Name: _______________________

Year and Section: __________________

THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN BY WILLIAM

SHAKESPEARE
WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER
BEFORE THE NUMBER.
____Question 1:
world to
1. a story book
2. a film
3. a stage
4. a playground

The poet compares the

____Question 2:
to
1. birth
2. life
3. doors
4. death

The poet compares "exit"

____Question 7: The seventh stage of man
is also described as
1. infancy
2. childhood
3. second childhood
4. adult hood

____Question 3: In the second stage of life

man
1. mews and pukes
2. goes to school unwillingly
3. cries in his nurses lap
4. sings and plays
____Question 4: As a young lover,
according to the poet, man
1. learns to dance
2. composes ballads for his beloved
3. goes hunting in the forest
does exercises to build his
4.
muscles
____Question 5:
a soldier in the
1. Third stage
2. Fourth stage
3. Fifth stage
4. Sixth stage

____Question 6: In the fifth stage of life,

man is described as
1. the lover
2. the soldier
3. the judge
a senile
4.
man

The poet describes man as

____Question 8:
example of
1. Metaphor
2. Alliteration
3. Personification
4. Simile

"Creeping like a snail" is an

____Question 9: The poem "Seven Ages" is

written by
1. William Wordsworth
2. William Shakespeare
3. William Golding
4. Alfres Lord Tennyson
____Question 10: "All the world's a stage
and all the men and women are merely
_________.
1. puppets
2. actors
3. players
4. dummies

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POETIC DEVICES
Assonance is the repetition of vowel-sounds within non-rhyming words.
Example: Here is an example from Edgar Allan Poes poem, Annabel Lee:
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride.
A. CHECK THE PAIRS OF WORDS THAT SHOW ASSONANCE.
___ 1.boast, broom
___ 2.coat, hole
___ 3.fare, part
___ 4.night, fire
___ 5.silver, pillar
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within words, but not
at the start of a word. Often times, consonance refers to the end sound (like nk
in sank and think)
Example: Ladder and bitter
Spelled and scald
Dress and boss
B. UNDERLINE THE CONSONANCE IN EACH SENTENCE BELOW.
6. Roger and his brother wander by the river.
7. It is a treat to watch her feet tapping to the beat.
8. Dan ran ten miles.
9. These are Toms sisters, Jess and Tina.
10. Doug had a mug of fig juice.
Alliteration is the repetition of beginning sounds of words. Tongue
twisters often use alliteration.
Example: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Arthur already answered questions about the account.
Bob boasted about his beautiful bride.
C. UNDERLINE THE ALLITERATION IN THE TONGUE TWISTER.
11. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
12. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
D. WRITE THE WORDS THAT RHYME.

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CAPITALIZATION
WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER
BEFORE THE NUMBER
A. SELECT THE SENTENCE THAT USES
COMMAS CORRECTLY.

____5.
A. The office closes, I believe at 4:00 P.M. on
Fridays.
B. The office closes, I believe, at 4:00 P.M. on
Fridays.
C. The office closes I believe, at 4:00 P.M. on
Fridays.

____1.
A. Jake and Fred eat too much sleep too much,
and exercise too little.
B. Jake and Fred eat too much, sleep too much,
and exercise too little.
C. Jake, and Fred eat too much, sleep too much,
and exercise too little. ,

____2.
A. Well I'm sure, that there is an easier way.
B. Well, I'm sure that there is an easier, way.
C. Well, I'm sure that there is an easier way.

B. SELECT THE SENTENCE THAT USES

APOSTROPHES CORRECTLY.

____3.

A. The ladies book club will meet on Tuesday's.

B. The ladies' book club will meet on Tuesdays.
C. The ladie's book club will meet'on Tuesday's.

A. On December 2,1993 Dr. Ramirez and his family

moved into the old family home.
B.' On December,2 ,7gg3, Dr, Ramirez and his
family moved into the old family home.
C. On December 2,1993, Dr. Ramirez and his
family moved into the old family home.

