Mr. Fornnarino's Honors English 1 First Semester Practice Final

acuity (n.)
1. preachy
2. sharpness
3. sorrow
4. to multiply
amenable (adj.)
1. a violation
2. abruptly
3. agreeable
4. angry
apoplectic (adj.)
1. a violation
2. abruptly
3. agreeable
4. angry
beguile (v.)
1. to ponder
2. to trick
3. unstoppable
4. with secrecy
curmudgeonly (adv.)
1. friendly
2. gaunt
3. grumpily
4. painstakingly
emaciated (adj.)
1. friendly
2. gaunt
3. grumpily
4. painstakingly
fastidiously (adv.)
1. friendly
2. gaunt
3. grumpily
4. painstakingly
gregarious (adj.)
1. friendly
2. gaunt
3. grumpily
4. painstakingly
inexorable (adj.)
1. to ponder
2. to trick
3. unstoppable
4. with secrecy
insouciant (adj.)
1. bloodthirsty
2. carefree
3. complaining
4. destructive
lamentation (n.)
1. preachy
2. sharpness
3. sorrow
4. to multiply
pernicious (adj.)
1. bloodthirsty
2. carefree
3. complaining
4. destructive
precipitously (adv.)
1. a violation
2. abruptly
3. agreeable
4. angry
propagate (v.)
1. preachy
2. sharpness
3. sorrow
4. to multiply
remonstration (n.)
1. bloodthirsty
2. carefree
3. complaining
4. destructive
ruminate (v.)
1. to ponder
2. to trick
3. unstoppable
4. with secrecy
sanguinary (adj.)
1. bloodthirsty
2. carefree
3. complaining
4. destructive
sententious (adj.)
1. preachy
2. sharpness
3. sorrow
4. to multiply
surreptitiously (adv.)
1. to ponder
2. to trick
3. unstoppable
4. with secrecy
transgression (n.)
1. a violation
2. abruptly
3. agreeable
4. angry
(For this set of questions, choose the correct part of speech that corresponds to the given vocabulary word.)

acuity
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
amenable
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
apoplectic
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
beguile
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
curmudgeonly
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
emaciated
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
fastidiously
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
gregarious
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
inexorable
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
insouciant
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
lamentation
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
pernicious
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
precipitously
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
propagate
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
remonstration
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
ruminate
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
sanguinary
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
sententious
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
surreptitiously
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
transgression
1. noun
2. adjective
3. verb
4. adverb
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. acuiety
2. aquity
3. aquaty
4. acuity
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. amenable
2. amenible
3. aminable
4. amenabel
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. apeopletic
2. apoplectic
3. apoplektic
4. appoplectic
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. bekile
2. begiule
3. beguile
4. begeyle
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. curmudjeonly
2. curmudgenly
3. curmudgeonly
4. curmudegeonly
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. emaciated
2. emaceated
3. emasiated
4. emaseated
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. fastideously
2. fastidiouslly
3. fastideusly
4. fastidiously
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. gregareous
2. gregarious
3. gregarus
4. gragarious
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. enexorable
2. enexorabel
3. inexerable
4. inexorable
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. insouciant
2. insusiant
3. insuciant
4. insouceant
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. lamintation
2. lumentation
3. lammentation
4. lamentation
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. perniscious
2. pernisious
3. pernicious
4. perneceous
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. percipitously
2. percipitusly
3. precipitously
4. percipetously
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. propegate
2. propagate
3. propogate
4. prepegate
Which word is spelled corectly?
1. remonstrashun
2. remunstrashun
3. remonstration
4. remunstration
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. rumenate
2. ruminate
3. roominate
4. roomenate
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. sangwinary
2. sanguinery
3. sangwhinery
4. sanguinary
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. sententious
2. sententeous
3. cententious
4. sintentus
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. sureptitiously
2. surreptitiously
3. surrepptitiously
4. suriptitiously
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. transgression
2. transgresion
3. transgreshun
4. transgrestion
Which list contains words which are synonyms for the word "flexible"?
1. supple, malleable, lithe
2. rigid, inelastic, stiff
3. cognizant, aware, alert
4. grandiose, florid, showy
Which list contains antonyms for the word "demure"?
1. silly, foolish, inept
2. pretentious, pompous, showy
3. modest, sedate, reserved
4. elegant, beautiful, classy
Identify which pronoun should go in the blank and its antecedent.
