Revision Sheet. 2 nd Term Final. Students Name: Grade: 9. Subject: English

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1 Nour Al Maaref International School Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia S.Y nd Term Final Revision Sheet Students Name: Grade: 9 Subject: English Teacher Signature

2 Nour Al Maaref International School Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia End-Term English Revision Sheet Grade 9 Name Date Blues Ain't No Mockingbird Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Early in "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," what conflict does the author establish? a. Granny vs. the moving picture c. the children vs. Bingo men b. Cathy vs. Tyrone d. Granny vs. Granddaddy 2. When you visualize the setting in this passage from "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," where can you infer that the action takes place? "Nice things here," said the man, buzzin his camera over the yard. The pecan barrels, the sled, me and Cathy, the flowers, the printed stones along the driveway, the trees, the twins, the toolshed. a. in a plant nursery c. in a coal-mining region b. in a rural area d. in a valley between two mountains 3. When the man nicknamed Camera addresses Granny as "aunty," Granny says to him, "Your mama and I are not related." What does this bit of dialogue reveal about Granny? a. She is friendly and easy-going. c. She doesn't understand Camera's project. b. She can be sharp-tempered and d. She dislikes all visitors. assertive. 4. Which of the following items best defines dialect? a. the conversation between or c. a way of speaking that is among characters in a literary common to people of a particular work region or group

3 b. language used by people in the d. language made up of slang country 5. In "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," how does the detail "about this lady Goldilocks who barged into a house that wasn't even hers" help a reader to understand Cathy's character? a. It shows that she likes to make c. It reveals her interest in the twins laugh. storytelling. b. It points out how she keeps the d. It illustrates that she likes to twins from bothering Granny. follow Granny's example. 6. Granny's habit of addressing her husband as "Mister Cain" shows that she and her husband value a. shows of affection. c. precise speech. b. a witty sense of humor. d. shows of respect. 7. When you visualize the action in this passage from "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," what effect do you think Granny's silent stare has on the twins? "Yeh, did he jump?" say Terry all eager. And Granny just stared at the twins till their faces swallow up eager and they don't even care any more about the man jumpin. a. It makes them furious at Granny. c. It makes them even more curious. b. It makes them feel ashamed for d. It confuses and baffles them. asking. 8. In "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," why does the giant hawk come "wailin up over the meadow, flyin low and tilted and screamin, zigzaggin through the pecan grove flyin into things reckless with crazy"? a. The hawk has lost its bearing c. The hawk is furiously eager to while pursuing a chicken. b. The hawk is distracted by a glint of sunshine from the cameraman's camera. claim its mate. d. The hawk is upset that Granddaddy has destroyed its nest. 9. Toni Cade Bambara describes the cameraman "duckin and bendin and runnin and fallin, jigglin the camera and scared." Which of the following phrases best explains what she is doing in this description? a. presenting an objective view of c. inviting the reader to view the events b. inviting the reader to view the cameraman with scorn or pity cameraman with compassion d. presenting a fantastical view of events

4 10. In "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," what is the source of the impression of great power and strength that Granddaddy creates? a. his physical size and his way of c. his authority over his family holding himself b. his experiences in positions of d. his dark past command 11. Use the details in this passage from "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird" to visualize the scene. What can you infer was the result of Smilin's and Granddaddy's actions? And Smilin jumpin up and down swipin at the huge bird, tryin to bring the hawk down with just his raggedy ole cap. Granddaddy Cain straight up and silent, watchin the circles of the hawk, then aimin the hammer off his wrist. The giant bird fallin, silent and slow. a. Smilin chases the bird away before Granddaddy throws his hammer. b. Smilin's actions are ineffectual, but Granddaddy kills the hawk with his hammer throw. c. Smilin waves his cap after Granddaddy misses the hawk with his hammer throw. d. Smilin's actions infuriate the hawk, which then attacks Granddaddy. 12. How does Granny and Granddaddy's relationship parallel that of the two hawks? a. They prefer each other's c. They are deeply attuned to the company to that of outsiders. abundance of nature. b. They have lived in one place all d. They are fiercely loyal to each their lives. other. 13. Judging from "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," which of the following is typical of the dialect of the American South? a. Speakers rarely use the past tense c. Speakers use very short of verbs. sentences. b. Speakers confuse subject and d. Speakers often do not pronounce object pronouns. the g at the ends of -ing words.

5 Introduction to Poetry 1. A is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. 2. Traditional is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter. 3. is a repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words. 4. A regular pattern of rhythm is a, and is charted in a process called scansion. 5. Words that has the same vowel sounds such as: rain, Spain, main, and plains are examples of. 6. Poems written in do not adhere to a regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme. 7. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line of a poem is what creates a and it also enhance the musical quality of a poem.