The Big Test

Read the following sentence from paragraph 1.

"It felt like I had been studying for years."

What is the author trying to convey?

"You could cut the tension in the air with a knife."

The author uses figurative language to show that ...

• everyone was excited

• everyone was nervous

• other kids in the class did not study

• someone tried to cut the air with a knife

In paragraph 3, the author writes--

"Class, you are all as sharp as your pencils."

to show that ---

• Mrs. Main wants her class to study for the test.

• Mrs. Main believes that her class is dull like pencils.

• Mrs. Main wants her class to sharpen their pencils.

• Mrs. Main believes that her class will do well on their test.

"Janice asked a million questions before the test started."

What does the author mean?

• Janice is smart

• Janice asked a few questions

• Janice asked a lot of questions

• Janice did ask a million questions.

The author wrote...

"She is all brains"

Why does the author write this? What does he really mean?

• Janice asks too many questions.

• Janice forgot to study

• Janice needs to think

• Janice is smart

"I saw the big red mark on my test."

What can the reader conclude ---

• The bid red mark is the mistake.

• The big red mark is his spilled spaghetti.

• The big red mark is his grade.

• The big red mark is the zero he earned for not studying.