English 10 Standard
First Quarter Exam
Please answer the questions below on the Scantron form provided. You may write on this test for the
purpose of using process of elimination strategies, but only the Scantron form will be scored.
Grammar: Parts of Speech
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
1. Shh! Be quiet!
a. Conjunction
b. Preposition
c. Interjection
2. Morning is when I am awake and there is a dawn in me.
a. Verb
b. Adjective
c. Pronoun
d. Noun
d. Preposition
3. In spite of his accomplishments, many people do not know Armstrong’s name.
a. Adjective
b. Preposition
c. Pronoun
d. Adverb
4. Many pets have lived in the White House, and, as a result, they have become famous.
a. Pronoun
b. Noun
c. Adverb
d. Adjective
5. I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.
a. Verb
b. Noun
c. Pronoun
d. Interjection
6. The United States boasts several national scenic trails.
a. Verb
b. Noun
c. Adverb
d. Adjective
7. In Victorian times and earlier, man performed almost all secretarial or clerical duties.
a. Noun
b. Conjunction
c. Adverb
d. Verb
8. Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.
a. Verb
b. Preposition
c. Adjective
d. Pronoun
9. In the United States, the earliest known ad for female typists appeared in 1875.
a. Noun
b. Conjunction
c. Adverb
d. Verb
10. Their question is not whether one should or should not study a foreign language.
a. Conjunction
b. Interjection
c. Adverb
d. Adjective
11. Grains are the basics: fundamental foods on which diets are built.
a. Adverb
b. Interjection
c. Conjunction
d. Noun
12. The abbreviation FM stands for frequency modulation.
a. Adjective
b. Preposition
c. Conjunction
d. Noun
13. Some simply cannot afford the cost of care.
a. Adjective
b. Adverb
c. Conjunction
d. Interjection
14. What was the Columbian Exchange?
a. Pronoun
b. Noun
c. Adverb
d. Adjective
15. In films, the mad scientist is as common as, well, the bumbling idiot.
a. Interjection
b. Conjunction
c. Adverb
d. Adjective
16. They admit that French was once the language of diplomacy, and it remains important in the
study of literature, art, and culture.
a. Interjection
b. Conjunction
c. Adverb
d. Adjective
17. American plants such as red tomatoes, juicy pineapples, and odd-shaped squashes amazed the
Europeans.
a. Adjective
b. Noun
c. Adverb
d. Conjunction
18. People frequently seek help for upper respiratory infections.
a. Adverb
b. Adjective
c. Conjunction
d. Interjection
19. Unfortunately, they also got new and horrific diseases.
a. Noun
b. Pronoun
c. Adjective
d. Adverb
20. Later, corn traveled to Mexico.
a. Noun
b. Verb
c. Pronoun
d. Adjective
21. Do you see a doctor regularly?
a. Noun
b. Adverb
c. Conjunction
d. Interjection
22. Evidence found in Venezuela shows it to be the careful product of the crossbreeding of many
generations of grasses.
a. Verb
b. Adjective
c. Noun
d. Pronoun
23. They worried, instead, about the huge amounts of money they had invested in AM radio.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Interjection
d. Noun
24. Hey! Don’t lean over the edge.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Interjection
d. Noun
25. Millions of American high school students study French, but some people question why.
a. Preposition
b. Conjunction
c. Interjection
d. Noun
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Note whether each of the habits listed below would be considered “effective” or “defective.”
26. Be reactive.
a. Effective
b. Defective
27. Begin with the end in mind.
a. Effective
b. Defective
28. Put first things first.
a. Effective
b. Defective
29. Think win-lose.
a. Effective
b. Defective
30. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
a. Effective
b. Defective
31. Synergize.
a. Effective
b. Defective
32. Wear yourself out.
a. Effective
b. Defective
Theme for English B
33. Who is the author of “Theme for English B”?
a. Unknown
b. Shakespeare
c. Hughes
d. Chaucer
34. With what literary movement is this author associated?
a. Post-Modernism b. Romanticism
c. Harlem Renaissance
35. This author’s nickname was the Train Boy Poet.
a. True
b. False
d. Victorian Age
Beowulf
36. Who is the author of Beowulf?
a. Chaucer
b. Shakespeare
c. Hughes
d. Unknown
37. Around what century did Beowulf begin as an oral tradition?
a. 6th
b. 8th
c. 10th
d. 12th
38. Around what year was Beowulf eventually written down?
a. 800
b. 1000
c. 1200
d. 1400
39. At the beginning of the story, which archetype is best represented by Beowulf?
a. Swashbuckler b. Warrior
c. Chief
d. Bad Boy
40. This heroic archetype is best represented by someone like Don Corleone in The Godfather, as he
is a dynamic leader who has time for little but work.
