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Courage, basic grammar, short story vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A noun is...

a)

A place or person

b)

A person, place or thing.

c)

A person

d)

A thing

2.

An action word is called a...

(a)  

3.

An independent clause in a sentence is...

a)

An idea that contains a subject.

b)

A combination of words that finishes a thought.

c)

A complete idea that contains a subject and a unpredictable situation.

d)

a combination of words that contains a subject and predicate.

4.

An action that puts a person in physical danger might be considered (a)  

5.

Courage that requires persistent applied effort might be considered

(a)  

6.

An act that requires interpretation and close consideration before action may be considered...

(a)  

7.

Courage that requires upstanding action in the face of social pressure might be considered...

(a)  

8.

Courage that require sometimes requires moral fortitude or strength in the face of pressure is sometimes known as...

(a)  

9.

Courage of the spirit, we have referred to as...

(a)  

10.

A subject is...

a)

The main actor in an sentence.

b)

The theme of the sentence.

c)

The viewpoint constructed in a sentence.

d)

The purpose of a sentence.

11.

A (a)   is the main action in the sentence.

12.

The content of a story is called the...

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

inciting incident

d)

climax

13.

In "Just Lather, That's all" the inciting incident is when...

a)

The barber starts cutting the general's hair.

b)

The general says " It's hot as hell. Give me a shave." (Tellez, p. 7)

c)

The general walks in the door.

d)

The barber begins to question whether to kill the general.

14.

The climax of "Just Lather, That's all" occurs when...

a)

The general stands from the chair and says "Thanks..." (Tellez, p. 10)

b)

The Barber decides to finish the shave instead of kill him.

c)

The barber finishes the shave.

d)

The barber finishes talking with the general.

15.

"They told me that you'd kill me. I came to find out. But killing isn't easy. You can take my word for it." (Tellez, p. 10), is an example of which part of story?

(a)  

16.

The protagonist in "Just Lather, that's all" is...

a)

The blade

b)

The general

c)

The barber

d)

The chair

17.

The antagonist in "Just Lather, That's All"

a)

The barber

b)

The revolutionaries

c)

The general

d)

The townsfolk

18.

A major theme in "Just Lather, That's All" is...

a)

Bravery

b)

Integrity

c)

Honesty

d)

Zest

19.

In Phil Kaye's "Repetition" he says "Before their last argument they sent me off to the neighbour's house, like some astronaut jettisoned from the shuttle." (Kaye, p. 5). This is an example of a...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

symbol

d)

Imagery

20.

In "Repetition," Phil Kaye finishes the poem discussing his stutter. He says, "I can still feel the meaning in the bottom of my throat." (p. 5) This is an example of (a[n]) ...

a)

simile

b)

symbol

c)

imagery

d)

metaphor

21.

"The breeze whistled through the thickest portions of the brush," is an example of (a)  

22.

"A white dove flew over the battlefield, as the soldiers began to lay down their weapons," is an example of...

(a)  

23.

"Soon after my parents' divorce, I developed a stutter/ Fate is a cruel and efficient tutor" is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

Irony

d)

imagery

24.

"Every terrible moment skips upon its own announcement" (Kaye, p. 5). Is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

imagery

c)

personification

d)

simile

25.

"You watch the sun set too often, it just becomes 6PM" (Kaye, p. 5), is an example of ...

a)

Symbol

b)

Imagery

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile