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18 weeks checkpoint vocab

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another word for conclude is:

a)

guess

b)

end

c)

arrive at an opinion

d)

try

2.

When something affects you, it...

a)

changes you.

b)

makes you smarter.

c)

surprises you.

d)

wants a cookie.

3.

To paraphrase means...

a)

say something loudly.

b)

sing instead of speak.

c)

repeat in your own words.

d)

cry loudly.

4.

The storm raged on. The monster ate the trees and drowned the streets.


The word 'monster' highlights the storm's danger. What does "highlight" mean?

a)

makes it worse.

b)

makes it clear.

c)

buys it a soda.

d)

ruins it.

5.

Key ideas are...

a)

ideas that are not important to the passage.

b)

ideas that the author left out on purpose.

c)

ideas that are important to the whole message of the passage.

d)

ideas that open doors.

6.

In 5th grade, we learn about literary elements. Literary elements have to do with...

a)

math

b)

science

c)

literature/stories

d)

being awesome.

7.

Comparison of two things NOT using "like" or "as" is...

a)

metacognition

b)

megatron

c)

metaphor

d)

megaphone

8.

To emphasize means to...

a)

give special importance.

b)

feel sorry for.

c)

eat hungrily.

d)

enter into.

9.

The dark, murky fog hung over the lake like a fading ghost.


The language in this line influences the mood.

What does influence mean?

a)

Flips.

b)

To change your mind.

c)

The flu.

d)

To have an effect on.

10.

The part of a plot where the story gets "wrapped up" is called:

a)

the resolution

b)

rising action

c)

exposition

d)

falling action

11.

When something "contributes" to the story, it:

a)

makes the story louder.

b)

adds to the story.

c)

makes the story sadder.

d)

makes the story boring.

12.

Falling action on the plot map is the...

a)

amazing action.

b)

point in the story that's scary.

c)

the events after the exposition.

d)

the events after the turning point.

13.

If an idea is expressed, it is...

a)

pressed out.

b)

made known.

c)

made faster.

d)

shouted.

14.

Which point of view uses "I", "me", "my", "our"?

a)

2nd person point of view

b)

3rd person point of view

c)

1st person point of view

d)

out the window

15.

Which point of view uses "he", "she", "they"?

a)

first person point of view

b)

2nd person point of view

c)

through the looking glass

d)

3rd person point of view

16.

Which of these is a "selection" on a STAAR-based assessment?

a)

A story

b)

An article

c)

A poem

d)

all of the above