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Language and Literature - Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 7hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are synonyms?

a)

Words that mean the opposite

b)

Words that mean basically the same thing

c)

Words that rhyme

d)

Words that are spelled the same

2.

What does context help you figure out?

a)

The color of a word

b)

The meaning of a word

c)

The length of a word

d)

The sound of a word

3.

What is the author's purpose?

a)

To confuse the reader

b)

To entertain, inform, persuade, or describe

c)

To make the text longer

d)

To change the language

4.

What does chronological order refer to?

a)

Alphabetical order

b)

Time order

c)

Size order

d)

Color order

5.

What is a conflict?

a)

A type of sentence

b)

A problem or struggle

c)

A character in a story

d)

A setting in a play

6.

What is a compound sentence?

a)

A sentence with one clause

b)

A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction

c)

A sentence with no verbs

d)

A sentence with only adjectives

7.

What are stage directions?

a)

The dialogue in a play

b)

The part that describes what characters are doing

c)

The title of a play

d)

The setting of a play

8.

What does contrast mean?

a)

How they are similar

b)

How they are different

c)

How they are spelled

d)

How they sound

9.

What are opinions?

a)

Facts that can be proven

b)

Statements that can't be proven

c)

Questions that need answers

d)

Commands that must be followed

10.

What does it mean to infer?

a)

To guess randomly

b)

To use clues to decide what is probably happening

c)

To read aloud

d)

To write a summary

11.

What is an imperative sentence?

a)

A question

b)

A command

c)

A statement

d)

An exclamation

12.

What does a possessive pronoun show?

a)

Action

b)

Ownership

c)

Emotion

d)

Time

13.

What does the term "Antecedent" refer to?

a)

A type of poem

b)

The word a pronoun replaced

c)

A paragraph in a story

d)

A type of evidence

14.

What is a "Stanza" in poetry?

a)

A paragraph in a poem

b)

A type of story

c)

A kind of evidence

d)

A definition of a word

15.

Which of the following is NOT considered "Prose"?

a)

A novel

b)

A short story

c)

A poem

d)

An essay

16.

What is "Poetry" known for?

a)

Scientific language

b)

Figurative language

c)

Mathematical layout

d)

Historical facts

17.

What does "Evidence" provide?

a)

A story

b)

A definition

c)

Proof to support an idea

d)

A paragraph

18.

What is a "Testament"?

a)

A type of poem

b)

A great example of something

c)

A paragraph in a story

d)

A definition of a word

19.

What does it mean to "Refine" something?

a)

To make worse

b)

To make better

c)

To make longer

d)

To make shorter

20.

What is a "Thesis Statement"?

a)

A random idea

b)

A clearly stated idea that the whole paper should relate back to

c)

A type of poem

d)

A definition of a word

21.

What does "Geo" mean in "Geology"?

a)

Water

b)

Earth

c)

Fire

d)

Air

22.

What is a "Biography"?

a)

A story about someone's life written by themselves

b)

A story about someone's life written by someone else

c)

A fictional story

d)

A poem

23.

What is an "Autobiography"?

a)

A story about someone's life written by someone else

b)

A fictional story

c)

A story about someone's life written by themselves

d)

A poem

24.

What is the "Central Idea" of a piece of writing?

a)

The least important idea

b)

The main idea it is all related to

c)

A random thought

d)

A type of poem

25.

What does "Compassionate" mean?

a)

Angry and upset

b)

Kind, caring, thoughtful

c)

Bored and uninterested

d)

Loud and noisy

26.

What is the "Denotative Meaning" of a word?

a)

The emotional meaning

b)

The definition of a word

c)

The opposite meaning

d)

The historical meaning

27.

What does "connotative meaning" refer to?

a)

The dictionary definition of a word

b)

The feelings and emotions related to the word

c)

The spelling of the word

d)

The pronunciation of the word

28.

Look at the sentence from the story. Which word below is a synonym (similar meaning) for frail?


"She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years."

a)

Smart

b)

Unusual

c)

Delicate

d)

Loud

29.

Synonyms

a)

Words that are used too often.

b)

Words that are spelled the same.

c)

Words that mean the opposite.

d)

Words that have similar meanings.

30.
villain and hero
a)
Synonym
b)
Antonym
31.

Author's Purpose is

a)
the background (as time and place) of the action of a story or play
b)
occurs when a series of words in a row (or close together) have the same first consonant sound
c)

the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic

d)
an expression used by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known
32.

A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the:

a)

protagonist

b)

plot

c)

climax

d)

conflict

33.

The problem in the story is called the...

a)

Conflict

b)

Irony

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Imagery

34.
Once there was a young boy and an old man. The young boy laughed at the tired, slow old man. Then the young boy needed to interview a veteran for a school project. The old man was very helpful and the boy got an A+ on his paper. The boy felt bad about laughing earlier. 
a)
Necessity is the mother of invention 
b)
Don't steal
c)
Respect your elders
d)
Slow and steady wins the race
35.

What can you infer about the following:

Sofia threw on mismatched socks and forgot to brush her teeth. She ran out the door just in time to see the bus drive by.

a)

Sofia was dressing up as a clown.

b)

Sofia was practicing for the big race.

c)

Sofia was mad!

d)

Sofia's alarm didn't go off, and she was late for school.

36.
Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how  Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?
a)
Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.
b)
Tim is taking a trip to visit people he doesn't know.
c)
Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.
d)
Tim is moving to California with his family.
37.
Mom got down a bowl, a spoon, flour, butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla and chocolate chips. What can you infer that mom is making?
a)
chocolate chip cookies
b)
a pumpkin pie
c)
a bowl of ice cream
d)
oatmeal raisin cookies
38.
Once a cat was in a hurry. She ran across the street without looking. She narrowly escaped being hit by a car. 
a)
Don't Steal
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention 
d)
One good turn deserves another
39.
Once a frog jumped off an embankment into what he assumed was a pond. Unfortunately it was not a pond; it was just a ditch. There was a raccoon in the ditch that ate him. 
a)
Respect your elders
b)
Don't steal
c)
Look before you leap 
d)
Don't be boastful
40.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

14

d)

15

41.
A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space is a (this is like the paragraph of poetry)...
a)
stanza
b)
refrain
c)
ballad
d)
chorus
42.
Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.
The woman's dream was to become a teacher.
a)
our
b)
his
c)
her
43.
The possessive pronoun for he is
a)
its
b)
her
c)
his
d)
their
44.

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:


They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling.

a)

Nervous

b)

Discouraged

c)

Excited

d)

Relieved

45.

I had finally gotten used to being weightless. It became a comfortable feeling. I especially liked floating by the window to see Earth below.

Who am I?

a)

An astronaut

b)

A scuba diver

c)

A brain surgeon

46.
Which word has a NEGATIVE connotation?
a)
nosy
b)
curious
47.
Which word has a NEGATIVE connotation?
a)
lazy
b)
relaxed
48.
Which word has a NEGATIVE connotation?
a)
young
b)
childish
49.

Which is correctly written as a compound sentence?

a)

I forgot my lunch on the bus yesterday.

b)

My favorite ice cream is mint chip, but I like cookie dough ice cream too.

c)

My sister admonished me to stay out of her room I went in anyway.

d)

An anonymous letter was left on my desk, I wonder who wrote it!

50.

Determine if the following sentence is simple, compound, or complex.

When it was put on the scale, one hailstone weighed two pounds.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Fragment