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Spring Semester Study Guide Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two types of conflict we experience when reading literature are:

a)

Round & Dynamic

b)

Flat & Static

c)

Internal & External

d)

Holistic & Existential

2.

Which of the following is NOT a type of external conflict?

a)

Person v, Person

b)

Person v. Nature

c)

Person v. Society

d)

Person v. Self

3.

Identify the type of conflict:


You love going to soccer practice every Friday night. However, last week you had to go to dinner with your family instead, and this week a friend has invited you to the movies.

a)

Internal

b)

External

4.

Identify the type of conflict:


At a party, you spent a lot of time talking to a friend from your math class—just chatting. Now another classmate has spread rumors around school about the two of you.

a)

Internal

b)

External

5.

Identify the type of conflict:


Your school has a state level ice-hockey team—for boys. When you and a group of girlfriends want to start a girls’ hockey program, you’re told that, although it’s a nice idea, there just isn’t enough money in the athletic budget.

a)

Internal

b)

External

6.

Identify the conflict


You have a project due on Monday. Even though you have had several weeks to read, by Sunday night you’ve only read half the book. To make things worse, your teacher has stated, “I have high expectations for this assignment.”

a)

Internal

b)

External

7.

What is the definition of allusion?

a)

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words

b)

A reference to something or someone outside of the text

c)

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

d)

Something that stands for or represents something else

8.
The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden. 
a)
literature/mytology
b)
religious
c)
historical
9.

My diet was going well until the new chocolate store went in down the street, chocolate is my Achilles’ heel.

a)

literature/mythology

b)

religious

c)

historical

10.
Joe is such an Honest Abe, he never can keep our secrets.
a)
literature/mythology
b)
religious
c)
historical
11.
In this type of characterization, the author TELLS the reader information about a character.
a)
direct
b)
indirect
c)
stereotype
d)
minor
12.
In this type of characterization, the author SHOWS the reader information about a character. 
a)
direct
b)
indirect
c)
protagonist
d)
antagonist
13.
Characterization based on the EFFECT one character has on another is ___________. 
a)
direct
b)
indirect
c)
major
d)
flat
14.
Identify the type of characterization demonstrated through this line: " . . . he hated all sports and had nothing but contempt for athletes" (14). 
a)
direct
b)
indirect
c)
major
d)
stock
15.

If you walk towards the audience, you are walking ________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left

16.

If you are walking away from the audience, you are walking _________________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left

17.

The direction of stage left and right is determined by whose perspective?

a)

Audience

b)

Director

c)

Actor

d)

Parent

18.
What is a symbol?
a)
An object with meaning attached.
b)
 An event with meaning attached.
c)
An animal with meaning attached.
d)
All of the above.
19.
What four things can be symbols?
a)
East, west, north, and south.
b)
The Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.
c)
Cards, envelopes, whiteout, and pens.
d)
Objects, events, people, or animals.
20.
Symbols allow writers to...
a)
...convey layers of meaning.
b)
...take a break from typing so much.
c)
...turn on their headphones while they type.
d)
...play Solitaire.
21.
An allegory is...
a)
...a story that represents something beyond itself.
b)
...when the characters or story represent historical events.
c)
...represent abstract or moral ideas.
d)
...All of the above.
22.

A story about a Prince who learns that being kind is more important than being powerful.

a)

alliteration

b)

allegory

c)

argument

d)

analogy

23.
The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
25.

True or False: The theme is usually stated by the author?

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False: The way the main character changes can help you determine the theme.

a)

True

b)

False

27.
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?
a)
Be honest.
b)
Don't be greedy.
c)
Always share your things with others.
d)
Be respectful to others.
28.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
29.
What is a myth?
a)
Fictional tale explaining actions of gods or heroes 
b)
Fictional tale about a larger than life hero
c)
True story about gods and goddesses
d)
Story with animal characters
30.

What are the features of a myth?

a)

Animal characters, based on fact

b)

Long, narrative poem, larger-than-life her

c)

Teaches lesson, heroes, animal characters

d)

Heroes, gods/goddesses, elements of nature, teaches lesson

31.
Define a myth
a)
a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
b)
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
c)
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
d)
an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
32.

