1. FALL 2014 EXAM REVIEW GRUDGEBALL Who will be the Grudgeball champions?

2. WHAT IS A NOUN? A. A person, place, thing, or idea C. A word that takes the place of a person, place, thing, or idea B. A descriptive word D. An action

3. WHICH IS TRUE ABOUT A UTOPIA? A. Utopias exist on Earth C. A utopia is a perfect world B. Communism is a utopian system of government D. The United States is a utopia

4. WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO TYPE A BOOK TITLE? A. “The Outsiders” C. The Outsiders B. The outsiders D. The Outsiders

5. 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

6. ZEUS DECIDES TO DROWN MANKIND IN A FLOOD AS PUNISHMENT. WHAT KIND OF VERB IS “DECIDES?” A. Decides is a linking verb C. Decides is an adverb B. Decides is a helping verb D. Decides is an action verb

7. 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 C. by B. a D. dies

8. STANDING NEXT TO HER DOOR, MS. CALLAHAN CRIED AS SHE SAID GOODBYE TO HER VERY FIRST CLASS. WHICH IS A PERSONAL PRONOUN? A. her C. Ms. Callahan B. she D. classroom

9. WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF FORESHADOWING? A. When Johnny is jumped by the Socs, he is hurt really badly. C. Mr. Incredible is bored with his regular life and wants to fight crime again. B. Lily points out that Jonas and Gabe share the same color eyes. D. Jonas remembers the first time he fell off his bike.

10. WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF IRONY? A. Sharing your feelings is a nightly ritual. C. Mr. Incredible defeats the Omnidroid when he’s on Nomanisan Island B. Pony feels that Darry doesn’t love him. D. Jonas is allowed to lie.

11. THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION FRIGHTENED THE ISLANDERS. IN THE SENTENCE ABOVE, WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE WORD VOLCANIC? A. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION C. ADJECTIVE B. NOUN D. ADVERB

12. 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. C. An independent clause has a subject and a verb and a simple sentence does not. B. They are the same thing. D. A simple sentence has to have a prepositional phrase and an independent clause does not.

13. ZEUS, GOD OF THE GODS, SITS ON TOP OF MOUNT OLYMPUS. WHAT IS THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION “ON?” A. top C. Mount Olympus B. gods D. Zeus

14. WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING WE LOOK AT WHEN ANALYZING A CHARACTER? A. What the narrator says about the character C. What other characters say about another character B. Where the character does things D. What the character says

15. WHICH IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF A MYTH? A. To explain human behavior and emotions C. To teach values, morals, and lessons B. To explain natural phenomena D. To entertain

16. WHAT QUESTION DOES AN ADVERB NOT ANSWER? A. How many? C. In what way? B. To what extent? D. Where?

17. WHICH IS NOT A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION? A. for C. after B. nor D. yet

18. WHICH CHARACTER ADJECTIVE DOES NOT DESCRIBE LILY IN THE GIVER? A. talkative C. well-informed B. Practical (can see the reasoning behind things) D. calm

19. 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

20. WHICH SENTENCE DOES NOT INCLUDE A PREPOSITION? A. Timothy rode with his mother to the movies. C. Timothy’s mother turned the car on. B. Timothy’s mother waited for him in the car. D. When Timothy was ready, they finally pulled out of the driveway.

21. THE GOAL OF MONOPOLY IS TO CONTROL ALL THE PROPERTIES! A. “Goal” is the subject C. “Goal” is the indirect object B. “Goal” is the direct object D. “Goal” is the object of the preposition

22. WHICH CHARACTER ADJECTIVE DOES NOT DESCRIBE JONAS? A. sensitive C. Intelligent B. impulsive D. thoughtful

23. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT MYTHS? A. Greek mythology is the only kind of mythology. C. Many books and movies today are inspired by or have references to mythology. B. Theme is the underlying message in a story. D. The reader extracts the theme through the characters, action, and setting of the story

24. WHAT TYPE OF IMAGERY IS OLFACTORY IMAGERY? A. The way something tastes C. The way something looks B. The way something smells D. The way something feels

25. 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.

26. “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 C. auditory B. tactile D. visual

27. 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 C. Imagery B. Flashback D. Irony

28. “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 C. Like a statue B. Unable to move D. Was frozen

29. SHE TAPPED HER FOOT AND STOOD IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR HER MOM TO FINISH CHECKING OUT. WHAT TYPE OF SENTENCE IS THIS? A. Compound C. Simple B. Complex D. Compound-complex

30. 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

31. 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) 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).” 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). 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).

32. 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. C. Indirect characterization is information about the main character while direct characterization is information about everybody else. B. Direct characterization is information about the main character while indirect characterization is information about everybody else. D. Direct characterization is when the author directly tells the reader about a character while indirect characterization is when the reader has to interpret it.

33. WE WATCHED THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS TWINKLING IN THE NIGHT SKY. CHRISTMAS IS WHAT PART OF SPEECH? A. adjective C. adverb B. noun D. verb

34. HE SLAMMED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM AND TURNED OFF THE LIGHT. WHAT IS THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE? A. Slammed the door C. Off the B. Behind him D. Turned off

35. HERA PUNISHES ECHO BY CURSING HER TO ONLY REPEAT WHAT OTHERS SAY. WHAT IS THE ANTECEDENT FOR “HER?” A. Echo C. Others B. Hera D. Her

36. THE WARM CHOCOLATE SMELL FROM THE FRESHLY BAKED JD’S COOKIES PERMEATED THROUGH MS. CALLAHAN’S ROOM. A. Allusion C. Irony B. Imagery D. Mood

37. I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT THE OUTSIDERS WAS SO ENJOYABLE TO READ. A. Surprised is a verb C. To read is a verb B. So is an adjective D. Pleasantly is an adverb

38. “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 C. Direct characterization B. Visual characterization D. Indirect characterization

39. WHICH CHARACTER ADJECTIVE DESCRIBES DALLY? A. Canny C. Altruistic B. Callous D. Sage

40. WHICH IS NOT A SOCIAL ISSUE ATTEMPTED TO BE SOLVED IN THE GIVER? A. Age discrimination C. Euthanization B. Overpopulation D. Starvation

41. 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

42. WHICH CHARACTER ADJECTIVE DESCRIBES THE GIVER? A. Malevolent C. Droll B. Immoral D. Merciful

43. TIMMY TOLD HIS MOTHER THAT TOMMY STOLE HIS SHOES, BUT SHE DIDN’T BELIEVE HIM. A. But is a coordinating conjunction C. But is a preposition B. But is an adverb D. But is an adjective

44. MS. CALLAHAN, THE BEST LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER, IS GOING TO BE MISSED WHEN WE MOVE TO 8 TH GRADE. A. When we move to the 8 th 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

45. HIS DEAD EYES WERE BLACK HOLES, DARKER THAN NEVER-ENDING TUNNELS AND COLDER THAN ICE. A. This is an example of a simile. C. This is an example of an allusion. B. This is an example of a metaphor. D. This is an example of a symbol.