My grandmother really loved Juan. She left all her money to Federico and _______ .
1. he; Juan
2. him; Juan
3. them; Federico and Juan
4. her; grandmother
Identify the antecedent for the pronoun "it" in the following sentence.
The final, a difficult exam, will be a bear, but we can pass it.
1. we
2. difficult
3. bear
4. final
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in this sentence: The building was burning, but the firefighters tried to save it.
1. building; burning
2. it; building
3. building; the
4. the; building
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in this sentence: The firefighter worked hard, and then he went home to recuperate.
1. the; firefighter
2. worked: hard
3. home: recuperate
4. he; firefighter
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in this sentence: Mr. Fornnarino carried his newspaper to school.
1. his; Mr. Fornnarino('s)
2. his; desk
3. his; newspaper
4. Mr.; Fornnarino
Which sentence is missing an apostrophe?
1. The dog wagged its tail.
2. Its on the table.
3. The boys were angry.
4. The book was primarily read by women.
Which sentence is missing an apostrophe?
1. He cannot hear you.
2. That book is yours.
3. The womans book was missing.
4. The coat is hers.
Which sentence below is written correctly?
1. The ladies' books are on the table.
2. The ladies' book are on the table.
3. The ladys' books are on the table.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. He dident want to go.
2. He didn't want to go.
3. He did'nt want to go.
4. He did' not want to go.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. 'Study!' he exclaimed.
2. “Study,” he exclaimed!
3. “Study!” he exclaimed.
4. “Study! he exclaimed"
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. “Our teacher exclaimed, ‘Study!’” reported Jeff.
2. “Our teacher exclaimed, "Study!" reported Jeff.
3. “Our teacher exclaimed ‘Study!’” reported Jeff.
4. Our teacher exclaimed, "Study!” said Jeff.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. Jeff said, "That our teacher exclaimed that we should study!"
2. Jeff said, "Our teacher exclaimed that we should "study'!"
3. Jeff said that our teacher exclaimed that we should study.
4. Jeff said that our teacher exclaimed, "We should study!"
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. "Fireworks" is a good poem.
2. 'Fireworks' is a good poem.
3. Fireworks is a good poem.
4. Fireworks is a good poem.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. Moon River is a romantic song.
2. Moon River is a romantic song.
3. "Moon River" is a romantic song.
4. 'Moon River' is a romantic song.
What are antonyms?
1. words that mean the same
2. words that mean the opposite
3. words that sound the same
4. words that are spelled the same
What are synonyms?
1. words that mean the same
2. words that mean the opposite
3. words that sound the same
4. words that are spelled the same
What is a pronoun?
1. a substitute for a noun
2. a substitute for a verb
3. a substitute for an adjective
4. a substitute for an adverb
What is an antecedent?
1. a noun of a sentence to which a pronoun agrees
2. a verb of a sentence to which a pronoun agrees
3. an adjective of a sentence to which a pronoun agrees
4. an adverb of a sentence to which a pronoun agrees
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "he" in the following sentence?
Bill did well after he studied for the final.
1. Bill
2. studied
3. final
4. unknown or no antecedent
When are apostrophes used?
1. to show possession
2. to hold the place for missing letters
3. to hold the place for missing numbers
4. all of the above
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. Although they had limited funds, the class of '10 purchased Mrs. Jones' excellent book to give each graduating senior.
2. Although they had limited funds, the class of '10 purchased Mrs. Jones's excellent book to give each graduating senior.
3. Although they had limited funds', the class of '10 purchased Mrs. Jones's excellent book to give each graduating senior.
4. Although they had limited funds, the class of 2010 purchased Mrs. Joness' excellent book to give each graduating senior.
When are the rules for using quotation marks?
1. Double quotes are used around direct quotations.
2. Single quotes are used around quotations with a quote.
3. ? Quotes are not used for indirect quotations (like those with the word "that."
4. Quotes are used for titles of smaller works like “The Raven” (poem), “Moon River” (song), and “Learning English” (article).
5. All choice are correct.
What is hyperbole?
1. use of exaggerated terms for emphasis
2. using two terms together that normally contradict each other
3. a situation indicating the opposite of what is expected
4. the repetition of an initial word sound
5. a part of something that stands for a whole
What is irony?
1. use of exaggerated terms for emphasis
2. a part of something that stands for a whole
3. using two terms together that normally contradict each other
4. a situation indicating the opposite of what is expected
5. the repetition of an initial word sound
What is metonymy?
