Grade 9 English Review!

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

rising action

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

both

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

affected

Question 4

Love conquers all.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

antagonist

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Dramatic Irony

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

read

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

would be

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 11

She ___________ as an expert even after passing away.

Accepted Answer

was regarded

Question 12

When you phoned, I __________ in the garden.

Accepted Answer

was working

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 14

A couple breaks up then gets back together again.

Accepted Answer

subject

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

subject

Question 16

I ________ my homework. What do I do now?

Accepted Answer

've done (have done)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 18

Giving an inanimate object or abstract idea human characteristics.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

personification

Questions 19