WorksheetsEnglish 9A Final Exam Review '22-'23
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Who are the main characters in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
a)
a. Rainsford & General Zaroff
b)
b. Melinda & Rachel
c)
c. Scout & Jem
2.
2. What is the main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
a)
a. Main vs. Man
b)
b. Man vs. Technology
c)
c. Man vs. Nature
d)
d. Man vs. Self
3.
3. Why has Zaroff become bored with hunting?
a)
a. It is scary.
b)
b. It is too exciting.
c)
c. It offers no challenge.
d)
d. It is unkind.
4.
4. What kind of game does Zaroff hunt?
a)
a. four-legged mammals
b)
b. humans
c)
c. invertebrates
d)
d. vegetation
5.
5. In "The Necklace" the couple is invited to a fancy party for which Matilde will need to look nice, so she buys a new dress and borrows an expensive necklace.
a)
a. true
b)
b. false
6.
6. In "The Necklace" the couple is invited to a fancy party for which Matilde will need to look nice, so she buys a new dress and borrows an expensive necklace.
a)
a. true
b)
b. false
7.
7. After the party, Matilde _______________.
a)
a. wants to buy new shoes for the next party
b)
b. meets a new guy
c)
c. loses the necklace she borrowed
d)
d. realizes she is happy with her simple life.
8.
8. After years of living a poor life because they spent their savings replace the necklace, Mathilde finds out that the necklace was a fake. This an example of what literary term?
a)
a. irony
b)
b. symbolism
c)
c. foreshadowing
d)
d. symbolism
9.
9. In "The Gift of the Magi," we meet a couple who do not have a lot of money.
a)
a. true
b)
b. false
10.
10. In what holiday season does the story, "The Gift of the Magi," take place?
a)
a. New Year's Eve
b)
b. Christmas
c)
c. Easter
d)
d. Halloween
11.
11. In "The Gift of the Magi," what possession does Della, the wife, sell?
a)
a. her car
b)
b. her diamond watch
c)
c. her jewelry
d)
d. her beautiful long hair
12.
12. In "The Gift of the Magi," what does Jim, the husband, sell?
a)
a. his car
b)
b. his motorcycle
c)
c. his watch
d)
d. his horse
13.
13. In "The Gift of the Magi," given what they sell in order to buy gifts, Jim and Della's gifts for one another are ______________.
a)
a. interesting
b)
b. sad
c)
c. mind-blowing
d)
d. ironic
14.
14. "The Cask of Amontillado" is about revenge.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
15. In the story "The Cask of Amontillado," Fortunado, who is enjoying Carnival, is a wine expert.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
16. In "The Cask of Amontillado," Fortunato is lured (fooled, convinced) back to Montresor's home to listen to music.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
17. In "The Cask of Amontillado," why is Montresor angry at Fortunato?
a)
a. Fortunato insulted Montresor
b)
b. Fortunato beat Montresor up in middle school
c)
c. Fortunato ate Montresor's dessert
d)
d. Fortunato kissed Montresor's wife
18.
18. In "The Cask of Amontillado," what is Fortunato's ultimate (in the end) fate?
a)
a. He is released
b)
b. He is buried alive
c)
c. He finds new love
d)
d. He faces Montressor in a duel
19.
19. "I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium, a wounded zebra in a National Geographic special, looking for someone, anyone, to sit next to." The bolded text is an example of a(n) _______________
a)
a. simile
b)
b. personsonification
c)
c. metaphor
d)
d. foreshadowing
20.
20. What is an adjective that could describe Mr. Neck?
a)
a. unfriendly
b)
b. friendly
c)
c. smart
d)
d. lazy
21.
21. What is Melinda's nickname for her English teacher?
a)
a. Mopsy
b)
b. Hairwoman
c)
c. Witchy Woman
d)
d. Curly
22.
22. Who is Melinda's ex-best friend?
a)
a. Samantha
b)
b. Amy
c)
c. Rachel/Rachelle
d)
d. Della
23.
23. "We must make plans," Heather says solemnly. She draws four boxes, one for each marking period, then writes 'GOALS' in each box. "We won't get anywhere without knowing our goals. Everyone always says that and it is so true." What does this quote tell us about Heather?
a)
a. She is driven.
b)
b. She is angry.
c)
c. She is lazy
d)
b. She is confused
24.
24. What does Melinda discover that she will make into a place in which she can be alone?
a)
a. a loading dock
b)
b. a spare classroom
c)
c. a tent leftover from Field Day
d)
d. an old janitor's closet
25.
