ENGLISH 8
FINAL EXAM- Thursday, June 3 (across-the-board... in your 6th period Core class)
130 questions (1 pt. each)
Below, is a copy of the ACTUAL Final! All answers can be found in your class notes and handouts. Good luck!
The Writing Process
1. What is the proper order of the steps in The Writing Process?
A. (1) publish (2) revise/edit (3) prewrite (4) draft
B. (1) prewrite (2) publish (3) revise/edit (4) draft
C. (1) prewrite (2) draft (3) revise/edit (4) publish
D. (1) revise (2) prewrite (3) publish (4) revise/edit
2. Giving an essay to your teacher would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Prewriting
B. Publishing
C. Editing/revising
D. Drafting
3. Using “spellcheck” on the computer would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Drafting
B. Prewriting
C. Editing/revising
D. Publishing
4. Researching an essay topic on the Internet would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Publishing
B. Prewriting
C. Drafting
D. Editing/revising
5. Jotting down possible story ideas would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Drafting
B. Prewriting
C. Editing/revising
D. Publishing
6. Adding more vivid adjectives to a boring introduction or conclusion would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Prewriting
B. Publishing
C. Editing/revising
D. Drafting
7. Using a cluster diagram to organize your ideas would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Publishing
B. Prewriting
C. Drafting
D. Editing/revising
8. Typing an essay on your laptop would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Drafting
B. Prewriting
C. Editing/revising
D. Publishing
9. Determining who will read your story and what might be entertaining for them (i.e.- your younger brother or sister, your teacher, a class full of teenagers) would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Publishing
B. Prewriting
C. Drafting
D. Editing/revising
10. Rearranging sentences within a body paragraph (so that the paper flows more smoothly) would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Prewriting
B. Publishing
C. Editing/revising
D. Drafting
MLA Format 1. When typing an academic paper in MLA format, what does “MLA” stand for?
A. Modern Linguistics Applications
B. Model for Learning Academics
C. Modern Language Association
D. Material Lobbyists Association
2. What kind of paper should be used in MLA format?
A. White, lined paper
B. Pink paper
C. Cream-colored paper
D. White, computer paper
3. What part of the paper should be double-spaced in MLA format?
A. Only the heading
B. Only the body
C. The entire paper, all parts
D. All parts, except the heading and title
4. What style of font should be used in MLA format?
A. Times New Roman
B. Calibri
C. Edwardian Script
D. Century Gothic
5. What size font should be used in MLA format?
A. 10 point
B. 12 point
C. 14 point
D. 16 point
6. What should be done to the title of a paper written in MLA format?
A. All caps
B. Italicized
C. Centered
D. Bolded
7. What should be done to the title of a paper written in MLA format?
A. Capitalization of the first letter of each word
B. Word Art
C. Bolded
D. Underlined
8. What is the proper order of a heading done in MLA format?
A. Your name, title of class, teacher’s name, date
B. Your name, teacher’s name, date, title of class
C. Date, title of class, teacher’s name, your name
D. Teacher’s name, title of class, your name, date
9. Which of the following is true of a heading done in MLA format?
A. It is placed in the center of the first line on the page.
B. It is aligned to the right, on the top of the page.
C. It is double spaced.
D. It is in a larger font than the essay or story.
10. Where should the page number appear on a paper written in MLA format?
A. Upper right corner
B. Lower right corner
C. Lower middle
D. Lower left corner
11. Which of the following should appear next to the page number of a paper written in MLA format?
A. Teacher’s last name
B. Your first and last name
C. Your last name
D. The date
Essay Structure 1. Which of the following is true of a well-written essay?
A. It includes an introduction, body, and conclusion: three, separate parts.
B. It leaves the reader to wonder what you’re really trying to say.
C. It includes only one, large and very detailed paragraph.
D. It never requires more than one page of typing.
2. Which of the following is true of a well-written essay?
A. It answers only one part of a two-part essay question.
B. It does NOT include personal connections or opinions.
C. It uses at least one detail from a book to support each opinion.
D. It never requires more than one page of typing
3. Which of the following should always be done when answering an essay question?
A. Type more than one page.
B. Single space the entire paper.
C. Thank the teacher.
D. Re-state the question.
4. What is a thesis statement?
A. A statement of the writer’s political opinions
B. A statement that sums up the entire essay
C. A statement that tells a joke or gives a famous quote
D. A statement that is open to interpretation
5. Which two parts of an essay should look very similar?
A. The introduction and the first paragraph of the body
B. The first and second paragraphs of the body
C. The last paragraph of the body and the conclusion
D. The introduction and the conclusion
6. What is the absolute least amount of paragraphs necessary in a well-written essay?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
The Outsiders 1. Who wrote The Outsiders?
