WorksheetsAmerican Lit EOC practice 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
The literature period that covered both World Wars and the Great Depression and included writers who were becoming disillusioned with the American Dream
Realism period
Contemporary Period
Modernism period
Romanticism period
Haley worked all summer baking cakes. In the fall she baked cookies and cakes on the weekends for birthday parties. She saved her birthday money. When she was sixteen, she bought a car with her earnings. Her friends were jealous at first, but they remembered how hard she had worked.
Choose the accurate theme.
Friends shouldn't get jealous.
Diligence and work ethic benefit those who practice them consistently
Haley is great at saving money, but her friends are not
Baking is an easy way for teenagers to earn money.
What is tone?
The author's opinion on the subject
The author's attitude problem
How the reader feels about the text
The author's attitude towards the subject
Which of these would NOT be a reason for an author / poet to use repetition?
To reinforce key ideas or concepts
To emphasize an especially important point
To keep the reader from going to sleep
To make comparisons between similar concepts
What is text evidence?
Lines copied and pasted from the text
A direct or paraphrased quote from a text used to support an idea
A summary of the text
Evidence of who the author is
Which of the following is FALSE about main / central idea?
The main idea is always the first sentence of a paragraph.
You discover it by asking what is being said about the topic.
It's the main point the author is trying to make.
It can be found by looking at several places in the paragraph.
Which sentence best represents a theme?
Even though there may be obstacles, one should never give up on his / her dreams.
Does she listen to the negative voices telling her she's a failure?
The character experienced rejection based on her looks.
Melissa became a ballerina due to her hard work.
Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence:
Whenever students are under a great deal of stress, ________ often stop studying.
he / she
they
we
them
What is the main idea of the paragraph below?
The attitudes of Americans toward gambling are amazingly contradictory. You may find, for example, that horse racing is legal in your state, but that you cannot legally play poker for money on your front porch; bookies may be prosecuted by state law, but they are supposed to purchase a federal license nonetheless; one church condemns gambling, while another raises money by sponsoring bingo games. Gambling laws are inconsistent from state to state or even from town to town and are very difficult to enforce.
All Americans have negative attitudes toward gambling.
Gambling laws are difficult to enforce.
Gambling laws are inconsistent from place to place.
Churches do not have uniform ideas about gambling.
"I loved to swim. The feeling of weightlessness felt better than anything I had ever experienced." These sentences are written in what point of view?
first
second
third person limited
third person omniscient
The term "jumbo shrimp" is an example of a(n) _____.
sonnet
onomatopoeia
imagery
oxymoron
"Sam wrestled with what to do. He always studied in the past, so would it really be so wrong to cheat on his vocabulary quiz just this one time?"
This is an example of __________.
internal conflict
external conflict
allusion
theme
Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.
What does “esteemed” mean?
very old
greatly admired
held over boiling water
confident
Smiling can have a real ____ on your mood.
effect
affect
Which response is an example of a metaphor?
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
My heart is a muscle.
My heart is like a muscle.
Choose the response that is an example of a simile.
I like apples.
Apples taste sweet.
You're the apple of my eye.
This apple is as sweet as candy.
What device is used in these phrases?
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Rhyme
Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke and dust.”
What does the word shrouded mean?
bounced
invisible
covered
ruined
I know that Jeff is smart, so I was confused when he did such a vacuous thing like jumping off the roof of our house into the pool!
What does the word vacuous mean?
lack of thought; mindless
happy and joyful
daring and brave
athletic and strong
Studying and to play are different things.
What's wrong with this sentence?
Error in parallel structure
Sentence fragment
Run-on sentence
Subject-verb agreement
How would you appeal to ethos while persuading your audience to volunteer?
List the statistics of homeless people living in the South
Tell the story of a homeless man
Explaining the positive benefits you have received from serving the homeless over the past five years
What is rhetoric?
art of persuasion
art of deception
art of ethics
art of living graciously
What is most associated with literature written during the Romantic era?
