Benchmark Vocabulary

The point of view tells

• the events in a sotry
• who is telling the story
• where the story takes place
• who the main character is in the story

What is the theme in a story?

• the lesson that is learned
• who the story is mostly about 
• the setting
• how the problem is solved

What is a plot in a story?

• a plan to escape something
• a type of drama
• the order that something happens
• the events in a story

Alliteration has 

• the same beginning syllale sounds
• the same ending syllable sounds
• sounds that represent words in a text
• human traits given to an object

An example of onomatopoeia is 

• thank you 
• Peter Piper
• Splash
• Character

Which is an example of personification?

• Zip Zam Zoom
• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickles
• The wind whistled in my ear.
• first person

Choose the best definition of a cinquain.

• It has only three lines and does not rhyme.
• It has only five lines and does not rhyme. 
• It uses a word to create a poem.
• It does not rhyme. 

If the questions ask about a technique that is used, you should_____

• tell an element that is used 
• created a summary of the text
• list the type of writing
• tell the genre that is used

What is a synonym for the word technique?

• alliteration
• plot
• inference
• element

A synonym is a word that __________

• is spelled the same but has a different meaning
• is spelled the same and has a similar meaning
• is spelled differently and has a smiliar meaning
• is spelled differently and has a different meaning