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Worksheets2nd Semester English Final Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
You are as brave as a lion.
Simile
Not a simile
Check all responses that ARE similes.
Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.
Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.
I like to eat steak and potatoes.
He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.
He is as fast as a cheetah.
This is a simile:
This dress fits like a glove.
True
False
A comparison of unlike items.
simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object.
simile
personification
metaphor
alliteration
A big lie or over-exaggeration.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
I would walk a thousand miles if I could just see you.
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
Determine the tone:
Spring always brings a cheer to my heart when I behold the blooming flowers and green foliage everywhere.
Depressing
Somber
hopefull
sad
Determine the tone:
The thunderous roar and charcoal clouds that painted the sky sent the vacationers back inside their hotels.
cheerful
exciting
somber
disappointing
Choose which word from the sentence below DOES NOT show POSITIVE diction.
Christmas is my favorite holiday because of the presents.
Christmas
favorite
presents
because
Choose which word from the sentence below DOES NOT show NEGATIVE diction.
Even though our team lost the championship game, our coach treated us to a steak dinner.
lost
even though
treated
us
The writer's attitude toward a subject.
mood
tone
The reader's attitude toward a subject.
tone
mood
A group of related words containing a subject and a predicate.
phrase
clause
Type of clause that can stand alone as a complete thought/sentence.
Main/Independent
Dependent/
Subordinate
I can't believe that tomorrow we only have 1 week of school left.
main clause
dependent clause
She believed that she could make all A's this year.
main clause
dependent clause
Since we cannot chew gum in class, Dr. Shoots gives us mints.
main/independent clause
dependent/
subordinate clause
Choose the subordinating conjunction.
Because it rained all night, our back yard flooded.
ground
because
flooded
our
Read the quote below and choose the ABSTRACT topic that does NOT belong.
"Things are rough all over."
Trials
Difficulties
Troubles
Happiness
Read the quote below and choose the ABSTRACT topic that does NOT belong.
"Our gift don't matter; it's how we use them the counts."
Talents
Gifts
Stress
Abilities
