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Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
exaggeration or overstatement, either for comic effect or to express heightened emotion
a)
fable
b)
legend
c)
hyperbole
d)
exposition
2.
human characteristics or personality given to nonhuman subjects, such as animals or natural elements
a)
tall tales
b)
personification
c)
protagonist
d)
antagonist
3.
tales that explain the actions of gods, goddesses, and the heroes who interact with them
a)
myths
b)
legends
c)
folktales
d)
novellas
4.
tales that explain the actions of gods, goddesses, and the heroes who interact with them
a)
myths
b)
legends
c)
folktales
d)
novellas
5.
brief stories that often feature animals that act like humans; usually end with a moral that is directly stated
a)
myths
b)
science fiction
c)
fables
d)
dystopian
6.
a type of folk tale that uses deliberate exaggeration for comic effect; include a hero who performs impossible feats
a)
poetry
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
tall tales
d)
idioms
7.
words used in such a way to form pictures in the readers' minds
a)
imagery
b)
theme
c)
legends
d)
mythology
8.
writing form that usually contains a topic, main idea, and supporting details.
a)
informational
b)
narrative
c)
poetry
9.
writing form that is based on imagination, not necessarily fact. it includes dialog, characters, and conflict
a)
informational
b)
narrative
c)
poetry
10.
writing form often written in stanzas that usually includes sound, rhythmic language, and imagery
a)
informational
b)
narrative
c)
poetry
11.
one or two words that tell who or what the paragraph is about
a)
topic
b)
main idea
c)
relevant details
12.
a sentence that tells what the paragraph is about
a)
topic
b)
main idea
c)
relevant details
13.
answers the questions where, when, why and/or how to support the main idea
a)
topic
b)
main idea
c)
supporting details
14.
Choose the two words that best go with setting.
a)
who, why
b)
where, when
c)
where, why
d)
why, when
15.
Which of these might be an example of a story's theme
a)
staying true to yourself is important
b)
your best friend
c)
two parents get a divorce
d)
a boy finds out he has superpowers
16.
The people in a story are called the ...
a)
personages
b)
characters
c)
actors
d)
stars
17.
If your life were a story, one of the characters might be:
a)
your fight with your mom
b)
your teacher
c)
your house
d)
the year 2015
18.
Which of these could be the setting of a fairy tale?
a)
a king and queen
b)
people change as they get older
c)
a faraway castle
d)
a wicked witch puts a curse on a princess
19.
All the action that goes on in a story makes up the....
a)
plot
b)
character
c)
conflict
d)
theme
20.
Read the sentence. I can block the basketball well when someone is trying to make a basket. The word "block" has several meanings. What is the meaning of the word "block" in this sentence?
a)
a brick
b)
stop
c)
a square area
d)
fill
21.
Read the sentence. He had a firm clasp, or grip, on the door handle. The word "clasp" has several meanings. What is the meaning of "clasp" in this sentence?
a)
an article which holds two things together
b)
a firm grasp
c)
to hug tightly
d)
a fancy pin made with jewels
22.
Read the sentence. Baron stopped his car at the stop light and waited for the pedestrian to cross the street. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "pedestrian" in this sentence.
a)
someone who rides
b)
someone who drives
c)
someone who walks
d)
someone who flies
23.
Read the sentences. When the oil drilling rig hit oil, it shot oil into the air. The workers are then responsible for capping the well. The word "capping" has several meanings. What is the meaning of "cap" in this sentence?
a)
wearing
b)
ending
c)
covering
d)
limiting
24.
Read the sentence. I recorded everything that happened at the meeting. The word "recorded" has several meanings. What is the meaning of the word "recorded" in this sentence?
a)
wrote down
b)
a book
c)
an album
d)
summary
25.
Write the words that make up the contraction.
They're more than sixty feet tall and still growing.
They're more than sixty feet tall and still growing.
a)
they have
b)
they are
c)
they had
d)
they is
26.
Write the contraction for the red words.
Mother Earth, an enemy of Zeus said, "You are strong."
Mother Earth, an enemy of Zeus said, "You are strong."
a)
you'are
b)
you're
c)
you'e
d)
u're
27.
Write the contraction for the red words.
You will be able to overthrow Zeus.
You will be able to overthrow Zeus.
a)
you'll
b)
you'will
c)
u'll
d)
you'wil
28.
Write the contraction for the red words.
The brothers said she has given us good advice.
The brothers said she has given us good advice.
a)
she's
b)
she'has
c)
she'as
d)
sh'es
29.
Write the contraction for the red words.
They said we are going to build a mountain.
They said we are going to build a mountain.
a)
we'are
b)
we're
c)
w'ere
d)
we'e
30.
