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WorksheetsSemester One Mega-Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
This author is known as the father of suspense mysteries
Dr. Seuss
John Grisham
Edgar Allan Poe
Daniel Keyes
Which of the following TWO options are ways in which storytellers build suspense
Vivid descriptions of sights and sounds
Comparing two unlike things
Revealing the overall lesson of a story
Repetition of words, phrases, and character actions
A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. What literary element does this define?
Suspense
Metaphor
Flashback
Setting
Character v. Character Conflict
Involves a character struggling against internal issues
Involves a character struggling against rules or laws
Involves a character struggling against a force from the natural world
involves two characters struggling against each other
The ending of the short story "The Elevator" left out which two aspects of plot structure?
Exposition and Climax
Rising Action and Resolution
Climax and Falling Action
Falling Action and Resolution
In the short story "The Monkey's Paw," what was Mr. White's first wish?
A brand new house
A fancy car
$200 to pay off his house
A new job for his son Herbert
The feeling the reader gets from a story is called...
Setting
Mood
Tone
Narrative Point of View
The attitude of an author towards a subject is called...
Tone
Mood
Hyperbole
Characterization
Setting includes information about which of the following (choose all that apply)
where a story takes place
when a story takes place
a character's past
a lesson about a topic
the culture or history of where a story takes place
A simple sentence...
contains a subject, an adjective, and a noun
contains a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought
contains a pronoun, an article, and leaves one with questions
contains a direct object, a gerund phrase, and a comma.
A sentence that contains at least two simple sentences connected by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (fanboys) or a semicolon is a...
Complex Sentence
Simple Sentence
Compund-Complex Sentence
Compound Sentence
Characterization is...
the way a storyteller develops characters in a story
a character droping hints as to what is to come
a character describing when and where a story is taking place
a character comparing two unlike things
The three main parts of citing a direct quote in your writing are...
paraphrased quotation, author's name, explanation of quote
Intro to quote, word-for-word quotation inside quotation marks, paranthetical citation including author's name and page number if applicable
quotation, punctuation, and, page number
author's name, introduction to quote, explanation of quote
What genre of literature is the short story "Flowers for Algernon"
Science Fiction
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Romance
Which of the following quotations is punctuated correctly?
"yes, mom," whined Andrew, "my room is clean!"
"Yes, mom," whined Andrew, my room is clean!"
Yes, mom, whined Andrew, "My room is clean!"
"Yes, mom," whined Andrew, "My room is clean!"
When leaving the classroom, you need to...
Choose ALL that apply
Take the appropriate pass
Fill out an ehallpass
Make sure your phone is left in the classroom
Get to where you're going and back to the classroom quickly
One way you can find out what homework is due in your classes is by...
waiting until you're assigned homework lab
waiting until an assignment is listed as missing in the grade book
checking homework hub
assuming you never homework
A simple sentence...
Connects two independent clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction
Contains a dependent and an independent clause
Doesn't have to be punctuated
Contains a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought
The BARK expectations are...
be safe, act responsibly, respect yourself and others, and kindness toward all
brad pitt, amanda seyfried, rhianna, and kim kardashian
bring your own bag, avoid potholes, rock and then roll, and keep on keeping on
bok choi, avacados, radishes, and kale
Mr. Rutan's least favorite day of the week is
Tuesday
Monday
Sunday
Character v. Nature Conflict
When a character struggles against another character
When a character struggles against the forces of the natural world
When a character struggles against rules or laws
When a character deals with internal struggles
Character v. Society Conflict
When a character struggles against another character
When a character struggles against the forces of the natural world
When a character struggles against rules or laws
When a character deals with internal struggles
Character v. Self Conflict
When a character struggles against another character
When a character struggles against the forces of the natural world
When a character struggles against rules or laws
When a character deals with internal struggles
As an ELA homework requirement, how many minutes per day should be spent reading independently?
1,500
150
15
0
If you make a mess, whose responsibility is it to clean it up?
A custodian
Mr. Rutan
Your mom
YOURS!!!!!
