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Review 12/4

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

b)

The breeze kissed my cheek.

c)

After the Rain Haiku By Kelly Roper

Drip... drop... drip, drip... drop

The water rolled off the leaf.

And plopped to the ground.

d)

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating`

‘Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door –

2.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

b)

The breeze kissed my cheek.

c)

After the Rain Haiku By Kelly Roper

Drip... drop... drip, drip... drop

The water rolled off the leaf.

And plopped to the ground.

d)

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating`

‘Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door –

3.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

b)

The breeze kissed my cheek.

c)

After the Rain Haiku By Kelly Roper

Drip... drop... drip, drip... drop

The water rolled off the leaf.

And plopped to the ground.

d)

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating`

‘Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door –

4.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a)

Anna is as sly as a fox.

b)

We're like two peas in a pod.

c)

I have not seen you in ages.

d)

You are my sunshine!

5.

Read this section from a poem and answer the question about it below:

Success is counted sweetest

By those who ne'er succeed

To comprehend a nectar

Requires sorest need

Based on the context, what is the meaning of nectar?

a)

Something inside a flower.

b)

Something to be greatly desired.

c)

A beverage.

d)

The stem of a plant.

6.

What is a stanza in a poem?

a)

The sensory and figurative language used in a poem.

b)

Repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.

c)

The “paragraph” of poetry. Several lines in one unit.

d)

The patterned recurrence of sounds, usually made by stressed or unstressed syllables.

7.

What is Imagery in a poem?

a)

Repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.

b)

The sensory and figurative language used in a poem.

c)

The “paragraph” of poetry. Several lines in one unit.

d)

The patterned recurrence of sounds, usually made by stressed or unstressed syllables.

8.

What is Rhyme in a poem?

a)

Repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.

b)

The sensory and figurative language used in a poem.

c)

The “paragraph” of poetry. Several lines in one unit.

d)

The patterned recurrence of sounds, usually made by stressed or unstressed syllables.

9.

What is rhythm in a poem?

a)

Repetition of similar syllables.

b)

The sensory and figurative language used in a poem.

c)

The “paragraph” of poetry.

d)

The patterned recurrence of sounds, usually made by stressed or unstressed syllables.

10.

What is Alliteration?

a)

It is a clever joke told within the poem.

b)

When many words begin with the same sound.

c)

When the rhyme is at the end of the sentence.

d)

When they use the same words over and over.

11.

The lesson learned or moral of the story

a)

Values

b)

Beliefs

c)

Setting

d)

theme

12.
The final outcome, during which any remaining conflicts are resolved or left open.
a)
Resolution
b)
Falling Action
c)
Climax
d)
Setting
13.

A ​ (a)   occurs when the action of the plot is interrupted by a flashback to something that happened at an ​ (b)   time. This helps provide ​ (c)   to help you understand the ​ (d)   of the ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
flashback
earlier
background information
current events
plot
14.

Typically, plots follow a linear or​ (a)   order of events, but that isn’t always the case.  Sometimes the author will allow us to glimpse into the ​ (b)   (​ (c)   ) or see ​ (d)   events (​ (e)   ).

Choose from the below words
chronological
past
flashback
future
foreshadowing
15.

When the reader or audience knows something that the character does not is ​ (a)   irony. When the speaker says something different from what they mean, the situation is often the opposite of what they are saying. This is an example of ​ (b)   irony. When an event or outcome takes place that is opposite of what the person expected is ​ (c)   irony.

Choose from the below words
dramatic
verbal
situational
realistic
made-up
funny
16.

What are the key elements of the plot?

17.

Is this informational text?

a)

Yes, because the topic is real, it is based on facts, and it has text features.

b)

No, because the topic is not real, it is not based on facts, and it does not have text features.

18.

Is this informational text?

a)

Yes, because the topic is real, it is based on facts, and it has text features.

b)

No, because the topic is not real, it is not based on facts, and it does not have text features.

19.

This is an example of a ...

a)

text feature

b)

fact

c)

text structure

d)

map

20.

Text structures are ...

a)

how the text is positioned on the page.

b)

what makes informational text look different.

c)

how informational text is written differently.

d)

what makes informational text sound different.

21.

Text features are ...

a)

how the text is positioned on the page.

b)

what makes informational text look different.

c)

how informational text is written differently.

d)

what makes informational text sound different.

22.

The two most important characteristics of informational text are...

a)

facts and opinions

b)

text features and opinions

c)

text features and text structures

d)

text structures and facts

23.

Informational text is written text that is...

a)

about real people, places, and events based on facts.

b)

about made-up people, places, and events based on facts.

c)

about real people, places, and events based on opinions.

24.

"Opportunity knocks," "the wind whispered through the trees," and "anxiety crept up on me" are all examples of what type of figurative language?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

25.

"Achoo!" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

26.

"Life is a long roller coaster of ups and downs" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

27.

"We are like two peas in a pod" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

28.

"My bookbag weighs a ton!" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

29.

"She is the apple of my eye" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

30.

"Zap!" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

31.

"The light shining in my face was as bright as the sun" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

32.

Which type of figurative language gives non-living or non-human things human or lifelike qualities?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

33.

Which type of figurative language imitates a sound?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

34.

Which type of figurative language directly compares two things?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

35.

Which type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

36.

Which type of figurative language compares two things using like or as?

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

37.

What is indirect characterization?

a)

The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

b)

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

38.

What is direct characterization?

a)

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

b)

The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

39.

-------is a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. ------can also occur within a character. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

40.

Person who tells the story, often spoken in third person.

a)

actor

b)

narrator

c)

speaker

d)

dialogue

41.
The sets of information that tell what the stage looks like and how the characters should move and speak that are in parenthesis is called...
a)
script
b)
dialogue
c)
set
d)
stage directions
42.
Acts divided into smaller sections are called...
a)
Scenes
b)
Acts
c)
Scripts
d)
Excerpts
43.
What is a script?
a)
Acts divided into smaller sections.
b)
Object that appears on stage.
c)
The written text of a play.
d)
cursive handwriting
44.

What the actors say to each other is called _________.

a)

dialogue

b)

stage directions

c)

theatre

d)

newspaper

45.

The actions following the climax that lead the reader into the story's end.

a)

Conflict

b)

Falling Action

c)

Rising Action

d)

Resolution

46.

The turning point or action that occurs when the problem is about to be resolved. The point of highest emotion in the story.

a)

Plot

b)

Resolution

c)

Conflict

d)

Climax

47.

The central part of the story during which various problems arise after a conflict is introduced.

a)

Plot

b)

Falling Action

c)

Rising Action

d)

Climax

48.

The person, animal, or creature in a work of fiction.

a)

Character

b)

Setting

c)

Conflict

d)

Plot

49.

The beginning of the plot that introduces the story's main character(s), setting, and situation.

a)

Rising Action

b)

Conflict

c)

Setting

d)

Exposition

50.

The series of events in a story.

a)

Plot

b)

Conflict

c)

Climax

d)

Fiction

51.

A story based on imaginary places, people, and events

a)

Plot

b)

Fiction

c)

Conflict

d)

Characterization

52.

The time, place, and period in which the action takes place.

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Exposition

d)

Rising Action

53.

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

a)

description

b)

compare & contrast

c)

order & sequence

d)

cause & effect

54.

In the US, ________ are in decline.

a)

voting rates

b)

college admissions

c)

newspaper subscriptions

d)

greenhouse gas emissions