WorksheetsOverall English stories comp
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Worksheet time: 49mins
Martha is excited to win the scholarship jacket in “The Scholarship Jacket” because
She has worked hard to achieve it
It is her only chance to have a special jacket
It shows she’s an amazing athlete
What does Mr. Boone suggest to Mr.Schmidt in “The Scholarship Jacket”
To give Martha two jackets
To write Martha’s valedictorian speech
To agree and give Joann the jacket instead of Martha
To question the principal
Martha’s grandfather impacts this short story because in “The Scholarship Jacket”
He encourages Martha to reflect on the meaning of a scholarship jacket
His words are the motivation for the principles change of mind
His advice is wise and moral
All of the above
Martha overhears her teachers conversation when she returns the classroom to retrieve her…. In “The Scholarship Jacket”
Sneakers
Gyn shirt
P.E. shorts
Basketball
The man from the west view some self as a success for all the following reasons EXCEPT in “After Twenty Years”
He is a wanted man
He is wealthy
He competed with the sharpest wits
He owns jewelry set with diamonds
What is Jimmy Well’s occupation from “After Twenty Years”
Baseball player
Policeman
Garbage man
Mailman
Which of the following stage directions let’s you know that this is a teleplay? “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”
MRS.BRAND comes out on the porch and calls to STEVE
We see a medium camera shot of the living room window or CHARLIE’S house
A man breaks away from the crowd to chase CHARLIE
Suddenly there a sound of a cars engine starting to turn over
The playwright creates an unsettling mood through all of the following EXCEPT (“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”)
Characters shouting at one another
Lights going on and off
Reasonable discussions
Confusion and chaos on the street
At first, the people on Maple Street think the roar and flash of light it (“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”)
A space creature
A loud thunderstorm
An airplane
A meteor
The first sign that something is wrong is that (“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”)
The electricity and phones don’t work
People start receiving mysterious phone calls
The radio repost a plane crash
Monsters appear on Maple Street
After Pete Van Horn is killed, suspicious suddenly switch to Charlie because (“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”)
He knows too much
His radio begins to play
He behaves strangely
His electricity goes on
What do people start looking for in their neighbors (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street)
Odd behavior
Strange clothing
Radio sets in their home
Disappearances
The setting of “Monsters are Due on Maple Street” in
An urban block
A suburban neighborhood
A space station
A planetarium
Steve Brand can be described as all of the following EXCEPT (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street)
Rational
Level—headed
Argumentative
Intelligent
Charlie causes trouble when he takes the gun from (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street)
Tommy
Les Goodman
Sally
Steve
People suspect Les Goodman because (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street)
His wife tells secrets about him
His car won’t start and then starts on its own
He owns money to his neighbors
He is odd looking and unfriendly
What does Tommy say the problem is (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street)
The monsters don’t want anyone to leave Maple Street
Steve Brand is accusing everyone else
His mother has forbidden him to read comic books
Pete Van Horn is angry with the neighbors for sending him away
Pete Van Horn may be described as a minor character because (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street)
He has few lines as one-dimensional
He fight with the others on the street
He has persisted in arguing with Don throughout the teleplay
His lights incriminate him
Charlie and the “Woman” may be described as antagonist because (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street)
They work to solve the conflict in the teleplay
They are argumentative and fight with the other characters
They work to help Tommy discover the aliens hideout
Steve appoints them as leaders of the mob
Sally tries to (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street)
Shield Tommy from mob
Accuse Les Goodman of having a ham radio set
Promote the idea of alien encounters on maple street
Help Pete van Horn Discover the cause of the power outage
The theme of “The Monsters are Due On Maple Street” is
Every person has a purpose
Supernatural forces are everywhere
Prejudice can kill
Good triumphs in the end
According to Laurie, Charles his teacher because she tried to make him (“Charles”)
Use a red crayon
Stay after school
Play with other kids
Wash his mouth soap
Which phrase BEST describes Laurie (“Charles”)
Playfully sweet and kind
An excellent student
Very clever and imaginative
An innocent victim
How does kindergarten change Laurie (“Charles”)
He starts being rude at home
He learns to read
He becomes quiet and withdrawn
He starts acting kinder to his babysitter
How does Lori’s mother and father opinions differ on Charles (“Charles”)
The mother wants Laurie to be positive influence on Charles while the father wants the Laurie to keep his distance
The mother wants Laurie to get used to bad influences in school or the father wants to take him out of kindergarten
The mother wants to take Laurie out of kindergarten mother father believes Lori she get used to bad influence
