WorksheetsPSSA PREP 2 — Narratives and Vocab
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?
a)
how a character is feeling
b)
a "life lesson" the main character learns
c)
a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand
d)
the moral of the story
2.
In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?
a)
What the story is about
b)
The topic of the text
c)
A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
d)
Where and when the story happens
3.
What POV is this passage?
Alex was wondering if his friend, Robert, had the new Super Mario Maker video game. And Robert couldn't wait play the game with him.
Alex was wondering if his friend, Robert, had the new Super Mario Maker video game. And Robert couldn't wait play the game with him.
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Omniscient
c)
Second Person
d)
Third Person Limited
4.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
5.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
6.
The story's time and place is
a)
tone
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
voice
7.
Which part of the plot
creates tension and suspense?
creates tension and suspense?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
8.
Using hints or clues in the text that surrounds an unknown word is called ______.
a)
annotating
b)
context clues
c)
connotation
d)
denotation
9.
There is a legal battle raging and the judges are concerned that time is running out. Lawyers are being asked to expedite the matter by getting their paperwork in early. What does “expedite” mean?
a)
quicken
b)
agree on
c)
sue
d)
discuss
10.
We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that. Which word is a synonym of “trepidation”?
a)
movement
b)
worry
c)
enjoyment
d)
laughter
11.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Bitter
b)
Respectful
c)
Objective
d)
Humorous
12.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a)
Enthusiastic
b)
Serious
c)
Mocking
d)
Sorrowful
13.
There is a legal battle raging and the judges are concerned that time is running out. Lawyers are being asked to expedite the matter by getting their paperwork in early. What does “expedite” mean?
a)
quicken
b)
agree on
c)
sue
d)
discuss
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