1. use of exaggerated terms for emphasis
2. a part of something that stands for a whole
3. using two terms together that normally contradict each other
4. the repetition of an initial word sound
5. a situation indicating the opposite of what is expected
What is alliteration?
1. use of exaggerated terms for emphasis
2. a part of something that stands for a whole
3. using two terms together that normally contradict each other
4. a situation indicating the opposite of what is expected
5. the repetition of an initial word sound
What is an oxymoron?
1. use of exaggerated terms for emphasis
2. a part of something that stands for a whole
3. using two terms together that normally contradict each other
4. a situation indicating the opposite of what is expected
5. the repetition of an initial word sound
Which figure of speech or poetic device is being used in the following sentence?
This final has taken me so long to finish; I’m dying!
1. hyperbole
2. metonymy
3. oxymoron
4. irony
5. alliteration
Which figure of speech or poetic device is being used in the following sentence?
The brains in the room are working hard pass the exam.
1. hyperbole
2. metonymy
3. oxymoron
4. irony
5. alliteration
Which figure of speech or poetic device is being used in the following sentence?
The jumbo shrimp is tasty.
1. hyperbole
2. metonymy
3. oxymoron
4. irony
5. alliteration
Which figure of speech or poetic device is being used in the following sentence?
Even after being given the final study sheet, they didn’t know what was on the final.
1. hyperbole
2. metonymy
3. oxymoron
4. irony
5. alliteration
Which figure of speech or poetic device is being used in the following sentence?
Studying students were striving not to stay freshmen forever.
1. hyperbole
2. metonymy
3. oxymoron
4. irony
5. alliteration
Knowing that affect is typically used as a verb and that effect is typically used as a noun, which word should be used in the following sentence?
What will be the (affect, effect) of the final on your overall grade?
1. affect
2. effect
Knowing that affect is typically used as a verb and that effect is typically used as a noun, which word should be used in the following sentence?
How will studying for the final (affect, effect) your overall grade in the class?
1. affect
2. effect
Knowing that a modifier is a word or phrase that describes another word or phrase in a sentence and that modifiers should be placed close to the word or words they modify, which sentence is written correctly?
1. All of the students who had studied thought that the final was easy.
2. All of the students thought that the final was easy who had studied.
Knowing that "who" is used when the "who" is doing the primary action in the sentence and that "whom" is used when the "who" isn’t doing the primary action, which sentence is written correctly?
1. Who took the final?
2. From who did they receive the final?
Knowing that articles (the, an, a), conjunctions (and, but, or), and prepositions (of, by, for, on) aren’t capitalized in the middle of titles, which title is correctly written?
1. "Love in a Time of War and Violence"
2. "Love In a Time of War And Violence"
3. "Love In A Time of War And Violence"
4. "Love in a time of War and Violence"
Knowing that sentences that have two negative words unintentionally make a positive and that they should be corrected by eliminating one of the negative words or by changing it to a positive word, which sentence has been written correctly?
1. There won’t be nobody who fails the final.
2. There won’t be anybody who fails the final.
3. Nobody won't fail the final.
Choose the correct verb form to place in the blank: Yesterday I ___________ her some money.
1. lend
2. lent
3. lended.
Choose the correct verb form to go in each blank: If we had brought the right equipment and had ____________ better, we might not have __________ so much water.
1. swam; drank
2. swimmed; drinked
3. swum; drunk
4. swim; drink
Choose the correct verb form to go in the blank: They _______ their teams wisely.
1. leaded
2. leads
3. lead
4. led
Choose the correct verb form to go in the blank: He __________ up well under the stress of taking his finals.
1. boar
2. bore
3. bear
4. beared
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank: Yesterday the fish ____________ on the bait.
1. bite
2. bited
3. bit
4. bitten
Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank: She had _________ her husband well.
1. chosen
2. chose
3. choose
4. choosed
Choose the correct letter to fill in the blank: When the temperatures fell, the water ___________.
1. freeze
2. frozen
3. freezed
4. froze
Choose the correct letter to fill in the blank: I arrived late, and I was sad to see that the performance had _____________.
1. begin
2. began
3. begun
4. beginned
Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank: She had ______________ that song before.
1. sung
2. sing
3. sang
4. singed
Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank: She loved the flowers that _____________ up each March.
