Reading State Test Review

When reading a question, you should . . .

• read it quickly once

• read it slowly and at least twice

• skim it quickly

• hope for the best

Answer explanation

If you read the questions at least twice, you'll have a better understanding of what the question is asking you to solve!

What is THEME?

• The lesson or moral of the story

• The main idea of the story

• The contrast of the story

• The imagery of the story

Answer explanation

Examples:

Obey your elders

Follow the rules

Be a good person

When reading the answer choices, you should . . .

• read it quickly once

• hope for the best

• choose the first one that makes sense

• read it slowly all the way through

Answer explanation

The test will try to catch those who are being lazy and not reading the entire answer choice. They will make the end of the answer incorrect, so be careful!

How can you help yourself choose the correct answer?

• hope for the best

• read the choices and guess

• read the answers thoroughly and eliminate one or two.

• Pick the one that sounds right

Answer explanation

By reading the answer choice thoroughly, you should be able to disregard one or two of the choices. This will give you a 50% chance of choosing the correct answer!

What is a SIMILE?

• an exaggeration

• comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• Comparison between two things NOT using "like" or "as"

• an adjective used to describe

Answer explanation

Example:

The pillow was as soft as a cloud.

What is TONE?

• the sound of the protagonist's voice

• the sound of the author's voice

• the noise from the background of a movie

• the author's attitude when writing the story

Answer explanation

Examples:

angry

instructional

biased

What is personification?

• When a person is angry

• When an inanimate object has "human" qualities

• When the characters act out of the ordinary

• When a person pretends to be someone else

Answer explanation

Example:

The flower danced in the wind.

What is characterization?

• When one character harms another in the story

• The characters act like each other

• The character's personality traits

• The character's attitude

Answer explanation

Example:

Shy

outgoing

obnoxious

silly

funny

What is a metaphor?

• A) A direct comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'

• B) A humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature

• C) A figure of speech that uses exaggeration

• D) A statement that contradicts itself

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• A) The cat sat on the mat

• B) She sells sea shells by the sea shore

• C) The wind howled in the night

• D) The stars danced playfully in the sky