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Eng lit I Semester 1 Final Exam Practice

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cliffhanger?

a)

Anxiety or excitement of what might happen next

b)

an ending that leaves the reader in suspense

c)

a clue or hint about what will happen later in the story

2.

What is suspense?

a)

an objext that represents something else

b)

An accusation in response to another

c)

Anxiety or excitement of what might happen next

3.

The author creates suspense in Seabiscuit by

a)

Withholding information then revealing it in the end

b)

Noting differences in workout methods used by trainers

c)

Introducing a new character in the end as a surprise

4.

What does this statement foreshadow:  Piggy says, “Nobody knows where we are. We may stay here till we die.”

a)

The adults will never learn where they are

b)

Piggy and some others will die

c)

All the boys will die

5.

The signal fire gets out of control in Chapter 2. What does this foreshadow?

a)

Fire will get out of control and become dangerous later

b)

The boys will not be able to use fire to survive

c)

The fire will be the reason why most of the boys will die

6.

What does this foreshadow: Simon tells Ralph, “I think you’ll get back all right.” What does this foreshadow?

a)

Simon will be all right

b)

The boys will be all right

c)

Ralph will be all right

7.

which is not extermal conlict?

a)

character vs self

b)

character vs character

c)

character vs society

d)

character vs nature

8.

Jack and Ralph often struggle aganist each other in "Lord of the Flie." This type of conflict is:

a)

character vs self

b)

character vs charcter

c)

character vs society

d)

character vs nature

9.

In "Lord of the Flies," the boys have to survive uncomfortable conditions on a deserted island. This type of conflict is

a)

character vs self

b)

character vs character

c)

character vs society

d)

character vs nature

10.

In "Lord of the Flies," the other boys often bully Piggy. This type of conflict is

a)

charcater vs self

b)

character vs character

c)

character vs society

d)

character vs nature

11.

Jack is struggling to accept Simon's death and denies accountability for his action. This type of conflict is

a)

character vs self

b)

character vs character

c)

character vs society

d)

character vs nature

12.

While Simon is speaking to the Lord of the Flies and the boys are having their feast, a storm is forming. What does the storm foreshadow?

a)

The boys will have fresh water to drink

b)

The Navy officers will come soon to rescue them

c)

Something bad is about to happen

13.

Ralph struggles to maintain order and doubts his ability to lead. What type of conflict is this?

a)

character vs self

b)

character vs character

c)

character vs society

d)

character vs nature

14.

Ralph is isolated from the group and hunted by Jack and his tribe. What type of conflict is this?

a)

character vs self

b)

character vs character

c)

character vs society

d)

character vs nature

15.

What is symbolism?

a)

a literary device in which an object, person, or idea represents a deeper meaning

b)

a literary device outlining the message of the story

c)

a literary device in which the entire story represents a deeper meaning

16.

Which object in "Lord of the Flies" best represents order and authority

a)

Piggy's glasses

b)

The conch

c)

The fire

d)

The beast

17.

Which symbol in "Lord of the Flies" best represents intelligence and rational thinking

a)

Piggy's glasses

b)

The conch

c)

The fire

d)

The beast

18.

Which symbol from "Lord of the Flies" best represents the darkness within human nature?

a)

Piggy's glasses

b)

The conch

c)

The fire

d)

The beast

19.

Which characters represent Civilization and Savagery

a)

Simon and Piggy

b)

Roger and Jack

c)

Ralph and Jack

d)

Simon and the littluns

20.

What does Simon’s death symbolize?

a)

The loss of civilization

b)

The loss of innocence

c)

The beginning of frienship

d)

The beginning of hope

21.

What does the conch breaking symbolize?

a)

The end of innocence

b)

The end of savagery

c)

The end of civilization

d)

The end of hope for rescue

22.

What is an allegory?

a)

When an object in a story has a deeper meaning

b)

When a story has no deeper meaning

c)

When the entire story represents a deeper meaning

23.

What is "Lord of the Flies" an allegory of?

a)

friendship

b)

humanity

c)

childhood

d)

love

24.

Theme is

a)

the message or universal idea of the story

b)

A clue or hint about what will happen later in the story

c)

A literary device in which the ending surprises the reader

25.

Determine the type of irony: Piggy says, “You got your small fire all right,” while the fire is burning out of control

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

26.

Determine the type of irony: At the end of Chapter 5, Ralph wishes for a sign from the grown-ups. At the beginning of Chapter 6, a dead parachutist falls from the sky.

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

27.

Determine the type of irony: Simon becomes inarticulate in his effort to express the beast is the darkness in their hearts

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

28.

Determine the type of irony: Jack says the English are the best at everything

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

29.

Determine the type of irony: The navy officer comes to the island because he sees the smoke of the fire Jack and his tribe made.

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

30.

Determine the type of irony: The boys believe there is a terrifying beast living on top of the mountain.

a)

Verbal

b)

Situational

c)

Dramatic

31.

