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Worksheets"The Outsiders" 1-6 Skills Practice
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 21mins
A comparison between two items that does NOT use the words "like" or "as"
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Allusion
Giving human qualities to something that is not human
Metaphor
Allusion
Hyperbole
Personification
Figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Repeating beginning sounds of words
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
idiom
A comparison between two items that uses the words "like" or "as"
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
"So I stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me." (Chapter 1)
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Imagery
"My overactive imagination was running away with me again." (Chapter 5)
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
"He's got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue green ice." (Chapter 1)
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
"Life was one big joke to Two Bit." (Chapter 1)
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Imagery
"We could see for miles; see the ribbon of highway and the small dots that were houses and cars. We couldn't watch the sunset, since the back faced east, but I loved to look at the colors of the fields and the soft shadings of the horizon."
(Chapter 5)
Imagery
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
"The concession stand had a line a mile long." (Chapter 2)
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
"Soda attracted girls like honey attracted flies." (Chapter 1)
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Imagery
"We saw the same sunset."
(Chapter 3)
Simile
Imagery
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
You're bleedin' like a stuck pig. (7)
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Allusion
I skipped breakfast and I'm about starved. (80)
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Allusion
Simile
Chapter 5: Dally says he fooled the cops into thinking Johnny and Ponyboy were headed to which state?
California
Tennessee
Texas
Minnesota
Chapter 5: As a result of Bob's death, what is going to happen between the Socs and the Greasers?
The Greasers are going to jump the Socs
The Greasers are going to skip town
The Socs are going to sue the Greasers
The Socs and Greasers are going to rumble
Much to Ponyboy's disappointment, what do he have to do to stay hidden?
dress like farmers and work on a farm
get a job and disguise themselves as Socs
cut and bleach his hair
miss an important test for Ponyboy's English class
Dallas visits the church in Windrixville and brings Ponyboy a letter from...
Johnny's parents
Sodapop
Darry
Cherry
Who offers to spy on the Socs for the Greasers?
Cherry Valance
Marcia
Randy Adderson
Tim Shepard
As Dally, Ponyboy and Johnny drive back to the church in Chapter 6, they notice...
the church is on fire
cops have the church surrounded
Darry and Sodapop waiting at the church
the car is running out of gas
Why do Ponyboy and Johnny enter the burning church?
they want to try to put the fire out
they want to get their belongings they left inside
there is a group of children trapped in the church
they think they are going to be arrested
What poem does Ponyboy recite to Johnny?
Golden Sunsets
The Road Less Traveled
Frosty the Snowman
Nothing Gold Can Stay
What is the theme of the poem in chapter 5?
Life is pointless
When a narrator or author gives explicit information about a character. For example, John was a confident man, who always stood tall. This helped him in his career as a lawyer.
indirect characterization
direct characterization
dynamic characterization
static characterization
When the audience learns about a character by analyzing the the elements of STEAL, the author is using...
indirect characterization
direct characterization
dynamic characterization
static characterization
In The Outsiders, the narrator describes Darry, his older brother, by saying, "Darry works too long and hard...hollering at me all the time...treating me as if I was 6 instead of 14" (Hinton 2).
From this, we know Darry must be the leader of their family and under a great deal of stress. This is an example of (a) Characterization.
Darry played football and showed up at practice every day an hour early to begin his training.
What character trait describes Darry?
tired
fast
hard-working
early bird
Marcia's mom came home from a long day of work and was so happy that the house had been cleaned by her considerate daughter.
What character trait describes Marcia?
organized
happy
neat
thoughtful
Marcia's mom came home from a long day of work and was so happy that the house had been cleaned by her considerate daughter.
What STEAL method helped you determine Marcia's character trait?
S - Speech
T - Thoughts
E - Effect on Others
A - Actions
L - Looks
As Steve waited in line for his food, he imagined knocking everyone out of his way to get ahead.
What character trait describes Steve?
hungry
impatient
strong
mean
As Steve waited in line for his food, he imagined knocking everyone out of his way to get ahead.
What STEAL method helped you determine Steve's character trait?
(a)
