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Language Arts Terms

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A category used to classify types of literary work.

a)

anecdote

b)

genre

c)

point of view

d)

plot

2.

The author's attitude, either positive or negative, toward a subject.

a)

genre

b)

setting

c)

bias

d)

generalization

3.

The place and time a story takes place.

a)

genre

b)

point of view

c)

bias

d)

setting

4.

All of the following are part of plot except __________________________.

a)

rising action

b)

bias

c)

climax

d)

resolution

5.

The author's reason for creating a specific piece of work. The author may be writing to educate, entertain, or persuade.

a)

anecdote

b)

genre

c)

author's purpose

d)

inference

6.

"The pen danced across the page," is an example of _______________________________________.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

7.
What is the verb in this sentence?
Sal listens to his favorite song.
a)
listens
b)
Sal
c)
song
d)
favorite
8.
What is the verb in this sentence?
The boy ran to the store.
a)
boy
b)
store
c)
ran
d)
the
9.
Which word is a noun?
a)
jump
b)
purple
c)
away
d)
pencil
10.
Which word is a noun?
a)
pillow
b)
running
c)
silly
d)
ate
11.
Setting is defined as the _______ and _______ of the story.
a)
tone and place
b)
time and place
c)
tone and plot
d)
time and plot
12.
Who are the characters in this story?
a)
The woods
b)
The pigs and wolf
c)
The  wolf blows the house down
13.
Most of the setting in Finding Nemo is _________.
a)
In a city
b)
In the ocean
c)
At a zoo
14.
The bad guy
a)
Paradox
b)
Protagonist
c)
Personification
d)
Antagonist
15.
Extreme exaggeration
a)
Pun
b)
Idiom
c)
Paradox
d)
Hyperbole
16.
The leading character of a story.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
c)
Fiction
d)
Dialogue
17.
Stories that are made up and never really happened.
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Internal Conflict
18.
Writing about something that really happened.
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
c)
Paradox
d)
Generalization
19.
What is a fact?
a)
Something you can prove
b)
Someone's thoughts/emotions about something
c)
Elephants have long necks
d)
A book
20.
What is an opinion?
a)
Someone's thoughts/emotions about something
b)
Yes
c)
Something that can be proven
d)
Elephants have long necks
21.

words that have similar meanings

a)

author

b)

synonyms

c)

antonyms

d)

illustrator

22.

it’s a universal truth, a lesson or message learned

a)

theme

b)

compare vs. contrast

c)

cite evidence

d)

main idea

23.

The prefix of the word "disappear" is?

a)

ear

b)

dis

c)

app

d)

pear

24.

What does "rewrite" mean?

a)

write again

b)

not write

25.
What is the adjective in the sentence below?
The playful puppy chased the squirrel. 
a)
puppy
b)
chased
c)
playful
d)
squirrel
26.
What is the pronoun in the sentence below? 
She recieved an award
a)
She
b)
received 
c)
an 
d)
award
27.

What word(s) should be capitalized?

I think october is my favorite month of the year.

a)

October, Month

b)

October

c)

Month, Year

d)

October, Year

28.
What is the adverb in the sentence below? 
The baby cried loudly for his bottle. 
a)
Baby
b)
For
c)
Cried
d)
Loudly
29.
Which is a synonym for hot? 
a)
freezing
b)
warm
c)
cold
d)
normal
30.
Which is an antonym of loud? 
a)
noisy
b)
roaring
c)
quiet
d)
blaring
31.
Writing that expresses a position on a problem and supports it with reasons and evidence.
a)
narrative
b)
argument
c)
non-fiction
d)
poetry
32.
the qualities shown by a character
a)
conflict
b)
connotation
c)
traits
d)
dialect
33.
written conversation between two or more characters
a)
dialogue
b)
diary
c)
script
d)
interview
34.
the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
figurative language
35.
giving of human qualities to an animal or object
a)
irony
b)
mood
c)
personificaiton
d)
main idea
36.
a comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as” 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Irony
d)
Oxymoron

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