Which type of characterization uses STEAL

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect

32.

Determine the type of characterization: “He was old enough, twelve years and a few months, to have lost the prominent tummy of childhood and not yet old enough for adolescence to have made him awkward.”

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect- Speech

c)

Indirect- Thoughts

d)

Indirect-Actions

33.

Determine the characterization: Ralph spends time building shelters while most boys play

a)

Indirect - Speech

b)

Indirect - thoughts

c)

Indirect- effect on others

d)

Indirect- actions

34.

Determine the characterization: When Jack is chief, the other boys are afraid of him and become his slaves

a)

Direct characterization

b)

Indirect- Looks

c)

Indirect- Speech

d)

Indirect- Effect on others

35.

Determine the type of characterization: “Piggy was shorter than the fair boy and very fat. He came forward, searching out safe lodgments for his feet, and then looked up through thick spectacles.”

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect- Looks

c)

Indirect - Thoughts

d)

Indirect- Actions

36.

Determine the characterization: Piggy said, “We ought to have a meeting.”

a)

Indirect - Looks

b)

Indirect - effect on others

c)

Indirect- actions

d)

Indirect - speech

37.

Determine the characterization from I Know why the Caged Bird Sings: " But then no one would have thought of getting close enough to Mrs. Flowers to ruffle her dress, let alone snag her skin.”

a)

Indirect - Speech

b)

Indirect- Effect onothers

c)

Indirect- Looks

d)

Indirect- Actions

38.

Determine the characterization from I Know why the Caged Bird Sings "She acted just as refined as white folks in the movies and books and she was more beautiful, for none of them could have come near that warm color without looking gray by comparison.”

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect- looks

c)

Indirect- speech

d)

indirect- thoughts

39.

Seabiscuit is which type of nonfiction

a)

Magazine Article

b)

Biography

c)

Autobiography

d)

Travel Narrative

e)

Process Description

40.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is which type of nonfiction

a)

Travel Narrative

b)

Magazine Article

c)

Biography

d)

Autobiography

e)

Process Description

41.

A Walk in the Woods is which type of nonfiction

a)

Travel Narrative

b)

Magazine Article

c)

Autobiography

d)

Biography

e)

Process Description

42.

Who Killed the Iceman? is which type of nonfiction

a)

Travel Narrative

b)

Magazine Article

c)

Autobiography

d)

Biography

e)

Process Description

43.

Skeletal Sculptures is what type of nonfiction?

a)

Magazine Article

b)

Travel Narrative

c)

Autobiography

d)

Biography

e)

Process Description

44.

Why did Seabiscuit lose the race?

a)

His jockey was frightened

b)

His jockey has a blind eye

c)

Seabiscuit is too small of a horse

d)

Seabiscuit did not want to win

45.

The author of Seabiscuit achieves the purpose of entertaining the reader by

a)

Expressing her opinions

b)

Giving correct information

c)

Using suspense

d)

Referencing pop culture

46.

In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, What does Mrs. Flowers want Marguerite to do?

a)

Help her mother more

b)

write a short story

c)

be more respectful

d)

read aloud

47.

In I Know why the Caged Bird Sings, Why is the visit to Mrs. Flowers’s home

important to Marguerite?

a)

It makes her feel superior to others

b)

It makes her feel liked by somenone she respects

c)

It encourages her to become more mature

d)

It gives her an opportunity to read more interesting books

48.

In A Walk in the Woods, what is the setting?

a)

desert

b)

mountains

c)

classroom

d)

home

49.

1What is the overall mood of A Walk in the Woods?

a)

Sad and upsetting

b)

Calm and relaxed

c)

Anxiety and danger

d)

Intellectual and inspiring

50.

In Walk in the Woods, What does Bryson describe to create a

suspenseful mood?

a)

the dangers caused by snow on a slippery

ledge

b)

how the snowfall covered trees and stumps

c)

eating chocolate cake in the shelter

d)

the hills and valleys the hikers cross

51.

In A Walk in the Woods, Bryson thought that his map was

a)

amusing

b)

detailed

c)

old

d)

useless

52.

What mood fits the description in A Walk in the Woods:   “The trail was cobbled with rocks and threaded with wandering tree roots which we constantly stubbed and stumbled”

a)
joy
b)
excitement
c)
calmness
d)

uneasy

53.

What mood fits the description in A Walk in the Woods:    “Darkness fell quickly and heavily, which made the wildness outside seem even more severe”  

a)

scary

b)
tranquil
c)
cheerful
d)

shy

54.

Describe the mood from A Walk in the Woods:    “But then the wind rose, then rose again, until it was blowing with an end-of-the-world fury that seemed to have even the trees in a panic…”

a)

indifferent

b)

serene

c)

frightening

d)

cheerful

55.

Who Killed the Iceman? Contains text features, which are

a)

something created by humans, usually for a practical purpose

b)

design elements that highlight key information of a text

c)

Thoughts that are true

56.

