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ELA Hodge-Podge

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You look across the street and notice your neighbor gas a sign in the yard. The Sign is red and white and says "For Sale By Owner." What do you infer from the sign?

a)

Your neighbor just got new carpet.

b)

Your Neighbor is moving.

c)

Your Neighbor's dog had kittens.

d)

You Neighbor is baking cookies.

2.

Read the text.


"Please take your shoes off," Laura urged. Riley slid off her shoes and stepped into Laura's room. She looked at the orderly space, where everything matched, everything was in place, and everything was spotless.

Riley thought, I don't think Laura would like my room very much.


Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

a)

Laura rarely asks friends over.

b)

Riley's room is messy.

c)

Riley's room is clean.

3.

Read the text.


Rosa loves to see her uncle when he comes home from work. What colors did he get on himself today? Rosa always wonders. Yesterday, his shirt was covered with streaks of purple, and his hair and face were dotted with orange and blue. The day before that his hands had specks of yellow.


Based on the text, which sentence is more likely to be true?

a)

Rosa's uncle likes to dye his hair.

b)

Rosa's uncle is a painter.

c)

Rosa's uncle is a fashion designer

4.
The room was dark and quiet. We heard Carl and his mother come in the front door talking. I heard two girls in the corner giggle nervously. Another girl told them to be quiet. I hid behind the table where the cake and presents were set out. The tension in the room grew as we waited for them to open the door. Where am I?
a)
A surprise party
b)
A prison
c)
A funeral
d)
A dinner party
5.
I arrived early for my appointment. The place was busy and smelled of chemicals. I found a place to sit and wait. The lady next to me had a towel around her head. I heard a blow dryer in the distance. It was loud over the music that was playing. Where am I?
a)
The hair salon
b)
A restaurant
c)
At school
d)
At the doctor
6.
"You have a pimple on your forehead!" Eric snooted to Katie. Katie snapped back at him, "I do not!" Eric was delighted to see that he had gotten under her skin. He laughed, "Ha ha! You do too, and now that you're turning red, it's easier to see." Katie scowled then she charged at Eric. Eric knew better than to stand still when Katie charged, so he started running. Katie caught up to him in the living room. Mom had a beautiful antique vase on a large marble pedestal near the corner of the room. Eric took refuge behind it, knowing that as long as he could keep running around the vase faster than Katie, she would never catch him. Katie yelled at the top of her lungs, "Take it back!" As she circled around the pedestal, her foot bumped into the corner. The antique vase wobbled on the top of the pedestal. "Your pimple looks really red when you get mad!" Eric remarked snidely. He was really enjoying this. The vase continued wobbling but remained upright. Katie charged again. This time she bumped the pedestal with her elbow as she circled it...what happened next? 
a)
The vase fell and broke.
b)
The vase floated away.
c)
Eric apologized to Katie.
d)
Katie ran away from home.
7.
"You have to water the tomatoes in the morning, not a midday or night," Veronica told her brother A.J. He nodded, but it didn't really look like he was paying attention. "They need to aspirate water all day, so please water them in the morning," she continued. "Yeah, yeah, water the plants," A.J. said with frustration. Veronica was travelling out of the country to Spain for two weeks. She was counting on her brother A.J. to water her plants. He had been irresponsible in the past, but she was giving him another chance. She had heard that gardening was therapeutic and A.J. needed therapy. She hugged and kissed him goodbye and then went to the airport. While she was gone, A.J. stopped by the garden once or twice at the start of the first week, and then he lost interest. Veronica wanted to call her brother to remind him to water the plants, but she was having so much fun in Spain that she forgot. When Veronica finally returned, the first thing she did was check out her garden. She walked up to the patch and...what happened next?
a)
All the flowers were dying or dead.
b)
The flowers were all pretty and growing.
c)
A.J. had picked all of her flowers.
d)
A thief had stolen her flowers.
8.
Ding! The timer rang. Cassandra pulled the oven door open and the fragrance of hot cherry pie filled the room. Steam was emanating from the surface of the pastry. Cassandra took a deep whiff and said, "Mm..." She then put the pie on the kitchen table to cool and went off to knit a hat for her grandson. Her dog Champ must have smelled the pie too. He wandered into the kitchen, put his forelegs on the table, licked his lips...what happens next?
a)
Champ ate the pie.
b)
Champ threw up on the pie.
c)
Cassandra caught Champ before he ate the pie.
d)
Champ chased the mailman.
9.
Tex opened the can of peaches with his knife and cooked them over the fire. He shared them with his buddy Dusky and they told stories of stampedes and bandits until they tired of talking. Tex took off his boots and unrolled his blanket. He didn't mind sleeping under the stars. He put his hat over his face and fell asleep with his head on his pack. During the night a scorpion found itself next to Tex. The scorpion was very tired and, unlike Tex, the scorpion did not want to sleep under the stars. He liked small dark places, like Tex's boot. He crawled into the front of Tex's boot and fell asleep. When Tex awoke in the morning, he couldn't wait to get a jump on the day. He put on his hat, clicked on his belt and gun holsters...what happened next?
a)
He put on his boot and was stung by the scorpion.
b)
He made a cup of coffee over the fire.
c)
He went back to work.
d)
The scorpion died in the boot.
10.

