Worksheets11th Grade Unit 6 Test Review Game
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," the speaker uses the Mississippi River to represent:
A barrier to freedom
The journey of a single person
The deep history and endurance of a people
The dangers of traveling south
Which word best describes the mood of the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?
Agitated
Solemn and soulful
Humorous
Fearful
In Miller's The Crucible, the "witch hunt" serves as an allegory for:
The American Revolution
The Red Scare and McCarthyism
The Great Depression
The Civil Rights Movement
In The Fly, the boss's interaction with the fly most likely symbolizes:
His love for nature
The futility of struggling against fate or grief
His desire to be a scientist
The importance of hard work
What is a "central idea"?
The first sentence of a story
The most important point or message an author wants to convey
A list of all characters in a play
The definition of a difficult word
What does the word "deference" mean in the context of The Crucible?
Respectful submission to the opinion or will of another
A feeling of hatred
A state of confusion
The act of lying
In "The Fly," the Woodifield character serves mainly to:
Provide comic relief
Remind the boss of his dead son and the passage of time
Act as the boss's enemy
Explain how to run a business
Langston Hughes uses the repetition of "I've known rivers" to:
Show he is bored
Emphasize the ancient and timeless connection of his heritage
Rhyme with the next line
Teach a geography lesson
In The Crucible, Abigail Williams can best be described as:
Innocent
Manipulative
Logical
Forgiving
What is the primary purpose of an informational text about the Harlem Renaissance?
To tell a fictional story about a ghost
To provide facts and context about a cultural movement
To persuade people to move to Harlem today
To list the best restaurants in New York
Which sentence is written in the conditional mood?
Stop the car!
If it rains, the game will be canceled.
The sun is shining today.
Are we there yet?
In the sentence "The candidate's speech was eloquent," the word eloquent means:
Loud and angry
Fluent or persuasive in speaking
Very short
Difficult to understand
In "The Fly," what happens to the fly at the end of the story?
It flies away
It dies after the boss drops too much ink on it
It becomes the boss's pet
It turns into a human
The "Euphrates" and the "Congo" in Hughes' poem represent:
Rivers he visited on vacation
The deep ancestral roots of the African diaspora
Locations of future wars
Places where the speaker grew up
"The Boss" in Katherine Mansfield's story is struggling with:
A broken leg
Financial ruin
Lingering grief over his son's death
An annoying employee
What is the effect of the simile "my soul has grown deep like the rivers"?
It shows the speaker is thirsty
It suggests a profound, spiritual connection to history
It means the speaker is a good swimmer
It describes the color of the water
In literary analysis, "tone" refers to:
How loud the characters talk
The author’s attitude toward the subject
The physical location of the story
The sequence of events
Why is the Harlem Renaissance considered a "rebirth"?
Everyone moved back to the South
It was a period of intense artistic and intellectual growth for Black Americans
Many babies were born in New York
It was the end of the Great Depression
In The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor is portrayed as:
Dishonest and cruel
Virtuous but sometimes cold
Obsessed with witchcraft
A close friend of Abigail
Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
He liked to swim, to dance, and singing.
He liked swimming, dancing, and to sing.
He liked to swim, to dance, and to sing.
He likes swimming, dance, and sings.
In "The Fly," the boss’s "heartfelt" grief is:
Increasing every day
Fading over time, much to his frustration
Shared by his wife
The main reason he is successful
In Hughes' poem, the river "muddy" turning "golden in the sunset" suggests:
Pollution
Transformation and hope
The end of the world
A storm is coming
What is the "climax" of a story?
The introduction
The turning point or moment of highest tension
The very last sentence
The table of contents
Which sentence uses the subjunctive mood (to express a wish or hypothetical)?
If I were a bird, I would fly away.
Close the door now.
She is a talented singer.
When will you arrive?
In Mansfield’s "The Fly," why does Woodifield visit the boss?
To ask for a job
To chat and mention his daughters' visit to the war graves
To buy the business
To complain about the fly
Langston Hughes was a leading figure in:
The Romantic Era
The Harlem Renaissance
The Beat Generation
The Transcendentalist Movement
An "inference" is:
A direct quote from the text
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
The title of a book
The author's biography
The "Nile" in Hughes' poem refers to:
Modern Egypt
Ancient African civilizations and the cradle of humanity
A river in America
A fictional place
"The Fly" suggests that humans:
Are superior to all insects
Are often helpless against the forces of time and death
Should never use ink
Are always kind to the weak
In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," the speaker's voice represents:
One man's life
The collective soul and history of the Black experience
A ghost
A river guide
The setting of The Crucible is:
Boston, 1776
Salem, 1692
New York, 1920
London, 1850
In informational texts, "bias" refers to:
The font size used
A prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group
The length of the article
The price of the book
The "Abraham Lincoln" reference in Hughes' poem links the river to:
The end of slavery in America
A vacation Lincoln took
The building of a bridge
The start of the Civil War
Why does the boss forget what he was thinking about at the end of "The Fly"?
He is very old
His grief has been momentarily replaced by a mindless, cruel distraction
He is interrupted by a phone call
He falls asleep
Which literary device is used when Hughes compares his soul to rivers?
Alliteration
Irony
Hyperbole
Metaphor
In "The Fly," what does the boss's treatment of the fly symbolize?
His interest in science
The struggle against grief and the futility of resistance
The importance of cleanliness
His love for animals
What is the significance of rivers in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?
They represent places for recreation
They are obstacles to be crossed
They are sources of food
They symbolize the enduring history and strength of Black people
