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1st Half of the Year ELA Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote Rhyme Schemer?

a)

K.A. Holt

b)

Kate Messner

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

J.P. Adams

2.

What genre is comedy?

a)

Poetry

b)

Drama

c)

Fantasy

d)

Tragedy

3.

What is the 2nd W in the WWW pre-write strategy?

a)

Whom

b)

What

c)

Wobble

d)

Why

4.

How many books do you have to read to fill your "Shelfie" and complete the ______________ Book Challenge?

a)

15

b)

35

c)

20

d)

40

5.

What is an interjection?

a)

where you insert something

b)

express an emotion

c)

connects words or groups of words

d)

where you remove something

6.

Which of the following is in the non-fiction genre?

a)

Comedy

b)

Autobiography

c)

Fairytale

d)

Historical Fiction

7.

Which of the following is an example of a setting?

a)

Dog

b)

House

c)

Pokemon

d)

Umbrella

8.

Which of the following is an example of a character?

a)

Juliet

b)

Walmart

c)

Future

d)

Spain

9.

Which of the following is an example of exposition?

a)

Tension decreases and everything begins to settle down

b)

Events that increase tension that leads to the climax

c)

Part of a story when the characters and setting are introduced

10.

What does the name "Meena" mean?

a)

pineapple

b)

fish

c)

minnow

d)

arrow

11.

Who said, "We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup?"

a)

Frosty the Snowman

b)

The Grinch

c)

Frankie Elf

d)

Buddy the Elf

12.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, what did my true love send to me?

a)

Pipers piping

b)

Turtle Doves

c)

Maids a-milking

d)

Drummers drumming

13.

What does MTR stand for?

a)

Mountain Top Removal

b)

Mountain Tree Renovation

c)

Men's Tall Rats

d)

Mountain Tree Revolution

14.

What is the main character's name in the book Rhyme Schemer?

a)

Robin

b)

Kelly

c)

Kenneth

d)

Kevin

15.

Which of the following is what you'd put at the end of an imperative sentence?

a)

question mark

b)

period

c)

exclamation point

d)

salamander

16.

Which of the following is a non-fiction sub genre?

a)

fable

b)

persuasive writing

c)

comedy

d)

none of the above

17.

Dramas are stories written in what form?

a)

comedy

b)

script

c)

myth

d)

realistic

18.

What is the name of the Indian girl in "Same Sun Here"?

a)

Miranda

b)

Moana

c)

Meena

d)

Mowee

19.

Which word is an example of a pronoun?

a)

his

b)

him

c)

her

d)

all of the above

20.

Which word is one of the state of being verbs?

a)

were

b)

will

c)

can

d)

none of the above

21.

What is a derrick?

a)

chicken nugget

b)

colorful flower

c)

large crane

d)

a type of tree

22.

There are 365 days in a year. What number day is Christmas Day?

a)

357

b)

359

c)

361

d)

363

23.

What does the word "fanciful" mean?

a)

imaginary

b)

to lure

c)

harsh

d)

real

24.

What is a labyrinth?

a)

maze

b)

rise

c)

defeat

d)

jungle

25.

What does the word "boycott" mean?

a)

gloomy

b)

to stop using something

c)

to start using something

d)

Batman

26.

In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", if you received every gift, how many gifts would you have in all?

a)

356

b)

368

c)

353

d)

364

27.

Where does Meena live while the story is taking place?

a)

New York

b)

Kentucky

c)

Nevada

d)

Delaware

28.

What is the definition of a noun?

a)

person, place, thing, or idea

b)

expresses an action

c)

describes a verb

29.

What does the word "noxious" mean?

a)

rise

b)

maze

c)

brave

d)

something poisonous

30.

What are the five genres?

a)

Fantasy, tragedy, legend, comedy, poetry

b)

fable, myth, tall tale, fairytale, biography

c)

fiction, drama, nonfiction, folklore, poetry

d)

nonfiction, fiction, comedy, fantasy, biography

31.

What are the five elements of a story?

a)

plot, character, conflict, setting, theme

b)

place, plot, Harry Potter, character, theme

c)

setting, plot, characters, theme, dialogue

d)

plot, setting, conflict, mood, tone

32.

What are the three third person point of views?

a)

writing, limited, objective

b)

objective, limited, omniscient

c)

objective, writing, open

d)

plot, omniscient, limited

33.

What are two types of nouns?

a)

common, helping

b)

concrete, non-proper

c)

collective, abstract

d)

abstract, linking

34.

What does factual mean?

a)

based on facts

b)

to lure

c)

imaginary

d)

poisonous

35.

What is the meaning of severe?

a)

harsh

b)

unpleasant

c)

agreeable

d)

poisonous

36.

Which type of noun can be identified through one of the five senses?

a)

abstract

b)

concrete

c)

common

d)

proper

37.

What does the first W mean?

a)

Why

b)

What

c)

Whom

38.

What type of noun is the word squad?

a)

abstract

b)

collective

c)

proper

39.

What type of noun is the word love?

a)

proper

b)

collective

c)

abstract

d)

concrete

40.

Which word would you NOT capitalize?

a)

place

b)

name

c)

pronoun

d)

synonym

41.

What type of sentence is :

I like penguins.

a)

interrogative

b)

imperative

c)

declarative

d)

exclamatory

42.

Which word is a pronoun?

a)

myself

b)

leaped

c)

but

d)

ducks

43.

Which word is an example of an adjective?

a)

skyscraper

b)

reach

c)

green

d)

and

44.

Which type of verb is underlined in the following sentence:


Jessica is twelve years old.

a)

linking

b)

helping

c)

action

d)

collective

45.

What type of verb is underlined in the following sentence:


The dog played with the ball.

a)

linking

b)

helping

c)

concrete

d)

action

46.

What was the name of River's dog?

a)

Cuba

b)

Rufus

c)

Xie-Xie

d)

Rover

47.

What is Mrs. Markins' favorite kind of food?

a)

Italian

b)

Chinese

c)

American

d)

Mexican

48.

What point of view is it when the narrator is telling the story?

a)

third person

b)

first person

c)

second person

d)

insider

49.

Who is River's best friend?

a)

Mark

b)

Kiku

c)

Kevin

d)

John

50.

What hand does Mrs. Markins write with?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Both

d)

NONE!

51.

How many children does Mrs. Markins have?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

52.

What is the Grinch's dog's name?

a)

Rudolph

b)

Dewey

c)

Max

d)

Pretzel

53.

__________________ are stories written in script form?

a)

nonfiction

b)

dramas

c)

folklore

d)

fairytale

54.

In the song, "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" what does the Grinch have in his smile?

a)

Termites

b)

Pickles

c)

Roaches

d)

Ants

55.

In the movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, where was the McAllister family originally going for vacation?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Las Vegas

c)

New York

d)

Paris

56.

In the movie Same Sun Here, where is Meena originally from?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

57.

In the following sentence, the verb is underlined. What type of verb is it?


The sun has risen over the city.

a)

Linking

b)

Helping

c)

Action

58.

My mother _______________ take us to the mall again.

a)

am

b)

will

c)

have

d)

has

59.

Which is the correct way to capitalize this movie title: WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

a)

Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory

b)

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory

c)

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

d)

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory

60.

What is the correct way to capitalize the following book title: WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS

a)

Where the Red Fern Grows

b)

Where the Red fern Grows

c)

Where The Red Fern Grows

d)

Where the red fern Grows