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English I - Semester 1 Final

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
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1.

In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully, to save her life. On the way to the hospital, the ambulance is hit by a semi-truck, and everyone onboard the ambulance is killed.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

2.

You work all afternoon cooking a fancy dinner for your significant other. When they take their first bite, they spit it out into their napkin and say to you, "Oh Sweetie, this is wonderful!"

What type of irony is this?

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

3.

A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

4.

In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier. That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favorite cousin.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

5.

After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth or attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog. What type of conflict is this?

a)

Man vs Man conflict

b)

Man vs Self Conflict

c)

Man vs Nature Conflict

d)

Man vs Fate Conflict

6.

The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Joan jogged down the path with Rex at her side and smiled about last night's victory. What is the tone?

a)

cheerful

b)

mundane

c)

wistful

d)

gloomy

7.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while

I pondered, weak and weary, 

Over many a quaint and curious

Volume of forgotten lore, 

While I nodded, nearly napping,

Suddenly there came a tapping,

As of someone gently rapping,

Rapping at my chamber door. 

How could you best describe the tone of this poem?

a)

Encouraging

b)

Dread

c)

Exciting

d)

Informative

8.

Finally, one of the girls pointed to the grass and giggled. "Meow!" A cat sat on the edge of the field and licked its paw. They did indeed have company. The girls ran over to the cat and pet his belly. They laughed and the cat sauntered back to the field. 

How can you best describe the tone?

a)

Motivating

b)

Humorous

c)

Happy

d)

Dread

9.

After New Year's the time came to put all the decorations away and settle in for the long, cold winter. The house seemed to sigh as we boxed up its finery. The tree was dry and brittle and now waited forlornly by the side of the road to be picked up. 

How can you best describe the mood?

a)

Cheerful

b)

Romantic

c)

Humorous

d)

Sorrow

10.

During the holidays, my mother's house glittered with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other about our terrible voices and then sing even louder.

How can you describe the mood?

a)

Content

b)

Gloomy

c)

Fearful

d)

Angry

11.

"Here is a scholarship that you might qualify for,” said David’s advisor. “It’s for people who are ______________."

a)

underprivileged

b)

poor

c)

poverty-stricken

d)

broke

12.

We are extremely worried about Suzie’s health; she has lost so much weight that she looks __________.

a)

slender

b)

boney

c)

trim

d)

healthy

13.

Joe just won't listen to me. He is being very ________.

a)

silly

b)

accusatory

c)

defiant

d)

aggressive

14.

What is situational irony?

a)

when a character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something different happens

b)

when the reader knows something a character does not that influences the story

c)

when what is said is the opposite of what is meant/sarcasm

d)

a struggle between opposing forces

15.

What is verbal irony?

a)

when a character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something different happens

b)

when the reader knows something a character does not that influences the story

c)

when what is said is the opposite of what is meant/sarcasm

d)

a struggle between opposing forces

16.

What is dramatic irony?

a)

when a character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something different happens

b)

when the reader knows something a character does not that influences the story

c)

when what is said is the opposite of what is meant/sarcasm

d)

a struggle between opposing forces

17.

What is conflict irony?

a)

when a character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something different happens

b)

when the reader knows something a character does not that influences the story

c)

when what is said is the opposite of what is meant/sarcasm

d)

a struggle between opposing forces

18.

What is tone?

a)

the attitude of the narrator about the story they are telling

b)

the way a reader is supposed to feel while reading the text

c)

a struggle between opposing forces

d)

when a reader knows something a character does not

19.

What is mood?

a)

the attitude of the narrator about the story they are telling

b)

the way a reader is supposed to feel while reading the text

c)

a struggle between opposing forces

d)

when a reader knows something a character does not

20.

Which is not a type of conflict?

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Machine

c)

Man vs Self

d)

Man vs Nature

21.

When the narrator tells their own story and uses I and me

a)

first person

b)

second person omnisicent

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient

22.

When the narrator is not in the story but knows all characters' thoughts

a)

first person

b)

second person omnisicent

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient

23.

When the narrator is not in the story but is limited to only one character's thoughts

a)

first person

b)

second person omnisicent

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient

24.

Which is not a type of narration?

a)

first person

b)

second person omnisicent

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient

25.

Janie is on a whitewater-rafting trip along a choppy river when their guide suddenly has a heart attack. Now she and the other passengers must learn to work together to survive the treacherous rapids. As if things weren't bad enough, some of the passengers have spotted a bear following the confused rafters along the shore. What type of conflict is this?

a)

Man vs Man conflict

b)

Man vs Self Conflict

c)

Man vs Nature Conflict

d)

Man vs Fate Conflict

26.

Ronny has won second place in the science fair for the last two years, and Newton Robinson has taken first. Ronny hated how Newton gloated and held those victories high over Ronny's head. This year, Ronny will stop at nothing to beat Newton. He has even enlisted the help of a Nobel Prize-nominated scientist who was banished from the scientific community for his rouge experiments. What type of conflict is this?

a)

Man vs Man conflict

b)

Man vs Self Conflict

c)

Man vs Nature Conflict

d)

Man vs Fate Conflict

27.

The term used  when an accused criminal defendant receives a result from the jury of not guilty is 

a)

verdict

b)

motive

c)

acquital

d)

prosecution

28.

The term used when all members of the jury agree upon the decision is 

a)

prosecution

b)

reasonable doubt

c)

unanimous

d)

acquittal

29.

___________________ is when there might be a realistic possibility that the criminal may not have committed the crime.

a)

prosecution

b)

reasonable doubt

c)

unanimous

d)

acquittal

30.

A long, narrative poem is called a/an

a)

epic

b)

epithet

c)

discord

d)

epic simile

31.

Boastful pride is also called

a)

fate

b)

hubris

c)

an archetype

d)

a myth

32.

Greek myths were

a)

passed down by sketches on cave walls

b)

were considered unimportant and forgotten

c)

legends created by Norse vikings against their foes

d)

passed down by word of mouth

33.

Which of these best describes an unreliable narrator?

a)

A character who tells the story second-hand because they weren't actually there.

b)

A narrator that skips around and confuses the reader.

c)

A narrator who knows everything about everyone.

d)

A biased narrator that allows feelings to determine how to tell the story.