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Semester Exam KC

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text?

a)

Home isn't the place you grew up or spent the most time, it's the people who you feel the most emotionally close to.

b)

Spending holidays at home is important to people, as home is the place that they feel emotionally connected to and where they are the most comfortable.

c)

Holidays have become more superficial in recent years, focusing on presents and decorations rather than family, friends, and emotional stability

d)

While leaving home can be a difficult experience, it's important to go out on your own to find and establish your own home.

2.

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

a)

"Strip away the cursory Christmas rituals — the TV specials, the lights, the gifts, the music — and what remains is home. It is the beating heart of the holiday, and its importance reflects our primal need to have a meaningful relationship with a setting" (Paragraph 3)

b)

"Studies have shown that a forced relocation can elicit heartbreak and distress every bit as intense as the loss of a loved one." (Paragraph 7)

c)

"Twenty-six percent reported that home was where they were born or raised; only 22 percent said that it was where they currently lived." (Paragraph 14)

d)

"Home, therefore, is a predictable and secure place where you feel in control and properly oriented in space and time; it is a bridge between your past and your present, an enduring tether to your family and friends." (Paragraph 21)

3.

What is the author's main purpose in the text?

a)

to encourage people to spend their holidays at home, around their family

b)

to explore the idea of home and why people spend the holidays there

c)

to help readers understand the difference between a house and a home

d)

to explore how being home affects a person's mental and physical health

4.

What connection does the author draw between home and holidays?

a)

Holidays typically have traditions that strengthen the relationships people value at home.

b)

Holidays celebrate family and friends, encouraging people to take the time to foster those relationships.

c)

Holidays are a time of joy for most people, making them view their childhood homes through a more positive lens.

d)

Holidays are spent with family and friends, making it so that, no matter where you are, you are home.

5.

The Crucible:

What happened between John Proctor and Abigail Williams prior to the opening of the play?

a)

They got divorced

b)

They had an affair

c)

They ran away together

d)

They wrote letters

6.

What historical event is The Crucible connected to?

a)

  1. Communism

b)
  1. The red scare

c)
  1. The Salem witch trials 

d)

Dallas Cowboys Won the Superbowl

7.

Who wrote The Crucible?

a)
  1. Abigail Williams

b)
  1. Arthur Miller

c)
  1. Coach Cunnings

d)
  1. John Proctor

8.

What does John Proctor do after he signs his confession at the end of Act 4?

a)
  1. He runs away with Abigail

b)
  1. He rips up the confession

c)
  1. He smacks Rev Parris with it

d)
  1. He admits to being a witch

9.

“It was the beating of the old man’s heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage” is an example of...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

10.

What type of figurative language takes an object and gives it a human characteristic?

a)
  1. Metaphor

b)
  1. Simile

c)
  1. Hyperbole

d)
  1. personification

11.

.What type of figurative language uses sound words?

a)
  1. Onomatopoeia

b)
  1. Metaphor

c)
  1. Hyperbole

d)
  1. Personification

12.

Did Eddie Kill the Blue Man?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

The Captain’s lesson to Eddie was about the importance of sacrifice.

a)

yes

b)

no

14.

Eddie cries when the Blue Man tells Eddie that the girl he tried to save was killed too.

a)

yes

b)

no

15.

Ruby teaches Eddie about the importance of forgiveness.

a)

yes

b)

no