WorksheetsELA Milestones Madness
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.
a)
ate
b)
burned
c)
slept
d)
sunbathed
2.
Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.
a)
gloomy
b)
red
c)
shining
d)
fun
3.
Using hints or clues in the text that surrounds an unknown word is called ______.
a)
RAP-C
b)
context clues
c)
connotation
d)
denotation
4.
Connotation is a word's ___________.
a)
synonym
b)
emotional meaning
c)
antonym
d)
Literal, dictionary definition.
5.
McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
6.
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea?
a)
Who is the main character?
b)
What is the main event?
c)
What is one important detail?
d)
What point is the author trying to make?
7.
What does the central idea of a story tell the reader?
a)
a specific detail from the story
b)
The conflict of the story
c)
What the story is about
d)
The universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express
8.
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
a)
Be honest.
b)
Don't be greedy.
c)
Always share your things with others.
d)
Be respectful to others.
9.
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?
a)
Nature and man
b)
Innocence cannot last
c)
Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
d)
Nature and beauty
10.
What is the best definition of THEME?
a)
A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express.
b)
The location and time of the story
c)
The events that occur in the story
d)
The author's reason for writing a story
11.
What is a pronoun?
a)
A word that takes the place of a noun.
b)
A word that takes the place of verbs.
c)
A word that takes the place of adjectives.
d)
A word that takes the place of adverbs.
12.
What is the name given to the word or group of words that a pronoun replaces?
a)
Root Word
b)
Antiseptic
c)
Antecedent
d)
Antibiotic
13.
What is the antecedent of the RED pronoun?
My mother ate her salad.
My mother ate her salad.
a)
My
b)
Mother
c)
ate
d)
salad
14.
What is the pronoun for the word in RED?
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class.
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class.
a)
about
b)
student
c)
that
d)
her
15.
Margaret and (I, me) hope to be roomates.
a)
I
b)
me
16.
Is he the one for (who, whom) the note is intended?
a)
whom
b)
who
17.
(Who, Whom) did you call last night?
a)
Who
b)
Whom
18.
Which pronoun is incorrect?
a)
herself
b)
yourselves
c)
itself
d)
theirself
19.
What kind of pronoun adds emphasis to the subject of the sentence?
a)
intensive pronoun
b)
subject pronoun
c)
object pronoun
d)
reflexive pronoun
20.
Which sentence has a vague pronoun error?
a)
Every Sunday, my mother spends her entire afternoon ironing clothes.
b)
All of the clowns in the circus are asking for a raise next season.
c)
Eli is always thinking about computers; it seems to be his only interest.
d)
The loggers chopped down every tree with their machines--except for one ash.
21.
Which sentence does NOT have an error in it?
a)
Margaret bought himself a new phone for his birthday.
b)
The chef accidentally knocked down the shelf of spices, ruining his soup.
c)
When the King put her own horse in the front of the parade, the peasants protested.
d)
The students didn't know what to do with himselves when the teacher left the room.
22.
Replace the subject with a subject pronoun.
Megan and Alexis ran in a marathon last weekend.
Megan and Alexis ran in a marathon last weekend.
a)
We
b)
Them
c)
She
d)
They
23.
Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier were papermakers, but they had been interested in flying for many years. One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea. He was sitting in front of the fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper being carried up the chimney.Soon afterwards, the brothers conducted an experiment. They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once, the bag rose to the ceiling. After this, Stephen and Joseph conducted many more experiments, both indoors and in the open air. Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper. On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.
Which sentence in this article provides text evidence for the inference that the Montgolfier brothers used hot air to lift their balloon?
Which sentence in this article provides text evidence for the inference that the Montgolfier brothers used hot air to lift their balloon?
a)
Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper.
b)
They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once the bag rose to the ceiling.
c)
On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.
d)
One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea.
24.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.
What type of work does Paul do?
What type of work does Paul do?
a)
A lawyer
b)
a construction worker
c)
a doctor
d)
a garbage man
25.
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
Why is Max upset?
Why is Max upset?
a)
It is raining and he cannot go outside
b)
He is hungry
c)
He is scared of thunderstorms
d)
He is bored
26.
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
a)
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
b)
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
c)
At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
d)
School uniforms can be ordered online .
27.
Claim: Drake is a talented musician
What type of evidence is...
Drake's father, who is a professional musician, taught him to play the piano and guitar.
What type of evidence is...
Drake's father, who is a professional musician, taught him to play the piano and guitar.
a)
Example
b)
Fact and/or Statistic
c)
Personal Belief
d)
Expert Opinion
28.
Is this relevant evidence for the claim,
Drake is a talented musician.
Drake makes better music than his mentor, 'Lil Wayne.
Drake is a talented musician.
Drake makes better music than his mentor, 'Lil Wayne.
a)
Yes, it is relevant
b)
No, it is not relevant
29.
Plot is
a)
Events that make up a story
b)
The exploding part of story/ turning point of story
c)
setting and characters
d)
the solution to the problem
30.
The story's time and place is
a)
tone
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
voice
31.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
32.
What type of conflict is best shown here...
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
33.
What type of conflict is best shown here...
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
34.
The opposing character or force to the main character
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
plankton
d)
villian
35.
Choose the correct spelling
a)
bouyancy
b)
buoyancy
c)
boyancy
d)
Boyency
36.
Choose the correct spelling
a)
lengthen
b)
legthen
c)
lengthan
d)
lenthen
37.
Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?
a)
Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
b)
Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
c)
Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.
d)
Everyone has lots of, jelly beans, cupcakes and cookies.
38.
Today there are more people and they have built homes and shops where animals used to live.
a)
Change built to builded
b)
Insert a comma after people
c)
Change where to were
d)
Change there to they're
39.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
As, I rode my bike down the street I saw my friend riding her scooter.
b)
As I rode my bike down the street I saw, my friend riding her scooter.
c)
As I rode my bike down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter.
d)
As I rode my bike, down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter.
40.
Carol let's go to the mall after dinner.
a)
Carol,
b)
go,
c)
mall,
d)
As it is
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