25. Just before the start of her freshman year, Melinda called the police at a party, ruining it for all those who attended it.
a)
true
b)
false
26.
26. Who is Heather's new clan?
a)
a. The Gwens
b)
b. The Plain Janes
c)
c. The Marthas
d)
d. The Wombats
27.
27. Mel has a poster of Maya Angelou covering up the mirror in the janitor's closet. Why is this symbolic?
a)
a. Melinda does not like to look at herself (and does not seem to like herself)
b)
b. The door must lock out the world
c)
c. There is no message
d)
d. It is always cold in Syracuse
28.
28. "Mr. Neck storms into class, a bull chasing thirty-three red flags." This is a(n) _______________ comparing Mr. Neck to a bull in a bullfight.
a)
a. simile
b)
b. metaphor
c)
c. hyperbole
d)
d. conflict
29.
29. Mr. Neck is angry about ______________ taking the jobs of Americans.
a)
a. Canadians
b)
b. teachers
c)
c. immigrants
d)
d. women
30.
30. Thanksgiving is a calm and family holiday in Melinda's household.
a)
true
b)
false
31.
31. Melinda makes an art project using turkey bones and a dismembered Barbie doll. She puts tape of the doll's mouth. What is this symbolic of?
a)
a. Melinda's reluctance to say anything
b)
b. Melinda's determination to succeed
c)
c. Melinda's lust for life
d)
d. Melinda's feelings towards Thanksgiving
32.
32. Melinda's tree project is also symbolic of her emotional progress through the course of the story.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
33. "The lecture is going to sound great on the tape. Mr. Neck has prepared notes and everything. His voice is as smooth as a new-poured road. No bumps." The bolded text is an example of what literary technique.
a)
a. simile
b)
b. metaphor
c)
c. hyperbole
d)
d. foreshadowing
34.
34. "I tromp to an unmarked piece of snow and let myself fall backward. The scarf falls over my mouth as I wave my wings. The wet wool smells like first grade, walking to school on a cold morning with my milk money jangling in the tips of my mittens." The bolded text is an example of what literary technique.
a)
a. metaphor
b)
b. simile
c)
c. foreshadowing
d)
d. hyperbole
35.
35. "...I can see it in my head: a strong old oak tree with a wide scarred trunk and thousands of leaves reaching to the sun. There's a tree in front of my house just like it." The bolded passage is an example of what literary technique?
a)
a. simile
b)
b. metaphor
c)
c. hyperbolie
d)
d. personification
36.
36. "I can smell him over the noise of the metal shop and I drop my poster and the masking tape and I want to throw up and I can smell him and I run and he remembers and he knows. He whispers in my ear. " The overuse of the conjunction "and" creates a sense of _________ at this point in the narrative.
a)
a. enjoyment
b)
b. calm
c)
c. anxiety
d)
d. suspense
37.
37. "I watch the Eruptions. Mount Dad, long dormant, now considered armed and dangerous. Mount Saint Mom, oozing lava, spitting flame. Warn the villagers to run into the sea." In this passage Melinda uses what literary device to compare her parents to volcanos?
a)
a. simile
b)
b. personification
c)
c. oxymoron
d)
d. metaphor
38.
38. "It feels like the Prince of Darkness has swept his cloak over the table. The lights dim. I shiver. Andy stands behind me to flirt with Emily. I lean into the table to stay as far away from him as I can. The table saws me in half. " This passage contains ____________________
a)
a. simile & personification
b)
b. onomatopaeia & symbolism
c)
c. foreshadowing & suspense
d)
d. metaphor & alliteration
39.
39. "I adjust the mirror so I can see reflections of reflections, miles and miles of me and my new jeans. I hook my hair behind my ears. I should have washed it. My face is dirty. I lean into the mirror. Eyes after eyes after eyes stare back at me. Am I in there somewhere?" In this passage Melinda visits a clothing store dressing room with Mirrors. Looking into those mirrors is symbolic of Melinda considering if she can have more positive mental health.
a)
true
b)
false
40.
40. What type of figurative language is used in this quote, "My head explodes with the noise of fire trucks leaving the station"?
a)
a. hyperbole
b)
b. simile
c)
c. alliteration
d)
d. foreshadowing
41.
41. In the fourth section of the novel, we find that Rachel, Melinda's former best friend, is dating Andy Evans, the boy who sexually assaulted Melinda in the summer.
a)
true
b)
false
42.