____4.
A., The fat, lazy cat seems to do nothing but eat
and sleep.
B. The fat lazy cat seems to do nothing but eat, and
sleep.
C. The fat, lazy, cat seems to do nothing but eat
and sleep.

____6.

____7.
A. Both of us make our' 7's that way.
B. Both of us make our 7's that way.
C. Both of us make our' 7s that way.

____8.
A. Both doctors' offices have copies of poems on
the wall.
B. Both doctor's offices have copies of poem's on
the wall.

C. Both doctor's offices have copies of poems on

the wall.

____9.
A. Everybody's dues are in.
B. Everybodys' dues are in.
C. Everybody's dues' are in.

____10.
A. Its' time for the game to begin.
B. Its time for the game to begin.
C. It's time for the game to begin.

Name: _______________________

Year and Section: __________________

WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER.

___1. Where is Beowulf from?
a. Angle-Land
b. Denmark
c. Geatland
d. Heorot
___2. Who is Beowulf's father?
a. Breca
b. Ecgtheow
c. Hrothgar
d. Hygelac
___3. Who rules Geatland at the beginning of
the poem?
a. Beow
b. Ecgtheow
c. Hygelac
d. Offa
___4. What is a scop?
a. A poet
b. A ship
c. A type of necklace
d. A weapon
___5. Who are the Scyldings?
a. Demigods
b. Enemies of Geatland from Norway
c. Hrothgar's warriors
d. Swamp monsters
___6. The first night that Grendel attacked the
mead-hall, Heorot, how many Scyldings did he
kill?
a. Two
b. Seven

c. Fourteen
d. Thirty
___7. How did Hrothgar know of Beowulf?
a. Beowulf had saved Hrothgar's daughter from a
dragon
b. Hrothgar had done a favor for Beowulf's father
Hrothgar was Beowulf's uncle
c. A scop had written a poem about Beowulf that
made him famous
___8. What jealous character taunts Beowulf
during the festivities in Heorot?
a. Aeschere
b. Hrothulf
c. Offa
d. Unferth
___9. In Heorot, Beowulf relates the tale of how
he defeated his childhood friend, Breca, in what
kind of competition?
a. A foot race
b. A hneftafl game
c. A swimming race
d. A wrestling match
___10. How does Beowulf kill Grendel?
a. He buries an axe in Grendel's head.
b. He chops off Grendel's head with his sword.
c. He runs his sword through Grendel's heart.
d. He tears off Grendel's arm at the shoulder with
his bare hands.
___11. What is Grendel's mother's name?
a. Gretyl
b. Hygd
c. Modthryth
d. She is never named

___12. Grendel's mother abducted and

decapitated Aeschere. Who was Aeschere?
a. Beowulf's closest companion
b. Hrothgar's most trusted advisor
c. Hrothgar's nephew
d. Unferth's brother
___13. Who lends Beowulf a sword to fight
Grendel's mother?
a. Aeschere's son
b. Hrothgar
c. Hrothgar's son
d. Unferth

a. He overthrows Hygelac
b. He takes the throne when Hygelac dies, having
been named his heir
c. He takes the throne when Hygelac's son dies
d. He's never King of the Geats
___15. Why did the dragon threaten Geatland?
a. A party of adventurers tried to kill it
b. A bejeweled cup was stolen from its hoard
c. Beowulf ceased paying its annual tribute
d. Its food supply was cut off when all the local
virgins moved away

___14. How does Beowulf become King of the

Geats?
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KING ARTHUR
WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER.
___1. What was Mordred trying to take control of
that caused King Arthur to come and do battle
against him? A) Scotland
B) Ireland
C) England
D) France
E) Spain
___2. How were Mordred and King Arthur related?
A) Grandfather and grandson
B) Father and
son
C) Cousins D) They were not related
___3. Who came in a dream to warn King Arthur
not to participate in battle against Mordred?
A) The Green Knight
B) Sir Lucan
C) Sir
Bevidere
D) Sir Gawain
E) Sir
Lancelot
___4. What was the dream about?
A) A Wheel of Fortune
C) A battle against King Arthurs son
B) Gawain asking for help
D) Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere
___5. What happened that caused the battle to
begin when Mordred and King Arthur had called a
truce?
A) A soldier cut off another soldiers ear
B) Mordred told his knights to kill King Arthur
C) A dog bit a knights foot
D) An adder bit a knights foot
___6. How many survived on Mordreds side?
A) 100,000
B) 1
C) 10
D) 1000
E) 100

