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7th PARC 1 LITERATURE

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

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Class
Date
1.

This part of plot is the turning point of the story. On the plot mountain, it would take place at the top of the mountain.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action and Resolution

2.

The storyline or events of a story are called:

a)

the climax

b)

the plot

c)

the resolution

d)

the conflict

3.

The end of the story, the outcome of the conflict, or how everything ends, is known as the:

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

rising action

d)

exposition

4.

From the short film "Lifted," "The alien in training doesn't know how to lift." What part of the plot is this?

a)

climax

b)

rising action

c)

conflict

d)

falling action

5.

From the short film "Lifted," "The alien boy crashes the spaceship and the human boy is left in his bed in the middle of a canyon." Which part of the plot is this?

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

resolution

d)

climax

6.

What kind of animal is Rikki-tikki-tavi?

a)

a cat

b)

a muskrat

c)

a weasel

d)

mongoose

7.

In “Rikki-tikki-tavi,” a raging flood sweeps Rikki-tikki up and carries him away from his home. In what part of the plot does the flood take place?

a)

during the climax

b)

during the resolution (very end)

c)

during the falling action

d)

during the exposition (beginning)

8.

When Rikki-tikki first comes to the garden, a future conflict is introduced. Whom is the conflict between?

a)

Nag and Nagaina

b)

Rikki-tikki and Nag

c)

Rikki-tikki and Darzee

d)

Darzee and Darzee's wife

9.

What kind of animal is Chuchundra?

a)

mongoose

b)

cobra

c)

muskrat

d)

tailorbird

10.

What kind of animal is Nag?

a)

mongoose

b)

cobra

c)

muskrat

d)

tailorbird

11.

What kind of animal is Darzee?

a)

mongoose

b)

cobra

c)

muskrat

d)

tailorbird

12.

Who helped Rikki to kill Nag? (this person shot Nag)

a)

Nagaina

b)

Teddy

c)

Teddy's father

d)

Darzee

13.

What did Nagaina have in the melon patch?

a)

her cousins

b)

her eggs

c)

Nag

d)

watermelon and pumpkins

14.

Who is the main character of the story?

a)

Nag

b)

Rikki Tikki

c)

Teddy

d)

Darzee

15.

What is the setting of the story?

a)

on a beach in India

b)

at a picnic in India

c)

in a garden in India

16.

How did Rikki Tikki end up with Teddy's family?

a)

they bought him at the pet store

b)

Teddy found him in the garden

c)

He was washed away from his family in a flood

17.

"Duffy´s Jacket" Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Duffy

b)

Marie

c)

Andrew

d)

the Sentinel

18.

"Duffy´s Jacket" What is the setting of the story Duffy's Jacket?

a)

A cabin in the woods.

b)

A small house in Simi Valley.

c)

A car trip to Grand Canyon.

d)

A boy's bedroom that he shares with his cousin.

19.

"Duffy´s Jacket" Which of the following statements best explains why the mothers want to go camping?

a)

A friend of Aunt Elise’s boss has a cabin, and the mothers want

to do something fatherly.

b)

The mothers want to get close to nature, and a friend has a cabin.

c)

The mothers want to stay in a historical house, and a friend has one.

d)

The mothers want to air out the house for a friend, and they

want to go hiking with the kids.

20.

"Duffy´s Jacket" The first sign that something unusual is going on occurs when —

a)

The boys take a walk in the woods.

b)

Mom and Aunt Elise tell the boys not to frighten Marie.

c)

Duffy forgets his sneakers.

d)

Andrew finds a message scrawled on the wall.

21.

"Duffy´s Jacket" Which of the following details is most significant to the story?

a)

Duffy buys new sneakers.

b)

Duffy forgets his lunch.

c)

Duffy forgets his jacket.

d)

Duffy loses a suitcase.

22.

"Duffy´s Jacket" Choose the word that best completes this sentence. The old house was filled with so many spider webs that it needed _______________.

a)

fumigating

b)

sentinel

c)

sabotage

d)

huddled

23.

"Duffy´s Jacket" Choose the word that best completes this sentence. The children are so frightened that they ___________ together in the middle of the room.

a)

fumigated

b)

sentinel

c)

sabotage

d)

huddled

24.

"Duffy´s Jacket" Choose the word that best completes this sentence. Is it possible that someone was trying to _________ their trip?

a)

fumigating

b)

sentinel

c)

sabotage

d)

huddled

25.

"Duffy´s Jacket" When the kids hear the front door open, they run from the house. Why do they decide to go back inside the house?

a)

Andrew thinks that the Sentinel will not expect them to go back inside the house.

b)

The mothers have returned home.

c)

They want to trap the Sentinel in the house.

d)

The barn is cold and damp.

26.

"Duffy´s Jacket" When Andrew hears scratching at the door, he thinks it is the Sentinel because—

a)

he saw a bloodhound in the woods.

b)

something had been following the kids in the woods.

c)

Duffy left his sneakers in the woods.

d)

the message said the Sentinel would appear that night.

27.

"Duffy´s Jacket" What is Duffy's most identifiable trait?

a)

He's tall

b)

He's forgetful

c)

He's smart

d)

He is strong.

28.

