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Fall Semester Exam Review

Total câu hỏi: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

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1.

What is the definition of plot?

a)

The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

b)

The plot is the setting of a story.

c)

The plot is the moral lesson of a story.

d)

The plot is the main character of a story.

2.

What is the definition of theme?

a)

The theme is the setting or location of a piece of literature or art.

b)

The theme is the message in a piece of literature or art.

c)

The theme is the main character in a piece of literature or art.

d)

The theme is the plot or storyline of a piece of literature or art.

3.

What is the definition of point of view?

a)

The definition of point of view is the main idea or theme of a story.

b)

The definition of point of view is the sequence of events in a story.

c)

The definition of point of view is the angel at which a camera is positioned.

d)

The definition of point of view is the perspective from which a story is told.

4.

What are the elements of plot?

a)

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

b)

exposition, climax, falling action, resolution and denouement

c)

introduction, climax, conclusion, conflict, and resolution

d)

beginning, middle, end, climax, and resolution

5.

What point of view is demonstrated in this passage:

"As I placed the carefully wrapped package on the park bench, I looked up and saw Molly darting across the busy street."

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person objective/limited

d)

3rd person omnisicient

6.

Read the paragraph about printer ink.

Printer ink is the most expensive liquid most people will ever buy. An ink cartridge for a home printer usually contains only a few ounces of black ink. The cost of a typical ink cartridge could be as high as forty dollars, about half the cost of an average printer. With the exception of luxury items such as fancy perfumes ordinary black ink is by far the most expensive liquid people purchase.

Which is the correct way to use commas to punctuate the last sentence of the paragraph?

a)

With the exception, of luxury items such as fancy perfumes, ordinary black ink is by far the most expensive liquid people purchase

b)

With the exception of luxury items such as fancy perfumes, ordinary black ink is by far the most expensive liquid people purchase.

c)

With the exception of luxury items such as fancy perfumes ordinary black ink is by far, the most expensive liquid people purchase.

d)


With the exception of luxury items such as fancy perfumes ordinary, black ink, is by far the most expensive liquid people purchase.

7.

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should not be required to wear uniforms.

a)

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

b)

Uniforms make sure everyone looks the same.

c)

A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

d)

School uniforms can be ordered online.

8.

What is textual evidence?

a)

Your claim.

b)

What the author thinks about a topic.

c)

An explanation in your own words about your claim.

d)

Proof from the text to support your answer.

9.

What is the definition of characterization?

a)

characterization is a technique used by writers to develop characters

b)

characterization means to have an effect on someone

c)

characterization means to eat pizza daily

d)


characterization means to represent or stand for something else.

10.

Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?
Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins.

a)

Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests.

b)

Robots sumo contests are better than human sumo contests.

c)

Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.

d)

Watching robot sumo is boring.

11.

What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.

a)

Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.

b)


Baby gorillas need their mothers a lot.

c)


The baby gorillas are very small.

d)


Mothers gorillas protect their babies.

12.

Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax!

Which is the best way to summarize this passage?

a)

A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.

b)

Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales.

c)

Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.

d)

Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.

13.

Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason."

a)

Jason was the best player.

b)

Caitlin wanted Jason on her team.

c)


Jason was not a very good player.

d)

Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member.

14.

When copying a piece of evidence from a text, there should be what around the evidence?


a)

Colons

b)


Quotation Marks

c)


Parenthesis

d)

Commas

15.

Which citation supports the idea that Shoeless Joe made a lot of money for his family playing baseball?

a)

"He was paid $2.50 per game-- more than he made for a day’s work."

b)

" She had gone to school and could sign the marriage certificate for both of them."

c)

I could tell Joe made a lot of money.

d)

"The only thing he could read was a pitch and that made him a major sensation in the majors-- when he finally got there."

16.

The main character of a story

a)

protaganist

b)

antagonist

c)

flat character

d)

round character

17.

