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ELA Benchmark

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Does simile use like or as?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

Which is not a type of irony?

a)

Situational

b)

Dramatic

c)

Vocal

d)

Verbal

3.

Decide whether this is a compound or a simple sentence."Shelly has two dogs,but she likes cat better."

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

4.

What is conflict?

a)

Two characters getting along.

b)

The climax in a story.

c)

A struggle between two opposing forces.

d)

Part of the resolution.

5.

Decide whether this is a compound or simple sentence."What is the answer to number 6?"

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

6.

What is point of view?

a)

The vantage point of position from which the story is told

b)

When the narrator is in not in the story

c)

A story with no perspective

d)

When the narrator is in the story

7.

actions and events immediately following the climax

a)

falling action

b)

Rising Action

8.

Jerry has a birthday coming up.He is so exited that he isn't very nice to his parents.When his birthday day comes,he gets nothing for his b-day.What is the theme?

a)

Be grateful

b)

Don't take advantage for what you have

c)

Be nice all the time.

d)

Being nice doesn't apply to me.

9.

What is Characterization?

a)

the way in which an author presents and describes characters

b)

the way in which an astronaut has purpose and destination

c)

the way in which an artist paints and draws characters

d)

the way in which an actor presents and depicts characters

10.

If two girls are fighting over a boy,what is this called?

a)

Irony

b)

Conflict

c)

Simile

d)

Foreshadow

11.

When determining a theme, the reader should first consider...

a)

the illustrations

b)

the subject or topic

c)

the title

d)

the length of the story

12.

She was a swan who had not fully developed yet.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Point of view

d)

Word choice

13.

For as long as I remember

Becoming an athlete was my dream—

To score a point, to win a game,

To be a member of a team.

I pursued the game of baseball;

Took a line drive to the knee.

I pitched the ball with all my might,

The hitter fired it back at me.

What does pursued mean?

a)

visited

b)

failed at

c)

disliked

d)

engaged in

14.

Define foreshadowing.

a)

A flashback of what happened previously

b)

Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things

c)

A hint at something that will happen later

d)

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

15.

I have a dog,two pigs,one goat,three horses,and eight chickens.What type of point of view is this?

a)

Third person limited

b)

Second

c)

First

d)

Eighth

16.

She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.

a)

3rd person OMNISCIENT

b)

3rd person objective

c)

3rd person limited

d)

1st person

17.

Which point of view do you see these signal words?

he, she, they, them, (character's names)

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

18.

A cook book is narrated in this point of view.

a)

first

b)

third limited

c)

second

d)

tenth

19.

Shelly had an idea of how to get Mike back.We know what is going to happen later in the story.What is this an example of?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Word choice

c)

plot diagram