Non of the above
Why does Charles behavior begin to change? (“Charles”)
He always wants to please his teacher
He is adjusting to being in school
He listens to his parents, who want him to behave better
He listens to his friends, who want him to play better
One clue that Laurie Charles maybe the same person is that (“Charles”)
Laurie describes Charles as “bad”
Laurie touches his toes, but Charles doesn’t
Laurie tells his parents that Charles hits a boy in the stomach
Laurie comes home late on the days that Charles has to stay after school
Charles does all of the following EXCEPT (“Charles”)
Throws chalk
Tells classmates to say a bad word
Gives the teacher a gift
Kick the teachers friend
The ending of this story (“Charles”)
Is a tragedy
Is meant to be sad
Makes this a horror story
Contains a surprise ending known as a plot twist
Aunt Emily’s “gentle fiction” is (“A Bird Like No Other”)
Her story about three Blue Jays on her porch
Her own problems with anger and hot temper
Her creation of a beautiful bird of many colors
Her willingness to start working extra hours
What phrase BEST describes Colby at the beginning of the story (“A Bird Like No Other”)
Playfully sweet
an accomplished swimmer
Hot tempered
The eldest child in his family
The reference to Solomon in this text is an example of (“A Bird Like No Other”)
An allusion
A metaphor
A simile
Personification
And Emily demands that Colby leave her porch glider when he is angry (“A Bird Like No Other”)
True
False
The end of the short story reveals that Colby has begun to mature (“A Bird Like No Other”)
True
False
Colbys sisters were always a source of great joy for him in the short story (“A Bird Like No Other”)
True
False
Aunt Emily enjoys Colby’s company because she misses her son (“A Bird Like No Other”)
True
False
Aunt Emily lost her son in a summer accident at the beach (“A Bird Like No Other”)
True
False
The Miller loses the first $200 when he’s attached buy a (“The Force of Luck”)
Vulture
Hawk
Sparrow
Barn owl
The wealthy man needed to find an honest man in order to (“The Force of Luck”)
Help them start a business
Settle an argument
Determine their faith
Elect an alderman in the town
The millers luck changes when he is given (“The Force of Luck”)
More money
A worthless piece of lead
A new business
A fortune in gold
After losing $200 for the second time, the Miller’s wife says they will be poor until (“The Force of Luck”)
She finds a job
Her husband becomes less careless
They’re luck changes for the better
God wills their lot in life to be otherwise
Why does the jewelers wife says she is willing to pay $50 for a worthless piece of glass (“The Force of Luck”)
She thinks it is unique
Her husband collects glass
She wants to match you to another piece to make a pair
She feels sorry for her poor neighbors and their bad luck
What does King Minos do to prevent Icarus and Deadalus from leaving Crete (“Icarus and Deadalus”)
He sends them to his county estate
He imprisons them
He throws them to the Minotaur
He kills them
Icarus forgets his father’s warning and (“Icarus and Deadalus”)
Gets carried away with his new sense of freedom
Gets appointed as a new architect of Crete
Challenges the Minotaur
Engages the local philosophers to a debate
Deadalus fashions (“Icarus and Deadalus”)
A strong boat made of wood
A balloon made of silk
Wings made of feathers and wax
A wagon of bamboo stalks
A possible theme for the myth would be (“Icarus and Deadalus”)
Do not trust those who create new inventions
Hard work pays off
Keep your feet on the ground at all times
Listen to heed your elders advice
Deadalus is described as cunning (“Icarus and Deadalus”)
True
False
Deadalus vows to slay King Minos at the end of the story (“Icarus and Deadalus”)
True
False
Icarus can be described as reckless and irresponsible (“Icarus and Deadalus”)
True
False
Prometheus requests the gift of ______ from Zeus for the humans (“Prometheus”)
Justice
Fire
Knowledge
Death
Zeus does not grant Prometheus request because he (“Prometheus”)
Fears the titans
Does not want his creations to think they are equal to the gods
Is afraid Prometheus will defeat him
Is jealous of him…
As the result of Prometheus’ gift, humans (“Prometheus”)
Destroy themselves
Challenge Zeus
Imprison the Titans
Improve and flourish on earth
To describe someone as Promethean means they are (“Prometheus”)
Reckless and rash
Dangerous and corrupt
Darlingly creative
False and wicked
This myth presents the theme that (“Prometheus”)
Knowledge can be both a useful and dangerous tool
Chains are strong
You should look down from the Mountain before you leap
Forgiveness makes people better
Prometheus bestows his gift to humans in a glistening castle (“Prometheus”)
True
False
Prometheus is changed to a mountain peak and tortured by vultures (“Prometheus”)
True
False
Zeus is happy with humans progress and welcomes them to Mt Olympus (“Prometheus”)
True
False
“ The Wise Old Woman” is considered what type of literary (“The Wise Old Woman”)
Folktale
Legend
Myth
Drama
Where does the story take place (“The Wise Old Woman”)
England
China
Indonesia
Japan
Why does the cruel young Lord decide to banish old people from his village (“The Wise Old Woman”)
He believes that a wise old woman will one day take control the village
He believes that all people are not useful and cannot work for a living
An old woman one stole one of his children
his town is crowded with old people who eat all the food
In the beginning, where does the farmer take his mother to let her die (“The Wise Old Woman”)
Into the village
Into the fields
Into the desert
