Grade 9 English Review!

Question 1

He was (affected/effected) greatly by the car crash.

Accepted Answer

affected

Question 2

It’s better to work for the good of a group rather than for an individual.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 3

In which the audience knows something a character does not know.

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Dramatic Irony

Question 4

Use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later on in the story.

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foreshadowing

Question 5

She ___________ as an expert even after passing away.

Accepted Answer

was regarded

Question 6

Moving to a foreign country has __________ its positive and negative points.

Accepted Answer

both

Question 7

Love conquers all.

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theme

Question 8

The description of one or more character’s feelings through nonhuman objects or nature.

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personification

Question 9

A deliberate, extravagant exaggeration, that may be used for either serious or comedic effect.

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hyperbole

Question 10

When you phoned, I __________ in the garden.

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was working

Question 11

A character that goes against the main character and tries to stop them from their goal.

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antagonist

Question 12

A related series of events in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

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rising action

Question 13

Julie needs to finish her homework, _______ the next chapter of her book, and complete her art.

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read

Question 14

A comparison of two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

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simile

Question 15

If everyone did their part, the Earth __________ a cleaner place.

Accepted Answer

would be

Question 16

I ________ my homework. What do I do now?

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've done (have done)

Question 17

An elderly man reads books to gain knowledge before he dies.

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subject

Question 18

Giving an inanimate object or abstract idea human characteristics.

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personification

Question 19

A couple breaks up then gets back together again.

Accepted Answer

subject

Questions 19