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Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 53mins
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1.
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?
a)
Who is the main character?
b)
What is the main event?
c)
What is one important detail?
d)
What point is the author trying to make?
2.
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
3.
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?
What is the paragraph mostly about?
a)
how long you might expect to live
b)
about the health of females
c)
why people live to be 70
d)
tells that people live to be 100
4.
What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?
a)
When to eat lunch
b)
The conflict of the story
c)
What the story is about
d)
The universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express
5.
The Navajo Indians have greatly increased in numbers in the last one hundred years. One hundred years ago there were about six thousand Navajo. Today there are fifteen times that many Navajo Indians - ninety thousand. Today the Navajo is the biggest Indian tribe. What is the main idea?
a)
What the life of Navajo Indians is like
b)
Why there are so few Indians
c)
How much the Navajo tribe has grown
6.
Jon held the ball in his hands. He bounced it slowly on the ground. Once. Twice. He crouched low and then jumped. The ball flew into the air. Up, up, up, it went. Then down, down, into the basket. “Yes!” he yelled. “Nothing but net!”
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
How to throw a basketball.
b)
Jon could jump.
c)
Jon liked basketball.
d)
Jon makes a basket.
7.
There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
b)
It is also fun to look for shells.
c)
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
d)
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
8.
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
9.
An article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
10.
A story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
11.
I have a head and a tail. My favorite number is one. I am made of copper. I am lucky if you pick me up. What am I?
a)
four leaf clover
b)
leaf
c)
penny
d)
dime
12.
Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason."
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
Everett held his father's hand as he crossed the busy parking lot. They walked into a grocery store. Everett's dad lifted him into the seat of the shopping cart. “Here,”said dad, “You can hold my shopping list.”
You can infer that
You can infer that
a)
Everett had never been to a grocery store
b)
Everett's dad does not shop often
c)
Everett's dad needs help with shopping.
d)
Everett is very young
16.
Which sound device uses a pattern of rhyme?
a)
rhyme
b)
internal rhyme
c)
repetition
d)
rhyme scheme
17.
THE message about life that the poem or story tells
Ex: friendship, bravery, courage
Ex: friendship, bravery, courage
a)
alliteration
b)
tone
c)
theme
d)
stanza
18.
Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of words. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
couplet
d)
rhyme
19.
Which does not belong?
a)
line
b)
stanza
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
paragraph
20.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
21.
Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
22.
A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
line
d)
stanza
23.
Which poetry form is defined by its lack structure and has no specific pattern?
a)
limerick
b)
haiku
c)
free verse
d)
concrete poem
24.
Two words that have the same ending sound are called...
a)
rhythm words
b)
repetitive words
c)
rhyming words
d)
stanza words
25.
In stanza 2, what are the rhyming words?
a)
you, blue
b)
own, alone
c)
sea, me
d)
fair, there
26.
Which is an example of personification?
a)
Fall has hidden golden leaves
b)
jeweled tables
c)
Yet there was no gold
d)
Only leaves covered with frost
27.
A _______ in a poem is like a sentence in a paragraph.
a)
stanza
b)
line
c)
rhyme
d)
figurative language
28.
The _________ are like paragraphs in a poem.
a)
stanzas
b)
lines
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
figurative language
29.
What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyberbole
30.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
31.
Stories with characters that tell the truth even when faced with negative consequences.
a)
Friendship
b)
Perseverance
c)
Honesty
32.
Stories with characters that form friendships and bonds despite different characteristics.
a)
Friendship
b)
Perseverance
c)
Honesty
33.
Stories with characters that are brave and are not afraid to face their fears.
a)
Survival
b)
Courage
c)
Family
34.
Stories with characters that are related and a part of a family.
a)
Survival
b)
Courage
c)
Family
35.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't be lazy.
b)
Have as much fun as you can before you die.
c)
Don't steal.
d)
Look before you leap.
36.
What is a playwright?
a)
The characters in a play
b)
The special character outside the story who tells us what's happening
c)
A person who writes plays
d)
The main character
37.
Which word best describes the words the characters say in a play?
a)
Action
b)
Props
c)
Script
d)
Dialogue
38.
Dialogue in a drama play is what?
a)
moveable props
b)
second language
c)
a conversation between two or more charcters
d)
a person who writes plays
39.
A form of literature meant to be performed by actors for an audience; a play
a)
drama
b)
poem
c)
movie
d)
prose
40.
Often italicized or set off with parentheses, ______ are instructions about how to perform or act out the drama.
a)
stage hands
b)
stage directions
c)
structure
d)
scenes
41.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
42.
The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
43.
The purpose of a drama or play
a)
Inform
b)
Persuade
c)
Entertain
d)
Question
44.
Poems are usually made up of these.
a)
Props
b)
Lines
c)
Scenes
d)
Acts
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