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English I Final Exam review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement is an example of figurative language?

a)

Time is a quiet thief

b)

We do not have enough time to complete our assignment

c)

We have enough time to play

d)

we do not have enough money for food

2.

The days steal by quietly that I cannot hear their footsteps

a)

Time is silent and it is not easy to notice.

b)

Days are passing slowly

c)

it is easy to notice time passing

d)

I can see time passing

3.

Which line best reflects the use of personification

a)

The trees are dancing

b)

It is as tall as a giraffe

c)

And softly touch me with their fingers

d)

He is a lion

4.

Which line creates a mournful mood?

a)

They clapped their hands with joy

b)

My heart is heavy with sorrow and tears

c)

They lived happily ever after

d)

She doesn't like her dress

5.

Using an online dictionary the meaning of "inchoate"

a)

developed

b)

powerful

c)

strange

d)

undeveloped

6.

Using an online dictionary find out the meaning of the word "aside" as used in drama.

a)

a statement spoken only by the main actor

b)

a metaphor in a play

c)

a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play

d)

a character in a play

7.

What is a foreshadow?

a)

Something hides the truth

b)

something that is a warning or indication of (a future event).

c)

something that explains why things happen

d)

It is when characters fight

8.

What is connotation?

a)

It figurative language

b)

It is the meaning of a word

c)

an idea or feeling that a word creates in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

d)

It is the meaning of a word in the dictionary

9.

What is sarcasm? (Use a dictionary)

a)

It is a compliment

b)

It is the use of similes

c)

It is a sad feeling

d)

It is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

10.

What is the meaning of "Squander

a)

to have bad feelings

b)

to use well

c)

to waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner

d)

to spend time

11.

What is the meaning of the word "pertinent"? (Use a dictionary)

a)

Relevant or appropriate to a particular matter

b)

something that is not good

c)

Something that is hidden

d)

a secret

12.

"Ras disappeared completely from everyone, like a tortoise in its shell"

What is the meaning of this simile?

a)

to describe Ras's weakness and indecision

b)

to emphasize Ras's withdrawal from the world

c)

to highlight Ras's extreme bitterness

d)

to portray Ras's embarrassment at being poor

13.

What is to infer?

a)

to find a quick answer

b)

to refer someone

c)

to summarize

d)

toconclude (information) from evidence and reasoning

14.

"We would ride our lightning-fast horses alongside the herd, both hands unencumbered to shoot arrows while dodging hooves and horns."

What is the meaning of the word "unencumbered" as used in the above line?

a)

obstructed

b)

inconvenienced

c)

free

d)

aching

15.

Who is a playwright?

a)

A person who writes plays

b)

A person who writes poems

c)

A person who makes mocvies

d)

A person who writes songs

16.

What is the meaning of the word "manipulate"? (Use a dictionary)

a)

to reject someone

b)

to make friends

c)

to handle or control

d)

to look for a job

17.

Using an online dictionary find out the meaning of the word "aside" as used in drama.

a)

a statement spoken only by the main actor

b)

a metaphor in a play

c)

a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play

d)

a character in a play

18.

What is theme of a story?

a)

an idea that is not related to the story

b)

the main idea or subject of a story

c)

the character in a story

d)

the conflict in the story