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English I Review Semester 1 Exam
English I Review Semester 1 Exam
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1
Idiom
When pigs fly.
Airplanes fly over pigs.
Pigs fly airplanes.
Flying pigs and dogs.
2
A foot in poetic terms
is used in all poetry
refers to rhyming
combines stressed and unstressed syllables
has 5 toes
3
Who is the hero in the Odyssey?
Hector
Odysseus
Tony Stark
Achilles
4
internal rhyme refers to
rhymes in the middle of each word
words that rhyme with internal
rhymes that are found in the middle of a song or poem
rhymes in the middle of the line
5
Who was the author of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?
James Joyce
D.H. Lawrence
John Updike
Richard Connell
6
What Gods and Goddesses are in the Odyssey?
Greek Gods.
Roman Gods.
There are only demigods in the Odyssey.
Biblical Gods.
7
What genre is The Odyssey?
Epic Poem
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Nonfiction
8
"The Most Dangerous Game" is a
play
nonfiction
novel
short story
9
Alliteration
An indirect reference
comparing two things using like or as
Repeating of the same beginning sound in a group of words
the atmosphere of something
10
What did the Sirens do?
tied them up
intrigued sailors then held them captive
sang to the sailors then ate them
put a spell on them
11
What is mood?
The feeling you get from the reading
The author's attitude
whetre the story takes place
How the author feels
12
What was the setting of TheMost Dangerous Game
Dead Man's Island
England
Wisconsin
Ship Trap Island
13
Odysseus fought in the Trojan War
False
True
14
Shakespeare wrote many sonnets. What is a sonnet?
A poem that contains 144 lines
A poem that contains 14 lines
A poem that contains 140 lines
A poem that contains 12 lines
15
Who is Argos?
Odysseus' son
Odysseus' dog
Odysseus' cat
Odysseus' dragon
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Paraphrase
To use someones exact words
To rewrite other's words to gain better clarity
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What is symbolism?
something that uses an animal in it
something that represents something else through association
something that represents an animal
someone that wants people in their movie or book.
18
The rising action is ?
The events that tie up loose ends before the ending
The ending
The highest, most exciting part of the story
The start of all the suspense and conflict ?
19
What is a antonym?
opposite
suffix
same
prefix
20
How many words did Shakespeare invent?
1700
1000
300
0
21
QUATRAIN
A method of rhyming
Fours lines forming a stanza in a poem
A poem composed of 14 lines
Two lines of consecutive rhymes
22
Which is an example of personification.
The house flew away.
The girl smiled at me.
The dog seemed to smile.
The avocados were yummy.
23
How did the sniper kill the enemy
shot him with the rifle
360 noscope
grenade
shot him with his pistol
24
What is a setting?
What happens in a story
The time and place a story happens
The people or animals in a story
How a character feels
25
The sniper wishes to identify the enemy sniper he shot because ......?
he likes to take risks
his inner voice told him to
he wonders if he knows him
his commander needs the information
26
Who is the author of The Sniper?
Stephen King
Ernest Hemingway
Liam O'Flaherty
"Cat" Stevens
27
The falling action is ?
The start of all the suspense .
The highest , most exciting part of the story
the events that tie up loose ends before the ending
The ending
28
What is the name of the Cyclops?
Richard
Psy-klops
Polyphemus
Sike
29
Who is the antagonist of The Most Dangerous Game?
Rainsford
Ivan
Whitney
General Zaroff
30
What is an example of imagery?
I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
i am lost ... I am helpless
It is my fault I get out immediately.
My eyes are open. I know where I am
31
What is connotation?
Dictionary Definition
Positive meaning
Negative Meaning
Emotional Definition
32
Which is an example of a metaphor?
He likes food
He walks like a dog
She's as pretty as a Gorilla
He's a pig
33
Who does the sniper kill first?
his brother
old woman
man in the armoured car
Argos
34
In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare says
His love is not beautiful, yet he truly loves her
His mistress' breath smells like perfume
His mistress' eyes shine just like the sun
His mistress' voice sounds just like music
35
What does an onamonapia do?
Expresses a texture.
Expresses a sound.
Expresses an amotion.
Expresses a feeling.
36
What is a suffix?
A special ending
A special beginning
37
What is the final step of the Hero's Journey?
Master of the two worlds/restoring the world
Entering the unknown
Reward & journey home
Supernatural aid
38
The climax is ?
The ending
the start of all the suspense
the highest, most exciting part of the story
the events that tie up loose ends before the ending
39
Exposition is when...
we see characters talk aloud
a writer gives background information and facts about characters
we see the thoughts of the characters
the writer describes something using the 5 senses (taste, touch, smell ...)