A. S.E. Hinton
B. Emily Dickinson
C. Lois Lowry
D. Robert Cromier
2. In The Outsiders, who is Ponyboy?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
F. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
3. In The Outsiders, who is Dallas?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
F. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
4. In The Outsiders, who is Sodapop?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
5. In the Outsiders, who is Cherry?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
F. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
6. In the Outsiders, who is Darry?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
C. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
D. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
E. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
7. In the Outsiders, who is Johnny?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
F. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
The Giver 8. Who wrote The Giver?
A. S.E. Hinton
B. Emily Dickinson
C. Lois Lowry
D. Robert Cromier
9. In The Giver, who is Jonas?
A. Lily’s sister, Director of Recreation, son of a Nurturer
B. Fiona’s brother, son of a Nurturer, Birthmother
C. Lily’s brother, the newest Receiver, son of a Nurturer
D. A boy who was once drowned in a river, a Receiver from the past
10. In The Giver, what happens at the Ceremony of Twelve?
A. Young citizens get their front-button coats.
B. Young citizens get their first bicycles.
C. Young citizens learn who their parents are.
D. Young citizens learn what their jobs will be.
11. In The Giver, what is the purpose of each citizen’s daily pill?
A. To end pain
B. To stop sexual desire
C. To end hunger
D. To stop hair growth
12. In The Giver, what is Jonas’ first memory?
A. A sled ride
B. A Christmas party
C. A sunburn
D. A soldier dying in war
13. In The Giver, who was the Receiver before Jonas?
A. A boy who, years before, drowned in the river
B. The Giver’s nephew: Asher
C. The Giver’s daughter: Fiona
D. The Giver’s daughter: Rosemary
Mini Lessons 1. Which of the following sentences is correct, with no preposition at the end?
A. Who are you going to the concert with?
B. With whom are you going to the concert?
2. Which of the following sentences is correct, with no preposition at the end?
A. About what is that book?
B. What is that book about?
3. Which of the following sentences is correct, with no unnecessary words?
A. Where are you at?
B. Where are you?
4. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of its or it’s?
A. Its complicated, the way we fight and make up constantly.
B. It’s complicated, the way we fight and make up constantly.
5. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of its or it’s?
A. I love the way the lights reflect upon it’s surface!
B. I love the way the lights reflect upon its surface!
6. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of its or it’s?
A. The car has its own tracking device.
B. The car has it’s own tracking device.
7. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of its or it’s?
A. I’m not sure if it’s easier or more difficult to take an open-book test.
B. I’m not sure if its easier or more difficult to take an open-book test.
8. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. Their my favorite kinds of cookies.
B. There my favorite kinds of cookies.
C. They’re my favorite kinds of cookies.
9. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. I hope I’ll be allowed to drive their car.
B. I hope I’ll be allowed to drive there car.
C. I hope I’ll be allowed to drive they’re car.
10. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. Their is no way I’m going to let you through this door, jerk!
B. There is no way I’m going to let you through this door, jerk!
C. They’re is no way I’m going to let you through this door, jerk!
11. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. Bravery is they’re greatest virtue!
B. Bravery is their greatest virtue!
C. Bravery is there greatest virtue!
12. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. Wow, will he be sent their for his vacation?
