wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Comm. Skills II Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The moment of highest interest, emotion, or intensity within a story. The turning point.
a)
rising action
b)
peak
c)
exposition
d)
climax
2.
Conflict that involves an outside force
a)
Star Wars
b)
External
c)
Internal
d)
Outer
3.
Events that occur leading up to the climax
a)
pre-climatic 
b)
internal events
c)
rising action
d)
early motivation
4.
The time and location where a story takes place
a)
climate
b)
mood
c)
theme
d)
setting
5.
The opposing character or force to the main character
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
plankton
d)
villian
6.
True or False? There can be many themes found in one story.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
8.
A synonym (another word) for "conflict" is...
a)
Solution
b)
Big idea 
c)
Theme
d)
Problem
9.
An _____ conflict takes place inside a character's mind. 
a)
Internal
b)
External
10.

And they all lived happily ever after.


This part of a story is called?

a)

Rising action

b)

Climax

c)

Falling action

d)

Resolution

11.
a)

Character vs. Character

b)

Character vs Nature

c)

Character vs Society

d)

Character vs Self

12.
What type of conflict is the picture? 
a)
Character vs Character
b)
Character vs Nature
c)
Character vs Self
d)
Character vs Society
13.
What type of conflict is the picture? 
a)
Character vs Character
b)
Character vs Nature
c)
Character vs Self
d)
Character vs Society
14.
What are the two MAIN types of conflict?
a)
Setting and Characters
b)
Internal and Essential
c)
Internal and External
d)
External and Essential
15.

The correct order of plot stages is...

a)

exposition, falling action, climax, conflict, resolution, rising action

b)

exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

c)

conflict, resolution, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution

d)

rising action, exposition, climax, conflict, resolution, falling action

16.
My friend _________ English and Math.
a)
study
b)
studies
c)
does study
d)
is study
17.
My mother __________ the house on Sunday.
a)
doesn't clean
b)
not cleans
c)
don't clean
d)
doesn't cleans
18.
The water ... Can you turn it off?
a)
boils
b)
is boiling
19.
The moon ... round the earth.
a)
goes
b)
is going
20.
"Hurry up! It's time to leave." Ok, I ....
a)
come
b)
am coming
21.
My parents ... in London. They have lived there all their lives.
a)
live
b)
are living
22.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson/message the reader knows. 
b)
The lesson/message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
23.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
24.
A theme should be a statement, not just one word. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.
Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.
a)
commas
b)
speaker tags
c)
quotation marks
d)
An indent
26.
Which of the following are quotation marks?
a)
?
b)
"
c)
'
d)
,
27.
_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.
a)
Indent
b)
Capitalize
c)
Underline
d)
Delete
28.
Dialogue is
a)
a conversation between/amongst characters
b)
a verb
c)
when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
d)
boring
29.
Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?
a)
"Where will you go? she asked."
b)
"Where will you go?" she asked.
c)
"Where will you go"? she asked.
d)
Where will you go?" she asked.
30.
Is this sentence written correctly? 
While in class today, Miracle said, "when will will go outside?"
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
31.
Is this sentence written correctly? 
"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
32.
Which is punctuated correctly?
a)
"Hi." yelled Joey.
b)
"Hi, yelled Joey."
c)
"Hi!" yelled Joey.
d)
"Hi!" yelled Joey
33.
"Don't forget your swimsuit," Sam said. 
a)
No Change
b)
Add Comma
c)
Add Quotation 
d)
Add Punctuation 
34.
What punctuation mark is missing in this piece of evidence?
The text says, Work hard in school!
a)
Comma
b)
Period
c)
Quotation Marks
d)
Question Mark
35.

My family and I visited a museum … weekend.

a)

ago

b)

last

c)

yesterday

36.

We ate some rice and vegetables for lunch ___ afternoon.

a)

last

b)

yesterday

c)

ago

37.

Sam traveled to Oman a few months ___.

a)

yesterday

b)

ago

c)

last

38.
When I .........................,my brother ..................TV.
a)
was getting home / was watching TV
b)
got home/ was watching TV
c)
was getting home/ watched TV
d)
got home/watched TV
39.
What (you, do)...........................when the accident occurred? 
a)
did you do
b)
was you doing
c)
were you doing
d)
you did
40.
My father ..............the car while the cat ............  all over
a)
cleaned/was jumping
b)
was cleaning/jumped
c)
cleaned/jumped
d)
was cleaning/ was jumping
41.

What is the last step of the writing process?

a)

drafting

b)

publishing

c)

prewriting

d)

editing

42.

Jaden is looking over her writing to see if there are any misspelled word, end marks and words that need to be capitalize. Which stage of the Writing Process is Jaden in?

a)

Rehearsal

b)

Draft

c)

Revise

d)

Edit

e)

Publish

43.
Have we ...... before?
a)
meet
b)
met
c)
meeting
d)
meets
44.

I haven't ______________ your book.

a)

taken

b)

take

c)

took

d)

takes

45.

She ____________ eaten Asian food.

a)

has

b)

had

c)

hadn't

d)

hasn't

46.

_________ they arrived yet?

a)

Has

b)

Having

c)

Have

d)

Had

47.

Have you ________a letter before?

a)

write

b)

wrote

c)

written

48.

How many credits do you need to graduate from Tri-Cities?

a)

23

b)

26

c)

32

d)

28