Logical reasoning and intellect were key to a simple lifestyle.
The power and value of emotion, compared to reason and intellect.
Reason and intellect were more of a focus than the power and value of emotion.
Neither the dog nor the cat wants _____ ears examined.
Their
his
its
her
Every student in the class remembered _____ homework.
his / her
their
When Noodle, the poodle, realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park, he growled, pulled, and _______.
was leaping like a fish on the line
leaped like a fish on a line
he was leaping like a fish on a line
decided to leap like a fish on a line
He is afraid of two things ___ spiders and senior prom.
Which punctuation mark should be used in the blank?
Hyphen
Dash
Comma
Ellipses
Which rule is NOT one of the reasons why a dash is used?
to separate items in a series
to emphasize words
to show interruption
Today is Anita’s birthday ___ therefore, we will let her choose the movie.
Which punctuation mark should go in the blank?
comma
colon
dash
semicolon
Uncle Max began setting up the miniature village ___ a corner store, rows of houses, a town square, several little shops, and a train station.
What punctuation mark should go in the blank?
Comma
Colon
Semicolon
Ellipses
The student council officers are as follows: Amanda Ngo, president ___ Kyle Beltran, vice-president ___ Stuart Moran, treasurer ___ and Corey Mirsky, secretary.
Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?
Commas
Semicolons
Colons
Dashes
The dog stretched out for an after-lunch snooze in the sun ___ the cat soon joined him.
Which punctuation mark goes in the blank?
Comma
Colon
Semicolon
Nothing is needed in the blank.
Which word is spelled correctly?
Definitely
communnication
libary
Febuary
Which word is spelled correctly?
Tomorow
Casheir
Restraunt
Recommendation
Which type of sentence is the following?
Grammar is easy, people just need to memorize the rules.
Complete sentence
Fragment
Run-on
Phrase
Which type of sentence is the following:
The paintings in the gallery, with their bright colors and bold brush strokes.
Fragment
Run-on
Complete Sentence
Phrase
None of the trucks ____ arrived yet.
has
have
My best friend at school _____ live in our neighborhood.
Doesn't
Don't
Neither the parents nor the child _______ the trip to be postponed.
want
wants
Which sentence contains NO capitalization errors?
The beauty of Fall is my favorite.
I hope I get the cool History teacher next year.
I am hoping to graduate from Eastside High school.
My friend is going to meet President Biden next month.
Which sentence contains NO capitalization errors?
I wrote an essay titled "The Last Hurrah" in my Sophomore year.
My favorite holiday is Mother's Day.
Go ask your Mom if she knows where your book is.
I read the bible every day.
In an argumentative essay, what is the first thing you will write in the first body paragraph to support your thesis?
Reason
Evidence
Opposing argument
Refutation
The most important sentence in an essay is the ______.
Hook
Last sentence
Counterclaim
Thesis statement
Which of the following is a good transition for the counterclaim (concession / refutation) paragraph?
Although some people believe
Finally
Another
In the final analysis
What is a topic sentence?
It is the same as a thesis and contains all of your points.
It is the last sentence of the essay and should contain evidence.
It is the first sentence in the essay.
It begins each body paragraph and each topic sentence explains the point of that paragraph.
When should you say "I believe" in a formal essay?
In the thesis statement
In the hook
Never
In the conclusion
When writing an argumentative essay, when is it acceptable to take both sides the entire time?
Always
Never
It depends on the topic
It depends on the day
Which punctuation comes after "For example" ?
Period
No punctuation is needed
Comma
Colon
We live in the same building; ___, we hardly see each other.
Which transition word goes in the blank?
Similarly
However
Therefore
Consequently
Jared is a dedicated wrestler. ____________ to playing the sport, he loves to watch matches on television.
Which transition goes in the blank?
In addition
As a result
However
Similarly
