English Major Practice Exam - 10 Items

1) It is the phrase coined by William Wordsworth which refers to the act of foregoing reason and logic for the sake of the enjoyment of fictional prose and stories in literature.

2) His magnum opus, a collection of 24 stories in over 17,000 lines, tells of a storytelling contest among a group of pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.

3) In theater, what do you call the signal used by actors and actresses to indicate what actions and events should happen next?

4) Mrs. Basco made her students read a story in 10 minutes. After which, she took the story away and provided them with a list of events from the text they just read. The list is not arranged properly. It is the students' task to assign a number to each event according to the order in which they happened in the story. What skill is Mrs. Basco testing?

5) In theatre arts, what element refers to the personality portrayed in the story? They are played by actors and actresses.

6) This type of character opposes the protagonist in their goals and actions. Their opposition to the character leads to the crisis of the story.

7) Among the characters in a play, this type is the primary figure in the story. Often, the story is told from their point of view.

8) Mrs. Isabella wants to know the thinking process of her Grade 8 class after reading Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. What is the best type of activity for this purpose?

9) It is one of the best-known Arthurian romances, which tells the story of a knight who accepts the challenge of a mysterious character.

10) A high school is getting thousands of applications from new Grade 7 students. They are only accepting the top 100 students. What type of test would help them find qualified students?