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EXAM REVIEW

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 3575secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

A notice or announcement to publically promote something

1.

Advertisement

b)

A genre of writing where a position on a topic is conveyed

2.

Argument

c)

Who a writing or art is for

3.

Audience

d)

Method to let readers know personal traits about a character

4.

Characterization

e)

Writers position on an issue

5.

Claim

2.

Which is an example of an audience?

a)

A lot of people in Walmart on Sunday

b)

Concert goers at a TSwift concert

c)

Both of these answers

d)

Neither of these answers

3.

Which is an example of an advertisement?

a)

Sally talking on TikTok about her favorite green sweater

b)

A commercial showing how Nike shoes help you perform better

c)

A TV show featuring siblings arguing over whether to have pasta or hamburgers for dinner

d)

Kate wearing socks

4.

Which is an example of characterization?

a)

JK Rowling describing Harry Potter’s inner thoughts and his reactions to events in the Harry Potter series.

b)

SE Hinton writing about two different social classes and their issues in The Outsiders.

c)

Lois Lowry writing about a new age society in The Giver.

d)

All of these.

5.

Which is an example of characterization?

a)

JK Rowling describing Harry Potter’s inner thoughts and his reactions to events in the Harry Potter series.

b)

SE Hinton writing about two different social classes and their issues in The Outsiders.

c)

Lois Lowry writing about a new age society in The Giver.

d)

All of these.

6.

Match the following

a)

A notice or announcement to publically promote something

1.

Advertisement

b)

A genre of writing where a position on a topic is conveyed

2.

Argument

c)

Who a writing or art is for

3.

Audience

d)

Method to let readers know personal traits about a character

4.

Characterization

e)

Writers position on an issue

5.

Claim

7.

Which is an example of an audience?

a)

A lot of people in Walmart on Sunday

b)

Concert goers at a TSwift concert

c)

Both of these answers

d)

Neither of these answers

8.

Which is an example of an advertisement?

a)

Sally talking on TikTok about her favorite green sweater

b)

A commercial showing how Nike shoes help you perform better

c)

A TV show featuring siblings arguing over whether to have pasta or hamburgers for dinner

d)

Kate wearing socks

9.

Which is an example of characterization?

a)

JK Rowling describing Harry Potter’s inner thoughts and his reactions to events in the Harry Potter series.

b)

SE Hinton writing about two different social classes and their issues in The Outsiders.

c)

Lois Lowry writing about a new age society in The Giver.

d)

All of these.

10.

Match the following

a)

The last paragraph in an essay

1.

Concluding Paragraph

b)

Struggle between opposing forces

2.

Conflict

c)

Words or events or circumstances that help determine meaning

3.

Context

d)

Text in an advertisement that supports the slogan

4.

Copy

e)

Position taken by someone with an opposite viewpoint

5.

Counterclaim

11.

Which of the following is an example of conflict?

a)

JK Rowling writing about a magical world with a magical school.

b)

SE Hinton writing about the clash between socs and greasers.

c)

An article on the seven seas and how ocean currents influence temperature.

d)

All of these.

12.

Which is an example of a counterclaim?

a)

Kate states that although Mallory argues that summer break is beneficial for students, she believes that going to school year-round and having more breaks would actually improve student success.

b)

Kate states that summer break is essential.

c)

Mallory talks about the beach.

d)

Max runs fast.

13.

What is the last paragraph in an essay called?

a)

Concluding paragraph

b)

Conflict

c)

Advertisement

d)

Claim

14.

A point that an author is trying to prove is a:

a)

Claim

b)

Concluding Paragraph

c)

Advertisement

d)

None

15.

Match the following

a)

Someone who offers opposition

1.

adversary

b)

size of something given as the distance around it

2.

circumfrance

c)

a disorderly outburst

3.

commotion

d)

large number

4.

copious

e)

feelings of annoyance

5.

exasperation

16.

Match the following

a)

headway

1.

forward movement

b)

muster

2.

summon up

c)

serinity

3.

no mental stress

d)

stamina

4.

enduring strength

e)

translucent

5.

allowing light to pass through

17.

There were​ (a)   amounts of food at the buffet.

Choose from the below words
copious
muster
translucent
18.

Sarah June felt ​ (a)   when her little brother would not leave her alone.

Choose from the below words
exasperated
serinity
stamina
commotion
19.

Max needed more​ (a)   to be able to finish the race. However with all the ​ (b)   at his house he didnt get to practice. However his ​ (c)   was able to practice everyday.

