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English 8 Final Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 41mins

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Class
Date
1.

In The Most Dangerous Game, which event happens first?

a)

Rainsford's trap kills Ivan.

b)

Rainsford falls overboard.

c)

Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed.

d)

Rainsford leaps into the sea.

2.

In The Most Dangerous Game, which answer best describes the problem General Zaroff has before he invents his game?

a)

He hates Ivan, but he needs his help for the hunt.

b)

He loves hunting, but he hates to see animals suffer.

c)

He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.

d)

He hates Rainsford, but he must be hospitable to get him to stay.

3.

In The Most Dangerous Game, what is the game that Zaroff invents?

a)

He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.

b)

He hunts human beings; sailors he lures to the island.

c)

He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.

d)

He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.

4.

In The Most Dangerous Game, how does Rainsford finally defeat General Zaroff?

a)

He makes a Malay mancatcher using a dead tree.

b)

He digs a pit lined with stakes and conceals it with branches.

c)

He refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunt any longer.

d)

He swims back to Zaroff's house and ambushes him there.  

5.

In The Most Dangerous Game, what does General Zaroff list as important attributes of the animal he wishes to hunt?

a)

It must be exceptionally strong, cunning, and able to reason.

b)

It must be able to reason, be large, and cunning.

c)

It must be cunning, courageous, and be able to reason.

d)

It must be very large, strong and prey on animals.

6.

What is the meaning of appraising in the following sentence from The Most Dangerous Game? Base your answer on the context clues.  

 

Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.

a)

informing

b)

avoiding him

c)

evaluating

d)

envying

7.

What is the meaning of quarry in  the following passage from "The Most Dangerous Game?" Base your answer on context clues.  

 

"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt, "explained  the general. "So I said" 'What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?"'

a)

animal that is hunted

b)

animal that is hunting

c)

person who is hunting

d)

desire to go hunting

8.

What is the meaning of futile in the following sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game?" Base your answers on context clues.  

 

Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation.  He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea.  

a)

direct

b)

useless

c)

obvious

d)

understandable

9.

In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does General Zaroff think he is justified in playing his game?

a)

He feels rich people have more rights than the poor people

b)

He resents the loss of his home in the Russian Revolution

c)

He feels that people have the right to use whatever power they have.

d)

He wishes to share the pleasure he feels in the game with others. 

10.

In The Most Dangerous Game,"which factor contributes most to General Zaroff's defeat at Rainsford's hands?

a)

Zaroff's loss of Ivan

b)

Zaroff's overconfidence

c)

Zaroff's reliance on his dogs

d)

Zaroff's inferior hunting skills.

11.

“The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies” contains an example of  

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

12.

“Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him.” This line contains   

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

13.

What figurative language can be found in this line: “giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws”?

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile and personification

d)

simile

14.

“He lived a year in a minute” is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

15.

Which of the following passages from the story foreshadows danger?

a)

"You've good eyes," Whitney said.

b)

"It will be light in Rio," promised Whitney

c)

"What island is it?" Rainsford asked.

d)

"The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island," Whitney replied.

16.

What is the setting for most of the story?

a)

A yacht

b)

A castle

c)

A jungle

d)

The sea

17.

Which of the following events happened first?

a)

Rainsford kills Ivan.

b)

Rainsford kills one of Zaroff's dogs.

c)

Rainsford wounds Zaroff.

d)

Rainsford dives into the sea.

18.

Which of the following best describes the primary conflict introduced in the story?

a)

Rainsford vs. Zaroff

b)

Rainsford vs. the ocen

c)

Ivan vs. Zaroff

d)

Rainsford vs.Ivan

19.

Who is the protagonist of "The Most Dangerous Game?"

a)

Rainsford

b)

Zaroff

c)

Ivan

d)

The reader

20.

Which quote about The Most Dangerous Game could be labeled as irony?

a)

"The paddling sound of feet on the soft earth..."

b)

"He lived a year in a minute..."

c)

"The world famous game hunter was now being hunted as game himself..."

d)

"The impulse to cry aloud with joy..."

21.

Rainsford jumping off the cliff is the story's _____.

a)

exposition

b)

climax

c)

conflict

d)

resolution

22.

What can we infer at the end of the story.

a)

Rainsford slept in Zaroff's bed and Zaroff had lost

b)

Rainsford went home and Zaroff had lost

c)

Zaroff won the fight and Rainsford was fed to the dogs

d)

Rainsford cares too much for the finer points of life

23.

Classify the following sentence. I will wrap the package tomorrow. What is the adverb?

a)

ADV tomorrow

b)

ADV will wrap

24.

Classify the following sentence. I will wrap the package tomorrow. What is the SP (subject pronoun)?

a)

SP I

b)

SP package

25.

Identify the capitals in the following sentence. (dr and mrs jones went to california for a vacation.)

a)

Capitals: Dr. Mrs. Jones

b)

Capitals: Dr., Mrs. Jones, California

26.

