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English 9 Honors Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The connotation of a word can be

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

true

e)

false

2.

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.”

a)

fine

b)

pretty

c)

cute

d)

beautiful

3.

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.”

a)

approaching

b)

emerging

c)

looming

d)

moving

4.
Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?
a)
Making fun of an idea, person, or institution
b)
Use of irony
c)
Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.
d)
All of the above are essential elements
5.
Which of the four strategies of satire refers to imitating another’s technique or style?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Reversal
c)
Inversion
d)
Parody
6.
How does satire attempt to improve individuals or society?
a)
By modeling correct thought and behavior
b)
By ridiculing flaws and follies
c)
By praising achievements and honors
d)
By explicitly explaining the difference between right and wrong
7.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
8.
Method of persuasion that appeals to EMOTIONS and FEELINGS.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
9.
Donate just $1 a day to starving children. Make sure no one goes hungry under your watch...
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
10.
The Center for Disease Control advises everyone to get a flu vaccination.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
11.
Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving.
a)
ethos
b)
pathos
c)
logos
12.

Over the years, Catherine bore him six children throughout their time together, but only one survived infancy, a daughter.

a)

No Change

b)

as time passed

c)

one by one

d)

OMIT the underlined portion

13.

Arthur had recently married Catherine of Aragon, the daughter of King Ferdinand of Spain, a short time ago.

a)

No Change

b)

Spain, shortly before

c)

Spain.

d)

Spain, not long ago.

14.

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.

a)

No change

b)

Before

c)

Unless

d)

Although

15.

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.

a)

No Change

b)

For this reason,

c)

Meanwhile,

d)

Be that as it may,

16.

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.

a)

No Change

b)

Conversely, the people

c)

Additionally, the people

d)

The people

17.

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.

a)

No Change

b)

In addition, researchers

c)

In particular, they

d)

For instance, researchers

18.

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.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

the landmark called the Arc de Triomphe

c)

such as the Arc de Triomphe

d)

the Arc de Triomphe

19.

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.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

we slept

c)

slept

d)

sleeping

20.

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.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

to join

c)

joining

d)

they will join

21.
giving life-like qualities to things that are not alive (the trees danced in the wind)
a)
metaphor
b)
parallelism
c)
call to action
d)
personification
22.

To represent as greater than is actually the case

a)

hyperbole

b)

loaded words

c)

pronouns

d)

assertion

23.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds of adjacent or closely related words

a)

parallelism

b)

alliteration

c)

assertion

d)

juxtaposition

24.

A short personal story

a)

Jargon

b)

Anecdote

c)

Credibility

d)

Hyperbole

25.

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)

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

26.

He finally come into his manhood today, didn’t he? Kind of like a rainbow after the rain (151).

a)

understatement

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

27.

Good night, Prometheus! (86)

a)

simile

b)

understatement

c)

allusion

d)

hyperbole

28.

Man, I’m a volcano. Bitter? Here I am a giant — surrounded by ants! (85).

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

oxymoron

d)

hyperbole

29.

Why is the monkey kind initially told he can't be let into the dinner party?

a)

He hasn't any shoes

b)

His monkey fur smells bad

c)

He is not a deity

d)

He is not a king

30.

Finish the quote: "It's easy to become anything you wish..."

a)

"so long as you're willing to forfeit your soul"

b)

"so long as you're willing to pay the price"

c)

"as long as you transform back"

d)

"as long as you love yourself first"

31.

What is the Monkey King's new rule after the dinner party?

a)

All monkeys must bathe

b)

All monkeys must wear shoes

c)

Monkeys must not eat fruit

d)

Monkeys must obey the heavenly disciplines

32.

The Monkey King wants to be known as what?

a)

The Great Sage, Equal of Heaven

b)

The Deity Above all Others

c)

He-who-is

d)

The Master of Immortality

33.

What does Tze-Yo-Tzuh want to teach the Monkey King?

a)

To accept what he is

b)

To appreciate all of his creations

c)

To have self-respect

d)

To understand all of creation is able to change

34.

