Worksheets10th Grade English Semester 2 Exam Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
The author writes, “Garment workers, mostly young women, are paid as little as $3 a day and often labor in unsafe, crowded conditions for long hours.” Which central idea does this quote best support?
Factory work helps lift women out of poverty in developing nations.
Fast fashion offers valuable opportunities for women.
Low prices in fashion come at a significant human cost.
Consumers demand high-quality goods regardless of price.
Mary Paul writes: “I think that the factory is the best place I have ever worked. The work is not hard, and the girls are very pleasant.” What is Mary Paul’s point of view?
She feels forced into factory work due to poverty
She is cautiously optimistic but ultimately critical of mill conditions.
She is genuinely satisfied and views the mill positively.
She is sarcastic and secretly disapproves of the factory.
The author writes,
“Garment workers, mostly young women, are paid as little as $3 a day and often labor in unsafe, crowded conditions for long hours.”
What central idea does this quote best support?
Students should follow all school rules without protest.
Student protests have no legal protection in school settings.
Students’ free speech rights are protected under the First Amendment—even in schools.
The Vietnam War was a highly controversial event.
You found an article online titled “Free Speech for Teens,” written by Jane Doe and published on RightsNow.org on March 3, 2023. Which Works Cited entry is correct?
Doe, Jane. "Free Speech for Teens." RightsNow.org, 3 Mar. 2023. www.rightsnow.org/articles/free-speech.
Jane Doe. “Free Speech for Teens.” RightsNow, March 3, 2023.
"Free Speech for Teens" by Jane Doe. RightsNow.org, 2023.
Doe, Jane. “Free Speech for Teens.” RightsNow.org. 3 March 2023.
When is it appropriate to use an ellipsis (...) in a quotation?
To replace the title of the article
To end a sentence with extra emphasis
To correct the author's grammar
To leave out a few words from the middle of a quote
Jack first shows his leadership style by...
Grabbing the conch from Piggy
Bossing the choir boys around
Trying to fight with Ralph
Letting Ralph do all the work
The reasons Ralph is elected chief are…
He was the most intelligent and organized
He was the bossiest and most intimidating
He was still, attractive, and had the conch
He was confident and arrogant
Which form of evidence best shows the government style on the island when they are first setting up the rules?
“We can’t have everyone talking at once….I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it while he’s speaking”
“We’ll have rules! [Jack] cried excitedly. “Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks ‘em--“ …“Wacco!”
“He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy”
“This is our island. This is a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us, we’ll have fun”
What contradicts Ralph’s insisting that “this is a good island!”?
Reports of murders
Reports of a snake-like beastie
Reports of people stealing
Reports of air attacks
Ralph’s main goal is to ensure…
That everyone has a job to do on the island
That everyone gets along
That everyone has fun and gets rescued
That everyone survives the monster
Piggy’s leadership traits include:
Being good at getting people to listen
Being good at making people follow the rules
Being good at thinking things through
Being good at organizing the group
At the end of chapter two “Fire on the Mountain,” you can infer that…
The little’un with the mulberry birthmark didn’t escape the fire
The fire will take over the entire island
Jack wanted the fire to get out of control on purpose
It’s Piggy’s fault a little’un is missing
The boys need the shelters because…
They need protection from the rain, shade from the sun, and a sense of security
They need protection from the beastie, the high winds, and the cold nights
They need protection from the torrential rains, high winds, and hurricane like conditions
They need protection from the rain, a place to store pig meat, and a clean place to sleep
What makes Ralph doubt his belief that “this is a good island”?
No one wants to be rescued
No one is helping each other
The little’uns are afraid
The little’uns aren’t being taken care of
If you wanted to prove that Jack’s hunters still have remnants of civility left in the early part of the novel, which evidence would be the strongest support for this claim?
A) “Roger and Maurice came out of the forest. Roger led the way through the castles, kicking them over”
B) “Maurice followed, laughing, and added to the destruction”
C) “In his other life Maurice had received chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand”
D) “Now, though there was no parent to let fall a heavy hand, Maurice still felt the unease of wrongdoing”
The moment Jack sees the reflection of his painted face he…
Sees an awesome stranger who is nothing like himself
Sees an awesome stranger who sets out to scare little children
Sees an awesome stranger who knows he is a coward deep inside
Sees an awesome stranger who becomes an uninhibited version of himself
It becomes obvious that Jack and his hunters care more about hunting pigs than getting rescued when…
They let the fire burn too hot while roasting a pig so that there wasn’t any smoke.
They go off hunting and let the fire go out while a ship passes by
They catch the whole mountain on fire because of their recklessness
They go off hunting and let the fire go out so that it will be dark enough to scare the little’uns
If you wanted to prove that Ralph represents the desire to be pure and civilized, which form of evidence would be the strongest support for this claim?
“He was overcome with astonishment. He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one’s waking life was spent watching one’s feet”
“He stopped, facing the strip; and remembering that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were a part of a brighter childhood, he smiled jeeringly”
“He lost himself in a maze of thoughts that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them”
“He noticed—in this new mood of comprehension—how the folds were stiff like cardboard, and unpleasant; noticed too how the frayed edges of his shorts were making an uncomfortable, pink area on the front of his thighs. With convulsion of the mind, Ralph discovered dirt and decay, understood how much he disliked [it]”
Cause and effect: The effect is the coconut shells of water are empty. What is the cause?
