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WorksheetsQuarter 3 English Exam Prep
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is credited for inventing the Limerick?
Emily Dickinson
Edward Lear
William Shakespeare
Basho
How many lines are in a quatrain?
Three
Six
Five
Four
How many combinations of rhymes can a poet have in a quatrain?
15
18
17
16
What 20th century poet was famous for using quatrains in their poems?
Allen Ginsberg
Robert Frost
Edward Lear
Emily Dickinson
What is a limerick?
A funny or crude poem with a strict rhyming scheme
A serious poem with no rhyming scheme
A funny or crude poem with no rhyming scheme
A serious poem with 17 syllables
What century did Japanese haikus emerge?
21st Century
18th Century
16th Century
17th Century
Who is credited for inventing haikus?
Edward Fitzgerald
Edward Lear
Shakespeare
Basho
When did free verse become popular?
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
Who was created for creating free verse poetry?
Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
Edward Lear
William Shakespeare
What country were limericks invented in?
America
France
Ireland
England
What is NOT an example of a hook sentence?
An interesting statistic
A funny or personal story
Yes / No Question
Open-ended question
The thesis statement is introduced in paragraph:
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 4
What country was haiku invented in?
Korea
Japan
China
Thailand
What was the name of Walt Whitman's collection of poems?
Pouring Out the Sun
Memories of Time
Leaves of Grass
Walt's Walks
How many syllables are in the second line of a haiku?
Five
Four
Six
Seven
How many lines are in a limerick?
Five
Six
Seven
Four
What are two major pieces of information found in the introductory paragraph?
The hook sentence and thesis statement
The concluding sentence and hook sentence
Citations and References
Supporting details and evidence
What is an expository essay?
An essay that's purpose is to anger the reader
An essay that's purpose is to persuade the reader
An essay that's purpose is to entertain the reader
An essay that's purpose is to inform the reader
What is NOT found in the supporting paragraphs?
Explanations of your research supporting the thesis statement
The thesis statement
Research supporting the thesis
MLA citations
What is the purpose of the conclusion paragraph?
To add a new paragraph of research to the supporting paragraphs
To summarize the essay's main points and to restate the thesis statement
To add new information to the thesis statement
To list and document your MLA citations
