WorksheetsMAP Prep
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: He was a real Romeo with the ladies.
Hint: Referring to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Hint: Referring to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
a)
alliteration
b)
allusion
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
2.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: I wouldn’t marry you if you were the last man on earth!
Hint: This is a pretty big exaggeration for saying “I don’t like you.”
Hint: This is a pretty big exaggeration for saying “I don’t like you.”
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
3.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: In a western movie, the good guy enters a room and leaves. The bad guy scowls and spits on the floor and you know there is definitely more to come between them.
Hint: This scene hints at something that will occur later.
Hint: This scene hints at something that will occur later.
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
4.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Hint: Tongue twisters usually use this sound technique.
Hint: Tongue twisters usually use this sound technique.
a)
allusion
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
5.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: I guess you woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Hint: The person did not literally wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
Hint: The person did not literally wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
a)
Personification
b)
Idiom
c)
Metpahor
d)
Foreshadowing
6.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: The eerie silence was shattered by her scream.
Hint: This sentence creates a strong image in the mind.
Hint: This sentence creates a strong image in the mind.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Imagery
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
7.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: Her vocabulary is so great she is a walking dictionary.
Hint: She is being compared to dictionary.
Hint: She is being compared to dictionary.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
8.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: The sun smiled brightly at us.
Hint: The sun is not human but it is smiling like a human.
Hint: The sun is not human but it is smiling like a human.
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Allusion
d)
Personification
9.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: His smile was as bright as a light bulb.
Hint: His smile is being compared to a light bulb.
Hint: His smile is being compared to a light bulb.
a)
Personification
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Alliteration
d)
Simile
10.
What type of figurative language is this sentence: In Robert Frost’s poem “Birches” the main character talks about his life now. Then he remembers his life in the past. Then he returns to his life now.
Hint: The narrator goes back to the past.
Hint: The narrator goes back to the past.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
11.
In the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck says the following, “You don’t know about me unless you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but that ain’t no matter.” What function does Huck serve?
Hint: Huck is telling the story.
Hint: Huck is telling the story.
a)
narrator
b)
author
c)
biography
d)
nonfiction
12.
The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.
Hint: This poem is irregular and does not rhyme.
Hint: This poem is irregular and does not rhyme.
a)
fiction
b)
free verse
c)
haiku
d)
rhyme
13.
The Hunger Games, Twilight, Red Dog, and The Indian in the Cupboard.
Hint: These are examples of made up stories.
Hint: These are examples of made up stories.
a)
nonfiction
b)
fiction
c)
biography
d)
folktale
14.
Tony saw Bridgette across the aisle. He said hello. Bridgette smiled. She didn’t want to talk to Tony but she didn’t want to hurt his feelings either.
Hint: A point of view.
Hint: A point of view.
a)
first-person point of view
b)
third-person point of view
c)
second-person point of view
d)
narrator
15.
I was walking down the road when I saw Michael. I decided to say hello to him.“Hi, Mike,” I said.
Hint: A point of view.
Hint: A point of view.
a)
first-person point of view
b)
third-person point of view
c)
second-person point of view
d)
fourth-person point of view
16.
The Life and Times of Steve Jobs
Hint: This is the title of a book about a real person’s life.
Hint: This is the title of a book about a real person’s life.
a)
fiction
b)
biography
c)
folktale
d)
poetry
17.
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a Miracle and Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet
Hint: These are examples of real/true stories.
Hint: These are examples of real/true stories.
a)
fiction
b)
biography
c)
nonfiction
d)
poetry
18.
In The Tortoise and the Hare, the point at which the hare stops to take a nap and the tortoise suddenly passes his rival and gains the upper hand.
Hint: This is the highest point of the story.
Hint: This is the highest point of the story.
a)
rising action
b)
falling action
c)
resolution
d)
climax
19.
Rising action, climax, falling, action and resolution
Hint: This is the sequence of most stories and the events that happen in a story.
