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1.

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

a)

My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

b)

My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.

c)

My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.

d)

My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

2.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a)

We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

b)

We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.

c)

We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.

d)

We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

3.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a)

Layla my sister is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.

b)

Layla, my sister is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.

c)

Layla my sister, is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.

d)

Layla, my sister, is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.

4.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

a)

Petey my pet snake has only bitten one person.

b)

Petey, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

c)

Petey, my pet snake has only bitten one person.

d)

Petey my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

5.

We can hear the clicking of the cow's ______________.

a)

hoofs

b)

hooves

c)

hoofes

6.

Be sure to tie both of your __________ before the race begins.

a)

shoees

b)

shoe's

c)

shoes

7.

We unloaded 50 ___________ at the warehouse.

a)

boxss

b)

boxes

c)

boxess

8.

Don't forget to brush your _____________ at least twice a day.

a)

teeth

b)

teeth's

c)

tooths

9.

What is the plural form of foot?

a)

footes

b)

feet

c)

feets

10.

The plural of loaf is

a)

loaves

b)

loafes

c)

loafs

11.

The plural of mouse is

a)

mouses

b)

mice

c)

mouses

12.

The plural of deer is

a)

deers

b)

does

c)

deer

13.

The plural of wolf is

a)

wolves

b)

wolfs

c)

wolfes

14.

What is a group of students called?

a)

team

b)

orchard

c)

swarm

d)

class

15.

The sunset was beautiful.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

16.

I watched as the sun glistened against the water as subtle hues of color gleamed throughout the sky.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

17.

Jessica's dress shimmered as the light struck the rhinestones. The sleek train flowed as she walked.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

18.

Jessica was well dressed.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

19.

Weeds slouched over the yellowish-brown area that once was a lively vibrant garden.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

20.

The garden looked dead.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

21.

The man looked old.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

22.

The man proudly walked down the street.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

23.

The man strutted down the street.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

24.

The man's face sagged with wrinkles, and his eyes drooped along with his posture.

a)

Showing Sentence

b)

Telling Sentence

25.

Which questions about the story will the setting answer?

a)

What is the author's attitude toward the characters?

b)

Where and when does the story take place?

c)

Who are the people the story is about?
Why and why did the author write the story?

26.

Setting can give clues about a story's _____.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

mood

d)

all of the above

27.

Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?

a)

a frog and a witch

b)

happy and loving

c)

a high school in 1956

d)

love is stronger than fear

28.

What is the setting of the passage below?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.

a)

winter in a train station of a busy city

b)

a hospital in the future

c)

a summer morning in a castle

d)

a grocery store in the 1980's

29.

In the passage below, what can you infer about Randolph using clues from the setting?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.

a)

Randolph is a mean person.

b)

Randolph is a prince or king.

c)

Randolph has an older sister.

d)

The setting doesn't give me any clues about Randolph.

30.

If that passage below were set at Lena's birthday party, what could you infer?
Lena laughed loudly. "I can't believe you did that!" she said, smiling.

a)

Lena might have received an unexpected present.

b)

Lena might be a very selfish character.

c)

Lena might be mad at her best friend.

d)

Lena might be talking to her uncle.

31.

If the passage below were set in a snowy park where children were playing, what could you infer?
Lena laughed loudly. "I can't believe you did that!" she said, smiling.

a)

Lena might have been gently hit by a snowball.

b)

Lena might be lost.

c)

Lena might be playing a board game or card game.

d)

Lena might be talking to herself.

32.

Which description of a setting would best create a mood of loneliness for a story?

a)

"The sun was bright, and the breeze was warm in the park. In the distance, there was the pleasant noise of children laughing."

b)

"The restaurant was packed. The waitress balanced three dishes on her arm and moved carefully around the large, round tables. Everyone's plates were full."

c)

"At the amusement park, the ticket counter hadn't opened yet. It was still too early. But the warm smell of hot dogs and pretzels was already filling the air with the promise of fun."

d)

"The sky was gray that cool November afternoon in the empty playground. The swings were rusted. The wood was rotted. There was silence except for the wind blowing through the dead leaves."

33.

In the passage below, what can you infer about the setting of the story?
When the men reached Oregon, they stepped out of their wagons and embraced. The journey was long and dangerous, but they made it. Soon, their families would follow their trail in their own wagons, leaving their homes in the East to meet them in this brand new land: the West.

a)

The story might take place on a different planet.

b)

The story might take place in the past.

c)

The story might take place in a desert.

d)

We can't make any inferences about the setting from this passage.

34.

What can you infer about the setting based on the passage below?
Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmers and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cooking stove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner. There was no garret at all, and no cellar - except a small hole, dug in the ground, called a cyclone, cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path. It was reached by a trap-door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.

a)

The story is sest in a place where the weather is always mild and pleasant.

b)

The story is set near a river that sometimes floods.

c)

The story is set on a farm where only very rich people can afford to live.

d)

The story is set on a farm where there are sometimes cyclones.

