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English II REVIEW

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _________ tells you where and when the story takes place.

a)

singular

b)

mood

c)

setting

d)

plot

2.

What is the meaning of melancholy?

a)

Name of a plant that grows in hot places.

b)

The feeling of pensive sadness.

c)

Loud confusing disagreeable sound.

d)

A standard or typical example.

3.
Again they searched meticulously, but no keys.  Where could they be?  They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-
a)
feeling silly.
b)
working very carefully.
c)
trying to finish quickly.
d)
trying to find something.
4.

A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

myth

d)

personification

5.

the state of being calm

a)

Melancholy

b)

Tranquility

c)

Anecdotal

d)

Aptitude

6.

The author's attitude towards the story

a)

time

b)

tone

c)

third person

d)

theme

7.

Mood means ________________?

a)

the time

b)

feeling

c)

more than one

d)

where and when

8.

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 __________.

a)

genuine or real

b)

carefully written

c)

full of tasty worms

d)

very old

9.

The writer's use of clues that suggest what will happen later in a story.

a)

Flashback

b)

Mystery

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

dramatic irony

10.

The teller of a story is a character in the story.

a)

3rd person

b)

3rd person limited

c)

first person pov

d)

omniscient pov

11.

something that is not necessarily true or reliable

a)

Euphemism

b)

Anectdotal

c)

Aptitude

d)

Irony

12.

These are the words spoken by characters in a literary work.

a)

Dialect

b)

Dialogue

c)

Diction

d)

Connotation

13.

A device in a narrative in which a scene that takes place in the past is inserted somewhere into the narrative.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Flashback

c)

Scene

d)

Cliffhanger

14.

When the OPPOSITE of what was expected happens instead of the expected.

a)

COMPLEX

b)

IRONY

c)

FORESHADOW

d)

EUPHEMISM

15.

A feeling of uncertainty or excitement caused by wondering what will happen next in a story.

a)

Anxiety

b)

Flashback

c)

Suspense

d)

Foreshadowing

16.

The practice of representing ideas or qualities in literature with the use of symbols

a)

Symbolism

b)

Connotation

c)

Denotation

d)

Personification

17.

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?

a)

shocked

b)

not surprised

c)

bored

d)

interested

18.

An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis in poems and stories.

a)

humor

b)

cliche

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

19.

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

a)

Allusion

b)

Imagery

c)

Theme

d)

Dialogue

20.

The use of words that imitate the sounds of what they describe.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

nonverbal

d)

splat!

21.

The method a writer uses to develop a character.

a)

characterization

b)

comedy

c)

caricature

d)

inference

22.

If an author is trying to make something known to the reader, he is trying to ____ it.

a)

diversify

b)

convey

c)

inferior

d)

complex

23.
Comparison of unlike things that uses "like" "as" or "than" (Ex. This room is like an oven.)
a)
idiom
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
24.

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?

a)

live in a certain place

b)

block or slow down

c)

itch or burn

d)

help to do something important

25.

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 __________.

a)

musical instrument

b)

choice of music

c)

discovery

d)

disagreement

26.

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 __________.

a)

costing a lot of money

b)

large amount

c)

having no color

d)

not enough

27.

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 __________.

a)

it sounds like a train

b)

it is quite harmful

c)

it helps you win

d)

it doesn't last long