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

33.

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!"


The word that best defines adamant is-

a)

happy

b)

unsure

c)

nervous

d)

stubborn

34.

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:


They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

a)

Nervous

b)

Discouraged

c)

Excited

d)

Relieved

35.

Which is the correct meaning of the word spell in the sentence?


The man told us he needed to sit for a spell.

a)

A short, indefinite period of time.

b)

A word or formula believed to be magic.

c)

To form words by means of letters.

36.
the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
context clues
37.
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
38.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
a)
gossip
b)
chat
39.
Choose the word with the positive connotation.
a)
immature
b)
youthful
40.
Jam: (v) To squeeze or pack tightly into a space.
a)
They want to jam at the concert last night, but they weren't invited.
b)
Mom wanted to bring so many clothes, she had to jam them all into her suitcase.
41.
Season: (v) Add salt, pepper, herbs, and spices to food.
a)
My favorite season begins in October.
b)
I wanted to season the steak just right before cooking.
42.
The squash had to be harvested before the first frost of the season.
a)
Crush or squeeze with force.
b)
An edible gourd.
43.
Molly turned the fan on high because she was hot.  
a)
a device used to cool the air
b)
a person that admires something
44.
Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
45.
A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods.  The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
46.
Romeo arrives at the Capulet family tomb to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, we the audience know that Juliet is not really dead, she merely took a potion to make it look like she was dead for her own motives. When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed?
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
47.
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?
a)
A mother expecting her children to do well in school, and they make the honor roll.
b)
A man meets his long-lost son but doesn't know it, although the reader does.
c)
A little girl can see the future.
d)
A teacher tells her students they did well on a test, but actually they all failed
48.

When the audience or reader knows something the characters don't know

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

49.

What was said is the opposite of what was meant

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Situational Irony

50.

Your partner shows up in wrinkled jeans, a stained t-shirt, and dirty sneakers. With a smirk, you say, "Oh! I see you dressed up for our date. We must be going somewhere fancy!"

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Inference

51.

The dish you are cooking calls for 1 teaspoon of salt, but you've put in 1 tablespoon of salt, which is the equivalent of 3 teaspoons.

When your guest tastes the dish, she winces, reaches for a glass of water, and tells you the dish needs more salt.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

52.

Put a check next to words that are nominative case pronouns.

a)

I

b)

they

c)

whom

d)

us

53.

Which of the following is NOT a nominative case pronoun?

a)

whoever

b)

she

c)

they

d)

us

54.
Which case of pronoun would you use for a subject of a sentence?
a)
Nominative Case
b)
Objective Case
c)
Personal Case
d)
Possessive Case
55.
What is the antecendent in this sentence?
Jinx liked the dancing she saw on television.
a)
Jinx
b)
dancing
c)
she 
d)
television
56.
What is the antecedent in these sentences?
The students did not want to dance. They liked the trampoline.
a)
The students
b)
dance
c)
They
d)
trampoline
57.

Is there anywhere to park? No, there's ____ to park.

a)

nowhere

b)

anywhere

c)

nobody

58.

Do you know ______ about me?

a)

someone

b)

anything

c)

something

59.

A sculptor is ____ who makes sculptures

a)

someone

b)

anyone

c)

nobody

60.

There is _____ I like about this picture, it is nice!

a)

something

b)

anything

c)

nowhere

61.
I was walking in the park when ________ gave me this flower.
a)
someone
b)
no one
c)
anyone
62.

New applicants should bring ​ (a)   resumes. Is this ​ (b)   ?

Choose from the below words
their
yours
theirs
your
63.

Sam wanted to borrow ​ (a)   book, but many of​ (b)   pages were missing.

Choose from the below words
our
its
ours
mine
64.

An evergreen tree keeps ​ (a)   leaves in the winter.

Choose from the below words
its
our
their
65.

How ready do you feel for the Final?

a)

We have Finals!?! Time to Review!

b)

Kinda scared, will need to study!

c)

Feeling okay, but will review anyway.

d)

Too easy Ms. G!

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