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ACAP Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town. 
2.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
3.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
4.

"The city was a jungle." is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

5.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
6.
What type of figurative language is shown?
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
7.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
8.
What type of figurative language is shown?
I have told you a million times not to do that!
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
9.

Don't be a Scrooge!

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

pun

d)

allusion

10.
The main character of the story is the....
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
11.
What is the conflict of a story?
a)
the problem faced by the main character
b)
a bad hair day
c)
the ending of the story
d)
a boxing match
12.
The character that causes trouble for the main character is the.....
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
13.
Kariana and Angie are going on a road trip to San Padre Island.  When they arrive, everyone is leaving because of a hurricane.  What type of conflict is this?
a)

Character vs. Character

b)

Character vs. Nature

c)

Character vs. Self

d)

Character vs. Society

14.
David and John have planned a trip to Panama City next week.  When David's mother looked at his grades and saw that he was failing, she told him that he could not go.  What type of conflict is this?
a)

Character vs Character

b)

Character vs Nature

c)

Character vs Self

d)

Character vs. Society

15.

Character vs. Self is what type of conflict?

a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
16.

Character vs. Character, Character vs. Nature, and Character vs. Society are all what types of conflict?

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

External Conflict

17.

Cassandra wanted to go to law school, but in the 1800s, women were not allowed to attend college. What type of conflict is this?

a)

Character vs. Character

b)

Character vs. Nature

c)

Character vs. Society

d)

Character vs. Self

18.

I am a cat who wears a hat,

Yes, it is true, I adore you

What type of rhyme is in this short poem?

a)

Internal Rhyme

b)

End Rhyme

c)

Partial Rhyme

d)

Complete Rhyme

19.

What is a single line of a poem?

a)

Stanza

b)

Verse

c)

Couplet

d)

Refrain

20.

What is a grouped set of lines in a poem that are set apart from others with a line of space?

a)

Stanza

b)

Verse

c)

Couplet

d)

Refrain

21.

What are phrases or lines of poetry that are repeated in a poem?

a)

Stanza

b)

Verse

c)

Couplet

d)

Refrain

22.

What is a pair of two lines in a poem that contain end rhymes?

a)

Stanza

b)

Quatrain

c)

Couplet

d)

Octave

23.

What is a stanza or poem that contains four lines?

a)

Stanza

b)

Quatrain

c)

Couplet

d)

Octave

24.

What is a stanza or poem that contains eight lines?

a)

Stanza

b)

Quatrain

c)

Couplet

d)

Octave

25.

What is a poem that celebrates a subject and is a tribute to an object, person, or event?

a)

Haiku

b)

Sonnet

c)

Ode

d)

Free Verse Poem

26.

What is poem with 14 lines, each line having 10 syllables written in iambic pentameter, and using a specific rhyme scheme?

a)

Haiku

b)

Sonnet

c)

Ode

d)

Free Verse Poem

27.

What is a very short poem of Japanese origin that contain 17 syllables and is about nature?

a)

Haiku

b)

Sonnet

c)

Ode

d)

Free Verse Poem

28.

What is a poem that has no regular rhyme, meter, rhythm, or structure?

a)

Haiku

b)

Sonnet

c)

Ode

d)

Free Verse Poem

29.

What is a poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer or speaker, has a songlike quality, and has specific rhyme schemes?

a)

Elegy

b)

Ballad

c)

Narrative Poem

d)

Lyric Poem

30.

What is a poem that is meant to be sung, tells a story, has several refrains, and has simple rhyme schemes?

a)

Elegy

b)

Ballad

c)

Narrative Poem

d)

Lyric Poem

31.

What is a poem that tells a story and has a plot, setting, and characters?

a)

Elegy

b)

Ballad

c)

Narrative Poem

d)

Lyric Poem

32.

What is poem written in response to the death of a person or group and is a poem of mourning?

a)

Elegy

b)

Ballad

c)

Narrative Poem

d)

Lyric Poem

33.

What is the sentence type: We are going to go to the mall today after school.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

34.

Identify the sentence type of this sentence:

Since June's dad is in the army, her uncle takes care of her.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

35.

Identify the sentence type of this sentence:

June's dad is in the army, so her uncle takes care of her.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

36.

Identify the sentence type of this sentence:

Since June's dad is in the army, her uncle takes care of her, and he obviously loves her very much.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

37.