B. Wow, will he be sent they’re for his vacation?
C. Wow, will he be sent there for his vacation?
Vocabulary 1. Which of the following words means cool; uncaring; almost bored? A. apprehension
B. contempt
C. nonchalant
D. solitude
2. Which of the following words means fear of what will happen? A. contempt
B. elude
C. recluse
D. apprehension
3. Which of the following words means hatred? A. implore
B. contempt
C. elude
D. reluctant
4. Which of the following words means to beg? A. implore
B. elude
C. reluctant
D. vital
5. Which of the following words means to get away; to escape? A. reluctant
B. elude
C. vital
D. ominous
6. Which of the following words means hesitating; not wanting to do something? A. vital
B. sullen
C. indignant
D. reluctant
7. Which of the following words means most important? A. sullen
B. vital
C. aghast
D. adherence
8. Which of the following words means sad; gloomy; pouting? A. sullen
B. aghast
C. ecstatic
D. indignant
9. Which of the following words means shocked in a negative way? A. sullen
B. nurture
C. intrigued
D. aghast
10. Which of the following words means shocked in a negative way? A. intrigued
B. indignant
C. nurture
D. contempt
11. Which of the following words means to take care of; to aid in the growing and maturing of something? A. nurture
B. intrigued
C. palpable
D. solitude
12. Which of the following words means very interested; curious? A. palpable
B. aghast
C. adherence
D. intrigued
13. Which of the following words means able to be touched and physically felt? A. adherence
B. gravitate
C. ecstatic
D. palpable
14. Which of the following words means the sticking of something; the quality of being sticky? A. adherence
B. serene
C. gravitate
D. apprehension
15. Which of the following words means to be pulled toward something; to go toward something? A. transgression
B. serene
C. gravitate
D. aptitude
16. Which of the following words means a wrongdoing or sin? A. transgression
B. serene
C. remorse
D. vital
17. Which of the following words means peaceful; calm? A. remorse
B. aptitude
C. serene
D. integrity
18. Which of the following words means feeling of sadness and guilt (especially for a wrongdoing)? A. aptitude
B. remorse
C. infraction
D. chastise
19. Which of the following words means a natural talent or ability? A. aptitude
B. infraction
C. chastise
D. meticulous
20. Which of the following words means a rule breakage? A. chastise
B. meticulous
C. infraction
D. aptitude
21. Which of the following words means to yell at or scold and punish? A. meticulous
B. chastise
C. integrity
D. recluse
22. Which of the following words means carefully attentive to details? A. meticulous
B. integrity
C. chastise
D. gravitate
23. Which of the following words means 1. doing what is right; morality 2. the total completeness of something? A. stench
B. assuage
C. serene
D. integrity
24. Which of the following words means a very bad smell? A. assuage
B. ominous
C. stench
D. relinquish
25. Which of the following words means to make one feel better or more positive? A. ominous
B. relinquish
C. exempt
D. assuage
26. Which of the following words means creepy and threatening? A. exempt
B. relinquish
C. solitude
D. ominous
27. Which of the following words means to give up something? A. relinquish
B. exempt
C. carnage
D. rueful
28. Which of the following words means freed from an obligation or duty; not required? A. apprehension
B. exempt
C. carnage
D. rueful
29. Which of the following words means a large amount of death and decay? A. rueful
B. carnage
C. ecstatic
D. solitude
30. Which of the following words means having remorse; sadness and guilt? A. rueful
B. ecstatic
C. solitude
D. obsolete
31. Which of the following words means extremely and visibly happy? A. solitude
B. obsolete
C. ecstatic
D. permeate
32. Which of the following words means the state of being totally alone and peaceful? A. obsolete
B. solitude
C. permeate
D. gravitate
33. Which of the following words means no longer useful or current? A. obsolete
B. permeate
C. parched
D. recluse
34. Which of the following words means to take move through and take over the air? A. parched
B. recluse
C. permeate
D. contempt
35. Which of the following words means extremely dry and thirsty? A. recluse
B. parched
C. apprehension
D. obsolete
36. Which of the following words means one who shuts himself away from others; a hermit? A. apprehension
B. ominous
C. recluse
D. palpable
37. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!) ELUDE, PERMEATE, GRAVITATE A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
38. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!) ECSTATIC, OBSOLETE, PARCHED A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
39. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!) APPREHENSION, RECLUSE, SOLITUDE A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
40. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!) OMINOUS, RUEFUL, EXEMPT A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
41. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!) CARNAGE, INTEGRITY, STENCH A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
42. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!) PALPABLE, SERENE, NONCHALANT A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
43. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!) RELINQUISH, ASSUAGE, IMPLORE A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
44. Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary correctly?
A. I will assuage this headache by taking some powerful medication.
B. The assuage medication helped me a lot.
45. Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary correctly?
A. I hope he does not recluse for too many years in that teepee. B. The recluse spent many years, alone in his comfortable, little teepee.
46. Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary correctly?