42. "Maya Angelou watches me, two fingers on the side of her face. It is an intelligent pose. Maya wants me to tell Rachel." "Maya" refers to the poster of Maya Angelou. Giving a poster human qualities makes this passage an example of ____________________.
a)
a. personification
b)
b. hyperbole
c)
c. symbolism
d)
d. alliteration
43.
43. "Mom is already gone. Saturday is the biggest selling day of the week at Effert's. Dad snores upstairs. I put on old jeans and 165 unearth a rake from the back of the garage. I start on the leaves suffocating the bushes. I bet Dad hasn't cleaned them out for years. They look harmless and dry on top, but under that top layer they're wet and slimy. White mold snakes from one leaf to the next. The leaves stick together like floppy pages in a decomposing book. I rake a mountain into the front yard and there are still more, like the earth pukes up leaf gunk when I'm not looking. I have to fight the bushes. They snag the tines of the rake and hold them—they don't like me cleaning out all that rot." Melinda goes into great detail describing effort to clean the yard. What might this symbolize?
a)
a. Mel's effort to get a good grade in English
b)
b. Mel's effort to find positive mental health
c)
c. Mel's effort to become a landscaper
d)
d. Mel's effort to make the basketball team.
44.
44. Melinda ensures that what happened to her over the summer will not happen to any other girls in which of the following ways?
a)
a. Melinda calls the police and has Andy arrested.
b)
b. Melinda tells her parents what happened.
c)
c. Melinda writes Andy's name on the bathroom stall to warn others about him
d)
d. Melinda tells David Petrakis the truth.
45.
45. Who does Melinda share her last day of school with and why?
a)
a. She spends with by herself to underscore that she doesn't need anyone else.
b)
b. She spends it with her art teacher to underscore her attempts to heal with the support of others.
c)
c. She spends the day with David Petrakis to underscore their new friendship.
d)
d. She spends the day with her former friends to underscore how they've healed their friendship.
46.
46. Explain the metaphor Mel uses when she thinks about David Petrakis and says that, "Ninth grade is a minor inconvenience to him. A zit-cream commercial before the Feature Film of life."
a)
a. David has to put up with 9th grade, but is destined for great things later in life.
b)
b. David isn't destined for great things in life, 9th grade is as good as it gets.
c)
c. David knows how important 9th grade is to his future.
d)
d. David knows life in the future will be just a great as it is now in 9th grade.
47.
47. What is implied at the end of the novel?
a)
a. Mel will finally speak to someone about what happened to her last summer.
b)
b. Mel will never tell anyone what happened to her last summer and will take her secret to the grave.
c)
c. Mel will never get over or recover from what happened to her last summer.
d)
d. Mel will start dating David Petrakis and with his assistance recover from what happened to her.
48.
48. Correct the grammar: "Sally said she was going to the store, she wanted to buy some office supplies."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
Sally said she was going to the store. She wanted to buy some office supplies.
49.
49. An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as its own sentence.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
50. In order to put a comma between two complete thoughts (independent clauses), a coordinating conjunction is required.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
51. Correct the grammar: "The tiger looked at me, and at that point, i ran pretty fast the other way."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
The tiger looked at me, and at that point I ran pretty fast the other way.
52.
52. Correct the grammar: "Sam ate 10 apples and Paul filled his glass with rotten apple juice."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
Sam ate 10 apples, and Paul filled his glass with rotten apple juice.
53.
53. "Brenda asked for more time on her assignment, but Ted didn't need any." This sentence is correctly punctuated.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
54. "Brenda asked for more time on her assignment, but Ted didn't need any." The underlined word is a FANBOYS coordinating conjunction.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
55.Correct the grammar: "The couple is getting married on an island they think it will be perfect for the ceremony." This sentence is correctly punctuated.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
The couple is getting married on an island. They think it will be perfect for the ceremony.
56.
56. There are instances when the pronoun "I" does not need to be capitalized.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
57. Correct the capitalization: "We are going to india on new year's."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
We are going to India on New Year's.
58.
58. Correct the capitalization: "i want to visit london some day."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
I want to visit London some day.
59.
59. Correct the capitalization: "The man bravely decided to travel up the amazon river."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
The man bravely decided to travel up the Amazon River.
60.
60. Correct the capitalization: "i’d like to give these bookmarks to mr. and mrs. miller."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
I'd like to give these bookmarks to Mr. and Mrs. Miller.
61.
61. Correct the capitalization: "Yusuf sits next to me in math class."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
Yusuf sits next to me in Math class.
62.
62. Correct the capitalization: "Lebron James was born on December 30th."
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
lebron james was born on December 30th.
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