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6th terms to know 2022 semester 1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sequencing is

a)

events in a story in order

b)

comparing two things

c)

first person P.O.V.

d)

how a character feels

2.

Internal Conflict is when the character struggles with their emotions.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A Personal Narrative

a)

includes internal /external conflict

b)

is a story based on one's own life

c)

includes an incident

d)

all of the above

4.

External conflict is the character's inner struggles

a)

False

b)

True

5.

Point of View

a)

all of the following

b)

is a perspective in which the story is told

c)

can be told in first person

d)

can be told in third person

6.

What is an example of cause and effect

a)

He fell down

b)

She pushed him

c)

First, Next, Then, Last

d)

She pushed him and he fell down

7.

Which word has a strong connotation

a)

walk

b)

jump

c)

push

d)

catapult

8.

He is as thin as a twig is an example of a simile

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which is an example of denotation?

a)

draped

b)

walked

c)

catapulted

d)

raced

10.

A metaphor uses like or as

a)

False

b)

True

11.

A transition is when you connect ideas

a)

False

b)

True

12.

If something is coherent it is

a)

a mess

b)

confusing

c)

clear and orderly

d)

misunderstood

13.

Theme is

a)

the life lesson or moral of the story

b)

a detail

c)

a character

d)

cause and effect

14.

A plot is the sequence of events that make up a story

a)

False

b)

True

15.

Personification is figurative language that gives an inhuman thing human characteristics

a)

False

b)

True

16.

Which of the following is a fragment?

a)

Hi, my name is Sarah.

b)

Juliana Baker

c)

It just stopped beating.

d)

Sally loves to waterski.

17.

Foreshadowing is

a)

when the author gives the reader a hint of what is going to happen

b)

the comparison of two unlike things using like or as

c)

when the author gives human characteristics to inhuman things

d)

an exaggeration or gross overstatement

18.
A compelling idea or statement designed to get readers' attention in an introduction
a)
thesis
b)
hook
c)
topic sentence
d)
bridge
19.
A logical guess or conclusion based on observation, prior experience, or textual evidence
a)
prediction
b)
synthesize
c)
literary analysis
d)
inference
20.
Involves movement, gestures, or facial expressions
a)
nonverbal communication
b)
verbal communication
c)
synthesize
d)
commentary
21.
A logical guess or assumption about something that has not yet happened
a)
inference
b)
subplot
c)
prediction
d)
fiction
22.
The ending of a paragraph or essay, which brings it to a close and leaves an impression with the reader
a)
bridge
b)
hook
c)
thesis statement
d)
conclusion
23.
A sentence in the introductory paragraph that connects the hook and the thesis 
a)
topic sentence
b)
bridge
c)
introduction
d)
hook
24.
A sentence, in the introduction of an essay, that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay
a)
introduction
b)
commentary
c)
hook
d)
thesis statement
25.
The process of examining closely and commenting on the elements of a literary work
a)
literary analysis
b)
synthesize
c)
commentary
d)
imagery
26.
A sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph; in an essay, it also makes a point that supports the thesis statement
a)
thesis statement
b)
topic sentence
c)
introduction
d)
commentary
27.
The process of giving or exchanging information
a)
communication
b)
verbal communication
c)
nonverbal communication
d)
hook
28.
The opening paragraph of an essay which must get the readers' attention and indicate the topic
a)
hook
b)
bridge
c)
thesis
d)
introduction
29.
The time and place in which a narrative occurs
a)
novel
b)
literary analysis
c)
setting
d)
plot
30.
Writing that consists of imagined events
a)
novel
b)
fiction
c)
nonfiction
d)
short story
31.
Involves the written or spoken word
a)
rhetoric
b)
literary analysis
c)
verbal communication
d)
nonfiction
32.
Writing that is based on facts and actual events
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
c)
essay
d)
literary analysis
33.
A type of genre that tells a fictional story
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
c)
novel
d)
literary analysis
34.
Explanation of the way the facts, details, and/or example in a paragraph or essay support the topic sentence
a)
commentary
b)
verbal communication
c)
literary analysis
d)
synthesize
35.
To identify differences in two or more items
a)
compare
b)
contrast
c)
hook
d)
subplot
36.
To combine elements from different sources to create, express, or support a new idea
a)
compare
b)
contrast
c)
commentary
d)
synthesize
37.
To identify similarities in two or more items
a)
compare
b)
contrast
c)
communication
d)
commercial
38.

lunatic

a)

a person who is strange or acts crazy

b)

flexible twigs used to make things like furniture

c)

bad-tempered, stubborn

d)

a large number of something

39.

ornery

a)

bad-tempered, stubborn

b)

large and powerful

c)

a person who is strange or acts crazy

d)

unusual or strange

40.

Civilized

a)

A noisy and confused situation or place

b)

To share secret or private information

c)

Well-mannered; sophisticated

d)

Active and inventive

41.

Which word below means "to pretend to be sick or injured in order to avoid doing work"?

a)

malinger

b)

cantankerous

c)

cavort

d)

sullen

e)

console

42.

malingering

a)

wishing evil or harm to happen to others; spiteful

b)

to pretend to be sick in order to keep from working or doing one's duty

c)

easily tricked or fooled; deceived

d)

to catch the interest or increase the curiosity of; fascinate

43.

amnesia

a)

a partial or complete loss of memory caused by shock, brain injury, or an illness

b)

having or showing doubt; not believing

c)

fussy

d)

easily tricked or fooled; deceived

44.

Identify the figurative language: "Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

45.

Identify the figurative language: "'Rush, rush, rush' whispered the wind, the sky, the clouds, the trees"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

46.

Identify the figurative language: "worth a hill of beans"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

47.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

a)

Only similes compare two unlike things.

b)

Only metaphors use like or as in the comparison

c)

Similes are literal statements

d)

Similes use like or as, while metaphors do not

48.

Which sound device is being used in this line?

Softly and slowly the snowflakes fell

a)

Metaphor

b)

Rhyme

c)

Alliteration

d)

Idiom

49.

Which figurative device is being used in this line? The salmon we caught was bigger than the boat!

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

50.

Which figurative device is being used in this line? The old tree stretched his long and gangly fingers towards the sky.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

51.

Which term fits the following definition? An exaggeration that is so extreme that no one could possibly take it literally.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

52.

Which sound device is being used in the following sentence? Down and down and down he fell into the deep recesses of the cave.

a)

Idiom

b)

Repetition

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

53.

Sharon doesn't have a break for lunch today; she is taking consecutive classes.


Choose the best meaning for the underlined word.

a)

challenging

b)

one right after the other

c)

more than are required

d)

lengthy

54.

Which of the following is a definition of the Vocabulary Word – Plague

a)

to light something and make it brighter

b)

any contagious disease with a high death rate

c)

have the necessary abilities or qualities to become successful in the future

55.

Peculiar

a)

unusual, strange

b)

large and powerful

c)

bad-tempered, stubborn

d)

a large number of something

56.

Divulge

a)

Active and inventive

b)

A noisy or confused situation or place

c)

To attack suddenly

d)

To share secret or private information

57.

Civilized

a)

A noisy and confused situation or place

b)

To share secret or private information

c)

Well-mannered; sophisticated

d)

Active and inventive

58.

Ambush

a)

To attack suddenly

b)

To share private or secret information

c)

Well-mannered; sophisticated

d)

Noisy or confusing situation or place

59.

Pandemonium

a)

A noisy and confused situation

b)

To a great extent

c)

Well-mannered; sophisticated

d)

Active and inventive

60.

How many letters in the alphabet?

a)

22

b)

24

c)

26

d)

28