Test - Language & Literature
In "The Thread That Runs So True," Jesse Stuart taught at Landsburgh High School. True or False.
False
McKinley, Balchen, and Nansen accompanied Byrd. True or False.
False
The Normans spoke __________.
French
Identify this conjunction: either...or
correlative
An event or situation in a story or autobiography which changes the lives of one or more people is known as the __________.
turning point
The Old English word hviër means _________.
where
Identify this conjunction: after
subordinating conjunction
Identify this conjunction: as long as
subordinating conjunction
A truth the author expresses about life as he sees it which may influence the reader's ideas is the __________.
theme
What benefits can come from reading an autobiography?
1. One can gain insight into famous people and times. 2. Autobiography is a source of inspiration. 3. One can enjoy excitement and entertainment.
The Norman Conquest of England occurred in the year _________ A.D.
1066
An Anglo-Saxon king who was a soldier and scholar was __________.
Alfred the Great
The most famous epic in the old English language is __________.
Beowulf
The __________ were early settlers of Britain before the Romans.
Celts
A nonrestrictive clause should not be set off by commas. True or False.
False
An adverb clause usually begins with a relative pronoun. True or False.
False
An Anglo-Saxon ship burial was found at ___________.
Sutton Hoo
Four pronouns which have remained unchanged from Old English are:
There are actually six pronouns unchanged: me, us, we, he, his, him
Which sentence from "Flight to the South Pole" foreshadows the difficult decision that Admiral Byrd would need to make later in the excerpt?
There were handshakes all around, and at 3:29 o'clock we were off.
A subordinate clause is less important than the main clause. True or False.
True
An appositive can be used to subordinate ideas. True or False.
True
Bynd's trip, which began Thanksgiving Day, marked the first time any American had been within one thousand miles of the area. True or False.
True
Byrd's trip, which began Thanksgiving Day, marked the first time any American had been within one thousand miles of the area.
True
Coordinating conjunctions should join similar words, phrases, or clauses. True or False.
True
Several of Stuart's students had been in the first grade for as many as eight years. True or False.
True
A(n) __________ is a story, or connected narrative, that a person writes about his own life, revealing the author's personal feelings and thoughts.
autobiography
Identify this conjunction: consequently
conjunctive adverb
Identify this conjunction: however
conjunctive adverb
Identify this conjunction: still
conjunctive adverb
Identify this conjunction: therefore
conjunctive adverb
Identify this conjunction: for
coordinating conjunction
Identify this conjunction: yet
coordinating conjunction
Northumbrian is a(n) __________ of the Anglo-Saxon language.
dialect
A poem, such as the "The Seafarer" or "The Ruin," dealing with a serious subject is called an __________.
elegy