Carl was listening to the radio. His foot was tapping and his fingers snapping.

Carl was most likely listening to __________.

a)

the weather report

b)

his favorite music

c)

the news of the day

d)

a talk show

11.

Joan sat at the computer. She rubbed the back of her neck and sighed. She glanced at the clock and then went back to work.

Joan has most likely ________.

a)

just started working

b)

been working for a while

c)

finished her work at last

d)

been talking on the phone

12.

The house had two broken windows. Weeds had grown up in the yard, and the paint had begun to peel on the sides of the house. One window faced the street, and through it one could see a room empty of furniture.

It is most likely that ___________.

a)

a large family lives in the house

b)

the house has been empty a while

c)

a new family is moving in

d)

the family is on vacation

13.

Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting. Today explorers still carry and eat this food.

What is the passage mostly about?

a)

who uses pemmican today

b)

what can be put into pemmican

c)

how pemmican was prepared by Native Americans.

d)

why people eat pemmican today

14.

The Maracanazo


In 1950, the last game of soccer's World Cup was played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nearly two hundred thousand people squeezed into Rio's Maracanã stadium. Many expected the home team of Brazil to win easily. In one of the greatest upsets in soccer history, however, Uruguay won 2–1. Soccer is important in Brazil, and losing this game hurt Brazil's pride as a nation. Thus, the game came to be called the Maracanazo, meaning "the Maracanã blow." The word is still used to mean any game lost to a visiting team. Losing the 1950 World Cup had a lasting effect on the people of Brazil.

a)

Brazilians were deeply upset by the loss of the 1950 World Cup.

b)

The word Maracanazo means "the Maracanã blow."

c)

Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1 in the final game of the 1950 World Cup.

15.
Have you ever wondered where chalk comes from?  Tiny animals called foraminifera live in the sea.  Each of these small living animals makes a tiny shell out of lime.  When they die, their shells remain.  With time, these shells become layers of white rock which we call chalk.  Chalk is often found in places that were once underwater.
What is the main idea?
a)
Chalk is found in the ocean
b)
Chalk is soft stone that is used on blackboards
c)
Real chalk is made by a small sea animal.
16.
Amanda sat on a chair in her room.  She looked out the window at a tree, which was covered with snow.  She held a pencil in her hand and a pad of writing paper in her lap.  She began to dream of a story she could write.  Suddenly, a bird flew onto a snow-covered branch of the tree.  The bird’s head was red, and its feather were black with white tips.  Amanda thought, “What if the bird were magic?”  Now she had an idea for her first story.
What is the main idea?
a)
Amanda was lazy and a dreamer
b)
Amanda couldn't write.
c)
Amanda wants to be a writer and gets an idea for a story.
17.
The main idea of a text is...
a)
what the text is a little bit about
b)
what the text is never about
c)
what the text is sometimes telling you
d)
what the text is mostly, or mainly, about
18.

I take care of my brother a lot. He is four years old. He likes to watch T.V. He likes to color. He likes to hear stories. He is usually a good boy.