35.

“Meg knelt at her mother’s feet. The warmth and light of the kitchen had relaxed her so that her attic fears were gone. The cocoa steamed fragrantly in the saucepan; geraniums bloomed on the window sills and there was a bouquet of tiny yellow chrysanthemums in the center of the table. The curtains, red, with a blue and green geometrical pattern were drawn and seemed to reflect their cheerfulness throughout the room. The furnace purred like a great, sleepy animal; the lights glowed with steady radiance…” (16)

a)

Harsh

b)

Comforting

c)

Excited

d)

Spooky

36.

“They were standing in a sunlit field, and the air about them was moving with the delicious fragrance that comes only on the rarest of spring days when the sun’s touch is gentle and the apple blossoms are just beginning to unfold.” (67)

a)

Peaceful

b)

Suspenseful

c)

Natural

d)

Exciting

37.

“Mrs. Whatsit continued to climb, her wings straining a little. Meg felt her heart racing; cold sweat began to gather on her face and her lips felt as though they were turning blue. She began to gasp.

a)

Sad

b)

Intense

c)

Frightening

d)

Angry

38.

“Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing.”

a)

Sad

b)

Frightening

c)

Magical

d)

Joyous

39.

“Meg knelt at her mother’s feet. The warmth and light of the kitchen had relaxed her so that her attic fears were gone. The cocoa steamed fragrantly in the saucepan; geraniums bloomed on the window sills and there was a bouquet of tiny yellow chrysanthemums in the center of the table. The curtains, red, with a blue and green geometrical pattern were drawn and seemed to reflect their cheerfulness throughout the room. The furnace purred like a great, sleepy animal; the lights glowed with steady radiance…” (16)

Which words create the mood?

a)

Warmth

b)

Light

c)

Relaxed

d)

Saucepan

e)

Purred; Sleepy

40.

“They were standing in a sunlit field, and the air about them was moving with the delicious fragrance that comes only on the rarest of spring days when the sun’s touch is gentle and the apple blossoms are just beginning to unfold.” (67)

Which words create the mood?

a)

Sunlit field

b)

Standing

c)

Spring days

d)

Sun's touch, gentle

e)

Beginning

41.

“Mrs. Whatsit continued to climb, her wings straining a little. Meg felt her heart racing; cold sweat began to gather on her face and her lips felt as though they were turning blue. She began to gasp."

Which words create the mood?

a)

Straining

b)

Heart racing

c)

Cold sweat

d)

Lips

e)

Gasp

42.

“Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing.”

Which words create the mood?

a)

fingers touched nothing

b)

A terrified, terrifying rushing

c)

Suddenly the wind

d)

All light was gone

43.

The definition of mood is

a)

the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.

b)

revising your writing so that it is free of errors.

c)

overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.

d)

working with a partner to check your writing.

44.

Janet looked at the rickety rope bridge as it swayed in the wind. The small planks on the floor of the bridge were spaced about a foot apart. They looked like they had been made from driftwood or wine corks. Janet looked down into the canyon below the rope bridge. It was wide and deep. She could barely make out what was at the bottom. She inched onto the first plank. It creaked loudly. Then she put her weight onto the weathered plank, clinging tightly to the ropes. The wind had a ghostly whistle.

What is the mood of this paragraph?

a)

Tense

b)

fearful

c)

regretful

d)

proud

45.

Katie used the blow-dryer to add volume to her hair. Then she curled it. She used eyeliner and makeup. She chose the perfect outfit, and then threw it on the floor and chose another perfect outfit. Then she put on the other perfect outfit that she had thrown on the floor. She looked at the time on her phone. Jacob would be here any minute. Her pulse quickened. Her stomach felt uneasy. She was about to change her outfit again when the doorbell rang.

What is the mood of this paragraph?

a)

doomed

b)

depressed

c)

insecure

d)

dramatic

46.

Jane stretched her arms out and relaxed in the grassy field. The sun warmed her skin and the breeze tussled her hair. The insects hummed and worked and while the world turned, Jane did nothing at all. She took a deep breath and let it fall from her lungs. The brook trickled its secrets and the sounds of nature blended into the symphony of the spring. Jane was in no hurry at all. She was at rest.

What is the mood of this paragraph?

a)

blameless

b)

demanding

c)

discord

d)

harmonious

47.

Doug walked into the arcade and his eyes lit up. He had never seen such an impressive array of games. There was ski ball, pinball, and arcade style basketball. There were driving games, shooting games, fighting games, and puzzle games. Doug's stomach jumped. The scent of crispy cheese pizza drew him in. He didn't know where to start, but he knew that he had found the place of his dreams.