a. Swashbuckler b. Warrior
c. Chief
d. Bad Boy
41. This heroic archetype is best represented by someone like Wolverine from The X-Men, as he is
charismatic and street smart, but you aren’t sure at first whether he is the hero or the villain.
a. Swashbuckler b. Warrior
c. Chief
d. Bad Boy
42. This heroic archetype is best represented by any of Adam Sandler’s character, as he usually
portrays a character who is sweet and safe and never lets anyone down.
a. Swashbuckler b. Charmer
c. Best Friend d. Lost Soul
43. This heroic archetype is best represented by Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in Titanic, as he is
fun and irresistible, but not necessarily too responsible or dependable.
a. Swashbuckler b. Charmer
c. Best Friend d. Lost Soul
44. This heroic archetype is best represented by Shrek, as he is a sensitive and understanding guy,
but might be a wanderer or outcast at times.
a. Swashbuckler b. Charmer
c. Best Friend d. Lost Soul
45. This heroic archetype is best represented by Screech from Saved by The Bell, as he is coolly
analytical, logical, and inflexible.
a. Best Friend
b. Charmer
c. Professor
d. Chief
46. This heroic archetype is best represented by Indiana Jones, as he is Mr. Excitement, and needs
thrills to keep him happy.
a. Swashbuckler b. Charmer
c. Professor
d. Chief
47. This heroic archetype is best represented by Aragorn from Lord of the Rings, as he acts with
honor and is a knight in shining armor.
a. Professor
b. Chief
c. Warrior
d. Lost Soul
48. This type of “riddle” as popular to include in Anglo-Saxon poetry.
a. Elixir b. Threshold c. Kenning
d. Muse
49. This type of goddess was usually evoked to begin an epic poem.
a. Elixir b. Threshold c. Kenning
d. Muse
50. This is the “magic potion” that saves the hero in his darkest hour, like when Beowulf finds a
sword in Grendel’s mother’s lair.
a. Elixir b. Threshold c. Kenning
d. Muse
51. This is the name of the doorway through which the hero must pass to answer his call to
adventure.
a. Elixir b. Threshold c. Kenning
d. Muse
52. Unferth has killed his own brothers, which makes him similar to this biblical character.
a. Abel
b. Cain
c. Joseph
d. Judas
53. What is the name of the mead hall in Beowulf?
a. Unferth
b. Grendel
c. Heorot
d. Geatland
54. This name means...
a. Warrior
d. Home
b. God
c. Heart
55. The Christian religion is overtly present in Beowulf as written.
a. True
b. False
56. Why is Grendel banished to the swamp?
a. He has killed many men.
b. He was evicted from his home.
c. He is the descendant of a biblical villain.
d. He is amphibious.
57. When Beowulf returns home to become king, it is an example of the heroic narrative coming full
circle.
a. True
b. False
58. Carl Jung originally contrived the idea of the heroic monomyth.
a. True
b. False
59. According to the theory of the heroic monomyth, all hero’s follow essentially the same journey.
a. True
b. False
60. The name Beowulf may mean…
a. God-like
b. bear-like
c. both
d. neither
The Canterbury Tales
61. Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?
a. Hughes
b. Chaucer
c. Shakespeare
d. Unknown
62. In what century was this story written?
a. 10th
b. 12th
c. 14th
d. 16th
63. What religion is overtly present in the Canterbury Tales?
a. Paganism
b. Islam
c. Christianity
d. Judaism
64. A frame story features stories-within-stories.
a. True
b. False
65. The frame for The Canterbury Tales is a journey to the birthplace of an author.
a. True
b. False
66. A pilgrimage is a long, important journey, usually of religious significance.
a. True
b. False
67. An archetype is a reference to a universal, quintessential “form” of a person.
a. True
b. False
68. Stereotypes never feature generalizations.
a. True
b. False
69. The author of this work always confirms stereotypes by having characters that are exactly what
you would expect for their role in society.
