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WorksheetsUnit 3 Mid-Unit Check
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Disbelief means:
completing understanding a topic
refusal to accept that something is true or real.
accepting something as true or real
causing something to change its original path
Defiant means:
a person accused in the court of law
bold disobedience
obeying authority
understanding right from wrong
Casual means:
beyond belief
relaxed
complicated
unamused
Frantic means:
beyond belief
insane
without a cause
wild or distraught with fear
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
You asked for forgiveness; he gave it to you.
You asked; for forgiveness. He gave it to you.
You asked for; forgiveness. He gave it to you.
You asked for forgiveness he; gave it to you.
A semicolon...
goes between two independent clauses
can be used as a super comma in lists
can be used to separate and independent and dependent clause
can be used as a period
Which of the following is an example of a semicolon being used as a 'super comma'?
I have been to Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Belgium, Germany and Guadalajara, Mexico.
I have been to England; Scotland; China; and Australia.
I have never seen so many types of squash; acorn, butternut, rose.
There are too many hobbies; jump rope, hop scotch, knitting.
Bystander means:
a person who never heard about the event
a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.
a person who is present at an event or incident and DOES take part
a person who was no where near the accident
Which answer describes third person point of view?
The person is speaking to the audience. They use words like "you, and your".
The person telling the story is INSIDE the story. They use words like "I, my, mine"
The person telling the story was near the event, but WAS NOT inside the story. They use words like "he, she, they" and the names of people.
Which is an example of a metaphor.
Robert's eyes gushed with tears as he saw the rotting corpse of the opossum.
Her eyes were like the sun.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
His hair was a flowing river.
Which answer is an example of alliteration?
Beck's vibrant smile was like the waning moon.
He must be losing his mind. As he walked through the forest, he could her the whispers of the trees.
She saw the wind whip wildly through the trees.
Sally's muscles were burning as she sprinted to the finish line. The salty sweat dripped into her eyes as she finally reached her goal.
Imagery is:
a literary device which the writer compares one object to another.
a literary device that appeals to the reader's senses to create a vivid image
a literary device in which the writer uses repeated beginning sounds.
a literary device in which the writer uses like or as to compare something.
Which answer is an example of imagery?
Piper panted precariously as he ran through thick woods.
After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow
His eyes where the moon.
Alex never liked the sound of the clocks singing to him through the night.
Which answer is an example of personification?
Brent never knew he could feel so alive. The wind blew through his hair and the grass tickled his skin.
Andrew listened as the dogs spoke eloquently to him in his dream.
He heaved heavily as he hacked into the mainframe.
A bystander point of view is
the person does not in the story at all.
the person telling the story was close to the event and is telling it from an outside point of view. They use the words "he, she, they" and names of people/character
the person telling the story was inside the event and is telling the story using words like "I, me, mine"
the person telling the story was close to the event and is speaking to the audience. They use words like "you, your".
