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Unit 1: Assessment Prep

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term refers to an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

2.

What is the term for giving human characteristics to non-human things?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Oxymoron

3.

Which term refers to the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

4.

What is the term for the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work?

a)

Theme

b)

Context

c)

Character

d)

Setting

5.

Which term refers to the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

a)

Plot

b)

Conflict

c)

Theme

d)

Setting

6.

Which rhetorical appeal is based on logic and reason?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

RACE

7.

What is the term for the emotional appeal in rhetoric?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

ARMS

8.

What is the sequence of events that take place in a work of literature called?

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Setting

d)

Character

9.

What are the necessary components of a work of literature?

a)

Characters, setting, plot

b)

Theme, rhyme, meter

c)

Dialogue, monologue, soliloquy

d)

Protagonist, antagonist, foil

10.

What is the time and place of the events in a work of literature?

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Theme

d)

Conflict

11.

What is it called when all of the words in a particular sentence start with the same letter or sound?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Onomatopoeia

12.

What is the central idea or message of a work of literature?

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Setting

d)

Character

13.

What is the art of speaking or writing persuasively?

a)

Rhetoric

b)

Poetry

c)

Prose

d)

Fiction

14.

What is giving an inanimate object human characteristics called?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

15.

figures of speech that go beyond literal meaning, like metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole

a)

Symbolism

b)

Characterization

c)

Mood

d)

Figurative Language

16.

A simile is...

a)

a comparison using like or as

b)

a comparison NOT using like or as

c)

the main events of the story

d)

using an object to represent something else

17.

What is a metaphor?

a)

where and when a story takes place

b)

a comparison using like or as

c)

giving human qualities to something nonhuman

d)

a comparison NOT using like or as

18.

What is the main purpose of summarizing a text?

a)

To provide a detailed analysis of the text

b)

To condense the main ideas into a shorter form

c)

To rewrite the text in a different language

d)

To critique the author's writing style

19.

Which of the following best describes paraphrasing?

a)

Copying the text word for word

b)

Changing the text to a different genre

c)

Rewriting the text in your own words

d)

Summarizing the text in a single sentence

20.

What is point of view?

a)

who is telling the story

b)

the sequence of events of the story

c)

the protagonist of the story

d)

the climax of the story

21.
First person point of view is when the author writes a text and has the narrator talking about
a)
someone else
b)
themselves
c)
nobody
d)
the author
22.
What point of view uses the word 
he?
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
23.
the narrator is the
a)
person telling the story
b)
the simile
c)
person who wrote the story
d)
a flat character
24.
A type of narrative perspective in which the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you" to address the reader
a)
Second Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
First Person
d)
Third Person Omniscient
25.

In which POV do you see" I, me, and my" used to convey the story?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person objective

d)

3rd person omniscient

26.

THIRD PERSON OBJECTIVE is when the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of..

a)

No characters

b)

One character

c)

More than one character

d)

The author

27.

THIRD PERSON LIMITED is when the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of..

a)

No character

b)

One character

c)

More than one character

d)

The author

28.

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

a)

planets

b)

birds

c)

words

d)

sentences

29.

Connotations refers to a meaning that is implied by a word. Connotations are often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If someone called you childish, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

a)

positive

b)

negative

30.
Connotation is a word's ___________.
a)
synonym
b)
emotional meaning
c)
antonym
d)
Literal, dictionary definition.
31.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.


My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.

a)

thrifty

b)

stingy

c)

miserly

d)

selfish

32.
Denotation is a word's ____________.
a)
Literal, dictionary definition
b)
Emotional meaning
c)
synonym
d)
antonym
33.

What does "R" stand for in RACE?

a)

Really consider the evidence

b)

Rethink your answer

c)

Restate the question

d)

Revise your writing

34.

What does "A" stand for in RACE?

a)

Answer the question

b)

Ask a question

c)

Argue your point

d)

Apply evidence

35.

What does the "C" stand for in RACE?

a)

Change your thinking

b)

Cite evidence from the text

c)

Create a response

d)

Convince the reader

36.

What does the "E" stand for in RACE?

a)

Explain the question

b)

Expect a response

c)

Engage the reader

d)

Explain your evidence

37.

How would you restate the question, "How did backpacks change over the years?"

a)

Backpacks have changed over the years by

b)

Why have backpacks changed over the years

c)

Did backpacks change over the years

d)

Should backpacks change over the years