WorksheetsENG 8 Common Assessment #1
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Author's Purpose:
When an author gives facts and information
When an author gives facts and information
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Describe
2.
Author's Purpose:
When an author tries to convince you of their opinion
When an author tries to convince you of their opinion
a)
Inform
b)
Persuade
c)
Entertain
3.
Author's Purpose:
When an author writes fiction
When an author writes fiction
a)
Inform
b)
Persuade
c)
Entertain
4.
When you make an inference on something in a text
a)
Context Clues
b)
Hidden Message
c)
Rhetorical Question
d)
Inferential Sentence
5.
All of these are a reliable source about medical diseases except
a)
Lauren Tarshis (Writer for Scope Magazine)
b)
Edwin Judge (Medical Doctor)
c)
Ryan Schian (Vassar School Teacher)
d)
Dr. Oz (Medical Doctor and Television Personality)
6.
An author of an informational article can be reliable when they
a)
use reliable sources in their writing
b)
us unreliable sources
c)
guess about what happens
d)
graduate high school
7.
What is the main point or opinion of a piece of writing called?
a)
Opening sentence
b)
Closing Sentence
c)
Claim/Thesis
d)
Summary
8.
A claim is the same thing as a ________
a)
Thesis Statement
b)
Summary
c)
Details
d)
Metaphor
9.
An inference is another word for a _______
a)
educated guess
b)
simile
c)
point of view
d)
compound sentence
10.
This sentence is correct:
"Whose going to the theater after school?"
"Whose going to the theater after school?"
a)
True
b)
False
11.
This sentence is correct:
"Who's shirt was left in the locker room?"
"Who's shirt was left in the locker room?"
a)
True
b)
False
12.
This sentence is correct:
"Who's training to run the race?"
"Who's training to run the race?"
a)
True
b)
False
13.
This sentence is correct:
"LeBron James, who's schedule is very busy, still makes time to visit kids at the children's hospital"
"LeBron James, who's schedule is very busy, still makes time to visit kids at the children's hospital"
a)
True
b)
False
14.
This sentence is correct:
"Donald Trump, who's our president, said he has a larger button for nuclear weapons than North Korea"
"Donald Trump, who's our president, said he has a larger button for nuclear weapons than North Korea"
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Rick was so confident that Jessica would say "yes" to the dance that he sauntered over to her.
What does "saunter" mean?
What does "saunter" mean?
a)
Skip
b)
Creep up
c)
Run quickly
d)
walk slow and relaxed
16.
N1: Jim walks slowly
Jim: "I'm here Jill"
Jill: "Perfect"
N1: They high five
-
What does N1 mean?
Jim: "I'm here Jill"
Jill: "Perfect"
N1: They high five
-
What does N1 mean?
a)
Narrator
b)
Noticeable speaker
c)
Nostalgia
d)
New Speaker
17.
A drama (or play) normally has a speaker discussing what the actors/actresses are doing. This person is called a ___________
a)
Narrator
b)
Speaker
c)
Sound Tech
d)
Guidance Actor
18.
"Fiction" means ______
a)
Real
b)
Made Up
19.
"Nonfiction" means
a)
Real
b)
Made Up
20.
People who use statistics and data are normally trying to __________ their reader
a)
persuade
b)
inform
c)
entertain
21.
What is it called when the author uses pictures, bold words, and other types of things to gain the reader's attention?
a)
Text Media
b)
Text Structure
c)
Text Layout
d)
Text Features
22.
Compare and contrast, Sequence, Problem and Solution, and Description are all types of __________
a)
Text Structure
b)
Text Feature
c)
Text Details
d)
Text Information
23.
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
a)
Rhetorical Question
b)
Simplistic Question
c)
Hyberbole
d)
Symbolism
24.
Can birds fly?
Can fish swim?
Is water wet?
These are all examples of a
Can fish swim?
Is water wet?
These are all examples of a
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
rhetorical question
d)
residential question
25.
John tried to refute Jim's accusation that he was a "nose picker"
-
What does "refute" mean?
-
What does "refute" mean?
a)
disprove
b)
prove
26.
Which war is being fought during the Anne Frank play?
a)
World War II
b)
World War I
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Revolutionary War
27.
Why don't some people want Mr. Dussel in the annex?
a)
He snores
b)
They will have to share more food
c)
His is moody
d)
They have to share a bed with him
28.
Who helps hide the Frank family?
a)
Mr. Kraler
b)
Mr. Van Daan
c)
Mr. Dussel
d)
Mr. Repheno
29.
Who views himself as a "lone wolf"?
a)
Anne
b)
Margot
c)
Peter
d)
Otto
30.
Everyone in the annex perished (died) during the war except
a)
Mr. Dussel
b)
Mr. Frank
c)
Anne
d)
Peter
31.
What does the Gestapo (Green Police) find?
a)
The stolen radio
b)
Mouschi the Cat
c)
Peter's Comb
d)
A bath tub in the street
32.
In Anne Frank, Who stole food from the pantry?
a)
Peter
b)
Mr. Van Daan
c)
Dussel
d)
Mr. Kraler
33.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are good at heart" was said by ________
a)
Anne Frank
b)
Lauren Tarshis
c)
Otto Frank
d)
Mrs. Frank
34.
Which literary element is written like the sound of something?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Hyperbole
35.
Buzz
Crash
Boom
Caw
All of these are examples of
Crash
Boom
Caw
All of these are examples of
a)
Onomatopeoia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
36.
Which is alliteration?
a)
Boom!!!
b)
John jumped with joy
c)
Bryan's a lion on the football field
d)
Ryan got a million people out in dodgeball
37.
Which literary element gives human-like qualities to nonhuman things?
a)
Idiom
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
38.
"John is as sly
as a snake" is an example of
as a snake" is an example of
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
39.
The thunder grumbled like an old man
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
40.
Her smile was a mile wide
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
d)
Onomatopoeia
41.
A comparison using "like" or "as"
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
42.
A comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
43.
Jackson threw bombs on the baseball diamond because he threw so hard
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Idiom
44.
This test was a piece of cake
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Idiom
45.
It's raining cats and dogs
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Idiom
46.
Sick as a dog
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
47.
Which is a word or phrase that is NOT to be taken literally
Example:
"It takes 2 to tango"
Example:
"It takes 2 to tango"
a)
Idiom
b)
Rhetorical Question
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Simile
48.
The frog sat on the log while the tree danced in the wind
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
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