The stream is running dry
The boys use the rocks along the bathing pool as a lavatory, so the water is dirty
The boys quit following the procedure and just drink straight from the river
The beastie has been seen near the water, so no one wants to fill up the shells
Piggy uses to explain why there isn’t a need to worry about a beast on the island.
Fear: “Serves you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!”
Persistence: “But there is no animal!”
Insight: “Maybe there is a beast…what I mean is maybe it’s only us”
Jack uses to explain why there isn’t a need to worry about a beast on the island.
Fear: “Serves you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!”
Persistence: “But there is no animal!”
Insight: “Maybe there is a beast…what I mean is maybe it’s only us”
Simon uses to explain why there isn’t a need to worry about a beast on the island.
Fear: “Serves you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!”
Persistence: “But there is no animal!”
Insight: “Maybe there is a beast…what I mean is maybe it’s only us”
Because of the time period, we can infer that the “beast from the air” is…
A soldier who was shot down during WWII
A hot air balloon rider during the 1700’s
A passenger on his way to Hawaii during the 1960’s
A spy who was trying to scope out the island during WWI
Dramatic irony occurs when…
The characters know what the beastie really is, but the audience does not
The audience knows what the beastie really is, but the characters do not
The fire is meant to be a sign of hope, but fear of the beastie drives out this hope
The twins act so much as like one whole person that their names are joined
The author most likely puts in the mock pig hunting scene to….
Foreshadow how they will eventually start harming the little’uns
Flashback to the first hunt in which Jack couldn’t jab in the knife
Foreshadow how they will eventually hunt a human like they hunt pigs
Flashback to the animalist way Jack hunts pigs
Reread the following quote: “The darkness seemed to flow round them like a tide.” Determine the figurative language used in the quote.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Tone
Jack impales the sow’s head on a stick…
As a warning to Ralph
To impress his followers
To freak out Simon
As a gift for the beast
While staring at the impaled pig’s head on a stick, Simon has a mystical experience that reveals...
The beast is something the boys can hunt and kill
The beast comes from the sea
The beast is the evil within the human heart and mind
The beast is just the dead man with a parachute
If you wanted to show that Jack's form of ruling is a monarchy or a dictatorship, which evidence would provide the strongest support?
"I gave you food,' said Jack, 'and my hunters will protect you from the beast"
"Who'll join my tribe and have fun?"
"Jack rose from the log that was his throne and sauntered to the edge of the grass"
"Tomorrow,’ said the chief, ‘we shall hunt again.'"
Simon’s death represents the death of…
Purity and peace
Law and order
Reason and logic
Democracy and safety
Who is the only person willing to admit that Simon’s death was murder?
Piggy
Ralph
Jack
Samneric
The one person willing to admit that Simon’s death was murder wants to go home because he is afraid of…
Jack and his hunters
What he has done
“Us” meaning himself and the others
Roger’s loss of civility
Because Jack and his hunters came after Piggy’s glasses instead of the conch, this shows…
They valued being able to build a fire for rescue over order and democracy
They valued being able to build a fire for savagery over order and democracy
They valued being able to have control over Piggy by taking away his sight
They valued being able to take whatever they want to put fear in others
The desires of Ralph’s group before confronting Jack’s group symbolizes
That Ralph’s group is becoming as savage as Jack’s group
That Ralph’s group is getting desperate enough to join Jack’s group
That Ralph’s group is trying to hold on to civility in contrast to Jack’s group
That Ralph’s group is remembering what life used to be like with adults
The murder of Piggy and the destruction of the conch best represents…
The destruction of love and peace
The destruction of logic and order
The destruction of leadership and democracy
The destruction of savagery and sin
The fire in the final chapter is best interpreted as….
Ironic because it brought rescue when it was actually being used for doom
Symbolic because the fire represents hope and a Naval officer came to save them
Metaphorical because it is comparing the fire on the island to that of a wildlife fire
Paradoxical because the fire got very hot, but the boys became very cold
Which character in Lord of the Flies most clearly represents the id?
Piggy, because he always follows the rules and urges order
Ralph, because he tries to lead with logic and fairness
Jack, because he gives in to violence and his primal urges
Simon, because he isolates himself and avoids conflict
How does Ralph function as the ego in the novel?
He blindly follows rules even when they no longer serve the group.
He balances survival instincts with an effort to maintain order and morality.
He is overwhelmed by his emotions and loses control.
He manipulates the others to get what he wants.
Which moment best shows the influence of the superego in the boys' behavior?
When the boys paint their faces to hide their identities
When Roger sharpens a stick at both ends
When Jack kills the pig and celebrates wildly
When Piggy reminds the boys of rules and the conch's authority
Why is it significant that Piggy dies and the conch is destroyed at the same time?
It shows the boys are no longer afraid of adults.
It symbolizes the destruction of intellectual superiority.
It reflects the collapse of the superego and the triumph of the id.
It indicates Ralph has lost the will to lead.
According to Lord of the Flies, what does the novel suggest about human nature?
People are naturally good.
People are naturally evil.
People are a mix of both good and evil.
People are neither good nor evil.
What does the conch symbolize in Lord of the Flies?
Order and authority
Violence and chaos
Fear and superstition
Survival and strength
