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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is: an idea or point that is central to a story, which can often be summed in a single word or a phrase
a)
Plot
b)
Theme
c)
Mood
d)
Character
2.
The time, place, and mood developed within a story
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Connotation
c)
Theme
d)
Setting
3.
Which is an example of imagery?
a)
She took an ice-cold, dripping can of soda out of the cooler.
b)
The girl sat on the chair.
c)
He thought to himself, "I wonder what I can do to show my love and appreciation for my mother?"
d)
"You live only once"
4.
Hints, clues or a warning that something will happen later in the story
a)
Flashback
b)
Setting
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Allusion
5.
This is an example of..
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Romance
6.
Read the metaphor below and determine the two things being compared:
Her mind opened and sailed onto the gentle breezes of the ocean. Distractions tugged and thoughts tailed her. She almost crashed, but the tightly held string of love held her safely.
Her mind opened and sailed onto the gentle breezes of the ocean. Distractions tugged and thoughts tailed her. She almost crashed, but the tightly held string of love held her safely.
a)
mind, ocean
b)
mind, kite
c)
ocean, bird
d)
love, thoughts
7.
She had a lot of friends _____ she was a friendly girl.
a)
but
b)
and
c)
so
d)
because
8.
I had a cute puppy _____ I lost him.
a)
and
b)
although
c)
so
d)
but
9.
They didn’t want to be late ____ they hurried.
a)
but
b)
so
c)
although
d)
because
10.
Jillian is polite, so she lets Joe go in front of her.
a)
This sentence has a subordinating conjunction
b)
This sentence has a coordinating conjunction
11.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
12.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
13.
Eat
a)
Verb
b)
Noun
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
14.
Cookie
a)
Verb
b)
Noun
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
15.
Pretty
a)
Verb
b)
Noun
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
16.
Mrs. Gentry
a)
Verb
b)
Noun
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
17.
We
a)
Conjunction
b)
Article
c)
Preposition
d)
Pronoun
18.
But
a)
Conjunction
b)
Article
c)
Preposition
d)
Pronoun
19.
Who
a)
Conjunction
b)
Article
c)
Preposition
d)
Pronoun
20.
And
a)
Conjunction
b)
Article
c)
Preposition
d)
Pronoun
21.
Atlanta
a)
common
b)
proper
22.
city
a)
common
b)
proper
23.
girl
a)
common
b)
proper
24.
park
a)
common
b)
proper
25.
Illinois Apartment
a)
proper
b)
common
26.
Betty Virginia Park
a)
proper
b)
common
27.
boy
a)
common
b)
proper
28.
Ms. Banks
a)
common
b)
proper
29.
An action verb ......
a)
links the subject to the noun or adjective in the predicate.
b)
helps the main verb in the sentence.
c)
is the action the subject of the sentence is doing.
d)
is a person, place, or thing.
30.
A linking verb......
a)
is the action of the sentence.
b)
a person, place, or thing
c)
helps the main verb of the sentence.
d)
links the subject to the noun or adjective in the predicate.
31.
Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:
The strong winds blew down the old tree.
The strong winds blew down the old tree.
a)
action
b)
linking
c)
helping
d)
main verb
32.
Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:
Kayle is a bright student.
Kayle is a bright student.
a)
helping
b)
linking
c)
action
d)
main verb
33.
Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:
Nelson has built a huge castle in the sand.
Nelson has built a huge castle in the sand.
a)
linking
b)
action
c)
helping
d)
main verb
34.
Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:
The girls were baking a birthday cake for their mother's party.
The girls were baking a birthday cake for their mother's party.
a)
helping
b)
linking
c)
action
d)
main verb
35.
Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:
Robert ate the crust of the pizza first.
Robert ate the crust of the pizza first.
a)
helping
b)
action
c)
linking
d)
main verb
36.
Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:
Mrs. Tillman loves hot sauce on everything!
Mrs. Tillman loves hot sauce on everything!
a)
linking
b)
action
c)
helping
d)
main verb
37.
Determine which type of verb the blue verb is in the following sentence:
Miranda can swim in the pool after dinner.
Miranda can swim in the pool after dinner.
a)
helping
b)
action
c)
linking
d)
main verb
38.
The class will be going to see a film on the American Revolution.
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
a)
will be going
b)
to see
c)
American Revolution
d)
The class will
39.
The car is making an awful noise.
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
a)
The car
b)
is making
c)
awful noise
d)
car is
40.
Pronouns
a)
take the place of a verb
b)
are a type of noun
c)
take the place of a noun or other pronoun
d)
describe a noun
41.
Find the possessive pronoun in this sentence:
The red house on the corner is ours.
The red house on the corner is ours.
a)
Ours
b)
The
c)
house
d)
is
42.
Find the possessive pronoun in this sentence:
Her hand shot up when she asked for volunteers.
Her hand shot up when she asked for volunteers.
a)
volunteers
b)
Her
c)
she
d)
up
43.
Find the possessive pronoun in the sentence:
Hey, it looks like that is my coat!
Hey, it looks like that is my coat!
a)
it
b)
Hey
c)
is
d)
my
44.