A. The carnage of war is hard to see on the news.
B. The carnage war is hard to see on the news.
47. Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary correctly?
A. An ominous wind blew through the graveyard, scaring and chilling us.
B. The ominous made us scared and cold, blowing through the graveyard.
48. Which of the following words means an outcast? A. PARIAH
B. PROGENY
C. EXPLETIVES
D. PLUMMET
49. Which of the following words means something thrown or launched?
A. PLUMMET
B. PROJECTILE
C. PARIAH
D. BEDLAM
50. Which of the following words means someone’s children or offspring?
A. BEDLAM
B. APERTURE
C. PROGENY
D. EXPUNGE
51. Which of the following words means a complete uproar or confusion?
A. BEDLAM
B. APERTURE
C. PROGENY
D. EXPLETIVES
52. Which of the following words means a hole or opening?
A. APERTURE
B. PLUMMET
C. POSH
D. OSCILLATE
53. Which of the following words means to delete or completely remove?
A. PLUMMET
B. OSCILLATE
C. EXPUNGE
D. PROGENY
54. Which of the following words means to rotate or swing back and forth?
A. PLUMMET
B. PRECARIOUS
C. RENDEZVOUS
D. OSCILLATE
55. Which of the following words means cuss words?
A. PLUMMET
B. BEDLAM
C. EXPLETIVES
D. POSH
56. Which of the following words means to drop or fall?
A. PLUMMET
B. RENDEZVOUS
C. APERTURE
D. POSH
57. Which of the following words means to meet up or a meeting place?
A. PARIAH
B. RENDEZVOUS
C. POSH
D. APERTURE
58. Which of the following words means showing wealth or luxury?
A. POSH
B. PARIAH
C. PROGENY
D. EXPUNGE
59. Which of the following words means dangerous or tricky?
A. POSH
B. PRECARIOIUS
C. PLUMMET
D. EXPLETIVES
Short Stories 1. The main character in a story is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
2. The who or what that works against the main character is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
3. The problem or tension in the story is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
4. The turning point of the story is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
5. The end of the tension or problem in the story is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
6. _ irony is when the audience knows more than the characters.
A. Verbal
B. Situational
C. Dramatic
7. _ irony is when something completely unexpected happens in the end.
A. Verbal
B. Situational
C. Dramatic
8. _ irony is what is said is actually the opposite of what is mean; also known as sarcasm.
A. Verbal
B. Situational
C. Dramatic
9. Who wrote “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
10. Who wrote “The Lottery”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
11. Who wrote “To Build a Fire”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
12. Who wrote “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
13. Who wrote “Rain, Rain, Go Away”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe E. Roald Dahl
Poetry 1. Always has five lines, comes from the Irish; has the rhyme scheme aabba
A. Figures of speech
B. Slant rhyme
C. Imagery
D. Limerick
E. Haiku
F. Concrete poetry
G. Onomatopoeia
2. Also known as “near rhyme”; when rhyme is not exact but close enough to make a poem flow
A. Figures of speech
B. Slant rhyme
C. Imagery
D. Limerick
E. Haiku
3. Usually about nature; always has three lines; has no rhyme, but does have a specific number of syllables per line; comes from the Japanese
A. Figures of speech
B. Slant rhyme
C. Imagery
D. Limerick
E. Haiku
F. Concrete poetry
G. Onomatopoeia
4. When words are used to make sounds, or the words actually sound like what they are
A. Figures of speech
B. Slant rhyme
C. Imagery
D. Limerick
E. Haiku
F. Concrete poetry
G. Onomatopoeia
5. When vivid descriptions are used so one can almost “see” an object in his mind’s eye
A. Slant rhyme
B. Imagery
C. Limerick
D. Haiku
E. Concrete poetry
F. Onomatopoeia
6. Involves making shapes or visual representations, using the words of the poem
A. Slant rhyme
B. Imagery
C. Limerick
D. Haiku
E. Concrete poetry
F. Onomatopoeia
FINAL EXAM- Thursday, June 3
(across-the-board... in your 6th period Core class)
130 questions (1 pt. each)
Below, is a copy of the ACTUAL Final! All answers can be found in your class notes and handouts. Good luck!