The main idea is:

a)

To tell about a family.

b)

To tell about the brother.

c)

To show why boys are good.

19.
What might be the main idea of a book titled "Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables?"
a)
Tomatoes are good for you.
b)
Strawberries have seeds on the outside.
c)
It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.
d)
Spinach is good for your bones.
20.
What is one supporting details from the text?
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.
a)
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.
b)
They teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.
c)
Baby gorillas need their mothers a lot.
d)
Mother gorillas prefer to keep their babies safe.
21.

2. Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

a)

The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.

b)

The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.

c)

The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.

22.

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

a)

using your own words

b)

the summary has to be shorter than the text

c)

copy the exact words from the text

23.

Which best describes a summary?

a)

a really long detailed piece of writing

b)

the entire text told in your own words

c)

only the main ideas and important details of a text

24.

A summary...

a)

must be really long

b)

has to be in your own words

c)

has to be copied straight from the book

25.

When you summarize a book, you must

a)

include only important ideas.

b)

Include both important and interesting ideas.

c)

include only interesting information

26.

What is a summary?

a)

When you tell the whole book.

b)

When you tell the most interesting ideas of any text using your own words.

c)

When you ask questions about a text.

d)

When you tell the most important ideas of any text using your own words.

27.

How do you spell (a)   ? Do NOT capitalize any of the letters.

28.

How do you spell (a)   ? Do NOT capitalize any of the letters.

29.

How do you spell (a)   ? Do NOT capitalize any of the letters.

30.

The (a)   computer did not work.

31.
Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:
a)
Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
b)
 Jill loves Mexican food.
c)
The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
d)
 Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.
32.

Summaries help me...

a)

Understand what I'm reading

b)

Include the key points of a text

c)

Write about what I read

d)

All of the above

33.

When writing a summary for an INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to include?

a)

characters

b)

details

c)

theme

d)

conflict

34.
What are the three reasons for writing?  
a)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
b)
Personal, Interview, Entertain
c)
Persuade, Irony, Entertain
d)
Personal, Inform, Evolve
35.
What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?
a)
to entertain with a story about school
b)
to teach you how to get good grades
c)
to persuade you to work hard in school
d)
to explain the best colleges
36.
Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.
What is the author's purpose?
a)
to entertain with a story about people who follow the rules
b)
to inform about the rules of games
c)
to persuade people to follow the rules
d)
to explain the rules of chess
37.
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:
a)
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
b)
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
c)
 Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
d)
 There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
38.
Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:
a)
Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
b)
 Jill loves Mexican food.
c)
The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
d)
 Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.
39.
A writer's account of his or her own life.
a)
biography
b)
autobiography
c)
fable
d)
memoir
40.
Writer explores unexpected possibilities of the future and "what-ifs"
a)
fantasy
b)
science fiction
c)
essay
d)
tragedy
41.
A humorously exaggerated story about impossible events
a)
fable
b)
tall tale
c)
legend
d)
myth
42.
When a person's life is written and documented by another individual, it falls into this genre. 
a)
realistic fiction
b)
historical fiction
c)
science fiction 
d)
biography 
43.
A type of writing written to encourage feeling and create a thoughtful response. This type of writing often uses rhyme and rhythm to convey a message.
a)
drama
b)
fantasy
c)
poetry
d)
mystery
44.
Which genre would this book fit into?
a)
autobiography
b)
science fiction
c)
historical fiction
d)
drama
45.

What is a genre?

a)

a story

b)

a category or type

c)

fiction

d)

nonfiction

46.

What is fiction?

a)

A story that is made-up and not real

b)

A text that gives facts and information

47.

What is non-fiction?

a)

A story that is make believe and not real

b)

A text that gives facts and information

48.

A story that teaches a lesson or moral. This story usually contains animals as characters.

a)

fable

b)

nonfiction

c)

realistic fiction

d)

fairy tale

49.

A story that is based on a real event in history but contains characters or events that are fictional.

a)

realistic fiction

b)

fantasy

c)

historical fiction

d)

humor

50.

A story that is meant to make the reader laugh. It could be a comic or a story that contains funny events.

a)

historical fiction

b)

fable

c)

nonfiction

d)

humor