SPRING EXAM REVIEW GRUDGEBALLWho will be the Grudgeball champions?

WHAT IS A GERUND?

A. A verb form that acts as a noun ending in –ing

C. A verb ending in –ing

B. A verb form that acts as an adjective ending

in –ing

D. A verb form that acts as a noun ending in –ed

WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF FORESHADOWING?

A. Harry remembering when Aunt Petunia tried to put the sweater on

him, and it kept shrinking

C. Doris warning Henry to be careful with her

father.

B. Henry moving back to Frenchtown with his

family

D. Zeus drowning mankind in a flood

when Pandora opens the jar and lets all the

bad things into the world

WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF IRONY?

A. Prometheus gives man fire even though Zeus tells him not to.

C. Harry and Ron strongly dislike

Hermione but they eventually become

friends.

B. Hagrid wins a dragon’s egg while

playing cards in Hogsmeade.

D. Mr. Hairston tells Henry they will work

something out so that he can get Eddie’s

gravestone.

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

WHICH IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CLAUSE AND A

PHRASE?A. A phrase always has to have a noun while a clause has to have a

subordinating conjunction.

C. A phrase has a subject and a verb while

a clause does not.

B. A clause has a subject and a verb while

a phrase does not

D. They are the same thing.

ZEUS, GOD OF THE GODS, SITS ON TOP OF MOUNT OLYMPUS.

WHAT TYPE OF PHRASE IS GOD OF THE GODS?

A. Appositive phrase

C. Prepositional phrase

B. Adjectival phrase

D. This is a clause.

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

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

WHAT IS A PARTICIPLE?

A. A verb form that acts as an adjective

C. A verb form that acts as a noun

B. A verb ending in –ing

D. An adjective

TIM WENT TO THE REC CENTER FOR SWIMMING PRACTICE.

WHAT IS SWIMMING?

A. A gerund

C. A participle

B. An appositive

D. An infinitive

WHICH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW IS PUNCTUATED

CORRECTLY?

A. The science, and social studies exams

were the hardest, but I think I did okay.

C. The science and social studies exams

were the hardest but I think, I did okay.

B. The science and social studies exams

were the hardest but I think I did okay.

D. The science and social studies exams

were the hardest, but I think I did okay.

WHAT IS AN ALLEGORY?

A. A material object representing something abstract

C. A story that teaches some kind of moral or lesson

B. The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a

person’s thoughts, or an exhibition

D. A symbolic story that represents an event, a myth, or a biblical story

WHICH PIECE OF DIALOGUE IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY?

A. “Would you like to supersize your order,”

the cashier asked.

C. “Would you like to supersize your order?”

the cashier asked.

B. “Would you like to supersize your order,”

the cashier asked?

D. “Would you like to supersize your order” the cashier asked.

THE GOAL OF MONOPOLY IS TO CONTROL ALL THE

PROPERTIES!

A. To control all the properties is an infinitive phrase

C. Of monopoly is a dependent clause

B. To control all the properties is an

infinitive

D. Is to control is a verb phrase

THE GOAL OF MONOPOLY IS TO CONTROL ALL THE

PROPERTIES!

A. To control all the properties is an infinitive phrase

C. Of monopoly is a dependent clause

B. To control all the properties is an

infinitive

D. Is to control is a verb phrase

I WORKED ALL SUMMER SO THAT I COULD AFFORD MY TRIP TO

SEASIDE.WHAT TYPE OF CLAUSE IS

UNDERLINED?A. Simple sentence

C. This is a phrase

B. Dependent clause

D. Independent clause

WHAT IS NOT TRUE ABOUT THEME?

A. Theme should be explained in a

complete sentence.

C. Theme is presented directly to the reader.

B. Theme is the underlying message in

a story.

D. The reader extracts the theme through the characters, action, and setting of the story

WHAT TYPE OF CONFLICT IS IT WHEN PANDORA IS

STRUGGLING WITH WHETHER OR NOT TO OPEN THE BOX?

A. Man vs. man

C. Man vs. nature

B. Man vs. self

D. Man vs. society

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF FLASHBACK?

A. Henry follows Mr. Levine from the crazy

house to the craft center

C. Mr. Hairston tells Henry what will

happen if he doesn’t destroy Mr. Levine’s

village.

B. George Graham explains what

happened when the Nazis took over Mr.

Levine’s village

D. Henry sees a rat causing him to drop the

hammer onto Mr. Levine’s village.

