Quiz 1

Direction: Read the questions carefully.

Encircle the correct answers.

1. Who wrote "Crossing the Bar"? C) Cold

A) William Shakespeare D) Loud
B) Alfred, Lord Tennyson 8. What feeling does the speaker not
C) Robert Frost want in "Crossing the Bar"?
D) Emily Dickinson A) Fear
2. In "Crossing the Bar" by Tennyson, B) Sadness
what time of day is mentioned? C) Excitement
A) Morning D) Anger
B) Sunset 9. In Tennyson's poem, who does the
C) Noon speaker hope to meet after crossing the
D) Midnight bar?
3. In "Crossing the Bar" by Tennyson, A) A friend
what does the speaker hope to find at the B) The Pilot
end of their journey? C) A family member
A) A new adventure D) A stranger
B) Peace and rest 10. In "Crossing the Bar" by Tennyson,
C) A stormy sea what does "put out to sea" mean?
D) A big celebration A) Going on vacation
4. In Tennyson’s poem, what does "the B) Sailing
bar" mean? C) Dying
A) A line or boundary D) Starting a job
B) A beach
C) A boat
D) A party

5. What sound does the speaker in

"Crossing the Bar" want to avoid?
A) Moaning of the bar
B) Loud waves
C) Music
D) Birds singing
6. In "Crossing the Bar," who is the
"Pilot"?
A) A boat driver
B) A friend
C) God
D) A fisherman
7. How is the sea in Tennyson’s
"Crossing the
Bar"?
A) Calm
B) Stormy
Quiz 2 5. How should you mark character
names when they are introduced for
Directions: Read and analyze the
the first time?
questions below. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer and write True or False. a) Highlight them
Multiple Choice Questions b) Circle them or mark them
somehow
1. What should you do with unfamiliar
words in the text? c) Write them in a different color
a) Ignore them d) Leave them unmarked
b) Circle them, look them up, and write
down the definition
c) Skip over them True or False Questions
d) Just guess their meaning
6. It’s recommended to keep a list of
2. How should you indicate areas of characters and their traits on a
uncertainty while reading? separate sheet of paper instead of
the inside cover of the book.
a) Underline them
Answer:
b) Highlight them
c) Use question marks 7. Writing notes in the margins is
d) Write them in the margins considered the best method for
annotating your thoughts.
3. What symbol should you use to
Answer:
mark important themes or symbols?
8. You should paraphrase or
a) Asterisk (*)
summarize each chapter after
b) Circle
finishing it, writing your summary at
c) Star (★)
the beginning or end of the chapter.
d) Square
Answer:
4. When should you use exclamation
9. It’s unnecessary to write down any
points in your annotations?
questions you have about the text.
a) For unfamiliar words Answer:
b) To indicate dramatic moments or key
10. Using a color-coded system for
turning points
annotations is a personal choice and
c) For main ideas
can help with organization.
d) For character names
Answer:
Quiz 3

Direction: Read the question carefully. Encircle the correct answer.

1. What is Della's main sacrifice in the D) Theme

story? 9. What term refers to the time and place
A) Her watch of a story?
B) Her hair A) Plot
C) Her money B) Characters
D) Her apartment C) Setting
2. What does Jim sell to buy a gift for D) Resolution
Della? 10. What is the series of events that build
A) His coat tension before the climax?
B) His watch A) Climax
C) His shoes B) Falling Action
D) His hair C) Rising Action
3. What is the main theme of "The Gift of D) Resolution
the Magi"? 11. What is the turning point of a story
A) Friendship where tension is highest?
B) Wealth A) Resolution
C) Love and sacrifice B) Climax
D) Adventure C) Rising Action
4. What does Della hope to buy for Jim D) Falling Action
with her saved money? 12. Which character opposes
A) A new coat the protagonist?
B) A chain for his watch A) Protagonist
C) A book B) Theme
D) A pair of gloves C) Antagonist
5. What is the surprise in the gifts that D) Climax
Della and Jim give each other? 13. What is the conclusion of the story?
A) They both get exactly what they wanted A) Climax
B) Their gifts can be used B) Falling Action
C) Their sacrifices make their gifts not C) Resolution
useful D) Antagonist
D) They forget to give gifts altogether 14. What occurs after the climax as the
6. What is the central message or idea in a story begins to wind down?
story? A) Rising Action
A) Plot B) Falling Action
B) Theme C) Plot
C) Setting D) Theme
D) Point of View 15. What do we call the people or beings in
7. What is the sequence of events in a a story?
story called? A) Plot
A) Theme B) Setting
B) Point of View C) Character
C) Plot D) Theme
D) Characters

