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English 3 Semester 1 Exam

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 15hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time and place of a story

a)

Mood

b)

Setting

c)

Plot

d)

Genre

2.

a struggle or problem in a story that the main character encounters.

a)

Resolution

b)

Conflict

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

3.

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Plot

d)

Metaphor

4.

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Conflict

d)

Theme

5.

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

a)

Rising Action

b)

Exposition

c)

Falling Action

d)

Conflict

6.

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

a)

Conflict

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Rising Action

7.

A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.

a)

Falling Action

b)

Rising Action

c)

Conflict

d)

Resolution

8.

provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

a)

Conflict

b)

Exposition

c)

Resolution

d)

Setting

9.

Sequence of events in a story

a)

Setting

b)

Plot

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

10.

The attitude of the author or narrator in a piece of writing.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

11.

The conflict in the story between a character and an OUTSIDE force such as nature, technology, or another character.

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

External Conflict

12.

The conflict of a story where a character struggles with something INSIDE themselves.

a)

External Conflict

b)

Tone

c)

Internal Conflict

d)

Mood

13.

When the author gives hints within a story about something that is going to happen later.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Simile

d)

Foreshadowing

14.

Perspective from which the story is told.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Point of View

c)

Plot

d)

Setting

15.

How the writer assigns traits and features to a character

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Characterization

d)

Plot

16.

A major category or type of literature such as fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, mystery, or historical fiction.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Plot

d)

Genre

17.

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the word "like" or "as"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Genre

d)

Mood

18.

A DIRECT comparison of two seemingly unlike things.

a)

Simile

b)

Mood

c)

Metaphor

d)

Tone

19.

A narrator can see and describe every character's thoughts.

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person, limited

d)

third person, omniscient

20.

The author reveals the thoughts and feelings of only one character

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person, limited

d)

third person, omniscient

21.

In which point of view do you see these words?

I, me, my, mine

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person, limited

d)

third person, omniscient

22.
the character who works against the protagonist in a literary work or drama
a)
antagonist
b)
character
c)
protagonist
d)
actor
23.
The main character in a literary work or drama.
a)
antagonist
b)
character
c)
protagonist
d)
actor
24.
word choice
a)
diction
b)
mood
c)
atmosphere
d)
tone
25.
central focus of a text
a)
prolepsis
b)
inference
c)
main idea
d)
theme
26.

The end of a story where the conflict (problem) is solved

a)

Characters

b)

Internal Conflict

c)

Resolution

d)

Exposition

27.

The tying up of loose ends after the reslution: the "happily ever after."

a)

metaphor

b)

resolution

c)

theme

d)

denouement

28.

A/an ______________ is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

a)

tone

b)

antagonist

c)

allusion

d)

symbol

29.
A conversation between two or more characters is called...
a)
dialogue
b)
verbal irony
c)
monologue
d)
aside
30.

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

a)

Diction

b)

Inference

c)

Syntax

d)

Plot

31.

Hyperbole...

a)

Giving a non-human thing human characteristics

b)

Exaggeration to prove a point

c)

Recurs throughout the story and helps develop theme

d)

Highly descriptive language

32.

A figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradictory elements are side-by-side.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Idiom

c)

Paradox

d)

Oxymoron

33.

Shorter than a novel, this piece of literature can usually be read in one sitting. Because of its length, it has only a few characters and focuses on one problem or conflict. 

a)

novel

b)

autobiography

c)

short story

d)

prose

34.

What is narrative text?

a)

An imaginative story to entertain people.

b)

A funny story

c)

A fact story

d)

A real-life story

35.

Man vs. Man

Man. vs. Nature

Man vs. Society

What type of conflict is being shown by these examples?

a)

Extreme Conflict

b)

Internal Conflict

c)

External Conflict

d)

Physical Conflict

36.
_______ is where an object, person, or situation has an underlying meaning that is not to be taken literally
a)
Characterization
b)
Symbolism
c)
Motif
37.

context clue

a)

a hint in the surrounding text that can help a reader infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word, phrase, or description

b)

text that provides the meaning of word through contrast

c)

text that provides the definition of a word

d)

text that provides a clue to the meaning of a word through one or more examples

38.

I’ve told you to clean your room a million times.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

39.

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

40.

Love is a battlefield.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

41.

“What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me.

"Is that on the quiz?" I ask, grinning as I type.

"I think we've studied just about everything else." Mrs. V chuckles.

"I'd be scared to let go," I type.

"Afraid you'd fall?" she asks.

"No. Afraid it would feel so good, I'd just fly away.”

― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

42.

"Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank." Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Louis Sachar

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

43.
The girl stopped and looked as if she might pull back in surprise, but instead stood regarding Montag with eyes so dark and shining that he felt he had said something quite wonderful.  But he knew his mouth had only moved to say hello.  "Do you mind if I ask? How long've you worked at being a fireman?" the girl asked.  "Since I was twenty, ten years ago," said Montag. They walked farther and the girl said, "Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?" "No," Montag replied, "houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it," but the girl knew this was not true. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person Limited
d)
Third Person Omniscient
44.

What are the 3 types of point of view used in literature?

a)

First Person

b)

Third Person Limited

c)

Third Person Omniscient

d)

Author's Point of View

45.
Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Imagery
d)
Metaphor
46.

Non-Fiction is :

a)

Based on facts, describes real events, people, and ideas

b)

Based on made up characters

c)

Having a plot

d)

Coming from the author's imagination

47.

What is fiction?

a)

Writing that is scientific fact

b)

Writing that comes from the author's imagination

c)

A tale that teaches a moral

d)

About a real person

48.

A mild, indirect, or less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant or embarrassing (ex. he passed away, instead of he died)

a)

euphemism

b)

allusion

c)

idiom

d)

personification

49.

a litote is _______

a)

used as a literary device to assert similarity.

b)

invokes strong emotions through the exaggerations.

c)

a figure of speech that uses negative terms to express a positive statement.

d)

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things.

50.

Running from a bear that is trying to eat you is what kind of conflict?

a)

Man vs. Nature

b)

Man vs. Man

c)

Man vs. Society

d)

Man vs. Self

51.

There is only one cupcake left. John and Caleb both reach for it. What sort of conflict is this?

a)

Man vs. Nature

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

Man vs. Self

52.

Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because they would fear her secret magical powers.

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs Society

d)

Man vs Self

53.

Which is the correct order of plot elements?

a)

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

b)

Rising Action, Exposition, Falling Action, Climax, Resolution

c)

Exposition, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution, Falling Action

d)

Climax, Falling Action, Exposition, Resolution, Rising Action

54.

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

a)

Syntax

b)

Narrative

c)

Inference

d)

Claim

55.
What is a literary analysis?
a)
A blog about Donald Trump
b)
An essay that replicates research and makes one take a stance on a topic
c)

An essay which isolates and examines part of a literary work

d)
An essay that makes one think about the world around them and think why My Little Pony exists.
56.
The state of tension and uncertainty caused by an uncertain, undecided or mysterious situation that creates an emotional pull to encourage the audience to keep reading or watching
a)
MOOD
b)
MYSTERY
c)
SUSPENSE
d)
TONE
57.

All of the following are oxymorons except...

a)

Poor health

b)

Pretty ugly

c)

Passed away

d)

Random order

58.
Which of the following is a euphemism for LYING
a)
Telling a fib
b)
Deviating from the truth
c)
Tell a tall tale
d)
All of the above
59.

Niece of Samuel Parris, an orphan, leads girls to accusations, seventeen years old

a)

Abigail Adams

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Abigail Parris

d)

Mercy Lews

60.

From Barbados, first accused of witchcraft, calls out others to try to save herself, she is also a slave

a)

Susanna Walcott

b)

Abigail Williams

c)

Mary Warren

d)

Tituba

61.

Controversial and insecure minister of Salem

a)

Reverend Run DMC

b)

Reverend Samuel Jackson

c)

Reverend Samuel Parrs

d)

Reverend Giles Corey

62.

Betty Parris

a)

10 year old daughter of Tituba

b)

10 year old daughter of Samuel Parris who is one of the first to be "afflicted"

c)

10 year old daughter of Samuel Parris who is a slave

d)

10 year old meek and insecure servant

63.

Putman's servant, Abigail's friend, afflicted

a)

Mary Warren

b)

Mercy Lewis

c)

Giles Corey

d)

Rebecca Nurse

64.

Proctor's Meek and Insecure servant, friends with Abigail and afflicted

a)

Mercy Lewis

b)

Mary Warren

c)

Abigail Williams

d)

Betty Parris

65.

The protagonist of the play, tragic hero, first to expose the girls

a)

John Deer

b)

John Proctor

c)

Rebecca Nurse

d)

Giles Corey

66.

The Stage directions is the part of the text that is

a)

italicized (slanted)

b)

in bold

c)

was numbers above it

67.

Holds a grudge against Reverend Parris, concerned about land, married to Ann

a)
Thomas Putnam
b)
John Proctor
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
Giles Corey
68.
had many children die, so had daughter Ruth try to contact them through Tituba
a)
Ann Putnam
b)
Rebecca Nurse
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Elizabeth Proctor
69.
calm, sensible grandmother
a)
Rebecca Nurse
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Tituba
d)
Abigail Williams
70.
farmer in his 80's, likes to sue people
a)
Giles Corey
b)
Thomas Putnam
c)
Reverend Hale
d)
John Proctor
71.
minister called in as an expert on witchcraft
a)
Hale
b)
Parris
c)
Proctor
d)
Corey
72.

