Language Arts Semester Test Review

Which sentence is correct?

• My aunt lives, in Houston Texas.

• My aunt lives in Houston, Texas.

• My aunt, lives in Houston Texas.

• My aunt lives in, Houston Texas.

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

• Her shirt is purple, and her pants are blue.

• She likes to read, and she enjoys writing.

• I left my book, but I brought my paper.

• They found a bug while playing outside.

Identify the type of entertaining beginning below.

Boing! Boing! I bounced around on a Pogo Stick and stared at the unique toys surrounding me.

• dialogue

• thought/question

• sound

• action

What are the three ways to build suspense?

• Restate the main idea

• Use Story Questions

• Use Hypothetical Anecdotes

• Use the Magic of 3 and Word Referents

• Both B and D

Identify the verb/predicate in the following sentence?

The night before the show, Lesley rehearsed her lines in front of the mirror.

• show

• lines

• rehearsed

• before

What are the parts of the Narratives Writing Diamond?

• Entertaining Beginning, Elaborative Detail, Suspense, Setting, Main Event, Solution/Conclusion, and Extended Ending

• Entertaining Beginning, Elaborative Detail, Problem, Main Event, Solution/Conclusion, and Extended Ending

• Entertaining Beginning, Elaborative Detail, Suspense, Main Event, Solution/Conclusion, and Extended Ending

• Entertaining Beginning, Suspense, Main Event, Solution/Conclusion, and Extended Ending

Identify the type of entertaining beginning below.

"Today is the best birthday EVER!" I exclaimed as mom led me into the toy store.

• dialogue

• thought/question

• sound

• action

What are five senses we use to add elaborative detail?

• See, Hear, Touch, Smell, and Taste

• Introduction, Entertaining Beginning, Suspense, Action, Anecdote

• See, Hear, Touch, Laugh, and Read

• Anecdote, Statistic, Descriptive Segment, Quote, and Amazing Fact

What are four techniques we use to write a main event in a narrative story?

• Action, Dialogue, Statement, and Sound

• Action, Dialogue, Description, and Thoughts/Feelings

• Action, Description, Explanation, and Sound

• All of the above

What is the purpose of narrative writing?

• To inform

• To persuade

• To entertain

• All of the above