WorksheetsReading Comprehension 8th grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The "S" in the S.W.B.S.T. graphic organizer stands for
a)
Setting
b)
Someone
c)
Something
d)
Scenario
2.
The "W" in the S.W.B.S.T. then graphic organizer stands for
a)
Wanted
b)
Wasn't
c)
Welcomed
d)
Wrong
3.
The "B" in the S.W.B.S.T. graphic organizer stands for
a)
Brilliant
b)
Believed
c)
But
d)
Became
4.
The second "S" in the S.W.B.S.T. graphic organizer stands for
a)
So
b)
Simple
c)
Setting
d)
Scenario
5.
The "T" in the S.W.B.S.T. graphic organizer stands for
a)
Time
b)
Theme
c)
Then
d)
Time
6.
The ________ is the time and place in which the action occurs.
a)
Characterization
b)
Conflic
c)
Setting
d)
Summary
7.
In reading, the problem a character faces is also called the _____.
a)
Scenario
b)
Conflict
c)
Situation
d)
None of the Above
8.
A narrative tells a(n) ____.
a)
episode
b)
problem
c)
Story
d)
secret
9.
The point of greatest interest in a story, in which the conflict is resolved is called the _________.
a)
Turning Point
b)
Climax
c)
Either the climax or the turning point
d)
None of the Above
10.
The series of events in a story can be graphed on a ____.
a)
Characterization Chart
b)
Venn Diagram
c)
Plot Diagram
d)
Motivational Chart
11.
The way a writer creates and develops characters is called ____.
a)
Character Traits
b)
Characterization
c)
Motivation
d)
None of the Above
12.
The stage of the plot that introduces the setting and characters is called the ____.
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
13.
Context clues can be used to
a)
reveal a character's motivation.
b)
expose the climax of a narrative.
c)
discover the meanings of unfamiliar words.
d)
reveal a story's theme.
14.
The reason behind a character's behavior is called ____.
a)
conflict
b)
motivation
c)
purpose
d)
none of the above
15.
A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader is called a _____.
a)
theme
b)
conflict
c)
genre
d)
metaphor
16.
____ is a category in which a work of literature is classified.
a)
Genre
b)
Epigraph
c)
Narrative
d)
Poetry
17.
____ is a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things.
a)
Epigraph
b)
Theme
c)
Symbolism
d)
Metaphor
18.
A type of writing that tells an imaginary story is _____.
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
c)
speech
d)
none of the above
19.
Ominous means _____.
a)
portending (foreshadowing) evil or harm
b)
to give up or discontinue
c)
to suppress, curb, or withhold
d)
different than someone's normal personality; peculiar; odd
20.
Trivial means ____.
a)
of little value or importance
b)
the series of events in a a story
c)
savage, fierce
d)
nothing
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