Choose from the below words
stamina
commotion
adversary
headway
copius
20.
Which type of conflict is internal?
a)
Man vs. Man
b)
Man vs. Nature
c)
Man vs. Society
d)
Man vs. Self
21.
Which part of the plot reveals information about the characters and the setting?
a)
Introduction/exposition
b)
Rising action
c)
Falling action
d)
Conclusion/denouement
22.
The struggle between opposing forces is the what?
a)
conflict
b)
setting
c)
climax
d)
theme
23.
The character who the story revolves around is the what?
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
flat character
d)
dynamic character
24.
What is the perspective from which a story is told?
a)
setting
b)
point of view
c)
plot
d)
character's view
25.
Which point of view uses pronouns such as "I" and "me"?
a)
Second person
b)
Third person limited
c)
Third person omniscient
d)
First person
26.
The point of highest tension in a story is the what?
a)
rising action
b)
denouement
c)
climax
d)
theme
27.
The character who opposes the protagonist's actions is the what?
a)
bad guy
b)
antagonist
c)
flat character
d)
Cruella de Vil
28.
Man versus man is an example of which category of conflict?
a)
internal
b)
external
c)
supernatural
d)
fighting
29.
Which part of the story is when the conflict(s) is/are resolved?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
conclusion/denouement
30.
The point of view that is told from one character's perspective and uses pronouns such as "he" and "she" is what?
a)
third person omniscient
b)
third person limited
c)
first person
d)
second person
31.
The genre that is at least partially created by the author is what?
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
32.
What is the conflict of a story?
a)
The time and place
b)
The main problem the character encounters
c)
The most exciting part of the story
d)
The beginning of a story
33.
What is setting?
a)
The time and place where a story occurs
b)
A character's personality traits.
c)
The most exciting part of a story.
d)
The ending of a story.
34.
What is rising action?
a)
After the climax, when the action starts to wind down.
b)
Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
c)
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
d)
The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.
35.
What is climax?
a)
Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
b)
The end of a story where everything is resolved.
c)
The beginning of a story where we learn about setting and some characters.
d)
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
36.
What is the resolution?
a)
Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.
b)
The end of a story where everything is resolved.
c)
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
d)
The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.
37.
What is the theme of a story?
a)
The series of events in a story.
b)
The author's point of view.
c)
The major life lesson or message.
d)
The character's personality traits.
38.
What is the plot of a story?
a)
The series of events in a story.
b)
The main message or life lesson of a story.
c)
The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.
d)
The time and place that a story takes place.
39.
An example of setting is 
a)
A big castle with magical house objects 
b)
 the central idea or belief in a short story.
c)
Persuade 
d)
Third person 
40.
When the narrator of the story is a character in the story it is written in the ___ point of view
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person
41.
Example of Character vs Society 
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom 
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami 
d)
A person trying not to cry in public 
42.

How many elements of plot are there

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

43.

Reorder the following

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

e)

Resolution

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
44.

The​ (a)   is the series of events that unfold in a story

Choose from the below words
plot
resolution
rising action
conflict
45.

Match the following

a)

A notice or announcement to publically promote something

1.

Advertisement

b)

A genre of writing where a position on a topic is conveyed

2.

Argument

c)

Who a writing or art is for

3.

Audience

d)

Method to let readers know personal traits about a character

4.

Characterization

e)

Writers position on an issue

5.

Claim

46.

Which of the following is an example of a claim?

a)

In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence.

b)

One of the biggest issues laid out in The Declaration of Independence was the issue of the government’s role in protecting the rights of the people.

c)

Thomas Jefferson wrote the most beautiful piece of historical literature when he penned his Declaration in 1776.

d)

None of these.

47.

Which is an example of an audience?

a)

A lot of people in Walmart on Sunday

b)

Concert goers at a TSwift concert

c)

Both of these answers

d)

Neither of these answers

48.

Which is an example of an advertisement?

a)

Sally talking on TikTok about her favorite green sweater

b)

A commercial showing how Nike shoes help you perform better

c)

A TV show featuring siblings arguing over whether to have pasta or hamburgers for dinner

d)

Kate wearing socks

49.

Which is an example of characterization?

a)

JK Rowling describing Harry Potter’s inner thoughts and his reactions to events in the Harry Potter series.

b)

SE Hinton writing about two different social classes and their issues in The Outsiders.

c)

Lois Lowry writing about a new age society in The Giver.

d)

All of these.

50.

Match the following

a)

The last paragraph in an essay

1.

Concluding Paragraph

b)

Struggle between opposing forces

2.

Conflict

c)

Words or events or circumstances that help determine meaning

3.

Context

d)

Text in an advertisement that supports the slogan

4.

Copy

e)

Position taken by someone with an opposite viewpoint

5.

Counterclaim

51.

Which of the following is an example of conflict?

a)

JK Rowling writing about a magical world with a magical school.

b)

SE Hinton writing about the clash between socs and greasers.

c)

An article on the seven seas and how ocean currents influence temperature.

d)

All of these.

52.

