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Short Stories and Literary Devices Quiz - “Things That Go Bump In The Night”

Authored by Amanda Vandiver

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

Short Stories and Literary Devices Quiz - “Things That Go Bump In The Night”
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a short story?

A long novel

A poem

A made-up piece of fiction with characters, a setting, and a plot

A historical document

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an inference?

An educated guess about the story

A list of characters

A summary of the story

A direct statement from the author

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'A penny for your thoughts' mean?

Offering money for ideas

Asking someone what they are thinking about

Thinking about money

Giving a penny to someone

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the adage 'Birds of a feather flock together' mean?

People like birds

Birds have feathers

People with similar interests spend time together

Birds fly in groups

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the proverb 'Do not judge a book by its cover' advise?

To read more books

To not judge people or things by their appearance

To buy books with nice covers

To cover your books

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can you infer about Cara from the text?

She loves the cold weather

She is a bus driver

She misses the warm weather in Florida

She is a teacher

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.L.3.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'Better late than never' mean?

It's better to never arrive

It's better to be late than not to arrive at all

It's better to be on time

It's better to be early

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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