The Writing Process
1. What is the proper order of the steps in The Writing Process?
A. (1) publish (2) revise/edit (3) prewrite (4) draft
B. (1) prewrite (2) publish (3) revise/edit (4) draft
C. (1) prewrite (2) draft (3) revise/edit (4) publish
D. (1) revise (2) prewrite (3) publish (4) revise/edit
2. Giving an essay to your teacher would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Prewriting
B. Publishing
C. Editing/revising
D. Drafting
3. Using “spellcheck” on the computer would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Drafting
B. Prewriting
C. Editing/revising
D. Publishing
4. Researching an essay topic on the Internet would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Publishing
B. Prewriting
C. Drafting
D. Editing/revising
5. Jotting down possible story ideas would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Drafting
B. Prewriting
C. Editing/revising
D. Publishing
6. Adding more vivid adjectives to a boring introduction or conclusion would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Prewriting
B. Publishing
C. Editing/revising
D. Drafting
7. Using a cluster diagram to organize your ideas would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Publishing
B. Prewriting
C. Drafting
D. Editing/revising
8. Typing an essay on your laptop would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Drafting
B. Prewriting
C. Editing/revising
D. Publishing
9. Determining who will read your story and what might be entertaining for them (i.e.- your younger brother or sister, your teacher, a class full of teenagers) would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Publishing
B. Prewriting
C. Drafting
D. Editing/revising
10. Rearranging sentences within a body paragraph (so that the paper flows more smoothly) would occur during which step in The Writing Process?
A. Prewriting
B. Publishing
C. Editing/revising
D. Drafting
MLA Format
1. When typing an academic paper in MLA format, what does “MLA” stand for?
A. Modern Linguistics Applications
B. Model for Learning Academics
C. Modern Language Association
D. Material Lobbyists Association
2. What kind of paper should be used in MLA format?
A. White, lined paper
B. Pink paper
C. Cream-colored paper
D. White, computer paper
3. What part of the paper should be double-spaced in MLA format?
A. Only the heading
B. Only the body
C. The entire paper, all parts
D. All parts, except the heading and title
4. What style of font should be used in MLA format?
A. Times New Roman
B. Calibri
C. Edwardian Script
D. Century Gothic
5. What size font should be used in MLA format?
A. 10 point
B. 12 point
C. 14 point
D. 16 point
6. What should be done to the title of a paper written in MLA format?
A. All caps
B. Italicized
C. Centered
D. Bolded
7. What should be done to the title of a paper written in MLA format?
A. Capitalization of the first letter of each word
B. Word Art
C. Bolded
D. Underlined
8. What is the proper order of a heading done in MLA format?
A. Your name, title of class, teacher’s name, date
B. Your name, teacher’s name, date, title of class
C. Date, title of class, teacher’s name, your name
D. Teacher’s name, title of class, your name, date
9. Which of the following is true of a heading done in MLA format?
A. It is placed in the center of the first line on the page.
B. It is aligned to the right, on the top of the page.
C. It is double spaced.
D. It is in a larger font than the essay or story.
10. Where should the page number appear on a paper written in MLA format?
A. Upper right corner
B. Lower right corner
C. Lower middle
D. Lower left corner
11. Which of the following should appear next to the page number of a paper written in MLA format?
A. Teacher’s last name
B. Your first and last name
C. Your last name
D. The date
Essay Structure
1. Which of the following is true of a well-written essay?
A. It includes an introduction, body, and conclusion: three, separate parts.
B. It leaves the reader to wonder what you’re really trying to say.
C. It includes only one, large and very detailed paragraph.
D. It never requires more than one page of typing.
2. Which of the following is true of a well-written essay?
A. It answers only one part of a two-part essay question.
B. It does NOT include personal connections or opinions.
C. It uses at least one detail from a book to support each opinion.
D. It never requires more than one page of typing
3. Which of the following should always be done when answering an essay question?
A. Type more than one page.
B. Single space the entire paper.
C. Thank the teacher.
D. Re-state the question.
4. What is a thesis statement?
A. A statement of the writer’s political opinions
B. A statement that sums up the entire essay
C. A statement that tells a joke or gives a famous quote
D. A statement that is open to interpretation
5. Which two parts of an essay should look very similar?
A. The introduction and the first paragraph of the body
B. The first and second paragraphs of the body
C. The last paragraph of the body and the conclusion
D. The introduction and the conclusion
6. What is the absolute least amount of paragraphs necessary in a well-written essay?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
