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WorksheetsPSSA ELA Vocabulary Words to Know
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 46mins
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Class
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1.
What does it mean to elaborate?
a)
To make it boring.
b)
To add details and expand.
c)
To add only one more detail.
d)
To take away details.
2.
In a passage what is an argument?
a)
A discussion with positive conversation.
b)
A discussion with many people.
c)
A discussion with similar views.
d)
A discussions involving a different point of view.
3.
When there is a focus in a passage or story, what does this mean?
a)
To make many points related to a passage or piece of text.
b)
To make a point in a passage on many areas of the text.
c)
A central point of attraction, attention, or activity.
d)
A varied point of attraction, attention, or activity.
4.
What is the structure in a passage or piece of literature?
a)
The relationship or organization of the parts of the work of literature.
b)
The way that the parts of a passage or piece of text do not go together.
c)
The piece of writing that is written by the author.
d)
What a building could be described as when it is being built.
5.
How do you distinguish when you are reading a passage?
a)
To tell only the negative things in a passage or text you read.
b)
To only show that someone looks nice.
c)
To know or show that things are similar.
d)
To know or show that there is a difference between certain things.
6.
What does it mean to interpret while you are reading a passage or text?
a)
To tell only what you know about the text you have read.
b)
To give or provide the meaning of or explain something you have read in a text or passage.
c)
To give the meaning of something not related to what you have read.
d)
To eat cherries with pits.
7.
Who is the audience when you are reading a passage or text?
a)
The person(s) who the passage or text is intended for .
b)
The people who clap when you do a good job performing.
c)
The people who write the passage or text.
d)
The sound system in your car that makes loud noises.
8.
When you are reading a text or passage, what is the central idea?
a)
The idea that can be right or wrong in a passage.
b)
The conclusion to the story or passage.
c)
The main focus of the text or passage you are reading.
d)
The idea that is the opposite of what the story is about.
9.
If you evaluate in a passage or text you read, what are you doing?
a)
To judge or determine the significance of what is or is not important to the story or passage.
b)
To judge what you infer is important and not use the text to help you.
c)
To give someone a grade for their work in sports.
d)
To judge someone if you like the kinds of food they eat for breakfast.
10.
How do you define the word convey when you read a passage or story?
a)
To tell who wrote the story or passage.
b)
To not know what the story or passage is about.
c)
To move products in a factory in a line.
d)
To communicate or make known something about the text or passage.
11.
Define what the word analyze means.
a)
To not look at something carefully.
b)
To examine the text or passage carefully in detail so as to indentify causes, key factors, and possible results.
c)
To buy something at Cosco.
d)
To look at a text or passage quickly and skim what you are reading.
12.
In a piece of text or in a passage, what is the evidence?
a)
The ending to the story or passage.
b)
When you tell the information that is not even close to being related to the text, passage, or story.
c)
When you tell the ending of the passage or text.
d)
When you give information that supports your answer in a question about a text.
13.
In a story, text, or passage what does the theme refer to?
a)
The opening part of a story, passage, or text.
b)
The ending of a story, passage, or text.
c)
The main subject or idea of a given text, passage, or story.
d)
The parts of the story, passage, or text that you decide are most important.
14.
Language in a text, passage, or story is figurative language when?
a)
Language that cannot be taken literally since it is written to create a special feeling or effect.
b)
Language that is taken literally and should be only what you take from the text, passage, or story.
c)
Language that you infer from the text, passage, or story.
d)
Language that you make up as you read the text, passage, or story.
15.
rain check
a)
a ticket to attend an event at a later date
b)
something a meteorologist does
c)
slippery roads or sidewalks
d)
apparel worn during wet weather
16.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
17.
The snow was as white as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fluffy
18.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
19.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
20.
The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
Adele
21.
"My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day" is an example of:
a)
antonym
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
22.
Which of these is alliteration?
a)
All the animals left.
b)
The chirping cheetah is sad.
c)
The dog left his house.
d)
The friendly dog found a cat.
23.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
It uses like or as
24.
Which of these is a 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!
25.
Which of these is alliteration?
a)
All the animals left.
b)
The chirping cheetah is sad.
c)
The dog left his house.
d)
The friendly dog found a cat.
26.
Choose the best alliteration definition:
a)
The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
b)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
c)
The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.
27.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
28.
Our feet squished in the mud.
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
29.
What is onomatopoeia?
a)
A word or phrase that can be said forwards and backwards
b)
An obviouse exaggeration
c)
A word that mimics a sound
d)
Givig human qualities to an item
30.
What is a synonym for glad?
a)
mad
b)
happy
31.
What is an antonym of the word hot?
a)
cold
b)
steamy
c)
boiling
d)
warm
32.
What is an antonym of the word tired?
a)
sleepy
b)
bored
c)
awake
d)
bored
33.
Choose the synonym for the word correct
a)
test
b)
right
c)
hide
34.
Which pronoun would best replace the red words in the following sentence?
"Let's think of a way to clean up litter," Matt and Lynn said.
"Let's think of a way to clean up litter," Matt and Lynn said.
a)
They
b)
Them
c)
Their
d)
Those
35.
Which pronoun would best replace the red words in the following sentence?
A truck took the recycling away to the center.
A truck took the recycling away to the center.
a)
They
b)
It
c)
Them
d)
Those
36.
Prince Terrian is a playful puppy.
a)
playful
b)
puppy
c)
Prince
d)
Terrian
37.
We thought the play was fantastic!
a)
we
b)
thought
c)
play
d)
fantastic
38.
It will save me much work.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
39.
In the past, people invented steam engines.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
40.
Today we "find" Hawkin's models odd.
a)
present
b)
present participle
c)
past
d)
past participle
41.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
42.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The teacher said, "Write your name neatly."
The teacher said, "Write your name neatly."
a)
said
b)
neatly
c)
name
d)
write
43.
My brother is afraid ....... bats.
a)
of
b)
with
c)
at
d)
to
44.
He apologized ..... the policeman .........driving fast.
a)
to, at
b)
to , for
c)
on, about
d)
to, with
45.
Don't count your chickens before their hatched.
a)
If you're asking for a favor from someone else, you have to take what you get.
b)
If someone's helping you, you have to be careful not make them mad.
c)
Wait until you've already succeeded and then you can think about what to do next.
d)
Different people have different ideas about what's beautiful.
46.
Actions speak louder than words.
a)
People like to sped time with others who are similar to them.
b)
Don't criticize other people if you're not perfect yourself.
c)
Just saying that you will do something doesn't mean much. Actually doing it is harder and more meaningful.
d)
When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only made things worse.
47.
The president of our club, _____ is known for giving long speeches, said only a few words before our club activities began.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
a)
that
b)
which
c)
whom
d)
who
48.
Which underlined word should be changed to correct an error in pronoun usage?
The boy which won the prize is my brother.
The fish that Amy caught was huge.
The woman who is smiling is my teacher.
The boy which won the prize is my brother.
The fish that Amy caught was huge.
The woman who is smiling is my teacher.
a)
which
b)
that
c)
who
49.
A noun...
a)
is a person, place, thing, or idea
b)
shows action
c)
describes a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
answers the question how
50.
What is the name of a noun/pronoun after a preposition?
a)
direct object
b)
indirect object
c)
object of the preposition
d)
interjection
51.
In the following sentence which word is the preposition?
The boy ate lunch behind the barn.
The boy ate lunch behind the barn.
a)
boy
b)
ate
c)
behind
d)
barn
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