Legacy Middle School Language Arts Final
Covering the elements of Fiction, Literary Devices, Writing process.
- 1.A person asks a question, and you don't know the answer. What is the appropriate response?
- A.
Ignore them, and move on.
- B.
Ask a question to clarify and elaborate the question.
- C.
Talk while they are talking.
- D.
Ask a friend for help, or to repeat what they said.
- 2.A person chooses an autobiography to read for information about their favorite person. An autobiography is:
- A.
A story that is made up.
- B.
A true account of a person, written by someone else.
- C.
A true account of a person, written by the person.
- D.
A waste of time.
- 3.Which one of the following is the correct order of the steps of the writing process?
- A.
Drafting, pre-writing, publishing, revising, editing
- B.
Pre-writing, editing, revising, publishing, drafting
- C.
Revising, editing, publishing, pre-writing, drafting
- D.
Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.
- 4.Which one of the following is not a simple (complete) sentence?
- A.
The dog ran to the car.
- B.
The dog ran to the fence.
- C.
The dog ran.
- D.
The dog ran to
- E.
Mrs. Meyer is my favorite teacher.
- 5.A noun is:
- A.
An action word.
- B.
A word that describes a person, place, or thing.
- C.
A word that describes an action word.
- D.
A person, place, thing or idea
- 6.Which answer best defines a verb?
- A.
A person, place, thing, or idea.
- B.
An action word.
- C.
A word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea.
- D.
A word that tells how you do something.
- 7.The techniques the writer uses to help the reader become acquainted with a person or character in a story.
- A.
Method
- B.
Setting
- C.
Characterization
- D.
Plot
- 8.The main character in the story
- A.
Protagonist
- B.
Antagonist
- C.
Static character
- 9.The manner in which an author writes (length of sentences, use of vocabulary, amount of descriptions)
- A.
Setting
- B.
Plot
- C.
Point of View
- D.
Style
- 10."I, me, my" point of view
- A.
First person
- B.
Third person
- C.
Second person
- 11.Feelings, fears, or other weaknesses that cause problems for the characters.
- A.
Resolution
- B.
Internal conflict
- C.
Conclusions
- 12.A person or force that causes problems for the protagonist.
- A.
Antagonist
- B.
Suspense
- C.
Flat character
- 13.
- The character who encourages the main character
- A.
Supporting character
- B.
Antagonist
- C.
Protagonist
- 14.The time and place of the story
- A.
Starbucks
- B.
Setting
- C.
Climax
- 15.The excitement that adds to the rising action
- A.
Resolution
- B.
Conclusion
- C.
Suspense
- 16.The action leading to the end of the story
- A.
Rising action
- B.
Falling action
- C.
Introduction
- 17.All of the "loose ends" are tied up during the
- A.
Climax plot
- B.
Rising action
- C.
Resolution
- 18.Which conflict would be considered an external conflict?
- A.
Fear of flying
- B.
Someone chasing you with a gun
- C.
Mental illness
- 19.This is what influences the protagonist and antagonist to act the way they do
- A.
Round characters
- B.
Motivation and goals
- C.
Flat characters
- 20.Writing that tells a story
- A.
Limerick
- B.
Narrative
- C.
Sonnet
- 21.The beat in poetry
- A.
Ballad
- B.
Meter and rhythm
- C.
Symbol
- 22.A Japanese poem style with a topic about nature, constructed with 5 words in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third.
- A.
Haiku
- B.
Limerick
- C.
Slapstick
- 23.A poem in which the verse is not metrical or rhythmic
- A.
Free verse
- B.
Epic
- C.
Limerick
- 24.Something that stands for or suggests something else (like a flag represents the US)
- A.
Sonnet
- B.
Meter
- C.
Symbol
- 25.Text written in plain speech, free from exaggeration or imagery
- A.
Literal language
- B.
Pig latin
- C.
Fantasy
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