FALL 2014 EXAM REVIEW
GRUDGEBALL
Who will be the Grudgeball champions?
WHAT IS A NOUN?
A. A person, place, thing, or
idea
B. A descriptive word
C. A word that takes the place
of a person, place, thing, or
idea
D. An action
WHICH IS TRUE ABOUT A UTOPIA?
A. Utopias exist on Earth
B. Communism is a utopian
system of government
C. A utopia is a perfect
world
D. The United States is a utopia
WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO TYPE A
BOOK TITLE?
A. “The Outsiders”
B. The outsiders
C. The Outsiders
D. The Outsiders
WHAT IS NOT TRUE ABOUT A THESIS
STATEMENT?
A. The thesis statement is part
of the meaty paragraph
C. The thesis statement should
be introduced at the
beginning of the essay
B. The thesis statement is the
controlling idea of the entire
paper
D. Everything in the paper
should connect back to the thesis
statement
ZEUS DECIDES TO DROWN MANKIND
IN A FLOOD AS PUNISHMENT. WHAT
KIND OF VERB IS “DECIDES?”
A. Decides is a linking verb
B. Decides is a helping verb
C. Decides is an adverb
D. Decides is an action verb
THE PLAN TO GET MARRIED IS DELAYED IN
ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE BECAUSE SHE IS
BITTEN BY A SNAKE AND DIES. IF SNAKE IS
THE OP, WHAT IS ITS PREPOSITION?
A. bitten
B. a
C. by
D. dies
STANDING NEXT TO HER DOOR, MS.
CALLAHAN CRIED AS SHE SAID GOODBYE
TO HER VERY FIRST CLASS. WHICH IS A
PERSONAL PRONOUN?
A. her
B. she
C. Ms. Callahan
D. classroom
WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF
FORESHADOWING?
A. When Johnny is jumped by
the Socs, he is hurt really
badly.
B. Lily points out that Jonas
and Gabe share the same
color eyes.
C. Mr. Incredible is bored with
his regular life and wants to
fight crime again.
D. Jonas remembers the first
time he fell off his bike.
WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF IRONY?
A. Sharing your feelings is a
nightly ritual.
B. Pony feels that Darry
doesn’t love him.
C. Mr. Incredible defeats the
Omnidroid when he’s on
Nomanisan Island
D. Jonas is allowed to lie.
THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION FRIGHTENED THE
ISLANDERS.
IN THE SENTENCE ABOVE, WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS
THE WORD VOLCANIC?
A. SUBORDINATING
CONJUNCTION
B. NOUN
C. ADJECTIVE
D. ADVERB
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A SIMPLE SENTENCE AND AN
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE?
A. A simple sentence has a
subject and a verb and an
independent clause does not.
B. They are the same thing.
C. An independent clause has
a subject and a verb and a
simple sentence does not.
D. A simple sentence has to
have a prepositional phrase
and an independent clause
does not.
ZEUS, GOD OF THE GODS, SITS ON TOP
OF MOUNT OLYMPUS.
WHAT IS THE OBJECT OF THE
PREPOSITION “ON?”
A. top
B. gods
C. Mount Olympus
D. Zeus
WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING WE
LOOK AT WHEN ANALYZING A
CHARACTER?
A. What the narrator says
about the character
B. Where the character does
things
C. What other characters say
about another character
D. What the character says
WHICH IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF A
MYTH?
A. To explain human behavior
and emotions
B. To explain natural
phenomena
C. To teach values, morals, and
lessons
D. To entertain
WHAT QUESTION DOES AN ADVERB
NOT ANSWER?
A. How many?
B. To what extent?
C. In what way?
D. Where?
WHICH IS NOT A COORDINATING
CONJUNCTION?
A. for
B. nor
C. after
D. yet
WHICH CHARACTER ADJECTIVE DOES
NOT DESCRIBE LILY IN THE GIVER?
A. talkative
B. Practical (can see the
reasoning behind things)
C. well-informed
D. calm
WHAT IS CHARACTERIZATION?
A. A material object
representing something
abstract
C. A story that teaches
some kind of moral or
lesson
B. An adjective
D. A description of one’s
understanding of a
character
WHICH SENTENCE DOES NOT INCLUDE
A PREPOSITION?
A. Timothy rode with his
mother to the movies.
B. Timothy’s mother waited
for him in the car.
C. Timothy’s mother turned
the car on.
D. When Timothy was ready,
they finally pulled out of the
driveway.
THE GOAL OF MONOPOLY IS TO
CONTROL ALL THE PROPERTIES!
A. “Goal” is the subject
B. “Goal” is the direct object
C. “Goal” is the indirect
object
D. “Goal” is the object of the
preposition
WHICH CHARACTER ADJECTIVE DOES
NOT DESCRIBE JONAS?
A. sensitive
B. impulsive
C. Intelligent
D. thoughtful
WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT MYTHS?
A. Greek mythology is the
only kind of mythology.
B. Theme is the underlying
message in a story.
C. Many books and movies
today are inspired by or
have references to
mythology.
D. The reader extracts the
theme through the
characters, action, and
setting of the story
WHAT TYPE OF IMAGERY IS
OLFACTORY IMAGERY?
A. The way something tastes
B. The way something smells
C. The way something looks
D. The way something feels
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF FLASHBACK?
A. Dally gives Pony and
Johnny a gun and some
money and helps them
escape.
C. Johnny tells Pony about the
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
poem and what it means to
him.
B. Pony thinks about the time
Johnny was jumped by the
Socs.
D. Pony describes how Darry
seems to dislike him and that
he can’t ever do anything
good enough.