Does the Monkey King really change who he is?

a)

No he only deceives the others

b)

No he only deceives himself

c)

Yes he deceives the others

d)

Yes he deceives himself

35.

Assimilation

a)

a manner described to be flirtatious

b)

the inscription on a tombstone

c)

useless

d)

belief that a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the existing culture

36.

According to Beneatha, what is the most marvelous thing a human being could do?

a)

Become wealthy

b)

Fix up the sick and make them whole again

c)

Achieve personal dreams

d)

Travel the world

37.

According to Mama, what was Big Walter's attitude towards his children?

a)

He was indifferent.

b)

He loved his children.

c)

He was overly strict.

d)

He ignored them.

38.

What is Ruth's attitude towards leaving her current living conditions in Clybourne Park as expressed in her monologue?

a)

She is indifferent and feels neutral about moving.

b)

She is excited and looks forward to leaving.

c)

She is sad and reluctant to leave.

d)

She is confused and unsure about her feelings.

39.

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?

a)

Beneatha

b)

Mama

c)

Ruth

d)

Travis

40.

“see that injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent and determined action” and “the disease of segregation”

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Repetition

d)

Parallelism

41.

“Was not Jesus an extremist for love... Was not Amos an extremist for justice... Was not Paul an extremist for the Christian gospel…”

a)

Allusion

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Repetition

d)

Parallelism

42.

“Is organized religion to inextricably bound to the status quo to save our nation and the world?”

a)

Alliteration

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Rhetorical Question

d)

Parallelism

43.

What rhetorical appeal is the following quote most likely an example of?

"To put it in terms of St. Thomas Aquinas..."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

44.

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."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

45.

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?

a)

Just laws apply to deep-seated human prejudices, while unjust laws do not.

b)

Just laws can realistically be enforced in actual life, while unjust laws cannot.

c)

Just laws are rooted in universal principles of fairness, while unjust laws are not.

d)

Just laws vary in harshness according to circumstances, while unjust laws do not.

46.

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?

a)

because King is affiliated with certain organizations in

Birmingham

b)

because King does not trust the white clergy to host fair negotiations

c)

because a significant

political election has just taken place in Birmingham

d)

because Birmingham failed to keep promises made in earlier negotiations

47.

NASA and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, created the technology with the goal of feeding astronauts on long isolated space voyages

a)

no change

b)

long, isolated space

c)

long isolated, space

d)

long, isolated, space

48.

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.

a)

No change

b)

Idaho the present-day largest producer of potatoes, actually

c)

Idaho the present-day largest producer of potatoes actually

d)

Idaho, the present-day, largest producer of potatoes, actually

49.

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.

a)

no change

b)

Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe unintentionally,

c)

Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe, unintentionally

d)

Collinet, chef for French King Louis Phillipe, unintentionally,

50.

Duck species ranging from the mallard, to the brown wood duck can be seen at dusk. 

a)

No Change

b)

mallard to

c)

mallard to,

d)

mallard, to,

51.

They like to sleep on small, quiet ponds, safe from predators that come out at night, such as fisher and the wolf.

a)

No Change

b)

ponds, safe,

c)

ponds safe,

d)

ponds safe

52.

We built a little cabin nestled deep in the woods to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. 

a)

No Change

b)

woods, to

c)

woods, to,

d)

woods to,

53.

William broke through the glass window, and hopped over the fence, to get away from the police. 

a)

No Change

b)

window and hopped over the fence, to get away

c)

window and hopped over the fence to get away

d)

window, and hopped over the fence, to get away,

54.

Match the novel with the BEST theme

a)

We Have a Responsibility Towards our Creations.

1.

Frankenstein

b)

We Must Embrace Who We Are

2.

American Born Chinese

c)

We All Have The Right to Pursue our Dreams.

3.

Raisin in the Sun

d)

First Impressions Are Often Wrong.

4.

Pride and Prejudice

e)

Peaceful Protests are Justified when Laws are Unjust.

5.

Letter from Birmingham Jail

55.

Match the following types of ironies to the BEST example.

a)

1.

Dramatic Irony

b)

2.

Situational Irony

c)

3.

Verbal Irony