Who Killed the Iceman? Contains graphic aids, which are

a)

maps and photographs that present information visually

b)

Written descriptions used to clarify information

c)

Signals for the beginning of a new topic or section.

57.

Who Killed the Iceman? has a convincing theory that the death was

a)

a mistake made by the man who died

b)

An accident made by his friend or companion

c)

A sacrifice

58.

In Who Killed the Ice Man? scientists belive the death was a sacrifice because of the _________ next to his body

a)

anthropology

b)

artifacts

c)

compile

d)

refute

59.

Skeletal Sculptures is a process description, detailing

a)

x-rays

b)

facial reconstruction

c)

artifact enhancements

d)

copper axe wielding

60.

Skeletal Sculptures involves facial reconstruction which can help people

a)

Learn more about injuries and disease

b)

Become more beautiful

c)

Identify a body

61.

What does trepidation mean?

a)
A state of calm and relaxation.
b)
An expression of joy and happiness.
c)
A sense of confusion or uncertainty.
d)

A feeling of nervous fear

62.

Increments are

a)

Slight increases

b)

random changes

c)

Large surpluses

d)

Long stretches

63.

What does taut mean?

a)

traced around

b)

buttoned up

c)

pulled tight

d)

worn through

64.

Something that happens inexplicably is

a)

impossible to repeat

b)

hard to explain

c)

too fast to see

d)

easy to understand

65.

1 Cascading means

a)

falling

b)

stopping

c)

pushing

d)

striking

66.

What does unequivocal mean?

a)

Perfect

b)

Awkward

c)

Unequal

d)

Certain

67.

Something unnerving causes a

a)

loss of courage

b)

feeling of relief

c)

sense of urgency

d)

release in emotions

68.

Inaudibly means

a)

Light to touch

b)

Repeated motions

c)

Delicious

d)

Unable to hear

69.

Abysmal means very

a)

sad

b)
bad
c)

happy

d)

annoying

70.

If a message has clarity, it is

a)

clear

b)

important

c)

true

d)

nonsense

71.

An artifact is

a)

A fact used in a scientific theory

b)

Money found near someone who has died

c)

An object made and used by people

d)

A piece of equipment used to study humans

72.

Someone who leers looks

a)

Shyly

b)

Slyly

c)

Longingly

d)

Angrily

73.

What does refute mean

a)

To identify as perfect by examining

b)

To find to be dishonest on the basis of reputation

c)

To support because of personal beliefs

d)

To prove false by using argument or evidence

74.

What does homely mean?

a)

Useless

b)

Useful

c)

Simple

d)

Complex

75.

To compile is to

a)

Arrange in alphabetical order

b)

To gather from many sources

c)

Organize into groups or categories

d)

Remember a variety of details

76.

What does veneered mean?

a)

Sanded

b)

Rounded

c)

Coated

d)

Polished

77.

Anthropology is the study of

a)

the study of human cultures and their physical characteristics

b)
the study of ancient artifacts
c)
the study of animal behavior
d)
the study of physical geography
78.

What does daunted mean?

a)

angered

b)

surprised

c)

excited

d)

discouraged

79.

Presumed means

a)

Thought to be correct

b)

Believed to be fake

c)

Found to be innocent

d)

Assumed to be a lie

80.

What does buffeted mean?

a)

Pinched

b)

Struck

c)

Stopped

d)

Hidden

81.

To infuse means

a)

to fill

b)

to give an evil glance

c)

to pull down

d)

to clean

82.

The meaning of superannuated is

a)

To cover with a thin layer

b)

Obsolete with age

c)

Knocked or struck about

d)

Very good

83.

The meaning of inept it

a)
lacking motivation or drive
b)
excessively skilled or talented
c)
unwilling to learn or improve
d)

generally incompetent

84.

the meaning of sacrilegious is

a)

showing disrespect towards sacred things, places, or people

b)
celebrating holy practices
c)
promoting religious beliefs
d)
honoring sacred traditions
85.

What does reconnoiter mean?

a)

To make a preliminary inspection

b)
To analyze data from a distance.
c)
To create a detailed map of a region.
d)
To conduct a formal interview with locals.
86.

A singularity is something

a)

amazing or great

b)

peculiar or unique

c)

embarassing or troubling

d)

misused or abused

87.

A cadence is

a)

a steady rhythm

b)
A style of visual art.
c)
A measure of time in music.
d)
A type of musical instrument.
88.

What does optimal mean

a)

slowest

b)

Quickest

c)

Best

d)

Hardest

89.

Illiteracy is

a)

confusion about a foreign language

b)

the inability to read and write

c)

too lazy to communicate

d)

a lack of the use of the English language

90.

What is a jockey?

a)

a horse that loses a race

b)

a horse that wins a race

c)

a person who rides the race horse

d)

a person who gamble money on horse racing