The Small Dark Spot is the name of a cyclone that occurred on the planet Neptune.

a)

declarative

b)

interrogative

c)

imperative

d)

exclamatory

38.

Who started the rumor about the cafeteria serving cotton candy and ice cream for lunch?

a)

declarative

b)

interrogative

c)

imperative

d)

exclamatory

39.

Return the pliers to the toolbox in the garage when you're done.

a)

declarative

b)

interrogative

c)

imperative

d)

exclamatory

40.

I can't believe this is Rosa's first time seeing the Pacific Ocean!

a)

declarative

b)

interrogative

c)

imperative

d)

exclamatory

41.

What is a statement that tells what the passage is about?

a)

Topic

b)

Topic Sentence

c)

Main Idea

d)

Author's Purpose

42.

What is the general subject that the passage is about?

a)

Topic

b)

Topic Sentence

c)

Main Idea

d)

Supporting Detail

43.

What is a sentence in the passage that states the main idea of the passage?

a)

Topic

b)

Topic Sentence

c)

Main Idea

d)

Supporting Detail

44.

What is the author's purpose?

a)

The point of view from which an author writes.

b)

The reason an author sits down to write something.

c)

The reason someone reads an author's writing.

d)

The topic an author is writing about.

45.

What is the the author's purpose in a passage meant to inform?

a)

The author wants you to enjoy their writing.

b)

The author is trying to get you to do something.

c)

The author is trying to give you information about something.

d)

The author wants to list a series of steps.

46.

What is the author's purpose in a passage meant to entertain?

a)

The author wants to give you information.

b)

The author wants to get you to do or buy something.

c)

The author wants you to feel something from their writing.

d)

The author wants you to enjoy their writing.

47.

What is the author's purpose in a passage meant to describe?

a)

The author wants you to enjoy their writing.

b)

The author wants to give you specific details about someone or something.

c)

The author wants to list a series of steps for you.

d)

The author wants to get you to believe something.

48.

What is the author's purpose in a passage meant to explain?

a)

The author wants to give you a series of steps to follow or tell you how something works.

b)

The author wants to get you to buy or believe something.

c)

The author wants to give you information about something.

d)

The author wants for you to enjoy their writing.

49.

What is the author's purpose in a passage meant to persuade?

a)

The author wants you to enjoy their writing.

b)

The author wants you to do or believe something.

c)

The author wants to give you information.

d)

The author wants to explain how something works.

50.

What is the definition of the nonfiction text structure description?

a)

The author provides several details about something to give the reader a mental picture.

b)

The author describes an event and the events that follow as a result.

c)

The author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, and ideas.

d)

The author provides readers with a chronological list of events or steps in a procedure.

e)

The author gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions.

51.

What is the definition of the nonfiction text structure order and sequence?

a)

The author provides several details about something to give the reader a mental picture.

b)

The author describes an event and the events that follow as a result.

c)

The author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, and ideas.

d)

The author provides readers with a chronological list of events or steps in a procedure.

e)

The author gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions.

52.

What is the definition of the nonfiction text structure cause and effect?

a)

The author provides several details about something to give the reader a mental picture.

b)

The author describes an event and the events that follow as a result.

c)

The author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, and ideas.

d)

The author provides readers with a chronological list of events or steps in a procedure.

e)

The author gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions.

53.

What is the definition of the nonfiction text structure compare and contrast?

a)

The author provides several details about something to give the reader a mental picture.

b)

The author describes an event and the events that follow as a result.

c)

The author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, and ideas.

d)

The author provides readers with a chronological list of events or steps in a procedure.

e)

The author gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions.

54.

What is the definition of the nonfiction text structure problem and solution?

a)

The author provides several details about something to give the reader a mental picture.

b)

The author describes an event and the events that follow as a result.

c)

The author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, and ideas.

d)

The author provides readers with a chronological list of events or steps in a procedure.

e)

The author gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions.

55.

What is the central idea or truth a story reveals about life?

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Theme

d)

Main Idea

56.

What is the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature (influenced by the setting)?

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Theme

d)

Main Idea

57.

What is the attitude a writer takes towards the subject they are writing about or the reader?

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Theme

d)

Main Idea

58.

Which persuasive technique is used when the writer provides evidence to the audience that he or she is credible and knowledgeable about the subject matter?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

59.

Which persuasion technique is used when the writer appeals to the reader's emotions?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

60.

Which persuasive technique is used when the writer persuades through reasoning, using factual evidence to support his or her claim?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos