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WorksheetsEnglish 9 Honors Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 49mins
The connotation of a word can be
positive
negative
neutral
true
false
Which word has the most positive connotation?
“a woman who has adjusted to many things in life and overcome many more, her face is full of strength. She has, we can see, wit and faith of a kind that keep her eyes lit and full of interest and expectancy. She is, in a word, a ________ woman. Her bearing is perhaps most like the noble bearing of the women of the Hereros of Southwest Africa - rather as if she imagines that as she walks she still bears a basket or a vessel upon her head.”
fine
pretty
cute
beautiful
What is the most negative connotation?
“Walter: Sometimes it’s like I can see the future stretched out in front of me – just plain as day. The future, Mama. Hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me — a big, _______ blank space – full of nothing. Just waiting for me. But it don’t have to be.”
approaching
emerging
looming
moving
Over the years, Catherine bore him six children throughout their time together, but only one survived infancy, a daughter.
No Change
as time passed
one by one
OMIT the underlined portion
Arthur had recently married Catherine of Aragon, the daughter of King Ferdinand of Spain, a short time ago.
No Change
Spain, shortly before
Spain.
Spain, not long ago.
Even as Emily Dickinson was never recognized as the poet she was during her own lifetime, she is now known as one of the greatest poets ever.
No change
Before
Unless
Although
Global warming has lead to the melting of the polar ice caps, harming ecosystems and disrupting natural habitats that have existed for centuries. Even so, there has been a scramble to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and slow the rate of environmental change.
No Change
For this reason,
Meanwhile,
Be that as it may,
Jonas became fascinated by the variety of seafood in Japan. Nonetheless, the people there ate everything from raw fish over rice, known as sushi, to dried squid and octopus.
No Change
Conversely, the people
Additionally, the people
The people
All over the world remain fantastic objects, vestiges of people or forces which the theories of archaeology, history, and religion cannot explain. They have found electric batteries many thousands of years old and strange entities in space-suits with platinum fasteners.
No Change
In addition, researchers
In particular, they
For instance, researchers
It didn’t take long for us to realize there was no way we could see everything in just a few hours, so we just toured the usual tourist attractions like the Louvre, the Eiffel tower, and (14)we went to the Arc de Triomphe.
NO CHANGE
the landmark called the Arc de Triomphe
such as the Arc de Triomphe
the Arc de Triomphe
We landed at Heathrow Airport at about 4pm, (7)would sleep in the terminal for a few hours, and took a connecting flight to Paris.
NO CHANGE
we slept
slept
sleeping
My friends had decided to go to college on the other side of the country, (4)join an environmental group to save the rainforest, or work for their parents in the family business, which was what I was doing in the same town I’d lived in all my life.
NO CHANGE
to join
joining
they will join
To represent as greater than is actually the case
hyperbole
loaded words
pronouns
assertion
The repetition of initial consonant sounds of adjacent or closely related words
parallelism
alliteration
assertion
juxtaposition
A short personal story
Jargon
Anecdote
Credibility
Hyperbole
At times it will seem that nothing changes at all … and then again the sudden dramatic events which make history leap into the future (135)
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
He finally come into his manhood today, didn’t he? Kind of like a rainbow after the rain (151).
understatement
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
Good night, Prometheus! (86)
simile
understatement
allusion
hyperbole
Man, I’m a volcano. Bitter? Here I am a giant — surrounded by ants! (85).
simile
metaphor
oxymoron
hyperbole
Why is the monkey kind initially told he can't be let into the dinner party?
He hasn't any shoes
His monkey fur smells bad
He is not a deity
He is not a king
Finish the quote: "It's easy to become anything you wish..."
"so long as you're willing to forfeit your soul"
"so long as you're willing to pay the price"
"as long as you transform back"
"as long as you love yourself first"
What is the Monkey King's new rule after the dinner party?
All monkeys must bathe
All monkeys must wear shoes
Monkeys must not eat fruit
Monkeys must obey the heavenly disciplines
The Monkey King wants to be known as what?
The Great Sage, Equal of Heaven
The Deity Above all Others
He-who-is
The Master of Immortality
What does Tze-Yo-Tzuh want to teach the Monkey King?
To accept what he is
To appreciate all of his creations
To have self-respect
To understand all of creation is able to change
Does the Monkey King really change who he is?
No he only deceives the others
No he only deceives himself
Yes he deceives the others
Yes he deceives himself
Assimilation
a manner described to be flirtatious
the inscription on a tombstone
useless
belief that a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the existing culture
According to Beneatha, what is the most marvelous thing a human being could do?
Become wealthy
Fix up the sick and make them whole again
Achieve personal dreams
Travel the world
According to Mama, what was Big Walter's attitude towards his children?
He was indifferent.
He loved his children.
He was overly strict.
He ignored them.
What is Ruth's attitude towards leaving her current living conditions in Clybourne Park as expressed in her monologue?
She is indifferent and feels neutral about moving.
She is excited and looks forward to leaving.
She is sad and reluctant to leave.
She is confused and unsure about her feelings.
The final time that Walter talks to Lindner toward the end of the play, whose presence has the greatest effect on Walter's actions and decisions?
Beneatha
Mama
Ruth
Travis
“see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent and determined action” and “the disease of segregation”
Allusion
Metaphor
Repetition
Parallelism
“Was not Jesus an extremist for love... Was not Amos an extremist for justice... Was not Paul an extremist for the Christian gospel…”
Allusion
Juxtaposition
Repetition
Parallelism
“Is organized religion to inextricably bound to the status quo to save our nation and the world?”
Alliteration
Juxtaposition
Rhetorical Question
Parallelism
What rhetorical appeal is the following quote most likely an example of?
"To put it in terms of St. Thomas Aquinas..."
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
What rhetorical appeal is this quote most likely an example of?
"Let me give another example. A law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority that, as a result of being denied the right to vote, had no part in enacting or devising the law."
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Read this sentence from “Letter from Birmingham Jail”:
[T]here are two types of laws: just and unjust.
Which statement best describes the distinction King draws, in the letter, between two types of laws?
Just laws apply to deep-seated human prejudices, while unjust laws do not.
Just laws can realistically be enforced in actual life, while unjust laws cannot.
Just laws are rooted in universal principles of fairness, while unjust laws are not.
Just laws vary in harshness according to circumstances, while unjust laws do not.
According to “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” what is the main reason King and his followers are demonstrating and protesting in Birmingham, instead of negotiating with city leaders?
because King is affiliated with certain organizations in
Birmingham
because King does not trust the white clergy to host fair negotiations
because a significant
political election has just taken place in Birmingham
because Birmingham failed to keep promises made in earlier negotiations
NASA and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, created the technology with the goal of feeding astronauts on long isolated space voyages
no change
long, isolated space
long isolated, space
long, isolated, space
Idaho, the present-day largest producer of potatoes, actually did not begin growing potatoes until 1836, when missionaries moved west in an effort to teach the native tribes to grow crops instead of relying upon hunting and gathering methods.
No change
Idaho the present-day largest producer of potatoes, actually
Idaho the present-day largest producer of potatoes actually
Idaho, the present-day, largest producer of potatoes, actually
Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe unintentionally created soufflés potatoes by plunging already fried potatoes into extremely hot oil to reheat them when the King arrived late for dinner one night.
no change
Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe unintentionally,
Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe, unintentionally
Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe, unintentionally,
Duck species ranging from the mallard, to the brown wood duck can be seen at dusk.
No Change
mallard to
mallard to,
mallard, to,
They like to sleep on small, quiet ponds, safe from predators that come out at night, such as fisher and the wolf.
No Change
ponds, safe,
ponds safe,
ponds safe
We built a little cabin nestled deep in the woods to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life.
No Change
woods, to
woods, to,
woods to,
William broke through the glass window, and hopped over the fence, to get away from the police.
No Change
window and hopped over the fence, to get away
window and hopped over the fence to get away
window, and hopped over the fence, to get away,
Match the novel with the BEST theme
We Have a Responsibility Towards our Creations.
Frankenstein
We Must Embrace Who We Are
American Born Chinese
We All Have The Right to Pursue our Dreams.
Raisin in the Sun
First Impressions Are Often Wrong.
Pride and Prejudice
Peaceful Protests are Justified when Laws are Unjust.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Match the following types of ironies to the BEST example.
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