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What is the first step of the hero's journey?
The mentor
Ordinary world
The ordeal
Call to adventure
41
Tone
the baconator from wendy's
the readers attitude toward his subject
the speakers attitude toward his subject
the characters mindset toward another character
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Personification means...
to be a careful person.
to become a better person.
to give a gift to a certain person.
to give something the qualities of a person.
43
Which shows the proper placement of quotation marks?
"The sound of the bell jolted us back to reality" (Weisel 75)."
The sound of the bell jolted us back to reality "(Weisel 75)."
"The sound of the bell jolted us back to reality" (Weisel 75).
"The sound of the bell jolted us back to reality (Weisel 75)."
44
Can you spot the Simile?
She is as quiet as a mouse.
The boy is sad.
Train/Brain
The giraffe is yellow.
45
Odysseus is told to sail closer to Scylla than to Charibdis so that
harm will come to more of Odysseus’ men
no harm will come to Odysseus’ men
Odysseus won’t be tempted to fight against fate.
harm will come to fewer of Odysseus’ men
46
What is the name of the Republican Sniper?
Liam O'Flaherty
John O'Malley
Name is not given.
Thomas Jones
47
How long was Odysseus was gone
3 Years
26 Years
20 Years
11 Years
48
Where is the sniper shot?
His big toe
His left shoulder
His right forearm
His left leg
49
Man vs. Nature
The location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place
It involves two characters struggling against each other
A type of conflict that takes place inside a character's mind
External struggle of a character against an animal or a force of nature
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What is Denotation?
The feelings of the word
The literal & primary meaning of the word
The image of what the word mean
The positive and negative of the word
51
What is internal conflict?
Character vs. character
Character vs. society
Character vs. self
Character vs. nature
52
What is repetition?
repeating similes for emphasis
repeating a single word or phrase for emphasis
repeated grammatical structure for emphasis
repeating metaphors for emphasis
53
the Iliad comes after the Odyssey
False
True
54
Who Wrote The Odyssey
Homer
Telemachus
Odysseus
Eurolychus
55
Which of these relatives did the sniper shoot?
Brother
Uncle
Son
Cousin
56
A prefix comes
after a word
prefix?
before a word
at the end of a sentence
57
What can be an authors purpose?
All of the above
To Persuade
To Inform
To Entertain
58
Shakespearean sonnet always ends in a…
Six line stanza
couplet
Quatrain
Five line stanza
59
What is the theme of The Sniper?
You cannot trust old ladies in war
War can divide families
War is unfair
War can be destructive
60
Where do you put punctuation when you have a quotation mark?
You don't put punctuation
After the quotation mark
What's a quotation mark?
Before the quotation mark
61
What was The Sniper's name?
He was never named
Simon
Peter
Alijah
62
In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare says
His love is not beautiful, yet he truly loves her
His mistress' breath smells like perfume
His mistress' voice sounds just like music
His mistress' eyes shine just like the sun
63
A biography is an example of fiction.
False
True
64
What is the definition of an idiom?
a word that imitates the sound it represents
an exaggerated statement
giving human qualities to animals or objects
an expression that doesn't actually mean what the words say
65
Who is the main character of The Most Dangerous Game
Ivan
Zaroff
Oydsseus
Rainsford
66
What type of conflict is man vs. man
external conflict
internal conflic
67
What is the conflict in Most Dangerous Game?
Zaroff is being hunted by Ivan
Rainsford must hunt and kill a hippo
Rainsford must survive three days while Zaroff hunts him
Zaroff wants to hunt big game
68
Which is an example of a simile?
My feet are killing me
The picture spoke to me
She is as thin as a skeleton
I can't go another day without WiFi!
69
The resolution is:
At the beginning of a story
the most intense moment in the story
the theme of a story
When the main problem is resolved in a story
70
The sniper shoots the old woman because ...
She is an easy target
His orders are to shoot anything that moves
She is an informer
He is cruel and unjust
71
In sonnet 18, Shakespeare compares his lover to .......................................
his grandmother
a summer´s day
the buds of May
a summer´s night
72
What is exposition?
The mood of characters, particularly happy.
It supports background info about the setting.
Another word for setting.
It supports background info about events, settings and characters.
73
What is a euphemism?
a metaphor
a good (or better way) of saying something
an informal word or expression
a bad word
74
Odysseus remains faithful to Penelope.
True
False
75
What is theme?
the problem in the story
the message the author wants to tell the reader
the solution in the story
the conflict in the story