The Puritans believed that witches do the work of Satan.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

In Act IV of The Crucible, why does Parris urge Elizabeth to go to her husband, who is being taken off to execution?

a)

so that she can show that she believes the death sentence is just

b)

so that she can make a last appeal to the mercy of the judges

c)

so that she can try once more to persuade him to confess

d)

so that she can comfort him in his final moments

74.

Part A According to Act IV of The Crucible, which of the following is the most likely reason that Abigail leaves Salem?

a)

Abigail believes that the townspeople are about to turn against her.

b)

Abigail feels too unhappy and guilty to stay in Salem any longer.

c)

Abigail inherits enough money to lead a life of ease in Boston.

d)

Abigail decides to rejoin her family and make a fresh start.

75.

Part A According to Act IV of The Crucible, which of the following best describes what Hale hopes to accomplish by returning to Salem?

a)

Hale hopes to persuade the court to pardon the condemned prisoners.

b)

Hale hopes to persuade people to confess so that they will not be hanged.

c)

Hale hopes to persuade people to come to God so that their souls will be saved.

d)

Hale hopes to persuade the government to pardon the condemned prisoners.

76.

What event begins the rising action in Act I of The Crucible?

a)

Reverend Hale questions Tituba and the girls about their activities in the woods.

b)

John Proctor appears at the Parris home and rebuffs Abigail's efforts to resume their affair.

c)

Betty has fallen mysteriously ill after she and some other girls were found engaging in apparent rituals in the woods.

d)

Abigail is dismissed from the Proctor household, and Mary Warren takes her place there.

77.

What does Danforth do to those who signed the document presented by Proctor?

a)

He has them arrested for questioning.

b)

He has them arrested for witchcraft.

c)

He orders that they be thrown out of the church.

d)

He rewards them for opening his eyes to deception.

78.

What does Elizabeth do to protect John Proctor's name?

a)

She says he never cheated on her with Abigail.

b)

She says he is not the father of her child.

c)

She says that she is a witch but that her husband did not know.

d)

She says that he is a good man who the court can trust.

79.

What is the setting of Act II?

a)

The Proctors’ home, eight days after the girls have begun to accuse people

b)

The following day at the home of John and Elizabeth Proctor

c)

The Salem meeting house, just before Abigail’s trial

d)

Rev. Parris’s home, about a week after the accusations of witchcraft have begun

80.

In Act II of The Crucible, what is most clearly Reverend Hale’s reason for visiting the Proctors?

a)

He wants to gather information about the Proctors to make his personal evaluation of them.

b)

He wants to find evidence in order to exonerate Elizabeth from witchcraft charges.

c)

He comes to warn Elizabeth that she has been officially charged by the court.

d)

He is required to visit as an authority of the court.

81.

What is the most likely connection between the needle found in the poppet and the needle discovered in Abigail’s belly?

a)

Elizabeth has stuck the needle into the poppet in hopes of causing Abigail to suffer.

b)

Mary Warren has stuck the needle into the poppet in the hopes of causing Elizabeth to be arrested.

c)

Abigail, observing Mary Warren sewing the poppet next to her in court, puts a needle in her own belly in order to cast suspicion on either Proctor and his wife, or both.

82.
Who did Elizabeth Proctor fire for having a relationship with her husband?
a)
Tituba
b)
Ann Putnam
c)
Abigail Williams
d)
Mary Warren
83.
Where and when does the play take place?
a)
Salem, 1792
b)
Salem, 1692
c)
Boston, 1692
d)
Boston, 1695
84.

Why did the girls want to continue with this idea of witchcraft?

a)

For sport (fun)

b)

To avoid getting punished

c)

To get back at all those who have done them wrong

d)

To draw attention to themselves

85.

What historical event is The Crucible about?

a)

The Salem Witch Trials

b)

The North Berwick Witch Trials

c)

The Spanish Inquisition

d)

The Crusades

86.
An allegory is...
a)

...a story that represents something beyond itself.

b)

...when the characters or story represent historical events.

c)

...when we represent abstract or moral ideas through words.

d)

...All of the above.

87.

The practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence.

a)

Condemnation

b)

Hooverism

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Unitary

88.

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism growing. What was this called?

a)

The Scarlet Panic

b)

The Red Scare

c)

The Palmer Raids

89.

The author of The Crucible.

a)

Arthur Miller

b)

George Orwell

c)

Richard Wright

d)

Taylor Caldwell

90.

The Crucible was clearly a comment on the "__________________" for Communists that were being carried out by McCarthy and the HUAC.

a)

hearings

b)

McCarthyism

c)

Red Scare

d)

witch hunts