The character or group of characters who work against the protagonist

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

foil

d)

flat character

18.

a complication that happens within a character; it may be a moral dilemma the character is facing, or it may take the shape of a choice or a desire.

a)

Plot structure

b)

Internal conflict

c)

External conflict

d)

Theme

19.

a struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot.

a)

Theme

b)

Plot structure

c)

Internal conflict

d)

External conflict

20.

a situation in which two characters have opposing desires or interests.

a)

Character vs. character (a.k.a., man vs. man)

b)

Character vs. nature (a.k.a., man vs. nature)

c)

Character vs. society (a.k.a., man vs. society)

d)

Character vs. self (a.k.a., man vs. self)

21.

In this type of conflict, a character is tormented by natural forces such as storms or animals.

a)

Character vs. character (a.k.a., man vs. man)

b)

Character vs. nature (a.k.a., man vs. nature)

c)

Character vs. society (a.k.a., man vs. society)

d)

Character vs. self (a.k.a., man vs. self)

22.

In this type of conflict, a character must take on society itself, and not a single person. The character stands at odds with societal norms and realizes the necessity to work against these norms. This is an external conflict.

a)

Character vs. character (a.k.a., man vs. man)

b)

Character vs. nature (a.k.a., man vs. nature)

c)

Character vs. society (a.k.a., man vs. society)

d)

Character vs. self (a.k.a., man vs. self)

23.

This conflict develops from a protagonist’s inner struggles, and may depend on a character trying to decide between good and evil or overcome self-doubts.

a)

Character vs. character (a.k.a., man vs. man)

b)

Character vs. nature (a.k.a., man vs. nature)

c)

Character vs. society (a.k.a., man vs. society)

d)

Character vs. self (a.k.a., man vs. self)

24.

explains why a particular character of the novel or the play, act in the way they do

a)

Plot structure

b)

Theme

c)

Character motivation

d)

Key details

25.

a figure of speech that directly compares two different things

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

26.

a comparison between two unlike things not using the words “like” or “as.”

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

27.

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

28.

a figure of speech in which a thing (such as an idea or an animal) is given human traits or characteristics. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

29.

when a sentence or phrase has many words that start with the same sound. It is commonly used in advertising, poetry, headlines, and tongue-twisters. Basically the first consonant repeats itself throughout the sentence.

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

30.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

31.

I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

32.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

33.

The sky weeps

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

34.

John’s answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

35.

She was as cool as a cucumber.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

36.

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

a)

Thesis statements

b)

MLA format

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Inference

37.

Which dialogue would be found in a drama?

a)

"Do you know where Jeremy and Frankie went?" asked Lyle.

b)

Ming stated, "My dream is to be a movie actress someday."

c)

Heather: If I wanted to clean all day, I would have stayed home.

d)

"Please put the baby's hat on him and take him for a nice walk."

38.

In a drama script, stage directions are provided in order to

a)

help the actors find their way to the theater.

b)

help the audience understand what the play is about.

c)

tell the actors how to dress and move for the characters.

d)

tell the audience more about the characters.

39.

In dramatic structure, dialogue is used to

a)

reveal information and move the plot.

b)

narrate the events of a story.

c)

describe the characters and setting.

d)

make a play more like a novel.

40.

Read the excerpt from Monster.

STEVE

No, but I’ve seen a lot of ball games. I watch a lot of ball games.

Based on this dialogue, what can the reader infer about Steve?

a)

He is a good basketball player

b)

He enjoys watching ball games.

c)

He makes films of ball games.

d)

He is too lazy to play ball games.

41.

Read the excerpt from Monster.

We see STEVE stand shakily and head back to the defense table. He looks out onto the onlookers and sees his parents. His MOTHER forces a smile and his FATHER makes a fist and nods emphatically. We see STEVE sit down, start to pick up a glass of water, and have to put it down because his hand is shaking so badly.

