Middle School Language Arts

At the end of Bud, Not Buddy, the protagonist discovers that bandleader Herman E. Calloway is what relation to him?

​A.​his father

​B.​his uncle

​C.​his grandfather

​D.​his godfather

• A

• B

• C

• D

Eric Rohmann earned a Caldecott Medal for his story of what animal friend, who gets into trouble wherever he goes?

A. Bear

B. Mouse

C. Rabbit

D. Hippo

• A

• B

• C

• D

What fairy tale princess’s golden hair figures prominently in a Caldecott-winning picture book by Paul O. Zelinsky?

A. Rapunzel

B. Cinderella

C. Snow White

D. Sleeping Beauty

• A

• B

• C

• D

Scottish poet Robert Burns compares his love for a “bonnie lass” to which of the following flowers?

A. a snow white daisy

B. a golden daffodil

C. a pink carnation

D. a red, red rose

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which poetry type below expresses a feeling, rather than telling a story?

A. dramatic poem

B. narrative poem

C. ballad

D. lyric poem

• A

• B

• C

• D

Match each character with his creator.

x. Matty 1. Judy Blume

y. Aslan 2. C. S. Lewis

z. Fudge 3. Lois Lowry

A. x-1, y-2, z-3

B. x-2, y-1, z-3

C. x-3, y-1, z-2

D. x-3, y-2, z-1

• A

• B

• C

• D

“I lie down by the side of my…bride” is a quote from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee.” It is also an example of which of the following sound devices?

A. onomatopoeia

B. assonance

C. alliteration

D. consonance

• A

• B

• C

• D

R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps series, which includes Welcome to Camp Nightmare and The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, most likely belongs to which literary genre below?

A. mystery

B. horror

C. science fiction

D. historical fiction

• A

• B

• C

• D

He once got his paws stuck on the Tar Baby, but broke loose when his enemy threw him in the briar patch. Which trickster character was he?

A. Brer Fox

B. Brer Bear

C. Brer Possum

D. Brer Rabbit

• A

• B

• C

• D

“Sing a Song of Sixpence” describes a king counting money, a queen eating bread and honey, and a maid hanging clothes in a garden. What bird breed is baked into the king’s pie, before escaping and pecking off the maid’s nose?

A. hummingbirds

B. blackbirds

C. cardinals

D. blue jays

• A

• B

• C

• D