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2nd Semester English Final Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You are as brave as a lion.

a)

Simile

b)

Not a simile

2.

Check all responses that ARE similes.

a)

Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

b)

Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

c)

I like to eat steak and potatoes.

d)

He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

e)

He is as fast as a cheetah.

3.

This is a simile:


This dress fits like a glove.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A comparison of unlike items.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

5.

Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object.

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

6.

A big lie or over-exaggeration.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

7.

I would walk a thousand miles if I could just see you.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

8.

Determine the tone:

Spring always brings a cheer to my heart when I behold the blooming flowers and green foliage everywhere.

a)

Depressing

b)

Somber

c)

hopefull

d)

sad

9.

Determine the tone:

The thunderous roar and charcoal clouds that painted the sky sent the vacationers back inside their hotels.

a)

cheerful

b)

exciting

c)

somber

d)

disappointing

10.

Choose which word from the sentence below DOES NOT show POSITIVE diction.

Christmas is my favorite holiday because of the presents.

a)

Christmas

b)

favorite

c)

presents

d)

because

11.

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.

a)

lost

b)

even though

c)

treated

d)

us

12.

The writer's attitude toward a subject.

a)

mood

b)

tone

13.

The reader's attitude toward a subject.

a)

tone

b)

mood

14.

A group of related words containing a subject and a predicate.

a)

phrase

b)

clause

15.

Type of clause that can stand alone as a complete thought/sentence.

a)

Main/Independent

b)

Dependent/

Subordinate

16.

I can't believe that tomorrow we only have 1 week of school left.

a)

main clause

b)

dependent clause

17.

She believed that she could make all A's this year.

a)

main clause

b)

dependent clause

18.

Since we cannot chew gum in class, Dr. Shoots gives us mints.

a)

main/independent clause

b)

dependent/

subordinate clause

19.

Choose the subordinating conjunction.

Because it rained all night, our back yard flooded.

a)

ground

b)

because

c)

flooded

d)

our

20.

Read the quote below and choose the ABSTRACT topic that does NOT belong.

"Things are rough all over."

a)

Trials

b)

Difficulties

c)

Troubles

d)

Happiness

21.

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."

a)

Talents

b)

Gifts

c)

Stress

d)

Abilities