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Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Karina woke up with the sun blasting through her shades. She groggily rolled over and looked at her clock, which read 6:30 a.m. She yawned and crawled out of bed, sticky and sweaty from the humid night. After lazily getting into her bathing suit and grabbing a ripe banana, she swung her backpack on her back and left the quiet house.  Based on the passage what can we infer about the type of job this person has?
a)
Waitress
b)
Lifeguard
c)
Nurse
2.
A character says, "he is so hot and cold." This likely means that the subject of this sentence is..
a)
moody
b)
feels hot and cold temperatures
c)
a tea kettle
d)
pleasant
3.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't steal
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street. 
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention. 
d)
One good turn deserves another.
4.
What is foreshadowing?
a)
language that is not mean to be literally, but meant to add richness and color to literature
b)
an exaggeration
c)
hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action
d)
the dictionary meaning of a word
5.
When a narrative makes a brief "jump" into the past
a)
Flashback
b)
Exposition
c)
Dramatic Hook
d)
Flash-forward
6.
When a story is told in the order that the events actually happen it uses which structure?
a)
Natural
b)
Chronological
c)
Parallel Plot
d)
Logical
7.
What is it called when the ending of the story does not have a resolution? (meaning the conflict is not solved)
a)
Irritating
b)
Suspense
c)
Cliffhanger
d)
Incomplete
8.
What is a hyperbole
a)
The use of words showing a sound.
b)
An exaggeration that is a dramatic sentence.
c)
Having a meaning that can not be derived from the conjoined meaning of its elements.
d)
Uses words “Like” or “as” to compare an object or idea.
9.
True/False: A metaphor is when we use words comparing two things without using like or as.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
How do we use figurative language?
a)
Figurative launguage is used when we compare ideas to other perticular meanings.
b)
We use figurative language whenever describing something by comparing something else.  
c)
We use figurative language when expressing ideas or feelings toward someone else.
d)
We use figurative language when we are feeling emotional.
11.
Which detail from a text might support the theme of honesty being the best policy?
a)
"Pinocchio is a children's story."
b)
"The story took place in the midst of a small quiet town festival."
c)
"When others realized he was lying, they began to feel hurt."
d)
"Pinocchio nose grew to an embarrassing length."
12.
What is the main difference between viewing a film and reading a text on the same topic?
a)
A film is more engaging because it has pictures.
b)
Reading is better because it has more details.
c)
When watching a film, we get the director's interpretation of the text rather than making our own interpretation. 
d)
When watching a film, we get the author's interpretation of the text exactly as he or she intended it.
13.
A type of narrative perspective in where the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."
a)
Second Person POV
b)
Third Person POV
c)
First Person POV
14.
The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills by Jim Garland 
Before each practice begins, make sure you check the court and remove any debris from the playing surface.  When your players arrive, check that they have the proper footwear and that they've removed any jewelry, which could injure the player wearing the jewelry or another player.  Always carry a list of emergency phone numbers for your players, and know where the nearest phone is located.  You should also have a first-aid kit, and you might want to take a first-aid course.  
What is the speaker's point of view?
a)
first-person
b)
second-person
c)
third-limited
d)
third-objective
15.
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap.  She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease.  At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away.  
What is the speaker's point of view?
a)
first-person
b)
second-person
c)
third-limited
d)
third-omniscient
16.
Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes 
And we scrounged.  Next to survival, scrounge was probably the most important word in our new vocabulary.  We found a store that was throwing out water-damaged mattresses.  Getting them home was a problem, since we had to make two trips, leaving Brad and Katie, armed with sticks to guard over the remained.  I truly expected them to be challenged by some gang boss, but they said that the only person who came by was a scrawny little rat of a girl living alone.  We let her have one of the mattresses.  
What is the speaker's point of view?
a)
First-person
b)
second-person
c)
third- limited
d)
third-objective
17.

What is an inference?

a)

An educated guess about what will happen next or what a word means

b)

A completely random guess

c)

Guessing what will happen next

d)

To infer

18.

Because he was so prominent in the community, citizens felt confident voting for him to be the next mayor.


What does prominent mean?

a)

famous for bad reasons

b)

rich

c)

famous or well-known

d)

rude

19.

Once the theater was at capacity, the employees stopped selling tickets.


What does capacity mean?

a)

the minimum number of people permitted in a room

b)

the amount of money the movie must make in a night

c)

filled with popcorn

d)

the maximum amount that something can contain

20.

His bright red wig and neon polka dot overalls were too conspicuous to work for the hunting trip.


Based on the sentence above, what does conspicuous mean?

a)

mellow and subtle

b)

unflattering

c)

attracting notice or attention

d)

suspicious

21.

You just read a story about a young boy who gets in trouble for lying. Which of the following is most likely the theme for this story?

a)

Be honest.

b)

Care for others.

c)

Listen to adults.

d)

Try your best at all times.

22.

What does it mean when an extended response question asks you to cite textual evidence to support your response?

a)

Answer the question the best that you can.

b)

Underline the part in the text that proves your answer is correct.

c)

Summarize the part in the text that proves your answer.

d)

Use word-for-word quotations from the text that prove your answer and then explain how these quotations connect to your answer.

23.

Which of the following is NOT a common text structure?

a)

Cause/Effect

b)

Problem/Solution

c)

Read/Respond

d)

Compare/Contrast

24.

You're taking a test that does not allow you to use a dictionary or your computer. You encounter an unfamiliar word. Which of the following would NOT be a helpful thing to do?

a)

Use the words around the unfamiliar word for clues.

b)

Look for familiar word beginnings and endings to see if they remind you of some other words that you know.

c)

Look at the way the word is used. Consider if it is a verb, noun, adjective, etc.

d)

Think your absolute hardest about what the word could mean and do not move on until you've figured out the word even if that takes you until your time is up.