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English 9 Midterm Review Guide

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A figure of speech where something is said but the opposite is meant.

a)

metaphor

b)

Verbal irony

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

2.

When the reader knows more about a situation than the characters.

a)

Dramatic irony

b)

Situational irony

c)

Verbal irony

d)

Foreshadowing

3.

The outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected. ________

a)

Situational irony

b)

Dramatic monologue

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

4.

The feeling created in a reader by a literary work or passage.

a)

Mood

b)

Theme

c)

Plot

d)

Setting

5.

The author’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject.

a)

theme

b)

Plot

c)

plot

d)

Setting

6.

Revealing character through actions, thoughts, and speech.

a)

Indirect characterization

b)

Direct characterization

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Flashback

7.

Conversation between characters that reveals traits.

a)

setting

b)

Monologue

c)

dialogue

d)

Plot

8.

A form of language spoken by people from a particular region or group.

a)

Dialect

b)

Syntax

c)

Prose

d)

Jargon

9.

A central message or insight about life in a literary work.

a)

Conflict

b)

Plot

c)

Setting

d)

Theme

10.

When something stands for something else (object = abstract idea). ________

a)

Symbolism

b)

Metaphor

c)

Irony

d)

Alliteration

11.

Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

a)

second-person

b)

First-person limited

c)

third-person omniscient

d)

Third-person limited

12.

A literary technique where an author explicitly tells the reader about a character's personality and traits.

a)

Direct characterization

b)

Indirect characterization

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Irony

13.

A rhyme within a single line.

a)

end rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

c)

Slant rhyme

d)

Eye rhyme

14.

Poetry with no fixed rhyme or meter.

a)

Free verse

b)

Sonnet

c)

Haiku

d)

Limerick

15.

The pattern of beats or syllables in a poem.

a)

metaphor

b)

Stanza

c)

Theme

d)

rhythm

16.

A group of lines separated by space.

a)

sentence

b)

Paragraph

c)

Stanza

d)

Phrase

17.

A word that imitates a sound.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

18.

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

a)

metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Rhyme scheme

d)

Stanza

19.

Rhymes occurring at line ends. ________

a)

End rhyme

b)

Internal rhyme

c)

Slant rhyme

d)

Eye rhyme

20.

The pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Meter

d)

Imagery

21.

A poem that tells a story.

a)

Narrative poem

b)

Lyrical poem

c)

Haiku

d)

Sonnet

22.

A pair of consecutive lines forming a complete thought.

a)

Ode

b)

Stanza

c)

Couplet

d)

Haiku

23.

Language appealing to the senses. ________

a)

Imagery

b)

Irony

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

24.

A comparison using “like” or “as.”

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

25.

A direct comparison between two unlike things.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

26.

Exaggeration for effect. ________

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Irony

d)

Euphemism

27.

Giving human qualities to non-human things.

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

28.

A humorous play on words.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Irony

c)

Pun

d)

Satire

29.

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

30.

Repetition of vowel sounds.

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Consonance

d)

Onomatopoeia

31.

Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words. — ________

a)

Consonance

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

32.

A word that imitates a sound. — ________

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

33.

“The wind howled through the empty streets.” — ________

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

34.

“Bang! The drum echoed across the hall.” — ________

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

35.

The play is set in — ________

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Verona

d)

Venice

36.

The two feuding families are the — ________ and the ________

a)

Montagues and the Capulets

b)

Jets and the Sharks

c)

Lannisters and the Starks

d)

Hatfields and the McCoys

37.

Juliet responds to marriage by saying she — ________

a)

will look at Paris (consider marriage) but won’t marry unless she likes him

b)

is eager to marry Paris immediately

c)

refuses to meet Paris at all

d)

wants to marry Romeo instead of Paris

38.

Who is Queen Mab?

a)

A famous queen of England

b)

A fairy who brings dreams

c)

A Greek goddess of wisdom

d)

A character from a science fiction novel

39.

Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because — ________

a)

he hopes it will end the feud

b)

he wants to defy the Prince

c)

he is forced by the Capulets

d)

he seeks personal gain

40.

Friar Lawrence is concerned because — ________

a)

Juliet is already engaged

b)

Romeo is not truly in love

c)

Their love is too sudden/rushed

d)

the wedding will be too expensive

41.

Lord Capulet’s reaction when Paris asks to marry Juliet: — ________

a)

Tells him to wait; she is too young

b)

Gives immediate consent to the marriage

c)

Forbids Paris from seeing Juliet

d)

Suggests Paris marry someone else

42.

How Mercutio gets into a fight with Tybalt: — ________

a)

He steps in and is provoked defending Romeo

b)

He is mistaken for Benvolio

c)

He challenges Tybalt over a lost bet

d)

He tries to stop Tybalt from leaving

43.

Why Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt at first: — ________

a)

Tybalt is now family (secret marriage)

b)

He is afraid of Tybalt

c)

He wants to leave Verona

d)

He does not recognize Tybalt

44.

Tybalt sends a letter to Romeo’s house to — ________

a)

invite him to a feast

b)

challenge him to a duel

c)

ask for forgiveness

d)

warn him about Paris

45.

Romeo finally fights Tybalt because — ________

a)

The Prince orders him to

b)

He wants to impress Juliet

c)

Tybalt insults Romeo's family

d)

Tybalt kills Mercutio

46.

Juliet reacts to her father insisting she marry Paris by — ________

a)

happily agreeing to be married

b)

refusing and becoming desperate

c)

seeking advice from Paris

d)

ignoring her father's wishes

47.

Ironic about Juliet crying over Tybalt’s death: — ________

a)

She seems sad about Tybalt, but is crying over Romeo

b)

She is actually happy Tybalt is gone

c)

She blames herself for Tybalt’s death

d)

She is planning to leave Verona

48.

Romeo considers banishment worse than death because — ________

a)

he can’t be with Juliet

b)

he fears the Prince’s wrath

c)

he loses his family fortune

d)

he must leave Verona forever

49.

What Juliet does to avoid marrying Paris: — ________

a)

Takes the potion Friar Lawrence gives her

b)

Runs away to Mantua with Romeo

c)

Confesses her love for Paris

d)

Asks her parents to postpone the wedding

50.

How Juliet shows cleverness with her parents: — ________

a)

Pretends to obey to avoid suspicion

b)

Openly defies their wishes

c)

Tells them all her secrets

d)

Leaves home without telling anyone

51.

Significant about the potion: — ________

a)

It turns her invisible forever

b)

It gives her the ability to fly

c)

It makes her appear dead for 42 hours

d)

It cures all diseases instantly

52.

Juliet demonstrates by taking the potion: — ________

a)

Courage and loyalty to Romeo

b)

Fear and hesitation

c)

Anger towards her family

d)

Indifference to her fate

53.

Romeo’s impulsive decisions show that he ___

a)

never makes mistakes

b)

is always calm and patient

c)

acts rashly without thinking

d)

thinks carefully before acting

54.

Why Paris goes to the Capulet tomb: ___

a)

To meat Romeo

b)

To steal valuables

c)

To mourn Juliet

d)

To escape from Verona

55.

Why Paris thinks Romeo has come to the tomb: ___

a)

To vandalize the graves

b)

To mourn Juliet's death

c)

To steal valuables

d)

To meet Paris

56.

An example of dramatic irony in Act V: ___

a)

The audience knows Juliet is alive; Romeo does not

b)

Romeo knows Juliet is alive; the audience does not

c)

Juliet knows Romeo is alive; the audience does not

d)

The audience knows Romeo is alive; Juliet does not

57.

Conclusion of the play: the families ___

a)

end their feud and reconcile

b)

continue to fight forever

c)

move to different cities

d)

forget about each other

58.

Match the following quotes to their speakers:

a)

Mercutio

1.

A plague a’ both your houses!

b)

Romeo

2.

O, I am fortune’s fool!

c)

Juliet

3.

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?

d)

Friar Lawrence

4.

These violent delights have violent ends.

e)

Chorus

5.

A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.