THE CARETAKER OF HOGWARTS, ARGUS FILCH, IS NAMED AFTER THE GREEK MONSTER, ARGUS, WHO HAD 100 EYES. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF

WHAT?A. Mood

C. Symbolism

B. Imagery

D. Allusion

PHAETHON, THE SON OF APOLLO, DID NOT LISTEN TO HIS FATHER’S ORDERS. WHAT

IS THE SON OF APOLLO?A. Appositive

C. Connection

B. Adjective

D. Pronoun

“HE STOOD FROZEN LIKE A STATUE IN A PARK OR A CHURCH, UTTERLY UNABLE TO MOVE, THE PAIN SPREADING THROUGHOUT HIS BODY NOW, HIS

HEARTBEATS THUDDING. TRAPPED THIS WAY, AS IF FOR ETERNITY.”

WHAT MOOD IS THIS EXCERPT?

A. Tormented

C. Courageous

B. Excited

D. Intimidated

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

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)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).

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.

WE WATCHED THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS TWINKLING IN

THE NIGHT SKY.

A. Twinkling is an appositive

C. Twinkling is a participle

B. Twinkling is a gerund

D. Twinkling is an infinitive

WHICH SENTENCE IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY?

A. After slamming his backpack on the table he went to the fridge

to get a snack.

C. After slamming, his backpack on the table, he went to the fridge

to get a snack.

B. After slamming his backpack on the table, he went to the fridge

to get a snack.

D. After slamming his backpack on the table he went to the fridge,

to get a snack.

HERA PUNISHES ECHO BY CURSING HER TO ONLY REPEAT

WHAT OTHERS SAY. WHAT IS THE TYPE OF CONFLICT?

A. Man vs. man

C. Man vs. nature

B. Man vs. self

D. Man vs. society

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

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

HOW DID THE WORLD ORIGINALLY BEGIN?

A. Kronos ate his children before he was

sent Tartarus

C. Mother Earth (Gaea) and Father Sky

(Uranus) formed out of darkness

B. Zeus drowned the world in a flood so that the earth would start

from scratch.

D. Henry sees a rat causing him to drop the

hammer onto Mr. Levine’s village.

WHICH IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF A SYMBOL?

A. The dove is a symbol for Aphrodite.

C. Snakes symbolize evil.

B. The three-headed dog, Fluffy, symbolizes

an animal.

D. The Sorcerer’s Stone symbolizes power

MR. HAIRSTON PHYSICALLY ABUSES HIS DAUGHTER. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT KIND

OF CONFLICT?A. Man vs. man

C. Man vs. nature

B. Man vs. self

D. Man vs. society

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 SENTENCE IS PUNCTUATED CORRECTLY?

A. Afterwards we went home and burned all of

our school papers.

C. Afterwards we went home and burned, all of our school papers.

B. Afterwards we went home, and burned all of our school papers.

D. Afterwards, we went home and burned all of

our school papers.

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 a subordinating conjunction

D. But is an infinitive

BECAUSE I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT, I COULD BARELY KEEP MY EYES OPEN DURING THE

DAY.A. Because I stayed up

all night is an independent clause

C. Because I stayed up all night is a dependent

clause

B. I could barely keep my eyes open during

the day is a dependent clause

D. I could barely keep my eyes open during the day is an independent phrase

SALLY SOLD SEA SHELLS BY THE SEA SHORE. THIS IS AN

EXAMPLE OF WHAT?

A. Pronunciation

C. Rhyme scheme

B. Alliteration

D. Quatrain

HENRY IS SCARED BY THE RAT AND DROPS THE HAMMER. THIS IS AN

EXAMPLE OF WHAT KIND OF CONFLICT?

A. Man vs. man

C. Man vs. nature

B. Man vs. self

D. Man vs. society

ON TOP OF ALL MY STRESS, MY SISTER RUINED MY TEXT BOOK THAT I HAVE TO TURN BACK IN.

WHAT IS THE UNDERLINED PHRASE?

A. Prepositional phrase

C. Appositive phrase

B. Dependent phrase

D. Conjunction phrase

ZEUS DECIDES TO DROWN MANKIND IN A FLOOD AS

PUNISHMENT. WHAT KIND OF CONFLICT IS THIS?

A. Man vs. man

C. Man vs. nature

B. Man vs. self

D. Man vs. society

THE PLAN TO GET MARRIED IS DELAYED IN ORPHEUS AND

EURYDICE BECAUSE SHE IS BITTEN BY A SNAKE AND DIES. A. Because she is

bitten by and snake and dies is an

independent clause

C. To get married is an infinitive phrase

B. To get married is an infinitive

D. Plan to get married is a verb phrase

STANDING NEXT TO HER DOOR, MS. CALLAHAN CRIED AS SHE SAID GOODBYE TO HER VERY

FIRST CLASS.A. To her very first

class is an infinitive phrase

C. Said goodbye is a verb phrase

B. Standing next to her door is a participial

phrase

D. To her door is an infinitive

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.

C. This is an example of an allusion.

B. This is an example of a metaphor.

D. This is an example of a symbol.