1. spring
2. sprang
3. sprung
4. springed
Choose the correct verb form to go in the blank: She _______ down and broke her crown.
1. fall
2. falled
3. fallen
4. fell
Choose the correct verb form to go in each blank: She ____________ to the bank every Monday this year; last year she had ____________ on Tuesdays.
1. gone; went
2. went; went
3. went; gone
4. went; goed
Choose the correct verb form for each blank: I ____________ all of the answers, but I had not __________ them last week.
1. knew; known
2. know; knewed
3. known; knew
4. knows; known
Choose the correct verb form to put in the blank: The president had _________ the company for many years.
1. ran
2. run
3. ranned
4. running
Choose the correct verb form to go in the blank: I ________ her yesterday.
1. seen
2. see
3. saw
4. sawb
Choose the correct verb form to put in the blank: She had ___________ the test twice.
1. tooken
2. taked
3. taken
4. took
Choose the correct verb form to put in the blank: She had _____________ all of her Christmas letters before Thanksgiving.
1. wrote
2. written
3. writed
4. writ
Which of the follow comma rules are correct?
1. Place a comma after an introductory or concluding word or phrase.
2. Place a comma after everything before the conjunction in a list of three or more.
3. Place a comma between two complete thoughts (subject/verb combination) separated by a conjunction.
4. Use commas to set off appositives (descriptor words or phrases).
5. All of the above are correct rules for using commas.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. Before going out we must study for the final.
2. Before going out, we must study for the final.
3. Before, going out, we must study for the final.
4. Before going out, we must study, for the final.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. We must bring a pen, our homework, and our brains.
2. We must bring a pen our homework and our brains.
3. We must bring a pen, our homework and our brains.
4. We must bring a pen, our homework, and our, brains.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. I’ll eventually go to the party; but I must study first.
2. I’ll eventually go to the party, but I must study first.
3. I’ll eventually go to the party, I must study first.
4. I’ll eventually go to the party but I must study first.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. Mr. Fornnarino my English teacher is giving us our final today.
2. Mr. Fornnarino, my English teacher is giving us our final today.
3. Mr. Fornnarino, my English teacher, is giving us our final today.
4. Mr. Fornnarino; my English teacher, is giving us our final today.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. Life of Pi underlined is my favorite book.
2. "Life of Pi" is my favorite book.
3. Life Of Pi is my favorite book.
4. "Life Of Pi" is my favorite book.
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
1. The final was difficult.
2. I took the final before the break.
3. Before the break, I took a difficult final.
4. The difficult final taken before break.
What would Pi claim is the most dangerous creature on our planet? What sort of evidence would he use to back up this assertion? Would he indicate that the dominance of this creature is or isn’t a problem? Would you agree or disagree with his beliefs and why?
1. The narrating character Pi would probably endorse the idea that humans are the most dangerous creatures on the planet. As evidence, he would be likely to point out all of the ways in which humans are the greatest threat to every other species on our planet as well to our own species. He points out in the novel that not only is the bloodthirstiness of humans significantly greater than that of any other creature, but that our capacity for cruelty has no equal. Human possess both an “excessive predatoriness” (p. 36) and an unwavering mean streak, according to Pi. The latter is exemplified by his exhaustive list of cruel acts performed by humans against zoo animals. Animals, he points out, only kill when absolutely forced to do so, while humans often kill as a first recourse or even for sport. This sort of dominance is a problem to Pi beacuse he seems to see the act of harming or killing a living creature as an extreme violation against the laws of nature. (Pi is, after all, a vegetarian and an animal lover.) I’d agree that with him that the needless and excessive killing of other living organisms on our planet by humans is, at the very least, unwise with regard to what we know about species interdependence. We could be harming our own longevity not only with our “predatoriness” towards other humans but with our cross-species killing as well. Clearly, Pi has a point with regard to respecting and cherishing all forms of life as a way of respecting ourselves.