“SUDDENLY, IN THE RED GLOW AND THE HAZE,
I REMEMBERED WONDERING WHAT IT WAS
LIKE IN A BURNING EMBER” (HINTON 92). THIS
IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT KIND OF IMAGERY?
A. olfactory
B. tactile
C. auditory
D. visual
THE FACT THAT JOHNNY CARRIES A KNIFE
WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES MAKES THE READER
THINK THAT HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO USE IT
IN THE FUTURE. WHAT IS THIS AN EXAMPLE OF?
A. Foreshadowing
B. Flashback
C. Imagery
D. Irony
“HE WAS STANDING FROZEN LIKE A STATUE IN A PARK OR A
CHURCH, UTTERLY UNABLE TO MOVE.” WHAT IS THE VERB
PHRASE?
A. Was standing
B. Unable to move
C. Like a statue
D. Was frozen
SHE TAPPED HER FOOT AND STOOD IMPATIENTLY
WAITING FOR HER MOM TO FINISH CHECKING OUT.
WHAT TYPE OF SENTENCE IS THIS?
A. Compound
B. Complex
C. Simple
D. Compound-complex
WHAT IS A VERB PHRASE?
A. A verb plus an infinitive
C. An action verb plus a
gerund
B. A helping verb plus
another verb
D. A linking verb plus another
verb
WHICH IS THE CORRECT WAY TO CITE
IN-TEXT CITATIONS?
A. “I can’t walk these
hallways without
remembering the days I
spent as a prisoner here,
barefoot, pain pulsing
inside me every time I
moved.” (Roth p. 4)
B. “I can’t walk these
hallways without
remembering the days I
spent as a prisoner here,
barefoot, pain pulsing
inside me every time I
moved” (Roth 4).
C. “I can’t walk these
hallways without
remembering the days I
spent as a prisoner here,
barefoot, pain pulsing
inside me every time I
moved (Roth p. 4).”
D. “I can’t walk these
hallways without
remembering the days I
spent as a prisoner here,
barefoot, pain pulsing
inside me every time I
moved,” (Roth 4).
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DIRECT AND INDIRECT
CHARACTERIZATION?
A. Indirect characterization is
when the author directly tells the
reader about a character while
direct characterization is when
the reader has to interpret it.
B. Direct characterization is
information about the main
character while indirect
characterization is information
about everybody else.
C. Indirect characterization is
D. Direct characterization is
information about the main
character while direct
characterization is information
about everybody else.
when the author directly tells the
reader about a character while
indirect characterization is when
the reader has to interpret it.
WE WATCHED THE CHRISTMAS TREE
LIGHTS TWINKLING IN THE NIGHT SKY.
CHRISTMAS IS WHAT PART OF SPEECH?
A. adjective
B. noun
C. adverb
D. verb
HE SLAMMED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM
AND TURNED OFF THE LIGHT.
WHAT IS THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE?
A. Slammed the door
B. Behind him
C. Off the
D. Turned off
HERA PUNISHES ECHO BY CURSING
HER TO ONLY REPEAT WHAT OTHERS
SAY. WHAT IS THE ANTECEDENT FOR
“HER?”
A. Echo
B. Hera
C. Others
D. Her
THE WARM CHOCOLATE SMELL FROM THE
FRESHLY BAKED JD’S COOKIES PERMEATED
THROUGH MS. CALLAHAN’S ROOM.
A. Allusion
B. Imagery
C. Irony
D. Mood
I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT
THE OUTSIDERS WAS SO ENJOYABLE
TO READ.
A. Surprised is a verb
B. So is an adjective
C. To read is a verb
D. Pleasantly is an adverb
“JOHNNY CADE WAS LAST AND LEAST. IF YOU CAN PICTURE
A LITTLE DARK PUPPY THAT HAS BEEN KICKED TOO MANY
TIMES AND IS LOST IN A CROWD OF STRANGERS, YOU’LL
HAVE JOHNNY.
WHAT TYPE OF CHARACTERIZATION IS THIS?
A. Character analysis
B. Visual characterization
C. Direct characterization
D. Indirect characterization
WHICH CHARACTER ADJECTIVE
DESCRIBES DALLY?
A. Canny
B. Callous
C. Altruistic
D. Sage
WHICH IS NOT A SOCIAL ISSUE
ATTEMPTED TO BE SOLVED IN THE
GIVER?
A. Age discrimination
B. Overpopulation
C. Euthanization
D. Starvation
WE STUDIED FOR HOURS, SO WE WERE
SURE TO DO WELL ON MS. CALLAHAN’S
EXAM.
WHAT KIND OF SENTENCE IS THIS?
A. Simple
C. Complex
B. Compound
D. This is not a complete
sentence
WHICH CHARACTER ADJECTIVE
DESCRIBES THE GIVER?
A. Malevolent
B. Immoral
C. Droll
D. Merciful
TIMMY TOLD HIS MOTHER THAT
TOMMY STOLE HIS SHOES, BUT SHE
DIDN’T BELIEVE HIM.
A. But is a coordinating
conjunction
B. But is an adverb
C. But is a preposition
D. But is an adjective
MS. CALLAHAN, THE BEST LANGUAGE
ARTS TEACHER, IS GOING TO BE MISSED
WHEN WE MOVE TO 8TH GRADE.
A. When we move to the 8th
grade is a prepositional
phrase
C. The best language arts
teacher is an appositive
phrase
B. The best language arts
teacher is a participial
phrase
D. Is going to be missed is a
verb phrase
HIS DEAD EYES WERE BLACK HOLES,
DARKER THAN NEVER-ENDING
TUNNELS AND COLDER THAN ICE.
A. This is an example of a
simile.
B. This is an example of a
metaphor.
C. This is an example of an
allusion.
D. This is an example of a
symbol.