Find all the personal pronouns in the sentence:
I told Sally I really enjoyed it.
I told Sally I really enjoyed it.
a)
I, I
b)
I, Sally, I
c)
I, I, it
d)
it
45.
Find the personal pronouns in the sentence:
Have you seen them?
Have you seen them?
a)
Have, you
b)
you, them
c)
you
d)
Have, seen
46.
Find all the personal pronouns in the sentence:
I watched a show about middle school.
I watched a show about middle school.
a)
I, a
b)
about
c)
a
d)
I
47.
What is the antecedent for the red pronoun?
Mark placed his iPhone on the shelf in his room.
Mark placed his iPhone on the shelf in his room.
a)
Mark
b)
iPhone
c)
shelf
d)
room
48.
What is the antecedent for the red pronoun?
The girls sang their favorite song.
The girls sang their favorite song.
a)
the girls
b)
song
c)
favorite
d)
sang
49.
What is the antecedent for the red pronoun?
Teachers help students learn. They help them reach their full potential.
Teachers help students learn. They help them reach their full potential.
a)
help
b)
students
c)
Teachers
d)
learn
50.
What is hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
It uses like or as
51.
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
a)
She is as pretty as a flower.
b)
She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
c)
She is a beautiful flower.
d)
She is very pretty.
52.
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
a)
The boy was taller then me.
b)
He had a bite-sized candy bar.
c)
They lived in a small house.
d)
The boy was taller than Earth.
53.
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
a)
I had an ocean of water to drink.
b)
I drank a lot.
c)
Chad drinks more than anyone.
d)
I love water!
54.
The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?
What object is being personified in the sentence?
a)
Clouds
b)
Winked
c)
Say
d)
Moon
55.
What is being personified ? "Oreo: Milk's favorite cookie!"
a)
Oreo
b)
Milk
c)
Cookie
d)
Mouth
56.
What is being personified in "My heart sang with joy when I heard the words "Snow Day!"?
a)
heart
b)
Snow Day
c)
joy
d)
sang
57.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
58.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
59.
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?
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
60.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
61.
"These are strange and breathless days, the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for after." is an example of what literary device?
a)
simile
b)
foreshadowing
c)
prediction
d)
Idk
62.
“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
climax
63.
In the movie, Jaws, when a young man is laying on a float in the ocean, and the camera angle is shown underwater getting closer to his legs with intense music playing in the background, this would be an example of what?
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Flashback
64.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
rising action
65.
Characterization is...
a)
the combination of actions, inside/ outside traits
b)
How you think about a character
c)
Main
d)
Minor
66.
What character trait is revealed?
After pulling an all-nighter studying, Sarah moved through the dance routine sluggishly. She was off beat and missed several moves.
After pulling an all-nighter studying, Sarah moved through the dance routine sluggishly. She was off beat and missed several moves.
a)
passionate
b)
nervous
c)
tired
d)
bored
67.
What character trait is revealed here?
After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slide the candy bar into her pocket. She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.
After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slide the candy bar into her pocket. She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.
a)
selfish
b)
sneaky
c)
thrifty
d)
rude
68.
I don't need ________ jacket.
a)
Some
b)
a
c)
lots
d)
any
69.
We _____ to the concert last night.
a)
a
b)
went
c)
have been
d)
gone
70.
Can you pass me _____ blue jeans?
a)
these
b)
those
c)
them
d)
this
71.
_____ pen is this?
a)
What
b)
Which
c)
Who's
d)
Whose
72.
_____ not leaving on Sunday now.
a)
They are
b)
They is
c)
Their
d)
There
73.
This book belongs to _____.
a)
there
b)
them
c)
they're
d)
those
74.
An inference is...
a)
Text evidence + what you know
b)
Retelling a text
c)
Making a guess without evidence
d)
Information written directly into the text.
75.
When making an inference, the most important thing is...
a)
What you know about the topic
b)
The topic of the text
c)
The characters in the text
d)
Being able to prove your inference using evidence from the text.
76.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
77.
Mr. Martin looked at his watch. Then, he took a bus list out of his bag and looked at it for a moment. A few minutes later, he looked at his watch again and sighed.
Why does Mr. Martin keep looking at his watch?
Why does Mr. Martin keep looking at his watch?
a)
the bus is late
b)
his watch is broken
c)
his watch is cool
d)
his car is out of gas
78.
Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. "Jason" Caitlin said with a sigh.
We can infer that…
We can infer that…
a)
Jason was the best player.
b)
Caitlin wanted Jason on her team.
c)
Jason was not a very good player.
d)
Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member.
79.
Which one is confused and why?
a)
Both of them because they forgot the bases.
b)
Red shirt because he forgot his hat.
c)
Blue shirt because he forgot his glove.
d)
Red shirt because this is not a hockey rink or puck.
80.
Which sentence from the selection suggests that Suzy likes to play basketball?
a)
Suzy's mom makes Suzy practice basketball every day.
b)
Suzy looks forward to her basketball games.
c)
Suzy scored 5 points in her last basketball game.
d)
Suzy and her mom get ice cream after her basketball games.
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