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WorksheetsELA Final
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is narrative writing?
persuades an audience
tells a story
gives information
describes how to do something
What is a genre?
type of literature
short story
poem
novel
What are the basic characteristics of a short story?
verse & rhymes
plot, conflict, setting, characters, theme
stanzas & refrains
What common sentence problems should I avoid?
run-ons & fragments
capitalization & punctuation
usage errors
all of these
How does a verb function in a sentence?
It is a person, place or thing
it shows an action
describes a noun
How does a noun function in a sentence?
it is a person, place, or thing
it shows an action
describes a noun
What is the setting?
sequence of events
the problem in the story
the lesson learned
the time and place
How can you figure out the meaning of a word by reading the page on which it appears?
you can guess
context clues
Greek and Latin roots
What is conflict in a short story?
the lesson learned
the time and place
the problem
What is a flashback?
part of the story goes back in time
bright background
idea that flashes in the character's head
What is point of view?
the time and place
the sequence of events
who is telling the story
the resolution
What are the characteristics of good writers?
they draft, revise, edit, and proofread
they avoid dead words
they use descriptive language
all of these
What are character traits?
a. the physical details of a character
b. the personality of a character
c. the moral standards of a character
d. all of these
What are idioms?
a. expressions that can’t be taken literally
b. expressions that are taken literally
c. expressions that are idiotic and silly
How do you write a comparison/contrast response to literature?
a. you compare similarities and differences of two works
b. you focus on one work and write your opinion about it
c. you look at two works for similarities only
What is a protagonist and an antagonist?
a. the main character and the character that opposes him
b. the main character and a character that is not well-developed
c. the main character and a character
that is his relative
What is theme?
a. the time and place
b. the sequence of events
c. the lesson about life
d. the conflict
What are the characteristics of good readers?
a. they reread
b. they use context clues and take notes
c. they preview and skim for important information
d. all of these
What is a run-on sentence?
a. a sentence that never ends
b. two sentences joined together incorrectly
c. a sentence that has too many words
Why is it important to cite your sources when you do a research project?
a. to give credit for someone
else’s work
b. to be polite and thank your sources
c. to make sure no one knows where you got your
information
d. none of these
Which of these are reference books?
a. novels
b. encyclopedias
c. almanacs
d. both b and c
What is an author’s purpose?
a. to explain
b. to entertain
c. to persuade
d. all of these
What are steps in the writing process?
a. drafting
b. revising
c. editing
d. all of these
What are steps to use when writing a research paper?
a. choose a topic
b. note taking
c. write an outline
d. all of these
How do I make sure that the information I use is current and relevant?
a. check for dates
b. check for bias
c. check for illustrations
d. both a and b
How do you organize an outline?
a. with numbers and symbols
b. with headings and subheadings
c. with Roman numerals, numbers and letters
d. both b and c
What are some strategies you can use to engage or “grab” the attention of your reader?
a. anecdote
b. question or exclamation
c. interesting fact
d. all of these
When do you capitalize the word “I”?
a. never
b. always
c. only at the beginning of a sentence
d. only at the beginning of a quote
Where do you use a semicolon?
a. to join two sentences together into a compound sentence
b. before a list
c. after a dependent clause
d. in the greeting of a friendly letter
What is dialogue?
a. another term meaning slang
b. an accent
c. when characters speak to each other
d. when a character thinks to himself
When do I need to use quotation marks and where do I put them?
a. around a direct quote
b. around an indirect quote
c. around a proverb
d. around all figurative language
What is the difference between tone and mood?
a. tone is the author’s attitude, mood is the reader’s
feeling
b. tone is the reader’s feeling, mood is the author’s attitude
c. tone is always happy, mood is always sad
d. none of these
What is a metaphor?
a. it compares something using the words “like” or “as”
b. it compares something by saying it is something else
c. it imitates sounds
d. it explains a lesson in a poem
What is personification?
a. human characteristics of non-human things
b. old people in stories
c. young people growing up in stories
d. none of these
What is hyperbole?
a. an exaggeration
b. a kind of poem
c. a kind of song
d. a kind of essay
What is alliteration?
a. when consonant sounds at the ends of words are the same
b. when consonant sounds at the beginning of words are the same
c. when vowels in words are the same
d. none of these
What is onomatopoeia?
a. words that imitate sounds
b. words that are only used in poems
c. words that exaggerate
d. words that have internal rhyme
What is persuasive writing?
a. writing to convince someone
b. writing to entertain someone
c. writing to inform someone
d. writing to explain directions to someone
What is editing?
a. make big changes in a draft
b. fine tune grammar and mechanics
c. rewriting with no changes
d. none of these
What is revising?
a. make big changes in a draft
b. fine tune grammar and mechanics
c. rewriting with no changes
d. none of these
