WorksheetsEnglish 9 Second Semester Exam Prep
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Worksheet time: 43mins
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. This is an example of which rhetorical device?
Metaphor
Parallelism
Anaphora
Alliteration
The following is an example of which rhetorical device?
We got a new Einstein in school today.
Allusion
Science is awful.
Simile
Metaphor
As a doctor, I can say that this product will certainly improve your health.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
A metaphor uses the words like or as.
True
False
This is an example of which rhetorical device? "Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better."
Antithesis
Asyndeton
Allusion
Anaphora
The use of logic and evidence to persuade.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
What is alliteration?
Repetition
The repetition of the beginning consonant of several words in a sentence.
The repetition of assonance in multiple words.
A repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or lines.
The following is an example of which rhetorical device?
"The war is inevitable-- and let it come!"
Simile
Call to arms
Let's go to war!
Metaphor
Who surrounds themselves with animals?
Calypso
Hermes
Odysseus
Circe
If a story referenced Apollo 13 that would be an example of which rhetorical device?
Call to Arms
History repeating itself
Allusion
Metaphor
75% of people report that chocolate makes you happier.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
An implied comparison of two objects that have nothing in common. e
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Parallelism
The following is an example of which rhetorical device? "Brave men and women have been ready to FACE the FIRE at FREEDOM'S FRONT...."
Alliteration
Anaphora
Allusion
Call to Arms
The use of ethics or credibility to persuade.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
This is an example of which rhetorical device?
"We are the hope of those boys who have little... we are the hope of the father who goes to work... we are the hope of the woman who hears..."
Anaphora
Call to arms
Alliteration
Allusion
A comparison of one thing with another thing using the words like or as.
Smile
Simile
Metaphor
Mustard
A simile uses the words (a) or as when comparing two things.
Which is an example of a Call to Arms
It's here! Let's Go!
Let the battle begin!
Stop buying toothpaste!
I need you to help me raise money!
The research- conducted by professors at Harvard University- suggests that you should learn a second language.
Which rhetorical appeal is this?
(a)
How many rhetorical appeals are there?
1
2
3
4
An appeal to authority and credibility.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Who wrote a speech about fighting segregation in nonviolent ways?
Lincoln
MLK Jr.
Gehrig
Wiesel
"Caring for the environment may not change your life, but it will change the lives of your children." Which rhetorical appeal is this?
(a)
It's a fact that smoking causes cancer. Therefore, if you don't want cancer, you shouldn't smoke.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
An appeal to the emotions
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
How many years after the Emancipation Proclamation did MLK Jr. write his speech?
20
50
70
100
An appeal to logic and reason
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
A phrase or segment that refers to another work of art, noted person, or historical document is a(n)...
Alliteration
Allusion
Anaphora
History
"He's a walking encyclopedia." Is an example of which rhetorical device?
book talk
Metaphor
simile
Metacarpal
"This is not my wallet. My wallet has a tear in it. This wallet has no tear in it. Therefore, it cannot be mine." Which rhetorical appeal is this?
(a)
Which speaker believes that indifference is a punishment?
Lincoln
MLK Jr.
Gehrig
Wiesel
Who helps Odysseus beat Circe? How?
Circe; she willingly gives up
Homer; he dropped a hill on her
Hermes; he gives Odysseus moly
Polites; he gives his life for Odysseus
If you don't buy this life insurance, you are letting your family down.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
An invitation or appeal to the audience to undertake a particular course of action is which rhetorical device?
Call to arms
Parallelism
Parallel structure
Anaphora
Who wrote "I HAVE A DREAM"?
Lincoln
MLK Jr.
Gehrig
Wiesel
In argumentative writing, this is where you provide reasons and evidence to prove with the opposing side's argument is not true.
Claim
Essay
Counterclaim
Rebuttal
His coat was as yellow as daffodils. This is an example of which rhetorical device?
Metaphor
Simile
Like
As
What does Helios own that no one is supposed to touch?
Bunny Rabbits
Clothes
Cows
Grass
Which speaker talked about being the "...luckiest man on the face of the earth."?
MLK Jr.
Lincoln
Gehrig
Wiesel
A repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or lines is the definition of which rhetorical device?
Parallelism
Anaphora
Metaphor
Call to arms
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?
Lincoln
Washington
MLK jr.
Gehrig
Which speaker focused on all men being created equal?
Lincoln
MLK Jr.
Gehrig
Wiesel
In which story does Odysseus reveal himself to the cowherd and swineherd?
The Test of the Great Bow
Odysseus and Penelope
The Herds
Death at the Palace
"...To build courage... to regain faith... to create hope..." This is an example of which rhetorical device?
