Miss Keeney Name
Class Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
My sister lamented the loss of our pet cat.
Romeo lurked beneath
Juliet’s balcony after the party.
After the accident, the doctors had to revive him since his injuries were very serious.
I was almost stifled when my brother locked me in a shed during the middle of summer and wouldn’t let me out for 6 hours.
I am so scared of getting shots that if I even see the vial holding the medicine, I faint.
_____1. Which of the following things might you find in a vial?
A. a dog B. a book C. poison D. hope
_____2. When the flowers began to wilt, the gardener tried to _____ them by watering them.
A. revive B. stifle C. lament D. lurk
3. What are two reasons why someone might lurk?
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4. Name something that would cause you to lament.
_____5. When the boy was locked in the closet, he was almost ____ because it had poor ventilation.
A. revived B. stifled C. lamented D. lurked
_____6. George found himself in quite a _____ when his car became stuck on the tracks and a train was headed towards him.
A. alliance B. protest C. predicament D. anguish
7. What do you think causes both Juliet and Romeo the most of woe?
____8. My mother always tells me to respect anyone who is _____ ; she thinks that family is
important.
A. gall B. chaste C. foe D. kin
_____9. The house ____ to my parents’ house is for sale; there are always people driving by to look at it.
A. adjacent B. lurk C. woo
10. Name one time in the play when Romeo is in peril.
D. vile
_____11. The _____ between the two foes was so great that neither could stand to even hear the other’s name.
A. fickle B. rancor C. shrift D. eloquence
____12. I tried to ____ my teacher’s decision to give us homework; however, she gave us work
anyway.
A. revive B. pernicious C. adjacent D. protest
13. What is something one might do if trying to woo another person?
____14. Which of the following is the best example of retaining?
A. giving money to charity
B. doing your homework
C. keeping or saving your birthday money
D. forgetting your book for class
15. What is your favorite vocabulary word from Romeo and Juliet?
Miss Keeney Name
Class Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scene 1
1. Summarize Paris’s words in 4.1.9-12.
Now, sir, her father counts it dangerous
That she do give her sorrow so much sway,
And in his wisdom hastes our marriage
To stop the inundation of her tears,
_____2. What type of dramatic speech is 4.1.16?
A. monologue B. soliloquy C. aside
_____3. What type of dramatic speech is 4.1.51-68?
A. monologue B. soliloquy C. aside
4. Paraphrase what Juliet says in 4.1.67-67.
I long to die _______________________________________
If what thou speak’st speak not of remedy.____________________________________
5. List at least 4 of the things Juliet says she would rather do than marry Paris in 4.4.78-89.
6. What is the Friar’s plan for Juliet? Be specific. (lines 90-121)
_____7. What type of dramatic speech is 4.4.90-121?
A. monologue B. soliloquy C. aside
_____8. What type of figurative language is in 4.1.99?
No warmth, no breath, shall testify thou livest.
A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. alliteration
_____9. What type of figurative language is in 4.1.101-102?
Thy eyes’ windows fall
Like death when he shuts up the day of life
A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. alliteration
Scene 2
10. Summarize scene 2 in one sentence.
11. How is this scene an example of dramatic irony?
Scene 3
_____12. What type of dramatic speech is 4.3.15-60?
A. monologue B. soliloquy C. aside
13. Juliet lists 5 worries before she takes the potion. What are they?
Scene 4
14. What is happening in scene 4?
Scene 5
_____15. What type of figurative language is 4.5.31-32?
Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.
A. simile B. metaphor C. personification
16. How is this scene an example of dramatic irony?
D. alliteration
17. In a FULL PARAGRAPH with a strong TOPIC SENTENCE, explain what you think about Friar’s plan. (Is it a good idea? Why? What are the potential consequences of this plan?)
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