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Benchmark Review Quiz

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

In the story “How the world was made”, all the animals tried searching for a new place to be their home but no avail.  Who volunteered to search again?

a)

Turtle

b)

Water-Beetle

c)

Buzzard

d)

Conjurers

2.

Why do Aataentsic need to cut the tree in Skyland?

a)

      To get the fruit from the top of the tree

b)

       To plant the tree on Earth

c)

    To create more longing house in Sky land

d)

   To give food to the animals residing in Skyland

 

3.

 

“Soft mud which began to grow and spread on every side until it became the island which we call the Earth. It was afterward fastened to the sky with four cords, but no one remembers who did this.”

 

                                                                     from     How the world was made

Who is being referred to as “No one remember who did this”?

a)

     The unnamed god/gods

b)

    Dayunisi, the water beetle

c)

Beaver

d)

Buzzard

4.

It is any oral or written language that is based purely in the imagination of the author.

a)

     Non-fiction

b)

      Fiction

c)

    Prose

d)

     Poetry

5.

It is a fictional story that uses animals, plants, inanimate object, or forces of nature as characters

                   and gives lessons in life?

a)

fables

b)

parables

c)

myth

d)

epic

6.

Of all the animals, who is revered as the most important in the creation of the world according to the Cherokee myth?

a)

crawfish

b)

buzzard

c)

water beetle

d)

beaver

7.

Who among the animals in the myth "The Sky Tree" thought of how to save Aataentsic from her fall from the Skyland?

a)

beaver

b)

mink

c)

muskrat

d)

turtle

8.

It is a prose writing on the account of a person written by someone else.

a)

journal

b)

diary

c)

biography

d)

autobiography

9.

It is any oral or written language that is based on the factual stories with real people and events.

a)

Non-Fiction

b)

Fiction

c)

Poetry

d)

Prose

10.

It is a piece of prose writing where one write or discuss a particular topic.

a)

Epistles

b)

Textbooks

c)

Diary

d)

Essay

11.

What was the dream of the Old Chief in the myth The Sky Tree all about?

a)

His wife will fall from the Sky Tree.

b)

His cure will be the fruit on top of the Sky Tree

c)

His wife will cut the Sky Tree

d)

His wife will go after the Sky Tree

12.

In the Cherokee creation myth, how do the human beings multiply themselves?

a)

The unnamed gods multiply brother and sister.

b)

The brother impregnates his sister.

c)

The brother struck his sister with a fish that made her got pregnant.

d)

The god blessed the sister with a fish to get her pregnant.

13.

In the story "How the world was Made", all the animals tried searching for a new place to be their home but no avail. Who volunteered to search again?

a)

buzzard

b)

crawfish

c)

conjurers

d)

water beetle

14.

The ancient woman who followed the Sky Tree when in fell from the Skyland.

a)

Antentsic

b)

Aatentscis

c)

Antaentscis

d)

Aataentsic

15.

Who among the characters in the How the world was Made brought the sun to its Gulkwagine Digalunlatiyun or the 7th Height?

a)

Beaver

b)

Buzzard

c)

Dayunisi, water beetle

d)

Conjurers

16.

In the myth " How the World was Made", how did the soil/mud managed to be steady on top of the vast sea?

a)

The buzzard helps to dry up the mud and make it steady on top of the sea.

b)

The unnamed god fasten the four corners of the earth to the sky.

c)

The sea animals help each other to solidify the island to prevent it from being washed out.

d)

The beaver and the water beetle piled up the soil/mud from underneath the waters so it will have a solid foundation.

17.

Identify the sensory imagery in this line, " He got dizzy when he accidentally sniffed the terrible odor of a dead rat."

a)

gustatory

b)

olfactory

c)

visual

d)

auditory

18.

Identify the sensory imagery in this line, "The eerie silence in hall was shattered by the loud voice of Portia."

a)

visual

b)

auditory

c)

tactile

d)

olfactory

19.

Identify the sensory imagery in this line, " She refused to proceed because the beach was too crowded."

a)

gustatory

b)

olfactory

c)

visual

d)

auditory

20.

Identify the sensory imagery in this line, " The street children gave a yell of fear."

a)

visual

b)

auditory

c)

tactile

d)

gustatory

21.

Identify the sensory imagery in this line, "Because their clothes are wet, the students experienced a chilly sensation."

a)

gustatory

b)

visual

c)

tactile

d)

auditory

22.

Identify the meaning of the italicized idiomatic expression, " Melody gushed over the decor in the craft store, but Migz thought the craftsmanship was merely run of the mill. "

a)

something this is of exceptionally high quality

b)

something marked by creativity or originality

c)

something that is too expensive for the average person to afford

d)

something that is low quality, common, or ordinary

23.

Identify the meaning of the italicized idiomatic expression. "After Macky passed three shots in a row and passed the ball to a player on the other team, the boys were only up by two and they suspecting that Macky would be the Achilles' heel of the team."

a)

a person who performs under pressure

b)

a person valuable contributor to a cause shared by many

c)

a weakness in an otherwise strong entity

d)

a person who inspires others to succeed

24.

Identify the meaning of the idiomatic expression in this quote, " Kyle choose Karl for his partner, thinking that it would be fun to work with his best friend, but now that the project was due to tomorrow and the boys had nothing done. Kyle realized that he should have hitched his horse to a different wagon.

a)

when one wished to have chosen different company that one is presently keeping

b)

when one accepts responsibility for one's own involvement in an unfortunate event

c)

when one understands that the only way to solve a problem is through hard work

d)

when one determines that the best course of action is to tell the truth

25.

Identify the meaning of the idiomatic expression in this quote, The prosecutor knew that the councilman had stolen public funds, but she wanted to get all her ducks in a row before she charged him with a crime.

a)

she wanted to catch the councilman in the act

b)

she wanted to take the time to properly prepare her case

c)

she had other business to take care of before going after the councilman

d)

she had finish eating lunch before she went back to work

26.

Identify the meaning of the idiomatic expression in this quote, Taehyung knew that if he wanted to go to college, he'd have to keep his nose to the grindstone all senior year.

a)

Taehyung would have to apply for college

b)

Taehyung would have to work hard for the whole year

c)

Taehyung would have to wait patiently for an opportunity

d)

Taehyung would have to stay out of trouble for the whole year.

27.

Identify the figurative language used in this line, After experiencing a heartbreak, her heart had turned cold as ice.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

HYperbole

28.

Identify the figurative language used in this line, I am not as bad as you think.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Litotes

d)

Hyperbole

29.

Identify the figurative language used in this line, I walked a million miles just to watch BTS concert in L.A.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

30.

Identify the figurative language used in this line, Posting a video about how boring and useless Facebook is on Facebook.

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Metonymy

c)

Irony

d)

Oxymoron

31.

Identify the figurative language used in this line, The struggle that we have in life are painfully beautiful.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Paradox

c)

Irony

d)

Metonymy