___7. Who survived on King Arthurs side?

A) King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Gawain
C) King Arthur, Sir Lucan, and Sir
Bedivere
B) King Arthur, Sir Lucan, and Sir Gawain
D) King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and Sir
Bedivere
___8. Mordred inflicted a mortal wound on what
part of King Arthurs body?
A) His chest
B) His back
C) His
head
D) His leg
E) His neck
___9. After the battle, surveying the scene of
carnage, what sad and depressing report does Sir
Lucan deliver to King Arthur about what was being
done on the battlefield?
A) Villagers are looting the dead bodies
B) They are killing any knights who are still alive
C) Villagers are comforting the survivors
D) Both A and B
E) None of the above
___10. How many times does King Arthur have to
tell Sir Bedivere to throw Excalibur, his sword, into
the lake?
A) 3 times
B) 1 time
C) 5
times
D) 2 times
E) 10 times
___11. What happens when Bedivere finally obeys
his king and throws the sword into the lake?
A) An arm grabs him and pulls him into the lake C)
He is whisked aboard a boat, leaving the king
behind

B) Queen Morgan le Fay asks him to marry her

D) An arm reaches out of the water, grabs
the sword, and brandishes it
___12. What happens when Bedivere takes Arthur
to the lake?
A) A ship carrying queens appears, taking Arthur
aboard C) An arm grabs Arthur, dragging him
under water
B) King Arthur collapses on the spot and dies
D) The queens magically heal
Arthur immediately

___14. What job did the Hermit have prior to

becoming a hermit?
A) He was King Arthurs butler
C) He was the former archbishop of
Canterbury
B) He was a traveling actor
D) He was formerly known as Sir Lancelot
___15. What does Morte d Arthur mean?
A) Arthur, King of England B) The Life of Arthur
C) The kingdom of Arthur
D) The Death of
Arthur

___13. What final instruction does King Arthur

leave Bedivere with?
A) Stop worrying about yourself B) Go and bury
your brother C) Pray for my soul D) Become a
hermit

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TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES

Directions: Before each number, write the best transitions from the choices in parentheses.
____________1. I would like to see you tomorrow, (so/ however/ again) lets have lunch together.
____________2. My sister loves to eat, (finally/ moreover/ but) I dont care much about food.
____________3. That restaurant is awful. Yesterday, (and/ for example/ however), I found a bug in
my soup.
____________4. She felt exhausted; (therefore/ nevertheless/ whereas), she took a nap.
____________5. He expected to do well on the test, (and then/ in brief/ for) he had studied diligently.
____________6. John eats five big meals a day; (as a result/ despite this/ hence), he never gains
weight.
____________7. Josephine ate too fast. (Consequently/ Likewise/ In contrast), she had indigestion.
____________8. I was watching the game; (furthermore/ meanwhile/ first), the soup boiled over.
____________9. The musics too loud. (Besides/ In fact/ Although), its making the windows rattle.
____________10. This morning, I will be in Dayton. (In effect/ Above all/ Later), I will be in Xenia.
____________11. I like to read; unfortunately, (so/ soon/ though), I hardly have any time to read for
fun.
____________12. Before I wrote the research paper, I read five books; (in addition/ on the contrary/
yet), I scanned seven magazine articles and interviewed two experts on the topic.
____________13. First, Hank went to the store; (even though/ then/ third), he visited his sister for an
hour.

____________14. (Obviously/ Because/ As proof), these pants are too long; (instead/ for/ thus), they
will need to be altered before I can wear them.
____________15. Please, dont forget the cat food and juice. (Nevertheless/ Furthermore/ For

instance), bring the paper plates, napkins, and cups for the picnic.