WorksheetsSurvey of Literature A Unit 1 Test Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics: "The weather at the lake is serene in October"
Beautiful
Cold
Peaceful
Lively
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics: "Mr. Isles grabbed for his ring as it fell down the vortex of the shower drain."
Center
Whirlpool
Water
Cylinder
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics: "Jade unfurled the blanket they bought at the farmer's market and set up the picnic items."
Pointed out
Pulled on
Unboxed
Opened up
Match the definitions to the words by choosing the correct answer: hopeless; depressing
Menacing
Prestigious
Insistent
Bleak
Match the definitions to the words by choosing the correct answer: highly respected
Menacing
Prestigious
Insistent
Lithe
Match the definitions to the words by choosing the correct answer: threatening
Menacing
Prestigious
Insistent
Lithe
Match the definitions to the words by choosing the correct answer: graceful, agile
Menacing
Prestigious
Insistent
Lithe
Match the definitions to the words by choosing the correct answer: not giving up
Menacing
Prestigious
Insistent
Lithe
In "My Brother's Keeper", the author includes the line "and Jamie thought to himself, this time it must be bad" in Jamie's phone conversation with Ted in order to...
explain how Uncle Harry usually takes care of Ted
demonstrate Jamie's fatigue at being woken up in the middle of the night
develop Ted as a character who is often in trouble
The narrator of "The Scarlet Ibis" was uncomfortable about teaching Doodle to walk because
he was embarrassed by Doodle's disability
he hurt him in the process
he only did it because of a dare from his friends
he hadn't asked his parents' permission
Who is the speaker in "The First Lesson"?
A child
A daughter
A swimming instructor
A parent
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the speaker states she felt like crying when she heard the lines "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." What did she feel was keeping her from being the master of her fate?
Growing up in the south
The prejudice against her race
Being outperformed by Henry Reed
Dropping out of school in the eighth grade
What does the canary represent in My Forbidden Face?
Her freedom
All animals in her city
Her father
The new apartment they move into at the end.
What does "sullenly" mean?
Happily
Resentfully
Surprised
Relieved
What does the word "palpable" mean?
Able to be felt
Strange
Hurtful
Absent
Of the following stories, which one was your favorite?
The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
My Forbidden Face
The Scarlet Ibis
My Brother's Keeper
Of the following poems, which was your favorite?
Oranges
On Turning Ten
First Lesson
Hanging Fire
True or False - You need to write the essay in full sentences at the end of the test.
True
False
