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English Final Review 8

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 47mins

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Class
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1.

What is a utopian illusion?

a)
An idealistic belief or vision of a perfect society that is impractical or impossible to achieve in reality.
b)
A practical and achievable vision of society
c)
A dystopian reality
d)
A realistic portrayal of society
2.

What are restrictions?

a)

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

b)

Citizens will not likely leave because they fear the world beyond the boundaries.

c)

Information, independent thought, and freedom are controlled or not allowed.

d)

The society is the illusion of a perfect (utopian) world

3.

What is propoganda?

a)

 Citizens blindly follow the rules of the society.  Individuality or being seen as different is bad.

b)

Citizens believe that they are always being watched through cameras, technology or spies.

c)

Information, independent thought, and freedom are controlled or not allowed.

d)

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

4.

Define constant Surveillance.

a)

Citizens believe that they are always being watched through cameras, technology or spies.

b)

Citizens will not likely leave because they fear the world beyond the boundaries.

c)

Citizens blindly follow the rules of the society.  Individuality or being seen as different is bad.

d)

Information, independent thought, and freedom are controlled or not allowed.

5.

What is the fear of the outside world?

a)

Information, independent thought, and freedom are controlled or not allowed.

b)

Citizens will not likely leave because they fear the world beyond the boundaries.

c)

Citizens believe that they are always being watched through cameras, technology or spies.

d)

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

6.

Which of the following is an example of conformity in dystopian literature?

a)
Characters rebelling against oppressive rules
b)
Characters creating their own rules
c)
Characters peacefully coexisting with the oppressive government
d)

Characters blindly following oppressive rules or norms set by the government or society.

7.

Which of the following is an example of a utopian illusion?

a)
Belief in a flawless society
b)
Idealization of a perfect world
c)
Belief in a perfect society
d)
Fantasy of a flawless community
8.

Which of the following is an example of conformity in dysptiopian literature?

a)

Characters all equal in everyway. No one is smarter, or stronger or better than anyone else.

b)
Characters forming a peaceful resistance movement
c)
Characters rebelling against the oppressive rules
d)
Characters embracing individuality and freedom
9.

Which of the following is an example of constant surveillance?

a)

Everyone being the same.

b)

Talking to someone on Facetime.

c)

A character overhearing someones converstaion

d)

Robots always listening to what you say

10.

Repetition of the beginning sound in words or phrases.

a)

Allusion

b)

Alliteration

c)

Anaphora

d)

Antithesis

11.

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."


-Muhammad Ali

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

12.

A comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

a)

metaphor

b)

allusion

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

13.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
14.
Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.
*What is the onomatopoeia?
a)
grumbling
b)
teacher
15.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
a)
High Heels
b)
The store
16.
What is personification?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
17.


Everyone knows that!

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

18.

What is chronological order?

a)

Sequence of events/ time order

b)

random events

c)

Unknown events

19.

Imagine you were getting ready to do a movie marathon with your friends. You were going to watch ALL of the superhero movies in order.


What would be the first movie that you see?

4 lines
20.

Chronological order has to do with

a)

description

b)

problems and solutions

c)

comparing and contrasting

d)

time

21.

When the author shows/tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

a)

Characterization

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Allusion

22.

The author tells the reader about a character's personality

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

23.

The author shows the reader about a character's personality

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

24.

Sally is shy.

Does this sentence use direct or indirect characterization?

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

25.

Whenever Martha is around a lot of people, she gets very quiet and finds it hard to start conversation.

Does this sentence use direct or indirect characterization?

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

26.

A person’s opinion or belief

a)

counterclaim

b)

credible

c)

claim

d)

fact

27.

The opposite side of an argument

a)

counterclaim

b)

credible

c)

claim

d)

fact

28.

Evidence that is facts, data, statistics and/or researched by experts

a)

anecdotal evidence

b)

factual evidence

c)

opinion

d)

irrelevant evidence

29.

Personal Stories about specific experiences or interests

a)

anecdotal evidence

b)

factual evidence

c)

counterclaim

d)

irrelevant evidence

30.

Put each detail in the correct category.

Categorize the following

trustworthy

knowledgeable

speaker or writer

professional dress and language

writing is error free and neat

message

evidence

facts and statistics

most important appeal

audience

emotion

descriptive words

imagery

connotation

outside of argument

time and place

background of audience

ethos
logos
pathos
context
31.

Information and facts used to support your position is called:

a)

reasoning

b)

evidence

c)

theme

d)

counterclaim

32.

The targeted group learning about your topic is called:

a)

author

b)

proponent

c)

opponent

d)

audience

33.

Which of these transitions would a writer use to address a counterargument?

a)

However

b)

Similarly

c)

Also

d)

In conclusion

34.

What is a rebuttal?

a)

Strong transitional phrases and other words used to make paragraphs flow smoothly

b)

Support for the counterclaim

c)

A response to the counterclaim that weakens the opposing view or disproves it

35.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

exposition

1.

Box 1

b)

rising action

2.

Box 2

c)

climax

3.

Box 3

d)

falling action

4.

Box 4

e)

denouement

5.

Box 5

36.

the initial problem in the story on which the rest of the rising action builds; it gets the story in motion

a)

inciting incident

b)

falling action

c)

rising action

d)

dialogue

37.

the final outcome is revealed, things wrap up

a)

denouement/resolution

b)

inciting incident

c)

exposition/introduction

d)

characterization

38.

The increasing of emotional tension in a story is the_______.

a)

Falling action

b)

Climax

c)

Setting

d)

Rising action

39.

Which part of Freytag's Pyramid involves the protagonist achieving or failing their goal?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

40.

What is the part of Freytag's Pyramid that deals with the setting and characterization in the beginning?

a)

The Exposition 

b)

The Introduction 

c)

The Beginning

d)

The Rising Action 

41.
After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth or attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Self
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Nature
42.
Kiko is a ninja warrior trained by Master Yoho.  When Master Yoho is slain by Shan Bhutan of the Lotus Clan in the most cowardly of fashions, Kiko lays it all on the line to avenge the death of his master.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Self
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Nature
43.
Jack is the best fighter pilot in the Air Force.  one day while Jack is escorting some friendly pilots to a military base, something that Jack has never seen before attacks the convoy....aliens!
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Self
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Nature
44.
The family was upset at the politicians for not improving the park.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Self
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Nature
45.
The boy scouts had to brace for the freezing cold in the mountains.
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Self
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Nature
46.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
47.
What is the paragraph foreshadowing?
'Peter I don't think we should jump out of a plane like this.' Allison relax I'm the King and you're my general. What could go wrong? 
a)
Something goes wrong
b)
Nothing goes wrong
c)
Allison inherits the throne
d)
they jump off a plane
48.

Bambi's mother gives a lecture to Bambi on how dangerous the woods are.

What can this foreshadow?

a)

Bambi stays home

b)

Bambi goes out to the woods and something happens

c)

Bambi starts crying

d)

none

49.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
rising action
50.

“Don’t miss, don’t miss, DON’T miss,” is all I could hear in my head. Well, that, and the 10,000 fans around me. Standing at the foul line I couldn’t help but think back to the championship game last year. The feeling of missing the game winning foul shots will stay with me forever. That was motivation though for me to get better in the off- season.

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

51.
What is TONE?
a)
A person, place or thing
b)
Action words
c)
The author's attitude towards something
d)
The setting of a story
52.

What is MOOD?

a)

How a reader feels when reading a story.

b)

An action word

c)

A person, place or thing

d)

The same thing as tone.