Worksheets2024 Spring Final Review- 11th grade
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 59mins
What is a simile?
a comparison using the words "like" or "as"
a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
a type of poem in which two things are compared
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The mouse was quiet
The mouse was whisper-quiet
The mouse was quiet as a whisper
The mouse's footsteps sounded whispery
In the sentence, "When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow," what two things are being compared?
The cat and its prey
The cat and its shadow
The cat and a shadow
The prey and its shadow
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
A type of poem in which two things are compared
Which of the following could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile?
And furry
All over
In color
As ink
Which of the following is a metaphor?
His hair is flame red
Like a flame, his hair is red
In the sunlight, his hair is flame
His hair is red as a flame
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The house was a carnival
The house was noisy like a carnival
The house had a carnival-like atmosphere
The carnival moved into the house
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
She was a gazelle
She ran faster than a gazelle
A gazelle couldn't run faster than she did
She was as graceful as a gazelle
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.
An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.
What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?
There are a million things to do today.
There is nothing to do today.
There is a lot to do tomorrow.
There is a lot to do today.
Which of these is a hyperbole?
They lived in a small cabin in the woods.
The boy was taller than Big Tex at the state fair.
Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.
The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.
I could sleep for an hour.
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
Is this an example of personification?
"The wind was whistling throughout the night."
Yes
No
The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified?
The gardener
The flowers
The crops
Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?
The slimy eel slithered through the seaweed.
The stand of trees was a festival of color that fall.
The dandelions stood tall, proudly surveying the rest of the yard.
The snails crept along the sidewalk, moving as slowly as a glacier.
"The sheets hanging on the clothesline danced in the wind." This is an example of personification.
True
False
My room will take forever to clean! This is an example of personification.
True
False
My friend Kaz is from Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to Denver, Colorado, in September. Over the summer, Kaz took a trip with his parents to Orlando, Florida, and Atlanta Georgia, where he visited his cousins and grandmother. Kaz loves to travel all around the United States.
Which of the following edits corrects the comma mistake in the passage above?
Delete the comma between “Providence” and “Rhode Island”
Add a comma between “United” and “States”
Delete the comma between “Orlando” and “Florida”
Add a comma between “Atlanta” and “Georgia”
Deyonna was born on March 13 2002. She lived in Santa Fe until she turned 12 in 2016. On August 1, she moved with her family to Michigan. It was a big move, and Deyonna was very nervous for her first day of school on September 2, 2016. When the day finally came, Deyonna was happily surprised at how friendly her new classmates were.
Which of the following edits corrects the comma mistake in the passage above?
Delete the comma between “September 2” and “2016”
Add a comma between “March 13” and “2002”
Add a comma between “in” and “2016”
Add a comma between “August” and 1”
Federica cooked the following four foods: turkey tamales enchiladas and flan.
Identify the correct way to punctuate the underlined phrase in the sentence above.
turkey, tamales enchiladas and flan.
a turkey tamales enchiladas and flan.
a turkey tamales enchiladas, and flan.
a turkey, tamales, enchiladas and flan.
Read the following sentence.
While I was finishing the pizza the waiter brought out the birthday cake.
In the sentence above, there should be a comma...
between “pizza” and “the.”
between “brought” and “out.”
between “I” and “was.”
between “birthday” and “cake.”
Read the following sentence.
I wanted to say goodbye yet I was too shy to speak.
In the sentence above, there should be a comma...
between “say” and “goodbye.”
between “wanted” and “to.”
between “too” and “shy.”
between “goodbye” and “yet.”
What are the semicolons doing in this sentence?
”John likes all kinds of sandwiches: bacon, lettuce and tomato; peanut butter and jelly; ham, cheese, and turkey; and plenty more.”
They are uniting two closely connected clauses.
They are separating items in a complex list.
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
My group presentation is tomorrow; I can’t stay up late tonight.
My group presentation is tomorrow: I can’t stay up late tonight.
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
I did not finish reading Frankenstein: I watched my favorite TV show instead.
I did not finish reading Frankenstein; I watched my favorite TV show instead.
I did not finish reading Frankenstein, I watched my favorite TV show instead.
TRUE or FALSE:
A semicolon can be used to introduce a quote.
True
False
Which choice is correct?
self-employed professional
selfemployed professional
Which choice is correct?
half dollar
half-dollar
Which choice is correct?
sixty-three
sixty three
Decide if the words need a hyphen between them.
bright, happy faces
bright-happy faces
Which of the following correctly uses hyphens?
The Indiana Hoosiers are a hardworking, little-known team with lots of national-attention.
Tom Allen, the IU coach, is not your run-of the mill coach; he has high standards.
The Hoosier football-mantra is LEO, Love Each Other.
IU has some ultra-dedicated football fans, such as my family and me.
Which of the below sentences correctly uses hyphens?
I am excited to-play the piano.
George smelled nasty-after soccer practice.
I made a bigger-than-my-face apple pie for the picnic.
CMS is hosting a Blue-and-Gold-Night.
I always add _________ to my pizza.
fire roasted-tomatoes.
fire-roasted-tomatoes
fire roasted tomatoes
fire-roasted tomatoes
Which of these passages contains a correct example of parallel structure?
My teacher explained not only how to read but also explained writing.
My teacher explained how to read but he does not explain writing.
My teacher explained how to read and is explaining writing.
My teacher explained not only how to read but also how to write.
Which of the following contains a correct example of parallel structure?
Today Miguel went to the store, to the school, and was going to the gym.
Today Miguel plans to go to the store, the school, and will go to the gym later.
Miguel's plan for today involves going to the store, going to the school, and going to the gym.
Today, Miguel will go to the gym after he goes to the store and the school.
Which of the following passages contains a correct example of parallel structure?
I went to the taqueria to buy tacos, nachos, and to buy enchiladas.
I went to the taqueria to buy tacos, nachos, and enchiladas.
Shai went to the taqueria to buy tacos, and she bought nachos and enchiladas as well.
Shai went to the taqueria were she bought tacos, nachos, and she needed enchiladas as well.
Read this sentence.
The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.
In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?
as it is
kindly, professionally, and helpfully.
kindly, to be professional, and helpful.
customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.
Karen is rich; ________ her cousin Kate is poor.
Therefore,
Otherwise,
However,
In addition,
You'd better take a taxi. ___, you'll arrive late
Otherwise
Consequently
Furthermore
Therefore
Jack wasn't tired. ___, he took a nap.
Therefore
Nonetheless
Otherwise
In other words
We live in the same building; ___, we hardly see each other.
Furthermore
However
For example
Similarly
This transition word indicates that an example is about to come.
Consequently
Nonetheless
In conclusion
For instance
Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.
What does the word "apprehensive" mean?
What does the word "wretched" mean?
Sunshine said, "Amber, why are you making such a big deal about Robert's hair? Yes, he did dye it purple. It is rather unusual for a guy to have purple hair. On the other hand, it's not exactly going to change the course of world history. It's really quite a trivial matter." What does trivial mean?
strange
unimportant
disguting
dangerous
Which statement is more formal?
This movie stinks!
I do not enjoy this movie.
If you were writing an essay, which sentence would be a better claim statement.
School uniforms would not positively affect learning environment at school.
I believe school uniforms infringe on students' rights to self-expression.
Which statement is more formal?
The mail carrier was unable to deliver the mail on time due to the snow.
The mail carrier couldn't deliver the mail on time because of the snow.
If you were writing an essay, which sentence would be a better claim statement.
I think wolves should be reintroduced to Isle Royale.
Wolves should be reintroduced to Isle Royale.
Which statement is more formal?
Hannah was sick, but she got over it.
Hannah recovered from her illness.
Fred really liked the car that we bought for him at the auction.
When David builds a new radio-controlled car, we're going to race each other.
What is missing from this argument?
The minimum wage has not increased since 2009. According to Forbes, the purchasing power of the average American is 17% less than it was ten years ago. Therefore, in order to maintain steady growth in our economy, the minimum wage must be raised.
ethos
logos
pathos
it is not missing any rhetorical device
