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WorksheetsHalf Year Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
a)
We took a ride on a blue, old Chinese bus.
b)
We took a ride on a Chinese, old, blue bus.
c)
We took a ride on an old, blue Chinese bus.
2.
Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?
a)
I like that really big red old antique tractor in the museum.
b)
I like that really big old red antique tractor in the museum.
c)
I like that old, red, really big antique tractor in the museum.
3.
We went for a two-week cruise on a __________________________ ocean liner.
a)
incredible brand-new, huge Italian
b)
incredible, huge, brand-new Italian
c)
Italian incredible, brand-new, huge
4.
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
a)
Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
b)
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
c)
Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
d)
They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area
5.
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?
What can you infer about Violet?
a)
She is energetic
b)
She is shy
c)
She is mean
d)
She hates people
6.
Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
King Midas loved gold.
b)
King Midas sold lots of gold.
c)
King Midas had a heart of gold.
d)
King Midas hated gold.
7.
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?
What is this selection mainly about?
a)
Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
b)
We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
c)
You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
d)
Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.
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.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
10.
In the Spring during the day would be an example of the _____________ of a story.
a)
Setting
b)
Characters
c)
Problem
d)
Middle
11.
What point of view:
John said he was going to the pumpkin patch with his family.
John said he was going to the pumpkin patch with his family.
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
12.
What point of view:
Before you leave you need to clean your room!
Before you leave you need to clean your room!
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
13.
What point of view:
I love it when we go to the zoo!
I love it when we go to the zoo!
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
14.
The water well is as dry as a bone is an example of a(n)...
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
15.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf.
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
16.
He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
17.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
18.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
19.
I can do a cartwheel! It's a piece of cake! What does the idiom "Piece of cake" mean?
a)
it's easy
b)
it's challenging
c)
a happy feeling
d)
something I can do
20.
What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!'
a)
I'm sad
b)
I'm loving
c)
I'm happy
d)
I'm nervous
21.
Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?
a)
Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
b)
Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
c)
"Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
d)
Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."
22.
Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.
a)
"rhonda said i love dogs?"
b)
Rhonda said, "i love dogs"
c)
Rhonda said, "I love dogs."
23.
Quotation marks
Which of these sentences has the quotation marks in the correct place.
Which of these sentences has the quotation marks in the correct place.
a)
"I love to eat sardines"! Peter yelled.
b)
"I love to eat sardines!" Peter yelled.
c)
"I love to eat sardines," Peter yelled.
d)
I love to eat sardines Peter yelled.
24.
A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space. This is like the paragraph of poetry
a)
stanza
b)
refrain
c)
ballad
d)
chorus
25.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
26.
He sat behind a ________ desk.
big wooden brown
big wooden brown
big wooden brown
big wooden brown
big wooden brown
big wooden brown
a)
big wooden brown
b)
wooden big brown
c)
big brown wooden
27.
All the girls fell in love with the ________ student.
a)
handsome new American
b)
American new handsome
c)
new handsome American
28.
My sister adopted a ________ bulldog
a)
big beautiful white
b)
beautiful big white
c)
white beautiful big
29.
If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Sometimes people feel sad.
b)
You should do good things for others.
c)
We're not always happy.
d)
There are many ways to make yourself feel better.
30.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
31.
In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright were the first people to successfully fly an airplane. As children, the brothers enjoyed building and tinkering with things. Later, they owned printing and bicycle making businesses. The skills and money made from these businesses helped them create several aircrafts during the 1890’s. Finally, in 1903, the Wright brothers successfully flew the first controlled airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
a)
The Wright brothers were the first to fly.
b)
What the weather is like at Kitty Hawk, NC
c)
What the first airplane looked like
32.
Sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Luckily, sharks continually grow new teeth to replace the thousands they lose.
a)
What shark teeth look like
b)
Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.
c)
Sharks are carnivorous predators.
33.
Where should the comma go in the following compound sentence?
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.
a)
before for
b)
after for
c)
before yet
d)
after yet
34.
Where should the comma go in the following sentence?
Take Kleenex with you for your nose is sure to run and drip during the play.
Take Kleenex with you for your nose is sure to run and drip during the play.
a)
before for
b)
after for
c)
before and
d)
after and
35.
When I was younger, we didn't have so much homework each night!
a)
simple sentence
b)
complex sentence
c)
compound sentence
36.
Which story did you like better?
a)
simple sentence
b)
complex sentence
c)
compound sentence
37.
I had to read a short story, and I had to write a paragraph for homework last night.
a)
simple sentence
b)
complex sentence
c)
compound sentence
38.
After we read "The Open Window", we read "The Monkey's Paw."
a)
simple sentence
b)
complex sentence
c)
compound sentence
39.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't be greedy.
b)
Work together.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Don't steal.
40.
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
a)
Skim through the story
b)
Just read the beginning of the story
c)
Think about what the character has learned
d)
Read the ending of the story
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