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

2. What is a gerund? A. A verb form that acts as a noun ending in –ing
B. A verb form that acts as an adjective ending in –ing
C. A verb ending in –ing
D. A verb form that acts as a noun ending in –ed

3. Which is an example of foreshadowing?
A. Harry remembering when Aunt Petunia tried to put the sweater on him, and it kept shrinking
B. Henry moving back to Frenchtown with his family
C. Doris warning Henry to be careful with her father.
D. Zeus drowning mankind in a flood when Pandora opens the jar and lets all the bad things into the world

4. Which is an example of irony?
A. Prometheus gives man fire even though Zeus tells him not to.
B. Hagrid wins a dragon’s egg while playing cards in Hogsmeade.
C. Harry and Ron strongly dislike Hermione but they eventually become friends.
D. Mr. Hairston tells Henry they will work something out so that he can get Eddie’s gravestone.

5. A. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION
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

6. 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.
B. A clause has a subject and a verb while a phrase does not
C. A phrase has a subject and a verb while a clause does not.
D. They are the same thing.

7. C. Prepositional phrase
Zeus, God of the Gods, sits on top of mount Olympus. What type of phrase is God of the Gods?
A. Appositive phrase
B. Adjectival phrase
C. Prepositional phrase
D. This is a clause.

8. 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

9. 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

10. What is a Participle? A. A verb form that acts as an adjective
B. A verb ending in –ing
C. A verb form that acts as a noun
D. An adjective

11. Tim went to the rec center for swimming practice. What is swimming?
A. A gerund
B. An appositive
C. A participle
D. An infinitive

12. Which of the sentences below is punctuated correctly?
A. 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.
C. 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.

13. What is an allegory?
A. A material object representing something abstract
B. The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition
C. A story that teaches some kind of moral or lesson
D. A symbolic story that represents an event, a myth, or a biblical story

14. Which piece of dialogue is punctuated correctly?
A. “Would you like to supersize your order,” the cashier asked.
B. “Would you like to supersize your order,” the cashier asked?
C. “Would you like to supersize your order?” the cashier asked.
D. “Would you like to supersize your order” the cashier asked.

15. The goal of Monopoly is to control all the properties!
A. To control all the properties is an infinitive phrase
B. To control all the properties is an infinitive
C. Of monopoly is a dependent clause
D. Is to control is a verb phrase

16. The goal of Monopoly is to control all the properties!
A. To control all the properties is an infinitive phrase
B. To control all the properties is an infinitive
C. Of monopoly is a dependent clause
D. Is to control is a verb phrase

17. I worked all summer so that I could afford my trip to seaside
I worked all summer so that I could afford my trip to seaside. What type of clause is underlined?
A. Simple sentence
B. Dependent clause
C. This is a phrase
D. Independent clause

18. What is not true about theme?
A. Theme should be explained in a complete sentence.
B. Theme is the underlying message in a story.
C. Theme is presented directly to the reader.
D. The reader extracts the theme through the characters, action, and setting of the story

19. What type of conflict is it when Pandora is struggling with whether or not to open the box?
A. Man vs. man
B. Man vs. self
C. Man vs. nature
D. Man vs. society

20. What is an example of flashback?
A. Henry follows Mr. Levine from the crazy house to the craft center
B. George Graham explains what happened when the Nazis took over Mr. Levine’s village
C. Mr. Hairston tells Henry what will happen if he doesn’t destroy Mr. Levine’s village.
D. Henry sees a rat causing him to drop the hammer onto Mr. Levine’s village.

21. 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
B. Imagery
C. Symbolism
D. Allusion

22. Phaethon, the son of Apollo, did not listen to his father’s orders
Phaethon, the son of Apollo, did not listen to his father’s orders. What is the son of apollo?
A. Appositive
B. Adjective
C. Connection
D. Pronoun

23. “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
B. Excited
C. Courageous
D. Intimidated

24. 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

25. What is a verb phrase? B. A helping verb plus another verb
A. A verb plus an infinitive
B. A helping verb plus another verb
C. An action verb plus a gerund
D. A linking verb plus another verb

26. 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).

27. 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 information about the main character while direct 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.

28. We watched the Christmas tree lights twinkling in the night sky.
A. Twinkling is an appositive
B. Twinkling is a gerund
C. Twinkling is a participle
D. Twinkling is an infinitive

29. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. 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.
C. 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.

30. Hera punishes Echo by cursing her to only repeat what others say
Hera punishes Echo by cursing her to only repeat what others say. What is the type of conflict?
A. Man vs. man
B. Man vs. self
C. Man vs. nature
D. Man vs. society

31. 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

32. D. Pleasantly is an adverb
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

33. How did the world originally begin?
A. Kronos ate his children before he was sent Tartarus
B. Zeus drowned the world in a flood so that the earth would start from scratch.
C. Mother Earth (Gaea) and Father Sky (Uranus) formed out of darkness
D. Henry sees a rat causing him to drop the hammer onto Mr. Levine’s village.

34. Which is not an example of a symbol?
A. The dove is a symbol for Aphrodite.
B. The three-headed dog, Fluffy, symbolizes an animal.
C. Snakes symbolize evil.
D. The Sorcerer’s Stone symbolizes power

35. Mr. Hairston physically abuses his daughter
Mr. Hairston physically abuses his daughter. This is an example of what kind of conflict?
A. Man vs. man
B. Man vs. self
C. Man vs. nature
D. Man vs. society

36. D. This is not a complete sentence
We studied for hours, so we were sure to do well on Ms. Callahan’s exam. What kind of sentence is this?
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. This is not a complete sentence

37. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. Afterwards we went home and burned all of our school papers.
B. Afterwards we went home, and burned all of our school papers.
C. Afterwards we went home and burned, all of our school papers.
D. Afterwards, we went home and burned all of our school papers.

38. Timmy told his mother that tommy stole his shoes, but she didn’t believe him.
A. But is a coordinating conjunction
B. But is a subordinating conjunction
C. But is a preposition
D. But is an infinitive

39. 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
B. I could barely keep my eyes open during the day is a dependent clause
C. Because I stayed up all night is a dependent clause
D. I could barely keep my eyes open during the day is an independent phrase

40. Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore. This is an example of what?
A. Pronunciation
B. Alliteration
C. Rhyme scheme
D. Quatrain

41. henry is scared by the rat and drops the hammer
henry is scared by the rat and drops the hammer. This is an example of what kind of conflict?
A. Man vs. man
B. Man vs. self
C. Man vs. nature
D. Man vs. society

42. A. Prepositional phrase
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
B. Dependent phrase
C. Appositive phrase
D. Conjunction phrase

43. Zeus decides to drown mankind in a flood as punishment
Zeus decides to drown mankind in a flood as punishment. What kind of conflict is this?
A. Man vs. man
B. Man vs. self
C. Man vs. nature
D. Man vs. society

44. 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
B. To get married is an infinitive
C. To get married is an infinitive phrase
D. Plan to get married is a verb phrase

45. Standing next to her door, Ms
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
B. Standing next to her door is a participial phrase
C. Said goodbye is a verb phrase
D. To her door is an infinitive

46. 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
B. The best language arts teacher is a participial phrase
C. The best language arts teacher is an appositive phrase
D. Is going to be missed is a verb phrase

47. 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.