What is the mood of this paragraph?

a)

respecting

b)

joyful

c)

honest

d)

humble

48.

Derrick was never much of a student. He always felt like teachers were out to get him. But Ms. Robinson made learning feel different. Ms. Robinson made Derrick feel like he was a part of something nice. She made Derrick feel like he belonged. She walked into the classroom with more than learning objectives. She had a heart. She could feel what Derrick was going through. She helped him. Derrick respected Ms. Robinson more than he would ever show, but she knew it, because she knew him.

What is the mood of this paragraph?

a)

communal

b)

stressed

c)

paranoid

d)

overwhelmed

49.

This test meant everything to Deshaun. If he passed, he'd be able to take the scholarship. If he failed, he'd be held back and his future would be choked. He stayed up all night studying until the words blurred into meaningless letters. He worked with tutors. His girlfriend helped him study. He did all that he could. But the pressure was so intense. Now was the time to test. His palms were sweaty. His mind was racing. If only he could slow it down. His senses sharpened. He heard the clock ticking slowly but steadily. It was test time.

What is the mood of this paragraph?

a)

awkward

b)

persistent

c)

relaxed

d)

demanding

50.

When my sister decided to apply to several colleges, our mailbox started getting lots of advertisements from other colleges that she had never even heard of. The deluge of letters and post cards filled our mailbox each day.
What does deluge mean in the passage?

a)

only a few things

b)

storm

c)

overwhelmed with a lot of things

51.

It was night and the storm was raging. The big ship was tossed like a cork in the ocean. When the captain noticed that they were almost ashore, he saw a lighthouse, shining its beacon in the middle of the darkness. The captain steered the ship away from the rocks and guided it safely to land.
What does the word beacon mean?

a)

a light as a signal or warning

b)

a radio transmitter for a ship or aircraft

c)

a roadside sign

52.

Yesterday we went to an amusement park. The first ride we went on was an extreme roller coaster. The recording at the beginning reminded us to stay seated during the entire duration of the ride.
What does duration mean?

a)

hard work

b)

a whole day

c)

the time something continues

53.

Last spring, our principal had long brown hair. At the beginning of this school year, I saw her welcoming students back to school and I was shocked to see how much she had changed. Not only was her hair now blond, but it was cut in a drastic way. I almost didn't recognize her.
What does drastic mean?

a)

a small amount of something

b)

medium amount of something

c)

extreme effect

54.

My dad just found out that the company that he worked for was closing down and that he would lose his job. I knew this would definitely add to my dad's stress level. Even though my dad would look for work right away, just the thought of losing his job was a burden for him.
What does the word burden mean?

a)

something that is heavy

b)

a worry

c)

the main responsibility

55.

My friend Olivia practices her violin for hours every single day. She plays in the honor orchestra and her ambition is to go to London, England to play in the Philharmonic Orchestra when she gets older.
What does the word ambition mean?

a)

greedy desire for power

b)

desire for success

c)

laziness

56.

My parents used to set my bedtime at 8:30. Since I'm getting older and have ore homework, as well as more after school activities, sometimes it's hard to fit everything in. I decided to go to my parents and try to negotiate a later bedtime.

a)

disagree

b)

to find a way over a difficult path

c)

reach an agreement

57.

After m family moved out of the big city, my dad started working on his dream of farming. He planted rows of strawberries in the rich brown soil on our land. He felt confident that he would be able to cultivate the strawberries and make a good profit.
What does cultivate mean?

a)

to try to develop something

b)

raise lots of plants

c)

prepare the soil for so planting

58.

Every time I ask my mom to do something, she tells me that she will be there to help me in "five minutes." I have learned over the years that her five minutes is not a literal five minutes, but that she'll be there as as soon as she can.
What does the word literal mean?

a)

the actual meaning

b)

using figurative language

c)

an exaggeration

59.

I heard my mom and dad in the kitchen yesterday morning. It was Saturday, so I decided to try to sleep in. Unfortunately, the distinct smell of pancakes came drifting up to my room and made me hungry. I got out of bed and headed downstairs for breakfast.
What does the word distinct mean?

a)

the same as everything else

b)

ordinary

c)

easily recognized

60.

Where did the pilgrims first land?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Plymouth

d)

Washington

61.

What was the name of the ship, which carried the pilgrims?

a)

The Pinta

b)

The Juneflower

c)

The Mayflower

d)

The Santa Maria

62.

What was the name of the tribe that helped the pilgrims?

a)

Cree

b)

Iroquois

c)

Wampanoag

d)

Apache

63.

During which month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?

a)

September

b)

October

c)

November

d)

December

64.

Who declared Thanksgiving to be a national holiday on the 4th Thursday of November?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Andrew Jackson

65.

Which of these popular Thanksgiving foods was not on the table in 1621?

a)

Corn

b)

Pumpkin Pie

c)

Yams

d)

Turkey

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