To the mountains
What does the farmer hide his mother from the cruel young lord (“The Wise Old Woman”)
In the forest
In a hole in the floor of his kitchen
In a neighboring town
In a bowl
What is the name of the man who wants to conquer the farmers village (“The Wise Old Woman”)
Lord Higa
Lord Uchida
The evil one
Lord Hugo
How does a cruel young Lord reward the farmer for saving the village (“The Wise Old Woman”)
He makes him one of the villages wisemen
He gives him gold
He gives him a larger plot of land which to farm
He gives him a golden suit of armor
When the young Lord asked the wisemen of the village to solve the problems, they (“The Wise Old Woman”)
Couldn’t do it
Did it successfully
Looked up the answer
Wouldn’t do it
The young Lord knew he was wrong when he realized (“The Wise Old Woman”)
You can learn from elderly people
Old people would not leave him alone
When he was beaten by Lord Higa
He was going to be overthrown by the young farmer
The resolution of “The Wise Old Woman” is when (“The Wise Old Woman”)
There are no more old people left
The town is destroyed and conquered
The young farmer is killed for not following the decree
The young lord removes the decree
Line 12: Or animals feeding in the fields contains (“Miracles”)
Alliteration
Simile
Miracle
Metaphor
The poem celebrates (“Miracles”)
Elk and deer in the forests
The wondrous in every day living
The sameness of life
Manhattan office buildings
The speakers attitude is one of (“Miracles”)
Sight
Taste
Touch
Hearing
Which one is often repeated throughout the poem (“Miracles”)
Or
Field
Rocks
Ships
Copied skillfully as Adam is an example of (“Without Commercials)
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
End rhyme
Alliteration
The speaker in this poem is (“Without Commercials)
Old and lonely
Depressed and despairing
Meek and mild
Strong and opinionated
The conflict in this poem occurs between (“Without Commercials)
Blacks and whites
Technology and nature
Self image and current culture
Adam and Eve
This poem contains (“Without Commercials)
Alliteration, repetition, and allusion
Repetition, dialogue, and slant rhyme
Personification, alliteration, and iambic pentameter
None of the above
How does the speaker feel about commercials
She loves commercials
She feels they corrupt peoples ideas about beauty
She expresses the commercials are helpful
She believes everything she sees on television
The poet presents the idea that people of every race are (“Without Commercials)
Bleach their skin
Like to go tanning
Thrilled to be individuals
Dissatisfied with their appearance
A possible theme for this poem is (“Without Commercials)
People showing conform to popular images
Peoples differences are beautiful
Plastic surgery is necessary today
Human should return to the Garden of Eden
The noonday sun is like a daisy smiling upon the earth is an example of (“Without Commercials)
Repetition
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
The mind is a garbage dump filled with despair is an example of (“Without Commercials)
Dialect
Metaphor
Dialogue
Simile
The speaker faces the challenges of (“The Rider”)
Finishing his race
Beating the competition
Learning to ride a bicycle
Overcome feelings of loneliness
While you float free in a cloud of sudden azaleas is an example of (“The Rider”)
Metaphor
Imagery
Alliteration
Rhyme scheme
Line 12: luminous pink petals that have contains (“The Rider”)
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration
Internal rhyme
The speaker of this poem is optimistic and relies on (“The Rider”)
Himself
His family
The road
The plants in his neighborhood
The poem classified as a(n) (“The Highwayman”)
Nursery rhyme
Narrative poem
Epic poem
Haiku
The setting of this poem is (“The Highwayman”)
American suburbs, 2000s
English countryside, 1700s
English city, 1600s
Iceland, 1900s
The Highwayman earns a living by (“The Highwayman”)
Owning an inn
Robbing people
Caring for horses
Being a red coat
“ The road was a ribbon of Moonlight“ -This line contains (“The Highwayman”)
Alliteration
Foreshadowing
Simile
Onomatopoeia
The highwayman (“The Highwayman”)
Is well dressed
Lacks money
Helps travelers
Befriends Tim
Bess can be described as (“The Highwayman”)
Self-sacrificing
Greedy
Cowardly
Very selfish
How does Bess warn the highwayman part two (“The Highwayman”)
She sent him a letter
She tells the innkeeper
She yells out his name
She shoots herself
Who is likely to have told the redcoats the highwaymen would return to the inn (“The Highwayman”)
Bess
King George
Tim the Osler
The landlord
The redcoats (“The Highwayman”)
Show Bess The Highwaymen‘s lifeless body
Torture Bess is revealing the highwaymen’s hiding place
Tie Bess up and place a musket by her chest
Take Bess A way to hide her in a prison
The first time the highwayman return to the end, he turned the rides west when he (“The Highwayman”)
Sees the Ostler
Hears the gun shot
Sees the soldiers
Hears the soldiers shouting
Why does the highwaymen ride back to the inn when he learns Bess is dead (“The Highwayman”)
He realizes he has dropped his repier
He realizes she killed herself to save his life so he seeks to avenge her
He thinks he can kill the soldiers
He wants to warn Tim that he is in danger too
The repetition of the last two stanza suggest the Bess and the highway men are (“The Highwayman”)
Alive
Ghost
Injured
Searching for each other
The central conflict in this narrative poem is (“The Highwayman”)
Love conquers all
Tim loves Bess, but she loves the highwaymen
the Redcoats need to arrest more thieves for King George
Tim feels he is underpaid for his work at the inn
