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WorksheetsEnglish II REVIEW
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
The _________ tells you where and when the story takes place.
singular
mood
setting
plot
What is the meaning of melancholy?
Name of a plant that grows in hot places.
The feeling of pensive sadness.
Loud confusing disagreeable sound.
A standard or typical example.
A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another.
metaphor
simile
myth
personification
the state of being calm
Melancholy
Tranquility
Anecdotal
Aptitude
The author's attitude towards the story
time
tone
third person
theme
Mood means ________________?
the time
feeling
more than one
where and when
The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story.
When something is authentic, it’s __________.
genuine or real
carefully written
full of tasty worms
very old
The writer's use of clues that suggest what will happen later in a story.
Flashback
Mystery
Foreshadowing
dramatic irony
The teller of a story is a character in the story.
3rd person
3rd person limited
first person pov
omniscient pov
something that is not necessarily true or reliable
Euphemism
Anectdotal
Aptitude
Irony
These are the words spoken by characters in a literary work.
Dialect
Dialogue
Diction
Connotation
A device in a narrative in which a scene that takes place in the past is inserted somewhere into the narrative.
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Scene
Cliffhanger
When the OPPOSITE of what was expected happens instead of the expected.
COMPLEX
IRONY
FORESHADOW
EUPHEMISM
A feeling of uncertainty or excitement caused by wondering what will happen next in a story.
Anxiety
Flashback
Suspense
Foreshadowing
The practice of representing ideas or qualities in literature with the use of symbols
Symbolism
Connotation
Denotation
Personification
Inference: I was aghast when I found out my neighbor had robbed the jewelry store and stolen $100,000 in diamonds!
What is the best meaning of the word aghast?
shocked
not surprised
bored
interested
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis in poems and stories.
humor
cliche
metaphor
hyperbole
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
Allusion
Imagery
Theme
Dialogue
The use of words that imitate the sounds of what they describe.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
nonverbal
splat!
The method a writer uses to develop a character.
characterization
comedy
caricature
inference
If an author is trying to make something known to the reader, he is trying to ____ it.
diversify
convey
inferior
complex
Put this medicine on your arm and rub it into your skin until it's invisible. It will inhibit the infection's attempt to
spread.
What does “inhibit” mean?
live in a certain place
block or slow down
itch or burn
help to do something important
Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music.
A dispute is a __________.
musical instrument
choice of music
discovery
disagreement
Mr. Huge was very proud of his auto superstore. “We have such an extensive selection of cars,” he said, “so
everyone should find a vehicle that he or she will love!”
The word “extensive” means __________.
costing a lot of money
large amount
having no color
not enough
Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. He was able to continue playing within seconds and had no trouble
winning the match.
When you describe an event as “transient,” you are saying that __________.
it sounds like a train
it is quite harmful
it helps you win
it doesn't last long