Hint: This is the sequence of most stories and the events that happen in a story.
a)
rising action
b)
resolution
c)
plot
d)
exposition
20.
In Goldilocks and the Three Bears, after the bears find Goldilocks and chase her out of the house.
Hint: This is the end of the story when everything is resolved.
Hint: This is the end of the story when everything is resolved.
a)
exposition
b)
resolution
c)
rising action
d)
falling action
21.
It was a dark and stormy night in Germany.
Hint: The location and weather are being described.
Hint: The location and weather are being described.
a)
setting
b)
plot
c)
resolution
d)
theme
22.
Don’t tell lies. Be true to yourself. Never leave a friend in need.
Hint: These are examples of the message or central idea of many stories.
Hint: These are examples of the message or central idea of many stories.
a)
falling action
b)
theme
c)
setting
d)
resolution
23.
Ben steals the rifle. The beehive attack. Matt and Attean coming up on a bear in the woods.
Hint: All of these are a series of events that lead up to the climax.
Hint: All of these are a series of events that lead up to the climax.
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
theme
d)
rising action
24.
Attean finds his Manitou and becomes a man. Matt’s family has not yet returned. Attean calls Matt his “white brother.”
Hint: All of these events happen after the climax.
Hint: All of these events happen after the climax.
a)
falling action
b)
rising action
c)
resolution
d)
exposition
25.
Bob knows that Baltimore is known for its crab and Bob is going to a seafood restaurant in Baltimore for dinner. Bob thinks the restaurant will probably have crab.
Hint: Bob used the facts to draw a conclusion.
Hint: Bob used the facts to draw a conclusion.
a)
inference
b)
generalization
c)
character trait
d)
stanza
26.
“All human beings hope for something.”
Hint: This is a vague/broad statement that covers many cases.
Hint: This is a vague/broad statement that covers many cases.
a)
inference
b)
drawing conclusion
c)
generalization
d)
theme
27.
Everyone loved Molly Evers. She was patient, intelligent, and kind.
Hint: This is a description of what a character is like.
Hint: This is a description of what a character is like.
a)
character trait
b)
imagery
c)
narrator
d)
moral
28.
This is like a paragraph in a poem.
Hint: Another word for a group of lines in a poem.
Hint: Another word for a group of lines in a poem.
a)
paragraph
b)
stanza
c)
fact
d)
moral
29.
The fable The Ant and the Grasshopper teaches readers to plan for the future and not be lazy.
Hint: This is the lesson of the story.
Hint: This is the lesson of the story.
a)
moral
b)
fable
c)
fact
d)
opinion
30.
The sky is blue. The grass is green. Missouri is in the United States.
Hint: These are all examples of things that are true.
Hint: These are all examples of things that are true.
a)
fact
b)
opinion
c)
theme
d)
moral
31.
The St. Louis Cardinals are the best baseball team. Mrs. Huskey is a wonderful cook. Ms. Miesner is a funny person.
Hint: a belief someone has; not always true
Hint: a belief someone has; not always true
a)
fact
b)
opinion
c)
moral
d)
theme
32.
On his birthday, Omri (Hal Scardino) is given several simple gifts, including an old wooden cupboard and a small plastic figurine of a Native American man. When he locks the toy inside the cabinet it magically comes to life as a tiny, cagey warrior named Little Bear (Litefoot). The boy then places other toys in the cupboard and they too come to life, even engaging in entertaining battles. But after Little Bear is wounded, Omri begins to understand that his animate toys are not mere playthings. This is an example of what?
Hint: a brief statement of the main points of a passage
Hint: a brief statement of the main points of a passage
a)
theme
b)
moral
c)
summary
d)
fiction
33.
The fate of the crew and passengers on the Mary Celeste had been a mystery since the deserted ship was found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. What is this an example of?
Hint: important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text
Hint: important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text
a)
main idea
b)
fact
c)
opinion
d)
theme
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