The Outsiders
1. Who wrote The Outsiders?
A. S.E. Hinton
B. Emily Dickinson
C. Lois Lowry
D. Robert Cromier
2. In The Outsiders, who is Ponyboy?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
F. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
3. In The Outsiders, who is Dallas?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
F. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
4. In The Outsiders, who is Sodapop?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
5. In the Outsiders, who is Cherry?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
F. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
6. In the Outsiders, who is Darry?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
C. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
D. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
E. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
7. In the Outsiders, who is Johnny?
A. The oldest of the three brothers: mature and concerned
B. A cheerleader and a Social; Bob’s girlfriend
C. The middle brother: funny and good-looking
D. The main character: the youngest brother, a good student
E. A very small and shy Greaser; dies of injuries from a fire
F. A hot-tempered Greaser; dies in a police shooting
The Giver
8. Who wrote The Giver?
A. S.E. Hinton
B. Emily Dickinson
C. Lois Lowry
D. Robert Cromier
9. In The Giver, who is Jonas?
A. Lily’s sister, Director of Recreation, son of a Nurturer
B. Fiona’s brother, son of a Nurturer, Birthmother
C. Lily’s brother, the newest Receiver, son of a Nurturer
D. A boy who was once drowned in a river, a Receiver from the past
10. In The Giver, what happens at the Ceremony of Twelve?
A. Young citizens get their front-button coats.
B. Young citizens get their first bicycles.
C. Young citizens learn who their parents are.
D. Young citizens learn what their jobs will be.
11. In The Giver, what is the purpose of each citizen’s daily pill?
A. To end pain
B. To stop sexual desire
C. To end hunger
D. To stop hair growth
12. In The Giver, what is Jonas’ first memory?
A. A sled ride
B. A Christmas party
C. A sunburn
D. A soldier dying in war
13. In The Giver, who was the Receiver before Jonas?
A. A boy who, years before, drowned in the river
B. The Giver’s nephew: Asher
C. The Giver’s daughter: Fiona
D. The Giver’s daughter: Rosemary
Mini Lessons
1. Which of the following sentences is correct, with no preposition at the end?
A. Who are you going to the concert with?
B. With whom are you going to the concert?
2. Which of the following sentences is correct, with no preposition at the end?
A. About what is that book?
B. What is that book about?
3. Which of the following sentences is correct, with no unnecessary words?
A. Where are you at?
B. Where are you?
4. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of its or it’s?
A. Its complicated, the way we fight and make up constantly.
B. It’s complicated, the way we fight and make up constantly.
5. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of its or it’s?
A. I love the way the lights reflect upon it’s surface!
B. I love the way the lights reflect upon its surface!
6. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of its or it’s?
A. The car has its own tracking device.
B. The car has it’s own tracking device.
7. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of its or it’s?
A. I’m not sure if it’s easier or more difficult to take an open-book test.
B. I’m not sure if its easier or more difficult to take an open-book test.
8. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. Their my favorite kinds of cookies.
B. There my favorite kinds of cookies.
C. They’re my favorite kinds of cookies.
9. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. I hope I’ll be allowed to drive their car.
B. I hope I’ll be allowed to drive there car.
C. I hope I’ll be allowed to drive they’re car.
10. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. Their is no way I’m going to let you through this door, jerk!
B. There is no way I’m going to let you through this door, jerk!
C. They’re is no way I’m going to let you through this door, jerk!
11. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. Bravery is they’re greatest virtue!
B. Bravery is their greatest virtue!
C. Bravery is there greatest virtue!
12. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of their, there, or they’re?
