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Quarter 3 English Exam Prep

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited for inventing the Limerick?

a)

Emily Dickinson

b)

Edward Lear

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Basho

2.

How many lines are in a quatrain?

a)

Three

b)

Six

c)

Five

d)

Four

3.

How many combinations of rhymes can a poet have in a quatrain?

a)

15

b)

18

c)

17

d)

16

4.

What 20th century poet was famous for using quatrains in their poems?

a)

Allen Ginsberg

b)

Robert Frost

c)

Edward Lear

d)

Emily Dickinson

5.

What is a limerick?

a)

A funny or crude poem with a strict rhyming scheme

b)

A serious poem with no rhyming scheme

c)

A funny or crude poem with no rhyming scheme

d)

A serious poem with 17 syllables

6.

What century did Japanese haikus emerge?

a)

21st Century

b)

18th Century

c)

16th Century

d)

17th Century

7.

Who is credited for inventing haikus?

a)

Edward Fitzgerald

b)

Edward Lear

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Basho

8.

When did free verse become popular?

a)

18th century

b)

19th century

c)

20th century

d)

21st century

9.

Who was created for creating free verse poetry?

a)

Walt Whitman

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

Edward Lear

d)

William Shakespeare

10.

What country were limericks invented in?

a)

America

b)

France

c)

Ireland

d)

England

11.

What is NOT an example of a hook sentence?

a)

An interesting statistic

b)

A funny or personal story

c)

Yes / No Question

d)

Open-ended question

12.

The thesis statement is introduced in paragraph:

a)

Paragraph 3

b)

Paragraph 2

c)

Paragraph 1

d)

Paragraph 4

13.

What country was haiku invented in?

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Thailand

14.

What was the name of Walt Whitman's collection of poems?

a)

Pouring Out the Sun

b)

Memories of Time

c)

Leaves of Grass

d)

Walt's Walks

15.

How many syllables are in the second line of a haiku?

a)

Five

b)

Four

c)

Six

d)

Seven

16.

How many lines are in a limerick?

a)

Five

b)

Six

c)

Seven

d)

Four

17.

What are two major pieces of information found in the introductory paragraph?

a)

The hook sentence and thesis statement

b)

The concluding sentence and hook sentence

c)

Citations and References

d)

Supporting details and evidence

18.

What is an expository essay?

a)

An essay that's purpose is to anger the reader

b)

An essay that's purpose is to persuade the reader

c)

An essay that's purpose is to entertain the reader

d)

An essay that's purpose is to inform the reader

19.

What is NOT found in the supporting paragraphs?

a)

Explanations of your research supporting the thesis statement

b)

The thesis statement

c)

Research supporting the thesis

d)

MLA citations

20.

What is the purpose of the conclusion paragraph?

a)

To add a new paragraph of research to the supporting paragraphs

b)

To summarize the essay's main points and to restate the thesis statement

c)

To add new information to the thesis statement

d)

To list and document your MLA citations