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2nd Semester Test

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a book trailer?

a)

Place for books

b)

Book advertisement

c)

A way to search for books

d)

A summary of the book

2.

What should you think about in your book trailer plan?

a)

Sound, pace, mood, and visuals

b)

Long summary of the book

c)

What images I should use

d)

What music should be playing

3.

The photos, graphics, and videos that help to promote it form the

a)

Audio

b)

Imagery

c)

Audience

d)

Target

4.

The length of the trailer should be

a)

Long to fully explain the entire book

b)

Short to keep the attention of the audience

c)

Long enough to include all characters

d)

Short enough to make sure little kids will like it

5.

If you were creating a book trailer for a children's book, such as "Go Green Tractor," what kind of imagery would you use?

a)

Bright Colors, Farm Images

b)

Bright Colors, Cityscapes

c)

Dark Colors, Ocean Views

d)

Dark Colors, Storm clouds

6.

The short attention grabber in your book trailer is called the

a)

Hook

b)

Target

c)

Call to Action

d)

Distribution

7.

"The better you know your specific readers, the better you can cater your message for them," is t he reason to know the

a)

Hook

b)

Imagery

c)

Audio

d)

Target

8.
What can you add to your Adobe Spark page?
a)
Icons
b)
All of these
c)
Music
d)
Images
9.
Is Adobe Spark an online or offline app?
a)
online
b)
offline
10.

In order to add a slide to your video, you must click which button?

a)

The Red Microphone

b)

The Theme Button

c)

The Plus Button

d)

The Share Button

11.

Holding the red microphone button does what?

a)

Adds a sound effect into the video

b)

Adds a voiceover for a particular slide

c)

Add a song for the video

d)

Records your video

12.

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

a)

Alphabetically, by title of the work

b)

Alphabetically, by the author's first name

c)

Alphabetically, by the author's last name

d)

By publication year

13.

What is the name of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?

a)

Reference Page

b)

Sources

c)

Bibliography

d)

Works Cited

14.

Which of the following author names is correctly formatted for an MLA works cited page?

a)

Gary Johnson

b)

Gary, Johnson

c)

Johnson Gary

d)

Johnson, Gary

15.

How many sources are required in a Works Cited page?

a)

A minimum of 2

b)

At least 3

c)

A minimum of 4

d)

As many as are used in the paper or presentation

16.
On your Works Cited page, what punctuation is needed at the end of each entry? 
a)
period
b)
comma
c)
colon
d)
space
17.
Which is the correct format for entering the date in your heading?
a)
December 1 2017
b)
1 December, 2017
c)
1 December 2017
d)
2017 December 1
18.

What's essential when you're deciding on a research topic?

a)

that you like the topic

b)

that there's a website on the topic

c)

that there's a lot of videos on the topic

d)

that no one has heard of the topic

19.

Which website would be considered the most credible?

a)

one sponsored by a club

b)

one sponsored by a college

c)

one sponsored by a person

d)

one sponsored by a store

20.

How do you show that a sentence is a quote from another source?

a)

underline it

b)

put it in boldface

c)

put it in italics

d)

surround it with quotation marks

21.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

22.

Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

poetry

23.

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a

a)

smilie

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

24.

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

rhyme

d)

stanza

25.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

26.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

repetition

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

imagery

27.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

The sky was a brilliant blue.

b)

The sky could not have been bluer.

c)

A lone cloud floated across the blue sky.

d)

The sky was a sea of blue.

28.

What is the rhyme scheme of the following verse?


If we shadows have offended,

Think but this and all is mended -

That you have but slumbered here

While these visions did appear.

a)

ABAB

b)

ABBA

c)

AABB

d)

ABCD

29.
Identify the rhyme scheme
roses are red
violets are blue
sugar is sweet
and so are you
a)
abab
b)
aabb
c)
abca
d)
abcb
30.

The sun is a yellow skittle shinning brightly in the sky.

What element of poetry does this sentence show?

a)

similie

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

metaphor

d)

rhyme

31.

"The wind sadly whispered through the trees." This is an example of ...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

32.

Max's marvelous muffins is an example of ....

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhythm

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Rhyme

33.

What type of poem is made of only 3 lines, with a total of 17 syllables?

a)

Acrostic

b)

Haiku

c)

Cinquain

d)

Diamante

34.

A piece of writing where a particular set of letters spells a word of special significance is a(n)

a)

haiku

b)

acrostic

c)

cinquain

d)

limerick

35.

A poem of 5 lines with 2-4-6-8-2 syllables is called a(n)

a)

haiku

b)

acrostic

c)

cinquain

d)

limerick

36.

Is this alliteration?

The cobra caused chaos in the theatre.

a)

yes

b)

no

37.

What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?

a)

There are a million things to do today.

b)

There is nothing to do today.

c)

There is a lot to do tomorrow.

d)

There is a lot to do today.

38.

What is a symbol?

a)

a sign

b)

something representing something else

c)

an object

d)

characters in a story

39.

What does a heart typically symbolize?

a)

fear

b)

time

c)

love

d)

hunder

40.

What should you think about in your book trailer plan?

a)

Sound, pace, mood, and visuals

b)

Long summary of the book

c)

What images I should use

d)

What music should be playing

41.

The book trailer should...

a)

Introduce the characters and problems

b)

Spoil the ending

c)

Give every detail from the book

42.

To create a book trailer, I should...

a)

Use iMovie

b)

Use Animoto

c)

User-friendly app or website

d)

Use only my camera app

43.

How long should a hook be?

a)

A substantial quote from the book

b)

A brief headline or sentence

c)

A good healthy paragraph

d)

Long enough to explain the entire story

44.

If you were creating a book trailer about "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," who would be your target?

a)

Children

b)

Young Adults

c)

Adults

d)

Preteens

45.

When you include, "Now available at your local library," in the trailer, that is a

a)

Invitation

b)

Sale

c)

Target

d)

Call to Action

46.
Is Adobe Spark free?
a)
Yes
b)
No
47.

This page of the movie is a list of everyone and everything that went into making the video possible

a)

The Intro Page

b)

The Credits Page

c)

The Conclusion

d)

The Outro

48.

Hanging indent is when everything is indented except for

a)

the last line

b)

the first line

c)

the second line

d)

the second and third line

49.

Which author's name should come first on the works cited page:

a)

Jenny Douglas

b)

Eric Hunter

c)

Greg Harper

d)

Dee Thomas

50.

Poetry is...

a)

writing that is musical and artistic in nature

b)

writing that expresses feelings

c)

a style of writing with few rules

d)

all of the above

51.

Along with imagery, what helps to set the tone of the book?

a)

Length

b)

Target

c)

Call to Action

d)

Audio

52.

If you were creating a book trailer for the new Stephen King horror book, "Chiral Mad 5," who would be your target?

a)

children

b)

preteens

c)

young adults (teenagers)

d)

adults

53.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
54.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Metaphor?

a)

My little sister is an angel.

b)

My dog is as smelly as dirty socks.

c)

The lake is a mirror, showing my reflection.

d)

Life is a roller coaster with many ups and downs.

55.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

end-stopped

d)

personification