"Duffy´s Jacket" What is the resolution of the story?

a)

The Sentinel takes Duffy's Jacket.

b)

The parents come back and catch the sentinel.

c)

Duffy no longer forgets things.

d)

The narrator wakes up and it was all a dream.

29.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" What event do the people of Maple Street experience?

a)

a flood

b)

a thunderstorm

c)

a power outage

d)

an earthquake

30.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" What happens at the beginning of the story that causes the conflict?

a)

a plane passes by

b)

a flock of birds fly across the sky

c)

the military drives by the neighborhood

d)

the people see and hear a flash and roar

31.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" What makes the people think the events are more than unusual?

a)

the wifi stops working

b)

the power in the houses is off

c)

cars and portable devices stop working

d)

the air smells weird

32.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" What is Tommy's theory of the cause of the events?

a)

Animals are attacking

b)

Aliens are invading them

c)

The government is involved.

d)

There are spies from another country among them.

33.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" How does the crowd's mood change as the plot begins to unravel?

a)

It reverts from worried to calm.

b)

It grows from concerned to full of rage.

c)

It starts off as worried, but changes to fear and suspicion.

d)

It changes from upset to sadness.

34.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Why does the crowd begin to get suspicious of Les Goodman?

a)

His car is the only one that works.

b)

His appearance is that of a criminal.

c)

He has equipment that would cause the power outage.

d)

He is an ex-military spy.

35.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" What information does the "woman" share about Les Goodman that makes him more of a suspect?

a)

He waters his lawn at night.

b)

At nights, he stares at the stars as if waiting for something.

c)

He makes random noises and talks to himself.

d)

He wears the strangest outfits.

36.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Who does Charlie shoot?

a)

Steve Brand

b)

an alien

c)

Les Goodman

d)

Pete Van Horn

37.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Towards the end of the play, what do the residents begin to do?

a)

Accuse/blame one another.

b)

Work together to solve the mystery.

c)

Defeat the aliens.

d)

Feel sorry for themselves.

38.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" In your opinion, what "force" drove the residents of Maple Street to become a mob against each other?

a)

their lack of trust

b)

their fear of the unknown

c)

their inability to solve a crime

d)

their lack of common sense

39.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Who turned out to be the resident's biggest enemy?

a)

the figures

b)

Charlie

c)

Tommy

d)

themselves

- Humans

40.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" What inference can we make about Figure One and Figure Two?

a)

they work for the government

b)

they are spies

c)

they are not from this world

d)

they are people

41.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Based on the dialogue between Figure One and Figure Two, you can infer that --

a)

Maple Street was the last mission on their agenda.

b)

They will confront the residents of Maple Street.

c)

They will move on to another location and do the same again.

d)

They will leave Earth to report their findings.

42.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Les Goodman tells the others he is guilty of

a)

Insomnia

b)

Summoning aliens

c)

tricking his neighbors

d)

none of these

43.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Why does Charlie shoot Pete Van Horn?

a)

The aliens were told to find this street.

b)

He has seen Pete gazing at the night sky.

c)

He sees a dark figure approaching and thinks it is the monster.

d)

He believes Pete is making ham radios.

44.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Why do the people on Maple Street begin suspecting that there is a monster?

a)

A meteor flies over the neighborhood.

b)

All of the power goes out on Maple Street.

c)

None of the cars will start on Maple Street.

d)

All of the above

45.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" At first, they do not believe Tommy's story. Things begin to go wrong when

a)

The neighbors find out Goodman is an alien

b)

The lights go on at Steve's house.

c)

Les Goodman's car suddenly starts up.

d)

The aliens prepare to land.

46.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" After Pete Van Horn dies, what happens that makes Charlie look more suspicious to the neighbors?

a)

The woman remembers Charlie's odd behavior.

b)

Charlie's lights turn on.

c)

Charlie's car starts.

d)

None of these.

47.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Which character tries to talk sense into the mob, and get them to calm down?

a)

Steve

b)

Tommy

c)

Charlie

d)

Les Goodman

48.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Who are the real monsters on Maple Street?

a)

The aliens from Mars.

b)

Tommy

c)

Charlie

d)

Humans

49.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" At the end of the play, the people on Maple Street are

a)

Meeting with the aliens.

b)

Resolving their problems.

c)

Turning on one another.

d)

Moving to another town.

50.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Which of the following describes the mood on Maple Street at the end of the play?

a)

A tense nightmare.

b)

A calm return to normal.

c)

A celebration.

d)

A sense of relief.

51.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters)

Another friend, who is as familiar with French as with English, finds her French much more (a)   than her English.

52.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters)

She could hear the (a)   in his voice.

53.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters)

The world is (a)   by the novel coronavirus outbreak spreading around the globe.

54.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters) Are we to conclude from your silence that you (a)   ?

55.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters) His only (a)   is his ingrained use of sneakers, even with business suits

56.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters) Many companies are combining rapidly (a)   communication technology into one device that can act as a phone, take photographs, and send e-mail.

57.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters) Many theories on punishment exist, all of which are (a)   on a theme.

58.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters) The (a)   puppy refused to let go of the football

59.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters) Kim was (a)   in limiting the scope of the raid.

60.

"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Write the correct vocabulary word p.58 (all lower case letters) Refusing to be (a)   by the manager's harsh stare, I demanded my money back