Read the following sentence.

The very excited puppies barked loudly today.

Choose the part of speech for the word very.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

verb

27.

Read the following sentence.

The very excited puppies barked loudly today.

Choose the part of speech for the word excited.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

28.

logy

a)

the study of

b)

heat

c)

along side

d)

bottom

29.

bio

a)

tooth

b)

bottom

c)

life

d)

birds

30.

photo

a)

light

b)

before

c)

life

d)

bread

31.

graph

a)

to see

b)

sing

c)

sleep

d)

write

32.

The root CRED means

a)

believe

b)

money

c)

people

d)

star

33.

The root AUD means

a)

hear

b)

star

c)

man

d)

book

34.

The root CHRONO means

a)

star

b)

against

c)

time

d)

to cut

35.

What does "ant-" or "anti-" mean?

a)

over, excessive

b)

against

c)

same, together with

d)

city, citizen

e)

around, near

36.

What is the meaning of -ology

a)

the study of

b)

to know

c)

to hear

d)

to see

37.

What is the meaning of hydr-?

a)

cirlce

b)

around

c)

water

d)

sea

38.

An audience's role is to ___?

a)

hear

b)

look

c)

see

d)

say

39.
Photo means
a)
having to do with light
b)
having to do with sound
c)
far away or at a distance
d)
having to do with writing
40.
the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light
a)
photon
b)
photosynthesis
c)
photometer
d)
photogenic
41.
a document that proves a person is believable
a)
credential
b)
discredit
c)
credible
d)
incredulous
42.
the writing of one's own name
a)
autograph
b)
bibliography
c)
autobiography
d)
paragraph
43.
- a person who walks across the street on foot
a)
tripod
b)
peddler
c)
pedestrian
d)
millipede
44.
a set of religious beliefs or principles
a)
creed
b)
creditor
c)
credential
d)
discredit
45.
Non- means:
a)
trick
b)
not
c)
same
d)
write
46.
Fill in the blank:
The kind gentleman was __________ of saying a bad thing.
a)
illiterate
b)
incapable
c)
illogical
d)
imbalance
47.

What does "ambi" mean?

a)

before

b)

both sides

c)

opposite

d)

water

48.

What does "anti" mean?

a)

same or both

b)

opposite

c)

before

d)

hear or listen

49.

Which word belongs in the blank?

When she got the flu, her doctor prescribed an ______________.

a)

aquifer

b)

autobiography

c)

beneficial

d)

antibiotic

50.

Which word belongs in the blank?

Conner visited the ____________ when he was in town and was surprised to see so many tropical fish.

a)

auditorium

b)

aquarium

c)

aquifer

d)

audience

51.
Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?
a)
Covered
b)
ruined
c)
bounced
d)
invisible
52.

The VIGILANT guards stayed up all night to make sure no one came near the castle.

a)

disguised

b)

watchful

c)

superior

d)

youthful

53.

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

a)

happily

b)

dangerously

c)

gracefully

d)

hopefully

54.

We often travel to New England in autumn to see the bright colors of the foliage.

a)

buildings

b)

trees

c)

mountains

d)

leaves

55.

The impudent boy was assigned a detention for his inappropriate behavior that occurred during the guest speaker's presentation.

a)

silly

b)

young

c)

rude

d)

unhappy

56.

An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

onomatopoeia

57.

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

a)

hyperbole

b)

symbole

c)

mood

d)

personification

58.

A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand.

a)

apostrophe

b)

allusion

c)

allegory

d)

antonym

59.

The author’s message about the nature of the human condition.

a)

theme

b)

mood

c)

symbol

d)

juxtaposition

60.

An exaggeration for dramatic effect.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

allusion

d)

hyperbole

61.

Her head was spinning from all of the new information.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personifcation

62.

You're a couch potato.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

63.

The sun greeted me this morning.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

64.

You are my sunshine.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

65.

Brave as a lion.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

66.

The pattern of end rhyme in a poem is called _________________ and is labeled using letters of the alphabet.

a)

rhyme pattern

b)

rhyme organization

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

rhyme form

67.

Which type of poem has exactly 14 lines?

a)

Narrative

b)

Ode

c)

Sonnet

d)

Ballad

68.

"An old silent pond…

A frog jumps into the pond,

splash! Silence again."


What type of poem is shown above?

a)

Limerick

b)

Haiku

c)

Elegy

d)

Epitaph

69.

repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words

a)

alliteration

b)

rhyme

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

70.

seven snakes slithered silently

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

rhyme

d)

rhythm

71.

words that sound like the object or actions they refer to

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

rhyme

d)

similie

72.

giving non-human objects human qualities

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

73.

words that have the same ending sounds

a)

rhyme

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

74.

repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants as in "blade" and "maze"

a)

assonance

b)

consonance

c)

meter

d)

rhyme

75.

A form of poetry that originated in Japan and uses three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables.

a)

haiku

b)

concrete

c)

ballad

d)

narrative