2. The narrating character Pi would probably endorse the idea that tigers are the most dangerous creatures on the planet. As evidence, he would be likely to point out all of the ways in which tigers are the greatest threat to every other species in their ecosystem. He points out in the novel that not only is the bloodthirstiness of tigers significantly greater than that of any other creature, but that their capacity for torturing their prey has no equal. Tigers possess both an “excessive predatoriness” (p. 36) and an unwavering mean streak, according to Pi. The latter is exemplified by his exhaustive list of cruel acts performed by tigers against other zoo animals. Tigers, he points out, kill whenever they get the chance, while other animals kill only when they are hungry. This sort of dominance is a problem to Pi beacuse he seems to see the act of harming or killing a living creature as an extreme violation against weaker forms of life. (Pi is, after all, a vegetarian and an animal lover.) I’d agree with him that the needless and excessive killing of other living organisms on our planet by tigers is, at the very least, unwise with regard to what we know about species interdependence. Tigers could destroy their own longevity with their “predatoriness” towards other animals. Clearly, Pi has a point with regard to tigers' respecting and cherishing all forms of life.
Pi uses the words “All religions are true,” and “I just want to love God” (p. 87) to justify what frowned upon behavior?
1. Pi uses these words to justify embracing the practices and teachings of Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam.
2. Pi uses these words to justify his killing of the Frenchman.
3. Pi uses these words to justify his desire to stay on the island.
4. Pi uses these words to justify choosing to live in Canada instead of India.
Which of the following lists describe themes of Life of Pi?
1. The will to survive is strong.
  Religious belief helps people triumph over dangerous situations.
  Storytelling can be a means of survival.
2. It is better to kill than be killed.
  Reality is better than religion.
  Anger is better than intellect.
3. Parents make poor choices.
  Brothers are cruel.
  Running away from problems is better than confronting them.
4. Tigers can be tamed.
  Fear can be good.
  Gorillas are good.
What is meant by “star-cross’d lovers”? Why are Romeo and Juliet described this way?
1. ”Star-cross’d lovers” refers to the idea that Romeo and Juliet are so in love that their eyes are crossed and they are not seeing each other clearly. They are described this way to show the folly of teenage romance.
2. ”Star-cross’d lovers” refers to the idea that Romeo and Juliet are fated to be together because a cross has appeared in the sky. They are described in this way to show that their love is pure and enduring.
3. ”Star-cross’d lovers” refers to the idea that Romeo and Juliet have collided together and their sudden attraction will quickly burn out. They are described this way to foreshadow their coming disinterest in one another.
4. ”Star-cross’d lovers” refers to the idea that Romeo and Juliet are fated to be together and, perhaps, die together at the end of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Their love and deaths are thereby written in the stars.
What is the friar talking about when he says, “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, / And vice sometimes by action dignified” (II.iii.21-22) and how does it relate to Romeo and Juliet’s situation?
1. The friar means that good deeds can result in bad feelings and bad things can sometimes be excused if good things result. It relates directly to Romeo and Juliet’s situation because the friar’s advice to Romeo causes Romeo to act foolishly, but his advice to Juliet causes her to make good decisions. Additionally, although the friar plans to use their immature, ill-advised love as a way of promoting harmony between the Capulets and Montagues, Romeo's untrue love causes the friar's plans to go awry.
2. The friar means that good things can promote bad results and bad things can sometimes promote good results. It relates directly to Romeo and Juliet’s situation because the friar’s herbs will play both a good role and a bad role in his plan for how the couple can be together and how they will eventually die. Additionally, although he plans to use their immature, ill-advised love as a way of promoting harmony between the Capulets and Montagues, this same pure love plays a part in both of their deaths.
3. The friar means that good people can become evil and evil actions can sometimes be made by good people. This relates to Romeo and Juliet’s situation because the friar is becoming evil by helping Romeo and Juliet instead of respecting their parents’ wishes. Romeo is a good man who is making a terrible decision to sneak into Juliet’s room. Additionally, the Capulets and the Montagues are good people who keep a bad feud going, and Mercutio has evil actions, but is becoming more thoughtful as time passes.
4. The friar means that bravery can cause injury to others and injuries can cause people to mature. This applies directly to Romeo and Juliet’s situation because Juliet’s emotions are injured by Romeo. Yet, she matures as a result and listens to her father. She obeys his wishes and shows him great respect. If she continues to follow parental guidance, she will survive in spite of the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
Which list best describes the themes of Romeo and Juliet?
1. Love triumphs over all.
  Violence can be controlled.
  Young love can last.
2. Love can be a source of violence.
  Fate is a powerful force.
  Evil can come from good and good can come from evil.
3. Religion guides people into becoming wise.
  Parents know best.
  Young love does not last.
4. Money can buy happiness.
  Violence is sometimes necessary.
  People can control their own destinies.