English 2 – Final Exam

 

______1.      What is the definition for metaphor?

 

______2.      What is this: The snow is like a blanket covering the ground?

 

______3.      What is this: The fish I caught is a mile long?

 

______4.      What is this: The wind combed her hair with its fingers?

 

______5.      Is this a complete sentence: Scrambling across the forest’s ground.?

 

______6.      Is this a complete sentence: He scrambling across the forest’s ground?

 

______7.      Punctuate this sentence correctly: He said I am angry with you.

 

______8.      Punctuate this sentence correctly: The girls jacket is in the closet.

 

______9.      Capitalize this title correctly: her day in the sun

 

______10.  Capitalize and punctuate this title of a short story correctly: her eyes were watching

 

 

Matching: Write the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of each vocabulary word.

______11.   betrayal

a. failure

______12.   devastate

b. disloyal

______13.   discordant

c. grief

______14.   fiasco

d. loss of honor

______15.   indignity

e. young, intelligent person

______16.   lament

f. daydream

______17.   prodigy

g. destroy

______18.   ream

h. blame

______19.   reproach

i. measurement

______20.   reverie

j. horrible sound

 

Matching—Write the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of each vocabulary word.

______21.  denouement

a. the beginning of a story where setting and mood are established

______22.  climax

b. increasing tension in a story

______23.  rising action

c. decreasing tension in a story

______24.  falling action

d. the end or resolution of a story

______25.   exposition

e. the part of the story where the tension is the most intense

 

 

 

 

 

Matching - Write the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of each type of sentence.

Types of Sentences                                                       Definitions

______26.  simple

a. contains two or more independent clauses and one dependent

______27.  compound

b. contains two independent clauses which are joined by a comma and a conjunction or by a semicolon

______28.  complex

c. contains one independent and one dependent clause

______29.  compound-complex

d. contains one independent clause

 

Sentence Type Identification – Choose the correct sentence type by writing the letter of the correct type on the line in front of each example sentence.

a. simple           b. compound    c. complex        d. compound-complex

 

______30.  Greg is articulate, but he is very immature.

______31.  If you cannot send the program to the mainframe, all your hard work will be wasted.

______32.  While we are waiting, let’s play cards until he returns; it will help pass the time.

______33.  You will have to wait until tomorrow for the next train.

 

Matching—Write the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of each step of the persuasive speech step.

______34.  need

a. captures interest of audience

______35.  attention

b. lets listeners see results of proposed solution

______36.  visualization

c. explains how to solve the problems

______37.  satisfaction

d. gets listeners to do something

______38.  action

e. presents problems and reasons why listener should pay attention

 

Matching— Write the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of each vocabulary word.

______39.  waif

a. a deep hole; bottomless pit

______40.  conflagration

b. religious, worshipful

______41.  pious

c. a homeless child or orphan

______42.  abyss

d. a show or action that makes fun of something

______43.   farce

e. huge destructive fire

 

Matching— Write the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of each vocabulary word.

______44.  invectives

a. real

______45.  sages

b. clearness of thought

______46.  lucidity

c. yell at

______47.  harangue

d. wise people

______48.   veritable

e. insulting or abusive words

 

 

 

 

 

Grammar Practice

Adverb or Adjective?

Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses.  Choose the correct adjective or adverb form as shown in the example.

 

Example: Peter works ______ (slow).   Answer: Peter works slowly.

 

  1. He ___________ reads a book. (quick)
  2. Mandy is a __________ girl. (pretty)
  3. The class is ___________ loud today. (terrible)
  4. Max is a __________ singer. (good)
  5. You can __________ open this tin. (easy)
  6. It's a ___________ day today. (terrible)
  7. She sings the song _____________. (good)
  8. He is a _____________ driver. (careful)
  9. He drives the car ______________ . (careful)
  10. The dog barks ___________. (loud)

Gerunds and Infinitives

Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses.  Choose the correct gerund or infinitive form as shown in the example.

 

Example: They need _________________(go) home. Answer: They need to go home.

    1. I can't imagine Peter ___________ (go) by bike.
    2. He agreed ___________ (buy) a new car.
    3. The question is easy ____________ (answer).
    4. The man asked me how ___________ (get) to the airport.
    5. I look forward to ____________ (see) you at the weekend.
    6. Are you thinking of _______________ (visit) London?
    7. We decided _____________  (run) through the forest.