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ELA Week 3 Day 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A stanza can be found in a _________.

a)

poem

b)

play

c)

story (prose)

2.

A paragraph is typically found in a

a)

poem

b)

play

c)

story (prose)

3.

Stage directions are found in ______________.

a)

poems

b)

plays

c)

stories (prose)

4.

In poetry, stanzas are groups of __________.

a)

dialogue

b)

lines

c)

sentences

5.

The prefix "auto-" means "self."


If a football had Patrick Mahomes's "autograph" it was signed by ____________.

a)

Patrick's dog

b)

Patrick's Coach

c)

Patrick Mahomes

d)

Patrick's mom

6.

The prefix "bio" means "life."


The meaning of "biology" is _______________.

a)

the study of living things

b)

the study of nonliving things

c)

the study of rocks

d)

the study of outer space

7.

My mom got "bent out of shape" when I didn't clean my room. This means my mom was _____________.

a)

happy

b)

confused

c)

upset

d)

excited

8.

The FLVS students studied and did their best, so the test was a "piece of cake." That means the test was __________.

a)

hard

b)

impossible

c)

invisible

d)

easy

9.

"Read this excerpt from "Just a bunch of Rocks and Bones" What point of view is this story told from?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

10.

Read this excerpt from "Just a Bunch of Rocks and Bones?" How would this part of the story change if it were told from a third person point of view?

a)

You would not know what other characters said.

b)

You would not know the thoughts and feelings of narrator, Lebron.

c)

You would not know the setting.

d)

There would be fewer paragraphs.

11.

Read the excerpt from "Just a Bunch of Rocks and Bones?" Which statement correctly describes the narrators opinion of the museum?

a)

He felt sad about the museum.

b)

He was really interested in the museum.

c)

He was bored by the museum.

d)

He knew that Barry was right about the museum.

12.

Read the excerpt from "Just a Bunch of Rocks and Bones?" Which piece of text evidence shows the narrator's feelings about the museum?

a)

"A tour guide met us and shepherded our class around the museum."

b)

"One gallery featured skeletons of mastodons and a saber-toothed cat."

c)

"Already I was hoping we'd come back to see more next year."

d)

"Barry was right in one way."

13.

Read the excerpt from "The Girl and the Apples." What is the theme of the story?

a)

Hard work pays off.

b)

It is important to be kind to others.

c)

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

d)

Hurrying too much can actually waste time.

14.

Read the excerpt from "The Girl and the Apples." All of the following details support the theme, "Hurrying too much can actually waste time," EXCEPT

a)

"One fall afternoon, a girl went to a farm to pick apples."

b)

"Be patient. If you go slowly, you will be back soon."

c)

"Then she had to stop and put them back on the wagon."

d)

"Because of all the delays, it was night before she got home."

15.

Choose the adjective that has the underlined adjectives ordered correctly.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Read the following sentence.


"Suddenly, Ollie was a freight train racing into the house."


What does the metaphor mean?

a)

Ollie was unstoppable.

b)

Ollie was quiet.

c)

Ollie was loud.

d)

Ollie was dressed like a train.

17.

Which sentence correctly uses parentheses?

a)

George Washington the first American President was born in (1732).

b)

George Washington the first American President (was born in 1732.)

c)

George Washington the (first) American President was born in 1732.

d)

George Washington (the first American President) was born in 1732.