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Mid-Unit Assessment Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Point of view is
a)
the main problem in the story.
b)
how the story is told and who tells it.
c)
when and where the story takes place.
d)
how the story's problem is solved
2.
What is the point of view of this story?
To be the superintendent of a school district like Hardcastle, with its forty-seven buildings and more than thirty thousand students, was a huge responsibility.  A lot of administrators would have hundreds of complicated rules to follow.  I only had one: No screwups.
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
3.
Third person point of view could use these key words.
a)
I, me
b)
we, us
c)
you, yours
d)
him, her
4.
What point of view is represented in this passage?
This story begins within the walls of a castle, with the birth of a mouse.  A small mouse.  The last mouse born to his parents and the only one of his litter to be born alive.
a)
First person
b)
Second person
c)
Third person
5.
What is conflict?
a)
The setting
b)
The problem
c)
The bananas
d)
The rising action
6.
What type of conflict is represented in this picture?
a)
Person vs Person
b)
Person vs Nature
c)
Person vs Society
d)
Person vs Self
7.
What type of conflict?
Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers.
a)
Person vs Person
b)
Person vs Nature
c)
Person vs Society
d)
Person vs Self
8.
In "The Hunger Games," Katniss must survive in the arena by protecting herself from animals, searching for clean water, and surviving fires.
a)
Person vs Person
b)
Person vs Nature
c)
Person vs Society
d)
Person vs Self
9.
Sarah was accepted into her top choice for college, however, it is the most expensive one on her list. Should she sacrifice her family's wallet to attend the school of her dreams, or should she be conservative and consider other schools?
a)
Person vs Person
b)
Person vs Nature
c)
Person vs Society
d)
Person vs Self
10.
The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What two things are being compared in this this sentence?
a)
friends to peas
b)
friends to pods
c)
peas to pods
d)
best to friends
11.
The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.
What is the meaning of the simile above?
a)
The baby had 8 legs.
b)
The baby lives in the sea.
c)
The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.
d)
The baby was sleeping. 
12.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
c)
The baby never smiled. 
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 
13.
How many examples of similes are in this passage?
Getting all of the kids into the car was like herding cattle. All 6 of the family members were packed into the car like sardines. Jennie felt like the car was as cramped as a coffin! The car was a speeding bullet, flying down the road to get to the wedding on time. 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
14.
The cooing baby was just as cute as a kitten! 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
15.
The toddler was running around as busy as a bee. 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
16.
My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day. 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
17.
My best friend is my rock. I can go to her with any questions or problems I have.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
18.
My dad is a clown, always joking around and acting goofier than anyone I know. 
a)
Simlie
b)
Metaphor
19.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
20.
What is the theme of this story?  
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest. 
c)
Don't talk to strangers. 
d)
What does the fox say?
21.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
b)
Don't steal.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Slow and steady wins the race.
22.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Slow and steady wins the race.
b)
Don't be lazy. 
c)
We are stronger together than we are apart.
d)
If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.
23.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Don't steal. 
b)
Don't judge others. You don't know what they are capable of. 
c)
Being beautiful is the most important thing.
d)
Swans are prettier than ducks.