Which statement best describes Steve's parents?

a)

They think that Steve is innocent.

b)

They are willing to fight for their son.

c)

They think that the trial is a joke.

d)

They are trying to be strong for Steve.

42.

A statement of what you are arguing for is called a ________.

a)

fact

b)

evidence

c)

claim

d)

opinion

43.

A claim is made up of a _______ and a solution.

a)

opinion

b)

problem

c)

reason

d)

evidence

44.

"Some students won't eat the school lunch."

This statement is an example of a ______.

a)

solution

b)

problem

c)

claim

d)

reason

45.

An explanation of why an issue is a problem or why a solution would work is called a ________.

a)

evidence

b)

claim

c)

argument

d)

reason

46.

Reasons must be supported by _______.

a)

claims

b)

evidence

c)

opinions

d)

statements

47.

A _____ is a way to fix a problem.

a)

reason

b)

promise

c)

claim

d)

solution

48.

"Some students do not get enough sleep at night."

What is a possible solution?

a)

Parents should lock all devices at night.

b)

1 out of every 5 students falls asleep in class.

c)

Staying up too late causes students to fall asleep in class.

d)

Parents don't know why their kids are up so late.

49.

Problem: Students stay up too late.

Solution: Parents should lock devices at night.

Reason: __________

a)

If students don't get enough sleep they will fall asleep in class and miss instruction.

b)

If a student falls asleep in class he should get detention.

c)

Students stay up too late so parents should lock their devices at night.

d)

Falling asleep in class is not a big deal.

50.

Cobras typically live in hot, tropical areas but are also found in savannahs, grasslands, forests and farming areas in Africa and Southern Asia. They like to spend time underground, under rocks and in trees. You can also find cobras in the water.

How does the author organize this information?

a)

by demonstrating that cobras don't attack unprovoked.

b)

by comparing cobras and other types of snakes.

c)

by describing how and where cobras live.

d)

by persuading the reader to learn more about cobras.

51.

Cobras typically live in hot, tropical areas but are also found in savannahs, grasslands, forests and farming areas in Africa and Southern Asia. They like to spend time underground, under rocks and in trees. You can also find cobras in the water.

The photograph is included to help the read understand -

a)

the hot, tropical area where cobras live

b)

when a cobra will go underground

c)

the size and dimesions of a cobra

d)

what a cobra looks like in the water

52.

My neighborhood, Tranquil Village, is a phenomenal place. It's a clean and safe place to raise children. The only thing missing is a neighborhood park. Our children need a place to play that's close to home. Parents are busy people! They work, they take their children to school, and they vote. The parents of Tranquil Village ask you to vote in favor of establishing a park in Tranquil Village.

What does the word phenomenal mean in sentence one?

a)

common

b)

out of this world

c)

incredible

d)

typical

53.

My neighborhood, Tranquil Village, is a phenomenal place. It's a clean and safe place to raise children. The only thing missing is a neighborhood park. Our children need a place to play that's close to home. Parents are busy people! They work, they take their children to school, and they vote. The parents of Tranquil Village ask you to vote in favor of establishing a park in Tranquil Village.

Which detail suggests Tranquil Village is a wonderful place?

a)

Parents are busy people!

b)

The only thing missing is a neighborhood park.

c)

It's a clean and safe place to raise children.

d)

They work, they take their children to school, and they vote.

54.

Which of the following sentences has the dialogue punctuated correctly?

a)

"The view up here is amazing", exclaimed Iris.

b)

The view is amazing, "exclaimed Iris."

c)

"The view is amazing" yelled Iris.

d)

"The view up here is amazing," exclaimed Iris.

55.

Which of the following sentences has the dialogue punctuated correctly?

a)

"Hooray," cheered Gilda. "Does that mean we can stay?"

b)

"Hooray cheered Gilda. Does that mean we can stay?"

c)

"Hooray" cheered Gilda. "Does that mean we can stay?"

d)

Hooray! cheered Gilda. "Does that mean we can stay?"