A. Wow, will he be sent their for his vacation?
B. Wow, will he be sent they’re for his vacation?
C. Wow, will he be sent there for his vacation?
Vocabulary
1. Which of the following words means cool; uncaring; almost bored?
A. apprehension
B. contempt
C. nonchalant
D. solitude
2. Which of the following words means fear of what will happen?
A. contempt
B. elude
C. recluse
D. apprehension
3. Which of the following words means hatred?
A. implore
B. contempt
C. elude
D. reluctant
4. Which of the following words means to beg?
A. implore
B. elude
C. reluctant
D. vital
5. Which of the following words means to get away; to escape?
A. reluctant
B. elude
C. vital
D. ominous
6. Which of the following words means hesitating; not wanting to do something?
A. vital
B. sullen
C. indignant
D. reluctant
7. Which of the following words means most important?
A. sullen
B. vital
C. aghast
D. adherence
8. Which of the following words means sad; gloomy; pouting?
A. sullen
B. aghast
C. ecstatic
D. indignant
9. Which of the following words means shocked in a negative way?
A. sullen
B. nurture
C. intrigued
D. aghast
10. Which of the following words means shocked in a negative way?
A. intrigued
B. indignant
C. nurture
D. contempt
11. Which of the following words means to take care of; to aid in the growing and maturing of something?
A. nurture
B. intrigued
C. palpable
D. solitude
12. Which of the following words means very interested; curious?
A. palpable
B. aghast
C. adherence
D. intrigued
13. Which of the following words means able to be touched and physically felt?
A. adherence
B. gravitate
C. ecstatic
D. palpable
14. Which of the following words means the sticking of something; the quality of being sticky?
A. adherence
B. serene
C. gravitate
D. apprehension
15. Which of the following words means to be pulled toward something; to go toward something?
A. transgression
B. serene
C. gravitate
D. aptitude
16. Which of the following words means a wrongdoing or sin?
A. transgression
B. serene
C. remorse
D. vital
17. Which of the following words means peaceful; calm?
A. remorse
B. aptitude
C. serene
D. integrity
18. Which of the following words means feeling of sadness and guilt (especially for a wrongdoing)?
A. aptitude
B. remorse
C. infraction
D. chastise
19. Which of the following words means a natural talent or ability?
A. aptitude
B. infraction
C. chastise
D. meticulous
20. Which of the following words means a rule breakage?
A. chastise
B. meticulous
C. infraction
D. aptitude
21. Which of the following words means to yell at or scold and punish?
A. meticulous
B. chastise
C. integrity
D. recluse
22. Which of the following words means carefully attentive to details?
A. meticulous
B. integrity
C. chastise
D. gravitate
23. Which of the following words means 1. doing what is right; morality 2. the total completeness of something?
A. stench
B. assuage
C. serene
D. integrity
24. Which of the following words means a very bad smell?
A. assuage
B. ominous
C. stench
D. relinquish
25. Which of the following words means to make one feel better or more positive?
A. ominous
B. relinquish
C. exempt
D. assuage
26. Which of the following words means creepy and threatening?
A. exempt
B. relinquish
C. solitude
D. ominous
27. Which of the following words means to give up something?
A. relinquish
B. exempt
C. carnage
D. rueful
28. Which of the following words means freed from an obligation or duty; not required?
A. apprehension
B. exempt
C. carnage
D. rueful
29. Which of the following words means a large amount of death and decay?
A. rueful
B. carnage
C. ecstatic
D. solitude
30. Which of the following words means having remorse; sadness and guilt?
A. rueful
B. ecstatic
C. solitude
D. obsolete
31. Which of the following words means extremely and visibly happy?
A. solitude
B. obsolete
C. ecstatic
D. permeate
32. Which of the following words means the state of being totally alone and peaceful?
A. obsolete
B. solitude
C. permeate
D. gravitate
33. Which of the following words means no longer useful or current?
A. obsolete
B. permeate
C. parched
D. recluse
34. Which of the following words means to take move through and take over the air?
A. parched
B. recluse
C. permeate
D. contempt
35. Which of the following words means extremely dry and thirsty?
A. recluse
B. parched
C. apprehension
D. obsolete
36. Which of the following words means one who shuts himself away from others; a hermit?
A. apprehension
B. ominous
C. recluse
D. palpable
37. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!)
ELUDE, PERMEATE, GRAVITATE
A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
38. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!)
ECSTATIC, OBSOLETE, PARCHED
A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
39. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!)
APPREHENSION, RECLUSE, SOLITUDE
A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
40. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!)
OMINOUS, RUEFUL, EXEMPT
A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
41. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!)
CARNAGE, INTEGRITY, STENCH
A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
42. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!)
PALPABLE, SERENE, NONCHALANT
A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
43. All of the following vocabulary are what part of speech. (NOTE: They are all the same part of speech!)
RELINQUISH, ASSUAGE, IMPLORE
A. Nouns
B. Adjectives
C. Verbs
44. Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary correctly?
A. I will assuage this headache by taking some powerful medication.
B. The assuage medication helped me a lot.
45. Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary correctly?
