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Reading and Writing End of the Year Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Repetition is..

a)

Makes a comparison without using like or as

b)

words created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions

c)

a repeating pattern of sounds or words

2.

Which is an example of a simile?

a)

I'm as hungry as a horse.

b)

bat, cat, rat

c)

Slam!

d)

The grass was as green as broccoli.

3.

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

meter

4.

Choose the correct element.

And the cows go "moooo"

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

5.

What does "slow as a snail" mean?

a)

it looks like a snail

b)

it's the shape of a snail

c)

it moves quickly

d)

it moves very slowly

6.

What does "flat as a pancake" mean?

a)

something is nice and fluffy

b)

something is very sweet

c)

something is very flat

d)

something has a flat tire

7.

Complete the Simile:

As cold as _______

a)

ice

b)

sand

c)

crystal

d)

silk

8.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Wow, Hailie's race car zoomed past the finish line.
a)
zoomed
b)
car
c)
wow
d)
finish 
9.

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

a)

basketball

b)

swish

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

net

10.
What is "alliteration" ?
a)
The use of synonyms.
b)
Words that sound alike.
c)
An exaggeration.
d)
The repetition of a beginning letter sound.
11.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
13.

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

a)

The forest

b)

The wind

c)

A person whispering

14.

As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, "Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk." She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified?

a)

Alice

b)

The pencil

c)

The desk

d)

Her classmates

15.
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
16.
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
17.
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. 
18.

In the Castle in the Attic story, Sir Simon is in training because _________________________________.

a)

he wants to reclaim his kingdom from Alastor.

b)

he wants to get in good shape so he can fight anyone that comes into the attic.

c)

he is a bit rusty and weak.

19.

In the Castle in the Attic story, William felt ____________ when Mrs. Phillips told him that she was moving back to England.

a)

overjoyed

b)

angry

c)

guilty

20.

In the Castle in the Attic story, Alastor's necklace had ___________.

a)

a knight carrying a golden staff

b)

two halves with the faces of Janus on each side

c)

the gates of a castle

d)

keys carved into both side

21.

In the Castle in the Attic story, after William shrinks Mrs. Phillips, what is the next main conflict that he faces?

a)

How will William and his family deal with her leaving?

b)

How will William return Mrs. Phillips to her normal size and world.

c)

How will William do at his gymnastics meet?

d)

How will Mrs. Phillips feel when she returns to England?

22.

In Castle in the Attic, the dragon was __________ transformed.

a)

Calendar's Cat

b)

Moonlight

c)

Robert's dog

d)

A mouse

23.

What is the setting of the story "The Castle in the Attic"?

a)

the park

b)

William's house

c)

Mrs. Phillip's house

d)

At school

24.

Honor, courtesy, respect, generosity, and skill in battle are qualities of an ideal knight. This is also known as

a)

tapestries

b)

chivalry

c)

armory

d)

minstrel

25.

Which of the following is NOT true about William’s father in The Castle in the Attic story?

a)

He likes the castle.

b)

He is kind.

c)

He rarely speaks to William.

d)

He has a hard time finishing projects.