8. Who is the main character that faces a

conflict in a story?
A) Antagonist
B) Setting
C) Protagonist
Quiz 4 Directions: Read the sentences. Underline the
adverb in each sentence. Write the type of
Directions: Identify what type of adverb is the adverb and its question.
underlined word in each sentence below.
I work out daily
1. I secretly hid the present. Adverb of: frequency
2. I will finish my homework later. Question: How often do you work out?
3. Let's have a picnic outside.
4. You need to come here. 1.She will arrive tomorrow to start her job.
5. I meet him always. Adverb of:
6. The car rolled backward. Question:
7. He usually sleeps in a day.
8. The kids worked eagerly.
9. Tomorrow I will mow the lawn.
10. Prairie dogs live underground. 2.The children are playing outside in the garden.
Adverb of:
Directions: Sort the adverbs from the word box Question:
into the correct categories by writing each one
under the correct type. 3.I rarely eat dessert after dinner.
Adverb of:
Question:
Often patiently tomorrow
everywhere there slowly outside 4.He spoke loudly during the meeting to get
quickly rarely never quite early everyone’s attention.
Adverb of:
weekly cheerfully carefully always
Question:
here anywhere later last year
5.He completed the project carefully to ensure
accuracy.
Adverb of:
Adverbs of Manner (How?) Question:

Adverbs of Frequency (How often?)

Adverbs of Time (When?)

Adverbs of Place (Where?)

BS (Beautiful Scars) S (Sonnet)

Beautiful Scars Directions: Read the poem below. Annotate the

Song by Maximillian poem using the 11 strategies.
I'm not gonna fight back what I've become Sonnet
Yeah, I've got bruises where I came from
But I wouldn't change if I could restart Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
I ain't gonna hide these beautiful scars
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
I've been going way too hard on myself
Guess that it's the reason that I'm feeling like Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
hell
But I wouldn't change if I could restart And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
I ain't gonna hide these beautiful scars Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

• Instructions for the Activity And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
1. Read the line: And every fair from fair sometime declines,
Read the short line from the song
"Beautiful Scars." By chance, or nature's changing course,
2. Circle and Star: untrimmed;
On a paper, circle one word that you find
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
interesting and star one phrase that
stands out to you. Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
3. Write a Sentence:
Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his
Write one sentence explaining why you
shade,
chose that word and phrase.
4. Hand in Your Work: When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
Please keep your yellow paper and pass
it later. This activity will help you get So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
ready for our annotation lessons. So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

TA (Types of Adverbs) G (Groupings)

ACTIVITY:
Directions: In a one whole sheet of paper give 5 The Gift of the Magi (Role Playing)
examples for each type of adverb (manner,
place, frequency, time) and construct it into a
sentence. P (Poem for Teachers)
Example:
Adverb of Manner Quickly Directions: Write 2 stanza of poem about your
He ran quickly to catch the bus. teacher.
Adverb of Frequency Always
She always wakes up early.
Adverb of Place Here
The keys are here.
Adverb of Time Soon
I will finish my homework soon.
B (Beowulf)

Directions: Read the story Beowulf. In one whole

sheet of paper answer the questions below.

1. Who are the main characters in Beowulf?

2. Who are the key warriors in Hrothgar's court?

3. Who are Beowulf's allies in his fight against

the dragon?

4. Who is the antagonist of the story?

5. Who does Beowulf leave in charge after his

death

ESS (Element of a Short Story)

Directions: Research an choose one short story.

Write the plot of your chosen story.