WorksheetsFri💚EXAM 1984
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
highly populated
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
2.
old and outdated, no longer in use
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
3.
manufactured or created
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
4.
causing suspicion or loss of reputation
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
5.
confident, optimistic
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
6.
I was _____________ about doing well on my test, and it was even easier than I expected.
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
7.
New York City is a ___________ place.
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
8.
The new table was ___________ to look like an antique.
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
9.
Hanging out with the wrong people can put one in a _________ position.
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
10.
Now that we have e-mail, some consider letter writing to be an ___________ way to communicate.
a)
compromising
b)
sanguine
c)
populous
d)
archaic
e)
contrived
11.
1 What do the following lines reveal about the state of London that Winston lives in?
Winston made for the stairs. It was no use trying the lift. Even at the best of times it was seldom working, and at present the electric current was cut off during daylight hours.
a)
Citizens like Winston are eager to keep themselves physically fit.
b)
The city has gone into a state of disrepair under the rule of the Party.
c)
No one lives in private houses anymore under the rule of Big Brother.
d)
Winston is the type of man who seems to rarely pays his bills.
12.
2 Which of the following images described in the text are used to demonstrate just how powerful the government presents itself in 1984?
a)
nothing in the city having color except for the bright Big Brother posters
b)
a hallway smelling of boiled cabbage and old rag mats
c)
beautiful books the government allows to be sold in junk shops
d)
Winston’s varicose ulcer
13.
3Which excerpt from the text best supports the idea that Winston is rebellious?
a)
“His hair was very fair, his face naturally sanguine, his skin roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades and the cold of the winter that had just ended.”
b)
“From where Winston stood it was just possible to read, picked out on its white face in elegant lettering, the three slogans of the Party:”
c)
“Winston made for the stairs. It was no use trying the lift.”
d)
“Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer; though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing
14.
4Which of the following inferences is best supported by the description of the diary Winston has bought?
a)
The diary once belonged to Party members to keep notes on the citizens.
b)
Winston thinks that it looks so beautiful because it is an object from a past he can barely remember.
c)
Winston likes it because he had a diary just like it when he was growing up.
d)
Winston has purchased it in order to sketch his own drawing of Big Brother’s face
15.
5What is a central idea in the text as seen in the three slogans of the Party?
a)
Issues like war and freedom no longer have an effect on people’s lives.
b)
The government in 1984 no longer understands what words mean.
c)
The slogans of the Party are kept simple because they are not actually that significant.
d)
The Party is redefining language in order to have more control over the people.
16.
7 Which of the following inferences about Winston writing the date in his diary is best supported by the text?
a)
It is significant because the lack of records have led to him losing memories of the past.
b)
It is all that he will be able to bring himself to write.
c)
He is preparing to write a formal letter airing his complaints to the Ministry of Truth.
d)
He wishes that he could have dictated the entry into his speakwrite instead of writing in the diary.
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