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WorksheetsELA - Midterm Review
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
a)
Brave
b)
Foolhardy
2.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
We saw ______ animals in the animal house.
a)
fascinating
b)
weird
3.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.
Everyone had a _____ on his or her face on the way home.
a)
smile
b)
smirk
4.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
a)
cheap
b)
inexpensive
5.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.
Mike _______ us to go to the funny house.
a)
nagged
b)
reminded
6.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.
It made me feel _______.
a)
uneasy
b)
frightened
7.
Which is the best answer?
Which is worth more?
Which is worth more?
a)
something old
b)
something antique
8.
Which is the best answer?
Which would you rather be called?
Which would you rather be called?
a)
thrifty
b)
cheap
9.
Which is the best answer?
Which would a vain person be more likely to do?
Which would a vain person be more likely to do?
a)
stroll
b)
parade
10.
Which is the best answer?
Which is more serious?
Which is more serious?
a)
problem
b)
disaster
11.
Which is the best answer?
Which would you be if you hadn't eaten for several days.
Which would you be if you hadn't eaten for several days.
a)
hungry
b)
starving
12.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
I didn't like the ______ on Patrick's face.
I didn't like the ______ on Patrick's face.
a)
grin
b)
smirk
13.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.
a)
amusing
b)
hilarious
14.
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.
15.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
16.
Mike had fun hiking in the woods and doing crafts. He also really enjoyed the campfire sing-a-long and had made a lot of new friends. Still, he was glad that tomorrow he would be going home.
Where is Mike?
Where is Mike?
a)
at camp
b)
at a slumber party
c)
on a picnic
d)
in California
17.
The desert is a very hot, dry place. How might a coyote stay cool?
a)
Sleep in a cavern during the day and hunt at night
b)
Take a bath in the lake
c)
Grow thicker fur
d)
Build a new home out of cactus
18.
Mia stamps her feet and crosses her arms. How do you think she feels?
a)
Joyful
b)
Angry
c)
Lonely
d)
Tearful
19.
Which type of context clue is best demonstrated in the example:
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey covered homework the student turned in.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
20.
Unlike my frugal mother, I tend to live an extravagant lifestyle.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
21.
Jeffery decided to sever his friendship with his rude neighbor.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
22.
Each student was allotted, or given, four seats for the graduation.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
23.
We expected our grandfather to be belligerent when the post office lost his mail, but he was surprisingly calm.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
24.
We often travel to Northern Pennsylvania in the fall to see the bright colors of the fall foliage.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
25.
It has been an extremely brutal summer with very hot and humid temperatures.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
26.
My daughter planted a tiny seed in our yard, but it grew into a gargantuan tree.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
27.
The garrulous boy, who always talked, rambled on as he told his mother about his day at school.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
28.
Even though the media presented the man as kind and caring to other, he turned out to be very egocentric.
a)
restatement
b)
contrast
c)
inference
29.
Sets the scene; the when and the where.
a)
Setting
b)
Exposition
c)
Place
d)
Rising Action
30.
A struggle or problem happening to the main character in the story.
a)
Issue
b)
Conflict
c)
Solution
d)
Resolution
31.
The message. The central belief, moral, or idea that an author tries to convey.
a)
Characters
b)
Conflict
c)
Theme
d)
Setting
32.
The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.
a)
Exposition
b)
Plot diagram
c)
Plot
d)
Conflict
33.
Every plot is made up of a series of ____________ that are related to one another.
a)
Characters
b)
Settings
c)
Events
d)
Central belief
34.
THE MEssage
a)
Theme
b)
Setting
c)
Characters
d)
Falling Action
35.
Characters are introduced here.
a)
Exposition
b)
Inciting Incident
c)
Rising Action
d)
Resolution
36.
We learn about the setting of the story here.
a)
Rising Action
b)
Inciting Incident
c)
Falling Action
d)
Exposition
37.
An episode or plot point that pulls the reader into the story.
a)
Problem
b)
Conflict
c)
Inciting Incident
d)
Climax
38.
The suspense builds and the problem gets worse, becoming more complicated for the characters.
a)
Rising Action
b)
Falling Action
c)
Inciting Incident
d)
Resolution
39.
The main point of the story where the character usually changes in some way.
a)
Climax
b)
Resolution
c)
Conflict
d)
Character
40.
The most exciting part of the story, the turning point.
a)
Conflict
b)
Climax
c)
Characters
d)
Resolution
41.
The loose ends of the plot are tied up. The problem is solved here.
a)
Rising Action
b)
Falling Action
c)
Resolution
d)
Inciting Incident
42.
The story comes to a reasonable end.
a)
Ending
b)
Falling Action
c)
Resolution
d)
Conclusion
43.
The main character, works towards a goal or to solve the problem.
a)
Character
b)
Protagonist
c)
Antagonist
d)
Minor Character
44.
Something that needs to get solved by the end of the story. The main part of the story.
a)
Characters
b)
Theme
c)
Conflict
d)
Setting
45.
An illustration used to map out the sequence of events in a story.
a)
Plot diagram
b)
Picture Plot
c)
Story mountain
d)
Story roller coaster
46.
What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)
(Authors purpose for writing)
a)
Persuade, Inform, Electrify
b)
Perform, Infer, Entertain
c)
Persuade, Inform, Educate
d)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
47.
Persuade means...
a)
Make people agree with you
b)
Make people angry
c)
Make people think the opposite thing
d)
Make people fall in love
48.
Inform means...
a)
Give informal speech
b)
Give information
c)
Take the form
d)
Give in a form
49.
Entertain means...
a)
To make people scared
b)
To make people sad
c)
To make people enjoy something
d)
To go to the circus
50.
What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
51.
What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
52.
What is the authors purpose?
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."
"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
53.
Commercials are used for...
a)
Persuading
b)
Entertaining
c)
Informing
d)
Explaining
54.
Textbooks are used for...
a)
Entertaining
b)
Informing
55.
The guiding question for finding authors purpose is...
a)
What is this text about?
b)
Why was this text written?
56.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town.
57.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
58.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
59.
What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
60.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
61.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
62.
Descriptive words that appeal to the senses
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
63.
An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement
a)
assonance
b)
repetition
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
64.
Words or phrases that are repeated in writings to give emphasis
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
assonance
d)
consonance
65.
The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound close together
a)
simile
b)
imagery
c)
consonance
d)
alliteration
66.
The repetition of inner vowel (a-e-i-o-u) sounds in nearby words
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
67.
The repetition of inner and ending consonant sounds of nearby words that do not rhyme
a)
consonance
b)
assonance
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
68.
"Moses supposes his toeses are roses"
a)
repetition
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
assonance
69.
I dropped my sock in the thick, sticky mud.
a)
consonance
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
repetition
70.
The crazy car is colorful.
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
repetition
71.
He is strong.
a)
Pronoun
b)
Noun
72.
I am tired but I can help you.
a)
Conjunction
b)
Interjection
73.
Khaleesi has three dragons.
a)
Noun
b)
Pronoun
74.
Batman brings justice to Gotham City.
a)
Adverb
b)
Verb
75.
I will never forgive you!
a)
Pronoun - Pronoun
b)
Pronoun-Interjection
76.
She dances when she is happy.
a)
Conjunction
b)
Interjection
77.
Did you know that Mars has water?
a)
noun-noun
b)
pronoun-noun
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