Which is an example of a counterclaim?

a)

Kate states that although Mallory argues that summer break is beneficial for students, she believes that going to school year-round and having more breaks would actually improve student success.

b)

Kate states that summer break is essential.

c)

Mallory talks about the beach.

d)

Max runs fast.

53.

What is the last paragraph in an essay called?

a)

Concluding paragraph

b)

Conflict

c)

Advertisement

d)

Claim

54.

A point that an author is trying to prove is a:

a)

Claim

b)

Concluding Paragraph

c)

Advertisement

d)

None

55.

Match the following sceneries to the vocabulary word

a)

A short video that promotes a fast food restaurant like McDonalds

1.

Advertisement

b)

Jim arguing that Bob’s claim that lifting weights is better than aerobics is not accurate

2.

Counterclaim

c)

Sarah Jane stating that good study habits are essential to success is

3.

Claim

d)

In The Giver Jonas inner thoughts and actions lead us to find him heroic

4.

Characterization

e)

Being in the movie theater makes you a

5.

Audience

56.

Match the following scenarios to the appropriate vocabulary word

a)

In the final part of Jack’s paper he summed up his points and evidence in on paragraph

1.

Concluding paragraph

b)

In The Outsiders the socs and the greasers do not get along. They are always fighting with each other

2.

Conflict

c)

Since Shane didn’t know what the word adequate meant he used the words in the sentence to help him figure it out

3.

Context

d)

Jamie wrote something trying to convince Marty to study more

4.

Argument

e)

The reviews that Stanton Island Pizza put in their commercial to back up their claim of the best tasting wings in town

5.

copy

57.

Mood is...

a)

The reader's feelings while reading the text

b)

The author's style of writing

c)

The author's attitude or feelings

d)

The reader's feelings before reading the text

58.

Tone is...

a)

The author's attitude or feelings

b)

The reader's feelings while reading the text

c)

The reader's feelings before reading the text

d)

The author's style of writing

59.

Who wrote The Lamb To The Slaughter?

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

George Washington Jr.

c)

Roald Dahl

d)

Mary Maloney

60.

Dramatic Irony occurs

a)

when the audience (reader) knows something that the characters do not.

b)

when the reader or audience is left in suspense.

c)

when the characters know more than the reader.

d)

when too much drama is happening.

61.

Which of the following shows situational irony?

a)

The police officer goes to the grocer's.

b)

Calm, loving Mary violently kills her husband.

c)

Patrick is a police officer.

d)

The doctor says that Patrick's skull was smashed.

62.

What is the exposition of a story's plot?

a)

the most exciting part

b)

when problems are solved

c)

the beginning; characters & setting are introduced

d)

the problem that starts the story's action

63.

What are characters?

a)

the people or animals in a story

b)

symbols like emojis

c)

the time and place of a story

d)

a force that works against the protagonist

64.

What is the setting?

a)

the people or animals in a story

b)

the time and place of events

c)

the problem or challenge

d)

the lesson a reader understands

65.

What is the climax of a story's plot?

a)

the problem that starts the series of events at the beginning

b)

the part when the reader understands a lesson

c)

the part where characters and setting are introduced

d)

the most exciting part; a turning point

66.

After the climax, when problems are starting to be wrapped up...

a)

falling action

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

exposition

67.

The ending when the major conflict has been wrapped up and the reader understands the theme...

a)

falling action

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

68.

The lesson a reader understands when the plot ends...

a)

conflict

b)

theme

c)

climax

d)

setting

69.

Reorder the following

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

e)

resolution

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
70.

Lather and Nothing Else as well as The Tell Tale Heart are written in

a)

3rd Limited POV

b)

First Person POV

c)

2nd Person POV

d)

3rd Omniscient POV

71.

What is the climax of The Tell Tale Heart

a)

The narrator talks about the old man's eye

b)

The narrator peeks in at the old man

c)

The narrator kills the old man

d)

The police come in

72.

Having a conflict within your own mind is what type of conflict?

a)

External conflict

b)

Personal conflict

c)

Internal conflict

d)

School conflict

73.

A Protagonist is the...

a)

Good guy/main character in a text

b)

Bad guy/main character in a text

c)

The author of a text

d)

The director of a text

74.

An Antagonist is...

a)

The good guy/main character in a story

b)

The bad guy in a story

c)

The setting

d)

The author of a story

75.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
76.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
77.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
78.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
79.
The exposition...
a)
Introduces the reader to the characters and setting
b)
Is the part of the story where a character changes
c)
Is the part of the story when the conflict is resolved
d)
Is the part of the story where the events help the reader understand what the conflict is
80.

The SETTING for this photo is....

a)

a country meadow during the springtime

b)

a futuristic city

c)

an old graveyard on Halloween

d)

someone's backyard at Christmas time

81.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
pronouns like I, my and him are used
b)
the author is addressing the reader
c)
the narrator is not in the story
d)
pronouns like I, my and we are used