WorksheetsEnglish 9 1st Semester Exam Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Conflict in The Giver?
a)
Man vs. Nature
b)
Time vs. Memories
c)
Individual vs. Society
d)
Love vs. Hate
2.
Who wrote The Giver?
a)
Harper Lee
b)
Ayn Rand
c)
Edgar Allen Poe
d)
Lois Lowry
3.
Identify the pronoun and antecedent: Sally came back to school after her appointment.
a)
Sally, appointment
b)
school, her
c)
Sally, her
d)
Sally, school
4.
Identify the pronoun and antecedent: Jones and Smith made their presentation.
a)
Jones and Smith, presentation
b)
presentation, made
c)
their, presentation
d)
Jones and Smith, their
5.
How the author develops the characters, especially the main character.
a)
Plot
b)
Characterization
c)
Setting
d)
Theme
6.
What is the vantage point from which the writer tells the story
a)
Plot
b)
Point of View
c)
Characterization
d)
Theme
7.
What is a struggle between two opposing forces
a)
Theme
b)
Characterization
c)
Conflict
d)
Plot
8.
What is the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work
a)
Plot
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolution
d)
Theme
9.
What is the Motif of a story?
a)
reader knows something important that the characters in the story do not
b)
a character that changes as a result of the story's events
c)
general idea or common topic - typically just one or two words
d)
central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work
10.
What is Dramatic Irony?
a)
character that struggles against the protagonist or causes them conflict
b)
reader knows something important that the characters in the story do not
c)
central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work
d)
the author’s attitude toward a subject
11.
What is a brief work of fiction where, the main character faces a conflict
a)
Novel
b)
Short Story
c)
Informative essay
d)
Persuasive essay
12.
the character or force that struggles against the protagonist or causes him or her conflict/problems is the:
a)
Point of View
b)
Dynamic Characterization
c)
Antagonist
d)
Protagonist
13.
the author’s attitude toward a subject is the:
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Theme
d)
Motif
14.
A Dynamic Character changes through-out the story.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Mood is defined as:
a)
a character that changes as a result of the story's events
b)
vantage point from which the author tells the story
c)
a character that does not change
d)
climate of feeling delivered through setting, details, images, etc
16.
the time and place in which a story is set is called:
a)
Plot
b)
Setting
c)
Direct Characterization
d)
Motif
17.
A static character changes throughout a story.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Which are habits of good reading?
a)
Visualize
b)
Take Notes
c)
Make connections
d)
Reflect
19.
A sentence with 2 or more independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause is called a:
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-Complex
20.
A sentence with only 1 independent clause is a:
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-Complex
21.
A sentence with only 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses is a:
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-Complex
22.
A sentence with only 2 independent clauses is a:
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
d)
Compound-Complex
23.
An independent clause can stand by itself.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
A dependent clause can stand by itself.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The Plot of a story includes the following:
a)
Exposition, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution
b)
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
c)
Climax, Exposition, Rising Action, Falling Action,Resolution
d)
Exposition, Resolution, Climax, Rising Action, Falling Action,
26.
Which comes 2nd in a MLA Heading?
a)
Student Name
b)
Teacher Name
c)
Class Name
d)
Date
27.
A thesis statement is ONE sentence that has a claim/topic and 3 supporting ideas.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
This is a sentence that links one topic to another and states both topics
a)
Hook
b)
Call to action
c)
Topic Sentence
d)
Transition Sentence
29.
This captures the reader's attention:
a)
Hook
b)
Call to action
c)
Topic Sentence
d)
Transition Sentence
30.
This is a sentence that begins the paragraph and states the topic of the paragraph in relation to the thesis
a)
Hook
b)
Call to action
c)
Topic Sentence
d)
Transition Sentence
31.
The following is an example of which type of Figurative Language: Lexi was a hurricane as she destroyed her room.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
32.
The following is an example of which type of Figurative Language: Her eyes were as blue as a waterfall in summer.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
33.
The following is an example of which type of Figurative Language: Grading all the projects took a million hours.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
34.
This is an example of which type of Figurative Language: Patty and Jack were alone together on their drive to Florida.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
35.
Which type: I have to have this operation. It isn’t very serious. I have a tiny little tumor on my brain.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Understatement
c)
Idiom
d)
Alliteration
36.
Which type of Figurative Language is in this sentence: Don't let the cat out of the bag when you see her today.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Understatement
c)
Idiom
d)
Alliteration
37.
Which type of Figurative Language is in this sentence: The ball hissed as the air leaked from the tiny puncture.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Understatement
c)
Idiom
d)
Alliteration
38.
Which type of Figurative Language is in this sentence: Harry is happiest when he hurries home after school.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Understatement
c)
Idiom
d)
Alliteration
39.
Which type of Figurative Language is in this sentence: I am so happy that tomorrow is Fry-day!
a)
Personification
b)
Sensory Imagery
c)
Pun
40.
I could hear the crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.
a)
Personification
b)
Sensory Imagery
c)
Pun
41.
Which type of Figurative Language is in this sentence: The snow brushed my face as I cleaned off my car.
a)
Personification
b)
Sensory Imagery
c)
Pun
42.
use of language that evokes sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound
a)
Sensory Imagery
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Rhythm
d)
Line Break
43.
a grouping of lines in a poem that are similar to paragraphs in stories
a)
Line Break
b)
Rhythm
c)
Stanza
d)
Figurative Language
44.
specific and deliberate break of thought, compared to break because end of page
a)
Sensory Imagery
b)
Line Break
c)
Stanza
d)
Rhythm
45.
repetition of identical or similar sounds
a)
Rhyme
b)
Line Break
c)
Rhythm
d)
Figurative Language
46.
pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables
a)
Meter
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Stanza
d)
Rhyme
47.
language that departs from literal meaning
a)
Sensory Imagery
b)
Rhyme
c)
Stanza
d)
Figurative Language
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