WorksheetsELA Reading Literary and Informational Texts Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Ancient Greeks began using forks after the Chinese. However, they did not use forks for eating. They used them for serving food. From Greece, forks moved to the Roman Empire. Romans first used long forks for cooking and serving. By the 300s, they began using table forks to feed themselves.
The table fork spread from there to what is now the Middle East and Turkey, before arriving in Italy and becoming popular in the 1000s. It stayed popular in southern Europe, but was not used much in northern Europe until it first became popular in France and Spain in the 1700s.
The table fork arrived in England from France before making its way to the North American colonies, where it first became popular shortly before the American Revolution.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
By: Rebecca Sparling
The poor water circulation inside most blue holes makes them anoxic. This means that oxygen levels are extremely low at certain depths. The unfavorable environment makes it difficult for marine plants and animals to survive, but large numbers of bacteria seem to flourish in these holes. Some divers claim to spot the occasional shark in the deeper parts of the hole where the water is much clearer. Explorers and scientists believe that a series of underwater tunnels might connect the hole to the mainland. The hazards of exploring such a network make this theory difficult to verify.
Q: In this passage the word verify means
What's that humming sound? Could it be hummingbird, the only bird capable of backward flight? Hummingbirds have many unique flight habits that distinguish them from other birds. Most birds flap their wings up and down to fly, but the hummingbird moves its wings forward and backward very rapidly in a figure eight pattern. This allows the hummingbird to hover in position, fly upside down, and move about very rapidly. And while other birds have to push off with their feet to begin flying, and work their ways up to their top speeds, the hummingbird can both start flying at maximum speed and stop flying instantaneously. After you've seen a hummingbird in flight, it's unlikely that you'll mistake them for another bird.
camping trip. She had never
slept in a tent before. What if there were bears or mountain lions?
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?
What is the theme?
Words like "best," "should," "think," "believe," and "feel" are clues that an author is most likely trying to....
persuade
inform
entertain
The author's main purpose is not to entertain in which of the following?
a story
a cookbook
a comic book
a movie
Choose a piece of evidence that creates tension and builds suspense.
From the benches, filled with people, there went up a muffled roar,
Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore.
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
And when the dust had lifted, and men saw what had occurred,
There was Blakey safe at second, and Flynn a-huggin' third.
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped -
"That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one!" the umpire said.
Choose a piece of evidence that characterizes Casey as over-confident.
They thought, "If only Casey could but get a whack, at that,
We'd put up even money now, with Casey at the bat."
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville - Mighty Casey has struck out.
They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain,
And they knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again.
And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,
And Casey stood a watching it in haughty-grandeur there.
Choose a piece of evidence that shows that the crowd was very emotionally involved in the game.
Then from the gladdened multitude went up a joyous yell -
It rumbled in the mountaintops, it rattled in the dell;
They thought, "If only Casey could but get a whack, at that,
We'd put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,
Defiance flashed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip.
Choose a second piece of evidence that shows that the crowd was very emotionally involved in the game.
But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all,
And the much despised Blakey "tore the cover off the ball."
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
From the benches, filled with people, there went up a muffled roar,
Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore.
The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day;
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play;
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.
What type of work does Paul do?
A lawyer
a construction worker
a doctor
a garbage man
Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face. The morning sun was warming the back of her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday. Struggling to open her eyes, she looked up at the clock. "9:48," she shouted,"Holy cow!"
Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she grabbed, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door.
What is the best evidence to show Cassie is late?
"Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face."
"Struggling to open her eyes, she looked at the clock."
"Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she grabbed, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her hooks into her backpack, and then ran out the door."
He was not afraid of work and he spent most of his summers working on farms for two, three and finally five dollars a day. This gave him enough money for school clothes, though never enough clothes or the right kind. He was never "cool" or popular. He also sold newspapers. This kept him out late, and he often got home at midnight. But it added to his income so that he could stay above water.
The character is poor. What evidence tells you this?
"This kept him out late, and he often got home at midnight."
"But it added to his income so that he could stay above water."
"This gave him enough money for school clothes, though never enough clothes or the right kind."
" He was not afraid of work and he spent most of his summer working on farms for two, three and finally five dollars a day."
Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap. Some of the people sitting at the tables near him looked up from their books and gave him annoyed looks. Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically. The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made. Alex put the laptop in his bag and began walking toward the door. He held his head down low.
Which of the following choices is evidence that the setting is a library?
"He held his head down low."
"Alex shut the lid to his laptop with a loud clap."
"Alex realized that he had disturbed them and held up his hand apologetically."
"The librarian turned toward him and shushed him loudly, perhaps louder than the noise that he had made."
Mr. Johnson looked up at the sky. It was clear as far as the eye could see, except for the cruel sun. The insatiable sun drained the land of all moisture. He cursed the sun. Mr. Johnson ran his fingers through one of the rows of dirt and grabbed a handful. It was bone dry, almost powdery. He let the dirt sift through his fingers and it turned to dust in the wind. Mr. Johnson put his hands on his hips and surveyed the field. It was well seeded, that he knew. He seeded it himself, yet nothing sprang from the dirt. "Well, there's only one thing left to do," he said to himself. Mr. Johnson headed to church.
Which is the best evidence to prove Mr. Johnson is a farmer?
"Mr. Johnson ran his fingers through one of the rows of dirt and grabbed a handful."
"Mr. Johnson put his hands on his hips and surveyed the field."
"He seeded it himself, yet nothing sprang from the dirt."
"Mr. Johnson headed to church."
What is a summary?
A long story
a multi paragraph essay
a constructed response
a brief account of the main points of something
What is perspective?
a way to describe something
a way of seeing something/point of view
a story
to look at something closely
What is analyze?
to prove that you're right or reasonable
the central message of the story
to show a message or meaning
to carefully look at something
Which sentence is correct?
An author's purpose is the reason for their writing.
An author's purpose is their perspective.
An author's purpose is the mood or tone of the story.
An author's purpose is the central idea of the story.
What is the difference between flashback and foreshadow?
Flashback gives clues to what will happen in the story, but foreshadow is where the character remembers something from the past.
Flashback is when the character travels back to the past; foreshadow is when the character travels to the future.
Flashback is an opinion; foreshadow is a fact.
Flashback is when the character remembers something from the past; foreshadow gives clues as to what will happen in the future in the story.
Which sentence correctly uses "convey"?
The author conveyed a tone of sadness in her story.
I will convey my essay on time.
She will determine a convey in the story.
The student conveyed a summary.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
a one-sentence statement that sums up what the author wants us to learn from the text
supporting detail
topic sentence
central idea
objective
what a text is mainly about/often used as another word for Central Idea
main idea
objective
topic sentence
central idea
an example, reason, fact, or description that backs up the central idea or topic sentence of a text
evidence
summary
develop
supporting detail
The sentence at the beginning of a paragraph/often states the topic or central idea of the paragraph
thesis statement
central idea
topic sentence
implicit
