement

b)

expresses strong feeling.

c)

gives a command or makes a request.

d)

asks a question.

40.

An exclamatory sentence

a)

expresses strong feeling.

b)

asks a question.

c)

gives a command or makes a request.

d)

makes a statement.

41.

A declarative sentence

a)

asks a question.

b)

expresses a strong feeling.

c)

give a command or make a request.

d)

makes a statement.

42.

An interrogative sentence

a)

gives a command or makes a request.

b)

expresses strong feeling.

c)

asks a question.

d)

makes a statement.

43.

What type of sentence is "Bring your gifts and graces and tell your secrets to this lonely country child!"

a)

Exclamatory

b)

Imperative

c)

Interrogative

d)

Declarative

44.

Identify the sentence type:

Please take a moment to check to see if you have all of your belongings.

a)

declarative

b)

imperative

c)

interrogative

d)

exclamatory

45.

Identify the sentence type:

Is it too much to ask to have every student bring a pen or pencil to class every day?

a)

declarative

b)

imperative

c)

interrogative

d)

exclamatory

46.

Identify the sentence type:

This is going to revolutionize the entire field of particle physics!

a)

declarative

b)

imperative

c)

interrogative

d)

exlamatory

47.

Identify the sentence type:

I hope Steve doesn't ask me to write him a letter of recommendation.

a)

declarative

b)

imperative

c)

interrogative

d)

exclamatory

48.

Successful writers develop a distinctive and effective style by varying the sentences they use in their writing.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What punctuation is associated with a declarative sentence?

a)

Period

b)

Question Mark

c)

Exclamation Mark

d)

Comma

50.

What punctuation is associated with a Interrogative sentence?

a)

Period

b)

Question Mark

c)

Exclamation Mark

d)

Comma

51.

What punctuation is associated with a exclamatory sentence?

a)

Period

b)

Question Mark

c)

Exclamation Mark

d)

Comma

52.

Which type of sentence commands the listener/reader to do something?

a)

declarative

b)

imperative

c)

interrogative

d)

exclamatory

53.

Which type of sentence expresses a strong emotion?

a)

declarative

b)

imperative

c)

interrogative

d)

exclamatory