a. True
b. False
70. This is the month in which the story takes place.
a. February
b. March
c. April
d. May
71. This older character is well-traveled and experienced in battle; he has fought in the Crusades.
a. Squire b. Knight
c. Parson
d. Plowman
e. Miller
72. This young knight-in-training is actually quite the ladies’ man.
a. Squire b. Parson
c. Plowman
d. Miller
e. Reeve
73. This servant of the Knight and the Squire is a proper forester.
a. Yeoman
b. Parson
c. Monk
d. Oxford Cleric
e. Miller
74. This religious character speaks French and is an animal lover.
a. Monk
b. Friar
c. Franklin
d. Nun
e. Nun’s Priest
75. This character bucks stereotypes by being a very sociable hunter.
a. Monk
b. Friar
c. Franklin
d. Nun
e. Nun’s Priest
76. This character buys trinkets for girls and drinks in bars, even though he is a priest.
a. Monk
b. Friar
c. Franklin
d. Nun
e. Nun’s Priest
77. This character is secretly in debt, and has a forked beard like Satan.
a. Monk
b. Plowman
c. Miller
d. Franklin
e. Merchant
78. This character is a skinny student who loves books more than anything.
a. Merchant
b. Parson
c. Plowman
d. Oxford Cleric
e. Reeve
79. This character is a combination lawyer and policeman.
a. Merchant
b. Parson
c. Man of Law d. Oxford Cleric
e. Reeve
80. This character is a lover of fine food and wine, and sort of looks like Santa Claus.
a. Merchant
b. Parson
c. Franklin
d. Nun
e. Nun’s Priest
81. Which of the following characters does not travel with the guild?
a. Haberdasher b. Carpenter c. Oxford Cleric
d. Dyer
e. Weaver
82. This character is very good at his job, but, unfortunately, he has an ulcer on his knee.
a. Carpenter
b. Dyer
c. Weaver
d. Cook
e. Franklin
83. This character is probably more at home on the high seas than on the back of a horse.
a. Merchant
b. Skipper
c. Parson
d. Dyer
e. Reeve
84. This character tells people that gold is good for your heart, and that is why he loves gold.
a. Merchant
b. Skipper
c. Weaver
d. Doctor
e. Miller
85. This character has been married five times.
a. Plowman
b. Weaver
c. Doctor
d. Wife of Bath
e. Friar
86. This character is so religious that he evokes an image of Jesus for the reader.
a. Parson
b. Plowman
c. Doctor
d. Friar
e. Monk
87. Despite his job as a farmer, this character is more religious than some of the priests.
a. Parson
b. Plowman
c. Doctor
d. Friar
e. Monk
88. This character is a foul-mouthed wrestler who plays the bagpipes.
a. Manciple
b. Reeve
c. Miller
d. Summoner e. Pardoner
89. Despite his illiteracy, this character is very successful in his job.
a. Manciple
b. Reeve
c. Miller
d. Host
e. Friar
90. This character manages an estate for a landowner.
a. Manciple
b. Reeve
c. Miller
d. Host
e. Friar
91. This character summons people to church.
a. Summoner
b. Pardoner
c. Miller
d. Host
e. Friar
92. This character charges people to pardon them for their sins.
a. Summoner
b. Pardoner
c. Miller
d. Host
e. Friar
93. This character will be the judge for the story-telling contest.
a. Summoner
b. Pardoner
c. Miller
d. Host
e. Friar
94. The story begins at an inn.
a. True b. False
95. The story is told in __________________ English.
a. Old
b. Middle
c. Elizabethan
d. Modern
96. One of the characters carries a medal of St. Christopher, the patron saint of _______________.
a. Stories
b. England
c. Yeomans
d. Travel
97. The characters travel by horse-and-buggy.
a. True
b. False
Final Round
98. Mr. Ambrose attended this college.
a. Boston College
b. Northeastern University
c. University of Massachusetts Amherst
d. University of Massachusetts Boston
99. Our class meets in this room.
a. C112
b. C113
c. C114
d. C115
100.
I am happy that it is Friday and that I have finished this test.
a. True b. False