Write the contraction for the red words.
It is going to be as big as Mount Olympus.
It is going to be as big as Mount Olympus.
a)
i'ts
b)
it'is
c)
it's
d)
i'tis
31.
Replace the red noun or phrase in each sentence with the correct pronoun.
How could the ship pass Scylla and Charybdis safely?
How could the ship pass Scylla and Charybdis safely?
a)
her
b)
we
c)
us
d)
them
32.
Replace the red noun or phrase in each sentence with the correct pronoun.
The six-headed monster Scylla ate sailors.
The six-headed monster Scylla ate sailors.
a)
it
b)
them
c)
they
d)
her
33.
Replace the red noun or phrase in each sentence with the correct pronoun.
The whirlpool Charybdis might pull the ship down.
The whirlpool Charybdis might pull the ship down.
a)
them
b)
it
c)
her
d)
they
34.
Replace the red noun or phrase in each sentence with the correct pronoun.
The problem intrigued my friend and me.
The problem intrigued my friend and me.
a)
him
b)
it
c)
us
d)
we
35.
Replace the red noun or phrase in each sentence with an appropriate pronoun.
Scylla was hidden in her cave.
Scylla was hidden in her cave.
a)
it
b)
them
c)
he
d)
you
36.
Replace the red noun or phrase in each sentence with an appropriate pronoun.
She sprang out and grabbed six men in her powerful jaws.
She sprang out and grabbed six men in her powerful jaws.
a)
it
b)
she
c)
them
d)
you
37.
The man running the antiques auction talks even ______ than Bob does.
a)
fast
b)
faster
c)
fastest
d)
more fast
38.
When we go biking, Joey generally rides _____ to the curb than I do.
a)
closer
b)
close
c)
closest
d)
more close
39.
Can you guess which word in the English language is misspelled
a)
oftenest
b)
oftener
c)
more often
d)
most often
40.
Susie stayed home sick because she wasn't feeling very ____.
a)
good
b)
well
41.
The dress looked ____ on Maria.
a)
good
b)
well
42.
Ken didn't tell ____ about the surprise party.
a)
no one
b)
anyone
43.
Don't expect him to study for ____ tests.
a)
any
b)
no
44.
Which word does the adverb in red modify?
The baby slowly crawled across the room.
The baby slowly crawled across the room.
a)
baby
b)
crawled
c)
across
d)
room
45.
Which word does the adverb in red modify?
Cindy whispered quietly to her friend.
Cindy whispered quietly to her friend.
a)
Cindy
b)
whispered
c)
her
d)
friend
46.
Which word does the adverb in red modify?
The car sped past rather quickly.
The car sped past rather quickly.
a)
car
b)
sped
c)
past
d)
quickly
47.
Which word does the adverb in red modify?
The car nearly crashed into the wall.
The car nearly crashed into the wall.
a)
car
b)
crashed
c)
into
d)
wall
48.
That doesn't make ____ sense.
a)
no
b)
any
49.
a scene in a short story, a novel, a narrative poem, or a play that interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier
a)
diction
b)
figurative language
c)
flashback
d)
annotation
50.
This is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Allusion
d)
A Song
51.
This is an example of..
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Romance
52.
Events that occur in a story that build up to the climax.
a)
Falling Action
b)
Rising Action
c)
Problems
d)
Arguments
53.
What is the beginning of a story with background information and the setting.
a)
Introduction
b)
Exposition
c)
Start
d)
Summary
54.
The most intense part of the story.
a)
Conflict
b)
Denouement
c)
Climax
d)
Suspense
55.
Events that happened after the Climax that help clean up the previous problems.
a)
Denouement
b)
Rising Action
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
56.
The person or thing that stops or oppresses a character
a)
Protagonist
b)
Voldermort
c)
Antagonist
d)
Harry Potter
57.
An idea or lesson the author wants you to learn or know about a subject.
a)
Plot
b)
Theme
c)
Mood
d)
Character
58.
The time, place, or physical place in which a story takes place.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Connotation
c)
Theme
d)
Setting
59.
Hints, clues or a warning that something will happen later in the story
a)
Flashback
b)
Setting
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Allusion
60.
A reference to a person, place or event of historical, cultural or literary significance
a)
Allusion
b)
Illusion
c)
Alliteration
d)
Story
61.
This is an example of
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
62.
Type or category to which a literary work belongs
Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction lDrama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc.
Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction lDrama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc.
a)
Title
b)
Genre
c)
Summary
d)
Library
63.
Direct speech between characters in a literary work
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Dialogue
d)
Style
64.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Onomatopoeia
65.
Use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
66.
