W23 Quiz

I feel ___________ by the fact that so many people took time to celebrate my birthday.

Choose the word that best completes this sentence to show a character feels extremely pleased that many friends attended her surprise birthday party.

• irritated

• relieved

• overwhelmed

• inspired

Which sentence explains that a narrator no longer feels worried about playing baseball?

• I breathed deep as I took the field for the first game of the baseball season, trying to calm my nerves.

• My stomach felt all twisted inside as I waited and wondered if I would be able to catch any ball hit my way.

• My eyes were wide and I kept saying to myself, "Please don't hit the ball to me."

• I felt the fear drain from my face and shoulders right after I slammed the base hit.

The speaker loudly gave her opinion.

Which word should replace the underlined word in order to get the reader’s attention MOST effectively?

• said

• roared

• voiced

• spoke

Which of the words below means “the use of the same letter at the beginning of each word in a sentence”?

• alliteration

• drama

• setting

• characters

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• “Christopher, please come here, said Grandmother. Can you help me unload the dishwasher?”

• “Christopher, please come here, said Grandmother.” “Can you help me unload the dishwasher?”

• “Christopher, please come here,” said Grandmother. Can you help me unload the dishwasher?

• “Christopher, please come here,” said Grandmother, “Can you help me unload the dishwasher?”

Allison said, The leaves on the tree are changing colors.

Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

• “Allison said,” The leaves on the tree are changing colors.

• “Allison said, The leaves on the tree are changing colors.”

• Allison said, “The leaves on the tree are changing colors.

• Allison said, “The leaves on the trees are changing colors.”