Parallelism
Simile
Call to arms
Allusion
Who is Argos?
Maid
Servant
Dog
Cat
In argumentative writing, this is the part where you present information that opposes your argument.
Claim
Thesis
Counterclaim
Rebuttal
Which is NOT an example of parallelism?
Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
I like singing, kayaking, and to dance.
I like singing, kayaking, and dancing.
We wanted to cook and to swim.
Who is the first person to die in Death at the Palace? Why?
Telemachus; the suitors attack
Antinous; Telemachus kills him for talking back
Antinous; Odysseus kills him because he is the ringleader
Eurymachus; he screams at Odysseus
As a dentist, I recommend this toothpaste.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
In argumentative writing, this is the statement that tells the reader what you are arguing.
Counterclaim
Argument
Claim
Essay
When Telemachus sees Odysseus for the first time he thinks he is a what?
Goddess
God
Spy
dog
In order for Odysseus to die, "...wearied out at a rich old age..." he needs to do what?
Sacrifice Penelope
Kill the Cyclops
Sacrifice to Poseidon
Make it home
When Odysseus first came home, why did no one recognize him?
He's old
No one remembers him
He's disguised as a beggar
Athena made him invisible
Who wrote "THE PERILS OF INDIFFERENCE"?
MLK Jr.
Wiesel
Lincoln
Gehrig
How does Odysseus end up with King Alcinous?
Calypso throws him away
Poseidon destroys his raft
His men opened a bag of wind.
The Cyclops threw a hill at them.
How were they punished for murdering the cows?
They got a stomach ache
They were eaten by the left over cows
Zeus struck them with lightning and destroyed their boat
Hermes was forced to drop them from 100 feet in the air.
Which story is considered the climax?
Calypso
The Witch Circe
Penelope and Odysseus
Death at the Palace
Which monster is a whirlpool?
Sirens
Scylla
Charybdis
Cyclops
What is "the arrangement of words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures placed side by side making them similar in form"?
Simile
Parallelism
Parallel Phrasing
Metaphor
How many suitors are in Odysseus's house?
less than 30
between 50 and 60
70-90
more than 100
Which monster ate 2 men for every meal?
Sirens
Scylla
Charybdis
Cyclops
What does Odysseus talk about that makes Penelope realize it is really him?
Their wedding
Their bed
Their first meal
Their first child
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Odysseus
Homer
Homerous
Telemachus
When Odysseus strings the bow which God shows his support by thundering overhead?
Apollo
Athena
Poseidon
Zues
This speaker believes that when you are indifferent it reduces that person to an abstraction; that person is meaningless.
Lincoln
Wiesel
MLK Jr.
Gehrig
Who does Odysseus go to see in the Land of the Dead?
Teiresias
Zeus
Penelope
Persephone
Who tries to convince Odysseus to not kill the suitors because they are his people and they will give his restitutions.
Telemachus
Antinous
Eurymachus
the maids
What is the main reason that Poseidon is mad at Odysseus?
He won't sacrifice his first born son.
He blinded his son.
He made fun of the Cyclops for only having one eye and just being uglier than all of the other children.
He married Penelope.
Who is mad at Penelope for how she is treating Odysseus after the murders?
Odysseus
The Nurses
Swineherd
Telemachus
Who keeps Odysseus for 7 years?
Penelope
Cyclops
Circe
Calypso
Who proposes an impossible task for their suitors?
Telemechus
Athena
Odysseus
Penelope
Which speaker used Anaphora by consistently brining up the word "lucky" and saying "that's something"?
Lincoln
MLK Jr.
Gehrig
Wiesel
Who helps Odysseus get home and how?
Zeus; a magical carpet
Poseidon; he stops throwing a hissy fit
Hermes; he flies his home on his back
Alcinous; a magical ship
Which monster requires the men to put beeswax into their ears?
Sirens
Scylla
Charybdis
Cyclops
Who wrote "FAREWELL TO BASEBALL"?
Lincoln
Gehrig
Wiesel
MLK Jr.
Which monster has 6 heads and 12 tentacles?
Sirens
Scylla
Charybdis
Cyclops
Odysseus helped murder the Sun God's cattle.
True
False
Who gives Odysseus a bag of wind?
Aeolus
Laestrygonians
Circe
Eurylochus
Which speaker reminds us that people will forget what we say but not what we do?
Lincoln
MLK JR.
Gehrig
Wiesel
What flower made the crew want to just stay on an island?
Roses
Lilies
Lotuses
No one likes flowers
