Beginning of the Year ELA Check

The following is an example of which type of figurative language?

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• metaphor

TRUE or FALSE. These are examples of onomatopoeia.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE. The coordinating conjunctions shown here help form compound sentences.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The following poem has _________ lines.

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 1

A good writer always must _______________ when starting a new paragraph (as shown by the red arrow in the paragraph shown).

• punctuate

• skip lines

• indent

• revise

Jeff's head was a melting pot of good ideas. This is an example of ____________________ in figurative language.

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• oxymoron

TRUE or FALSE. The genre of this book is non-fiction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE. A glossary is found in a fiction book.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which type of graphic organizer or visual aid would best highlight similarities and differences found in a text?

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After analyzing the title and photographs on the front cover, you can determine the following book's genre is:

• fantasy.

• science fiction.

• historical fiction.

• horror.