WorksheetsELA 2019-20
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
"Mississippi Solo" is an example of...
a short story
a memoir
a novel
a drama
A memoir
is a fictional account
is similar to an autobiography
uses formal language
In "Mississippi Solo" Eddy Harris thought of the river as...
a trusted friend
something to be feared
nothing special
The river whispered "get ready, get ready" is an example of what figurative language?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
"The tips of the trees bent way over...like fishing rods hooked on a big one." is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
personification
In "Allied with Green," green means what to Lucy?
money
envy
life
being Irish
The definition of "theme" is...
a message about life and human nature
a brief summary of a story
the events of a story
the point of most interest in a story
"Big Rocks' Balancing Act" is an expository essay which means...
It presents information or ideas
It presents opinions
It is like a memoir
What is the main purpose of an ode?
to describe a person or animal
to praise or celebrate its subject
to warn of danger
to entertain
In "Ode to Enchanted Light," the poet says "The earth is a glass overflowing with water." This is an example of...
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
In a story, what do we call the series of events that happen?
the theme
the exposition
the plot
the climax
In a story, what do you call the struggle between opposing forces?
the plot
the exposition
the conflict
the resolution
Which part of the story presents complications that increase?
rising action
climax
exposition
plot
In which part of the story do you get the characters, setting and some background?
rising action
climax
exposition
resolution
What was the climax of the short story, "Rogue Wave?"
A huge wave comes and flips the boat.
Scoot and Sully try to communicate with each other.
Scoot finally gets the hatch open and escapes.
Scoot and Sully are rescued by the fishing boat.
Which one of these is NOT an author's purpose that we learned about?
to inform
to entertain
to mislead
to persuade
The main purpose of an editorial is to...
entertain
persuade
inform
According to critics, which is a reason that Abby Sunderland failed to complete her sailing trip?
She had the wrong kind of boat.
She sailed at the wrong time of year.
She was in the wrong location.
All of the these answers are correct.
In 2006, Jordan Romero climbed the first of the Seven Summits at age 10; which summit was it?
Mount Everest
Mount Kilimanjaro
Denali
In BOTH "Arachne" and "The Flight of Icarus," the gods...
rewarded the humans for their obedience
challenged the humans to a contest
punished the humans for trying to be like the gods
let the humans do whatever they wanted
