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Total questions: 36
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1.
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
2.
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.
3.
Grandpa was in a jovial mood, making jokes and laughing at everything.
a)
crazy
b)
happy
c)
irritable
d)
angry
4.
As the students generated
ideas for solving the
problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten.
ideas for solving the
problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten.
a)
came up with
b)
disscussed
c)
discovered
d)
applied
5.
We are depleting the Earth's reserves of oil. Someday there will not be any left.
a)
using up
b)
adding to
c)
creating
d)
saving up
6.
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.
7.
Calligraphy is a form of handwriting . A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using up and down strokes. Old documents are usually written in this form. Diplomas , certificates and other awards are written in calligraphy. It is an interesting form of handwriting.
a)
to Inform
b)
to Entertain
c)
to Persuade
8.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty.
9.
"My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day" is an example of:
a)
antonym
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
10.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
11.
What the author wants you to learn and take away from the text is called the ________________
a)
central idea
b)
text evidence
c)
Theme, Lesson, or Moral
d)
main idea
12.
John was bewildered when his new pet hamster that he thought was a boy had babies.
a)
happy
b)
confused
c)
afraid
d)
amused
13.
think its wrong or unfair
a)
protest
b)
sign
c)
trump
d)
help
14.
doing means bold and willing to take risks
a)
stout
b)
bold
c)
daring
d)
brave
15.
doing means bold and willing to take risks
a)
stout
b)
bold
c)
daring
d)
brave
16.
give or tell information to someone
a)
acknowledge
b)
inform
c)
shout
d)
yell
17.
begin, create, or set up. show or prove to be true.
a)
origin
b)
start
c)
establish
d)
complete
18.
man vs. self
a)
problem
b)
external conflict
c)
dilemma
d)
internal conflict
19.
What changes at a scene in a play or drama?
a)
characters
b)
stage directions
c)
props
d)
setting
20.
Two or more people speaking to one another on stage is called...
a)
monologue
b)
dialogue
c)
conflict
d)
stage directions
21.
conclusion
a)
the final event in a story
b)
drama - what is being spoken by the cast of characters
c)
a work meant to be performed on a stage
d)
can be measured, observed, and/or verified by an expert
22.
organizational structure - domino affect
cause - "why"
effect - "what happens"
cause - "why"
effect - "what happens"
a)
autobiography
b)
cast
c)
cause and effect
d)
climax
23.
why an author writes [P.I.E. - Persuade. Inform. Entertain]
a)
act
b)
affix
c)
alliteration
d)
author's purpose
24.
resolution
a)
figurative language - giving something that is non-human, human characteristics
b)
a type of literature that can have stanzas, line breaks, meter/rhythm, and/or rhyme
c)
genre - a fictional story that could have actually happened
d)
how the story is ended, tied up
25.
poetry
a)
figurative language - giving something that is non-human, human characteristics
b)
a type of literature that can have stanzas, line breaks, meter/rhythm, and/or rhyme
c)
genre - a fictional story that could have actually happened
d)
how the story is ended, tied up
26.
events in a story before the climax
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rising action
c)
scene
d)
setting
27.
simile
a)
figurative language - a direct comparison using like or as
b)
drama - tells feelings, settings, or actions in a play
c)
poetry - group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose
d)
tells the main points from the beginning, middle, and end of a story
28.
metaphor
a)
figurative language - a direct comparison using like or as
b)
drama - tells feelings, settings, or actions in a play
c)
figurative language - a direct comparison without using like/as
d)
tells the main points from the beginning, middle, and end of a story
29.
third person point of view
a)
the overall message of the story
b)
a person outside the story is telling it
- omniscient - the narrator is all-knowing and knows details of all the characters
- limited - the narrator knows details of one character
- omniscient - the narrator is all-knowing and knows details of all the characters
- limited - the narrator knows details of one character
c)
poetry - group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose
d)
tells the main points from the beginning, middle, and end of a story
30.
What is the future tense form of keep?
a)
keeped
b)
kept
c)
keeps
d)
will keep
31.
What is the past tense form of keep?
a)
keeped
b)
will keep
c)
keeping
d)
kept
32.
What is the present tense form of keep?
a)
keeped
b)
kept
c)
keeps
d)
will keep
33.
What word should be added to the sentence so that it takes place in the future?
If Camille doesn't leave now, she ___be late for her doctor's appointment.
If Camille doesn't leave now, she ___be late for her doctor's appointment.
a)
correct as is
b)
will be
c)
is
d)
are being
34.
What is the tense of the verb?
The picture will fade over time.
The picture will fade over time.
a)
Present
b)
Past
c)
Future
35.
What is the tense of the verb?
We will dance all night long.
We will dance all night long.
a)
Present
b)
Past
c)
Future
36.
What is the tense of the verb?
Chase ate all of his vegetables.
Chase ate all of his vegetables.
a)
Present
b)
Past
c)
Future
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