A. I hope he does not recluse for too many years in that teepee.
B. The recluse spent many years, alone in his comfortable, little teepee.
46. Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary correctly?
A. The carnage of war is hard to see on the news.
B. The carnage war is hard to see on the news.
47. Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary correctly?
A. An ominous wind blew through the graveyard, scaring and chilling us.
B. The ominous made us scared and cold, blowing through the graveyard.
48. Which of the following words means an outcast?
A. PARIAH
B. PROGENY
C. EXPLETIVES
D. PLUMMET
49. Which of the following words means something thrown or launched?
A. PLUMMET
B. PROJECTILE
C. PARIAH
D. BEDLAM
50. Which of the following words means someone’s children or offspring?
A. BEDLAM
B. APERTURE
C. PROGENY
D. EXPUNGE
51. Which of the following words means a complete uproar or confusion?
A. BEDLAM
B. APERTURE
C. PROGENY
D. EXPLETIVES
52. Which of the following words means a hole or opening?
A. APERTURE
B. PLUMMET
C. POSH
D. OSCILLATE
53. Which of the following words means to delete or completely remove?
A. PLUMMET
B. OSCILLATE
C. EXPUNGE
D. PROGENY
54. Which of the following words means to rotate or swing back and forth?
A. PLUMMET
B. PRECARIOUS
C. RENDEZVOUS
D. OSCILLATE
55. Which of the following words means cuss words?
A. PLUMMET
B. BEDLAM
C. EXPLETIVES
D. POSH
56. Which of the following words means to drop or fall?
A. PLUMMET
B. RENDEZVOUS
C. APERTURE
D. POSH
57. Which of the following words means to meet up or a meeting place?
A. PARIAH
B. RENDEZVOUS
C. POSH
D. APERTURE
58. Which of the following words means showing wealth or luxury?
A. POSH
B. PARIAH
C. PROGENY
D. EXPUNGE
59. Which of the following words means dangerous or tricky?
A. POSH
B. PRECARIOIUS
C. PLUMMET
D. EXPLETIVES
Short Stories
1. The main character in a story is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
2. The who or what that works against the main character is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
3. The problem or tension in the story is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
4. The turning point of the story is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
5. The end of the tension or problem in the story is the _.
A. antagonist
B. climax
C. conflict
D. protagonist
E. resolution
6. _ irony is when the audience knows more than the characters.
A. Verbal
B. Situational
C. Dramatic
7. _ irony is when something completely unexpected happens in the end.
A. Verbal
B. Situational
C. Dramatic
8. _ irony is what is said is actually the opposite of what is mean; also known as sarcasm.
A. Verbal
B. Situational
C. Dramatic
9. Who wrote “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
10. Who wrote “The Lottery”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
11. Who wrote “To Build a Fire”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
12. Who wrote “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
13. Who wrote “Rain, Rain, Go Away”?
A. Isaac Asimov
B. Shirley Jackson
C. Jack London
D. Edgar Allen Poe
E. Roald Dahl
Poetry
1. Always has five lines, comes from the Irish; has the rhyme scheme aabba
A. Figures of speech
B. Slant rhyme
C. Imagery
D. Limerick
E. Haiku
F. Concrete poetry
G. Onomatopoeia
2. Also known as “near rhyme”; when rhyme is not exact but close enough to make a poem flow
A. Figures of speech
B. Slant rhyme
C. Imagery
D. Limerick
E. Haiku
3. Usually about nature; always has three lines; has no rhyme, but does have a specific number of syllables per line; comes from the Japanese
A. Figures of speech
B. Slant rhyme
C. Imagery
D. Limerick
E. Haiku
F. Concrete poetry
G. Onomatopoeia
4. When words are used to make sounds, or the words actually sound like what they are
A. Figures of speech
B. Slant rhyme
C. Imagery
D. Limerick
E. Haiku
F. Concrete poetry
G. Onomatopoeia
5. When vivid descriptions are used so one can almost “see” an object in his mind’s eye
A. Slant rhyme
B. Imagery
C. Limerick
D. Haiku
E. Concrete poetry
F. Onomatopoeia
6. Involves making shapes or visual representations, using the words of the poem
A. Slant rhyme
B. Imagery
C. Limerick
D. Haiku
E. Concrete poetry
F. Onomatopoeia