Examples: the living dead, jumbo shrimp, icy/hot, cold sweat
a)
Alliteration
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
67.
The following sentence is written in which point-of-view?
"I can't believe how well I know these terms!"
"I can't believe how well I know these terms!"
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
68.
Which of the following sentences is written in third person?
a)
You need to do your own homework.
b)
I love the TV show Haven.
c)
Bob told me I looked good today.
d)
Richard saw his brother leave school.
69.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.
b)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.
c)
I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.
d)
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
70.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
b)
Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
c)
Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
d)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.
71.
__ a fine bunch of pups.
a)
They're
b)
Their
c)
There
72.
The dog wagged __ tail.
a)
it's
b)
its
73.
I have __ keys.
a)
your
b)
you're
74.
It's __ car.
a)
Jame's
b)
James'
c)
James's
75.
There's the __ room.
a)
womens'
b)
women's
c)
womens
d)
women
76.
___ in charge here?
a)
Whose
b)
Who's
c)
Whois
d)
Hoo is
77.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a)
I would like to go to the movies but I don't have any money.
b)
I would like to go to the movies; but I don't have any money.
c)
I would like to go to the movies, but I don't have any money.
d)
I would like to go to the movies. But I don't have any money.
78.
Which of the following sentences contains a spelling error?
a)
Sighting sources is easy when you know how.
b)
Students love to abbreviate words.
c)
Never end a sentence with a preposition.
d)
Punctuation saves lives.
79.
Directions: Is it correct? The baker said, "I forgot to put yeast in the dough".
a)
Yes
b)
No
80.
What would be the PURPOSE of the following:
A book emphasizing that everyone should buy blue cars
A book emphasizing that everyone should buy blue cars
a)
INFORM
b)
PERSUADE
c)
ENTERTAIN
d)
DESCRIBE
81.
What would be the PURPOSE of the following:
A book of stupid jokes to tell at parties
A book of stupid jokes to tell at parties
a)
INFORM
b)
PERSUADE
c)
ENTERTAIN
d)
WARN
82.
What would be the PURPOSE of the following:
A book with facts about all the Presidents of the United States
A book with facts about all the Presidents of the United States
a)
INFORM
b)
PERSUADE
c)
ENTERTAIN
d)
WARN
83.
How is the following text ORGANIZED?
a)
CHRONOLOGICAL
b)
SEQUENTIAL
c)
COMPARE/CONTRAST
d)
CAUSE/EFFECT
84.
How is the following text ORGANIZED?
a)
SEQUENTIAL
b)
CAUSE/EFFECT
c)
PROBLEM/SOLUTION
d)
DESCRIPTION/TOPICAL
85.
The stolen glances across the room made it clear that Leah and Keegan had a Romeo and Juliet thing going on.
What is this an example of?
What is this an example of?
a)
Allusion
b)
Zeugma
c)
Chiasmus
d)
Asyndeton
86.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Interjection
b)
Conjunction
c)
Preposition
d)
Noun
87.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Noun
b)
Pronoun
c)
Adjective
d)
Preposition
88.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Adjective
b)
Article
c)
Adverb
d)
Verb
89.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Noun
b)
Pronoun
c)
Interjection
d)
Preposition
90.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Article
b)
Adverb
c)
Adjective
d)
Preposition
91.
Hey! You broke my new pencil!
a)
Adjective
b)
Noun
c)
Pronoun
d)
Verb
92.
Those cookies were yummy I ate three of them!
a)
sentence fragment
b)
run-on sentence
c)
complete sentence
93.
A fork, a spoon, a knife, a bowl, and a plate.
a)
sentence fragment
b)
run-on sentence
c)
complete sentence
94.
I don't understand what's going on can someone please explain?
a)
sentence fragment
b)
run-on sentence
c)
complete sentence
95.
I'm going to the store to get some cheese.
a)
sentence fragment
b)
run-on
c)
complete sentence
96.
This is going to be a long hike are you sure you can make it?
a)
sentence fragment
b)
run-on sentence
c)
complete sentence
97.
Climbing up the side of a big, scary mountain.
a)
sentence fragment
b)
run-on sentence
c)
complete sentence
98.
What does the prefix "pre-" mean?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
not
d)
over
99.
What does the prefix "un-" mean?
a)
against
b)
in
c)
not
d)
below
100.
Which Dialouge Sentence Is Punctuated Correctly?
a)
" Why did you go to the farm without me?"
b)
'Why did you go to the Farm without me."
c)
;Why DID you go to the farm with out me/
d)
[Why did you go to the Farm,; without me?]
101.
a central idea, message or insight that is revealed within a story
a)
hyperbole
b)
legend
c)
mythology
d)
theme
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