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WorksheetsQ3 English 3 Midterm Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
Which of the following words shows exactly what the dogs are doing?
cunning
brawling
luring
bragging
This image depicts _____.
coarse
wanton
wilderness
wreckage
Humorless means with sense of humor.
True
False
Advance, hasten, expedite, accelerate are all synonyms for this term.
brazen
assured
forward
preexisting
The patient's medical claim was denied because of a _____________________ medical condition.
brazen
unnameable
self-assured
preexisting
Which of the following words is an antonym for brutal?
inhumane
cruel
gentle
harsh
This image portrays the word ___.
scurry
husky
coarse
harsh
The kidnapper was ______ the small child into his van by offering her candy.
cunning
brawling
luring
dragging
Unhappy with her job, the secretary performed every task at a ________ speed.
hospitality
squalor
dilatory
fast
The kidnapper was ______ the small child into his van by offering her candy.
cunning
brawling
luring
dragging
This is the intentional omission of words and phrases signaled by a series of points (...).
line lengths
ellipses
stanza
poetic structure
In "Chicago" and "Wilderness," Carl Sandburg uses two structures to create striking and powerful rhythms.
Rhyme and Meter
Free verse and Rhythm
Line Lengths and Ellipses
Stanza and Lines
This is the intentional omission of words and phrases signaled by a series of points (...).
line lengths
ellipses
stanza
poetic structure
Poets use line length to create a specific mood or feeling.
True
False
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.
Ellipses
Rhyme scheme
Enjambment
Lines
The poem Chicago has rhyming words.
True
False
This refers to a group of words arranged in a row.
Stanza
Line
Prose
Poetry
This refers to the pattern of beats, or stresses, in spoken or written language.
Rhyme
Rhythm
Syllables
Poetic Structure
In "Chicago," the first five lines of the poem is an address to the city.
True
False
‘Wilderness’ by Carl Sandburg is a six stanza, narrative poem, that is distinguished by its long lines and extended style.
True
False
This refers to a word, phrase, or line that is repeated at regular intervals throughout a poem or song.
Rhyme
Refrain
Rhythm
Lines
"And the tree stood still and frowned away the winds that June morning..." What figure of speech is used in the sentence?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Mark Twain is famous for being __________.
Father of American Poetry
Father of American Drama
Father of American Literature
No Correct answers given
Mark Twain was forced to leave school to help support his family at the age of ____.
11
12
13
15
Mark Twain was the author's writing pseudonym.
True
False
Mark Twain's dream as a child was to be a __________.
clown
pirate
writer
steam boat pilot
Mark Twain's dream as a child was to be a __________.
clown
pirate
writer
steam boat pilot
Author Sarah Orne Jewett was born in ___________.
Baltimore
South Berwick
New York
Boston
Jewett is best known for writing __________.
stories using Southern dialect
poetry
stories using a lot of adjectives
stories and novels that are set along or near the Southern coast of Maine
Jewett ended her writing career because ________
she got married.
she got a different job.
she was in a disabling carriage accident.
she died.
Jewett sold her first story to the Atlantic Monthly when she was only nineteen years old.
True
False
Zora Neale Hurston was born in Alabama but grew up in _______.
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
California
As a child, Hurston especially liked reading stories that had _______.
romance
comedy
murders
politics
Hurston had a dual career as a writer and as an _________
playwright
movie star
musician
anthropologist
Hurston's works were rediscovered by this author in the 1970s.
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
Langston Hughes
Countee Cullen
To be able to attend free public school, Hurston lied about her age saying she was only 15.
True
False
Carl Sandburg was born in ____________, Illinois.
Chicago
Galesburg
Flat Rock
Bisbee
Sandburg dropped out of school to help support his large family at the age of ____.
11
12
13
14
An imperative sentence
makes a statement
expresses strong feeling.
gives a command or makes a request.
asks a question.
An exclamatory sentence
expresses strong feeling.
asks a question.
gives a command or makes a request.
makes a statement.
A declarative sentence
asks a question.
expresses a strong feeling.
give a command or make a request.
makes a statement.
An interrogative sentence
gives a command or makes a request.
expresses strong feeling.
asks a question.
makes a statement.
What type of sentence is "Bring your gifts and graces and tell your secrets to this lonely country child!"
Exclamatory
Imperative
Interrogative
Declarative
Identify the sentence type:
Please take a moment to check to see if you have all of your belongings.
declarative
imperative
interrogative
exclamatory
Identify the sentence type:
Is it too much to ask to have every student bring a pen or pencil to class every day?
declarative
imperative
interrogative
exclamatory
Identify the sentence type:
This is going to revolutionize the entire field of particle physics!
declarative
imperative
interrogative
exlamatory
Identify the sentence type:
I hope Steve doesn't ask me to write him a letter of recommendation.
declarative
imperative
interrogative
exclamatory
Successful writers develop a distinctive and effective style by varying the sentences they use in their writing.
True
False
What punctuation is associated with a declarative sentence?
Period
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
Comma
What punctuation is associated with a Interrogative sentence?
Period
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
Comma
What punctuation is associated with a exclamatory sentence?
Period
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
Comma
Which type of sentence commands the listener/reader to do something?
declarative
imperative
interrogative
exclamatory
Which type of sentence expresses a strong emotion?
declarative
imperative
interrogative
exclamatory
