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Quarter 1 & 2 Review

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing?
a)
noun
b)
proper noun
c)
pronoun
d)
common noun
2.
What type of noun gives a general term for a person, place, or thing?
a)
concrete noun
b)
compound noun
c)
collective noun
d)
common noun
3.

What are nouns?

a)

A word that describes an action.

b)

A word that takes the place of a linking verb.

c)

A person, place, thing, or idea.

d)

A word that describes the location of an object.

4.

Which is an example of a proper noun?

a)

house

b)

Round Lake Middle School

c)

school

d)

student

5.

Which of the following sentences contains a linking verb?

a)

I ran very fast.

b)

We heard the music down the street.

c)

The carnival closed last night.

d)

I grew hungry as the class went on.

6.
Look at the verb in red and tell what type of verb it is: action, helping/main, or linking.
Kevin is walking his dog tomorrow.
a)
action
b)
helping/main
c)
linking
7.

Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.

a)

nouns, verbs, adjectives

b)

verbs, adjectives, adverbs

c)

pronouns, verbs, adjectives

d)

verbs, adverbs, nouns

8.
Which adverb tells where?
a)
upstairs
b)
neatly
c)
excitedly
d)
later
9.
Which adverb tells how?
a)
soon
b)
here
c)
later
d)
neatly
10.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
11.

Identify the adverb(s):

Mr. Humphrey most gladly gave the announcements about the winners.

a)

gladly

b)

announcements

c)

most

d)

most, gladly

12.
Which sentence shows an example of a correlative conjunction?
a)
Mrs. Nelson eats apples and carrots every day.
b)
Either you go, or I will.
c)
After the mall, I took a nap.
13.
Which sentence shows an example of a subordinating conjunction?
a)
Mrs. Nelson eats apples and carrots every day.
b)
Either you go,or I will.
c)
After the mall, I took a nap.
14.

A carefully stated claim supported by reasons and evidence

a)

Argument

b)

Claim

c)

Counterargument

d)

Support

15.

The writer's position/opinion on a problem or issue

a)

Argument

b)

Claim

c)

Counterargument

d)

Evidence

16.

The reasons and evidence that help prove the claim

a)

Argument

b)

Claim

c)

Counterargument

d)

Support

17.

Statements made to explain a belief

a)

Claim

b)

Support

c)

Reasons

d)

Evidence

18.
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
a)
When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
b)
A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
c)
At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
d)
School uniforms can be ordered online .
19.
Saving Water is a Cinch!
 Water is the single most important natural resource on Earth. And though 72% of our planet is covered in water, we cannot take it for granted. Instead, we must be careful to use water only when necessary. The less water that we waste, the more clean water we will have in the future.
 There are a number of ways to save water. The best place to start is in the bathroom. Why? Because studies show that three-fourths of the water we use indoors is used in the bathroom. Therefore, it is in the bathroom where we should pay close attention to our habits.
 For example, what do you do when washing your hands? Many people turn the water on and then lather up with soap while the faucet is running. No big deal, right? After all, washing your hands takes only ten seconds or so.
 But then, imagine how many times in your life you will wash your hands. Now imagine how much water you will save by turning off the faucet while you lather up with soap. Talk about an easy way to save a huge quantity of water!
 In general, saving water involves changing only a few wasteful habits. Most people find that these habits are actually pretty easy to change. Give it a try yourself and you’ll agree: saving our most important natural resource is easy! What does the author include to convince the reader that he or she should try saving water in the bathroom?
a)
The author quotes a conservation expert who studies water usage in the household.
b)
The author cites a statistic about the amount of water that is used in the bathroom.
c)
The author includes a direct comparison of indoor water usage to outdoor water usage.
d)
The author argues that saving water outdoors is far too difficult for most people.
20.
Home, Sweet Home? A zoo can be a fun place to visit, but would it be a fun place to live? Many zoos spend a lot of money to create homes that are like the animals' natural environments. The zoos also make a strong effort to provide good health care for the animals. However, no matter how hard a zoo works to give animals a good home, it can never give them the freedom of roaming in the wild. 
 Animals such as elephants need wide-open spaces to move around. In the wild, elephants travel more than 20 miles per day on average. When an elephant lacks movement, it can develop health problems like stiff joints.
 Another reason why animals do not belong in zoos is that they can develop a condition called zoochosis. Zoochosis is abnormal behavior caused by boredom and frustration. The symptoms of zoochosis include rocking back and forth, pacing, circling, and excessive chewing. The animals often have poor eating habits. Zookeepers give these animals drugs to keep them calm. In conclusion, a zoo is not the best place for animals to live. Animals belong in the wild where they can roam freely. The author believes that animals should be released from zoos.
Which sentence from the passage best supports this statement?
a)
Many zoos spend a lot of money to create homes that are like the animals' natural environments.
b)
Another reason why animals do not belong in zoos is that they can develop a condition called zoochosis. 
c)
The animals often have poor eating habits. 
d)
Animals belong in the wild where they can roam freely.
21.

Which of the following is the best indicator that a Web article is reliable? (choose the two best responses)

a)

the author tells you the information is reliable

b)

the author links to his or her favorite Web sites

c)

the author states the site was proofread by a librarian

d)

the site provides the author's credentials and explains why he/she is an expert

e)

the author tells you where he/she got the information

22.
A theme should be a statement, not just one word. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
23.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching. 
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
24.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
25.
What is the purpose of a flashback?
a)
To introduce the reader to all of the characters.
b)
To give the reader a hint at what is going to happen in the future.
c)
To give the reader background information to learn more about a character or a situation.
d)
To give the reader the setting of the story.
26.
What is the purpose of foreshadowing?
a)
To give the reader a hint at what is going to happen in the future.
b)
To give the reader background information to learn more about a character or a situation.
c)
To introduce the reader to all of the characters.
d)
To give the reader the setting of the story.
27.
Suspense
a)
Learning information quickly through a series of events
b)
When the author holds back information to create excitement
c)
When the author gives information so the reader understands what is going on
d)
A detailed description of a setting in a novel
28.
One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go without supper,” and he closed the door.
What is the theme?
a)
share with your neighbor
b)
work before you play
c)
be respectful
d)
don't be greedy
29.

Select all of the ways to identify a story's theme. Choose three right answers.

a)

Look for a statement of theme

b)

Think about changes in the character's behavior

c)

Look at the first paragraph only

d)

Think about the title

30.

The story's central or main problem is......

a)

Exposition

b)

Conflict

c)

Climax

d)

Rising Action

31.

The Introduction of the characters, setting, and conflict.

a)

Falling Action

b)

Resolution

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

32.

The point of greatest tension in the story

a)

Resolution

b)

Climax

c)

Falling Action

d)

Exposition

33.

Events that increase tension and unfold the story leading to the climax are:

a)

Rising Action

b)

Conflict

c)

Exposition

d)

Falling Action

34.

Events that follow the climax and reduce tension are.......

a)

Exposition

b)

Conflict

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

35.

The final outcome of the story is the.......

a)

Climax

b)

Rising Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Conflict

36.

What does it mean to infer or make an inference while reading fiction?

a)

To figure out the setting of the story

b)

To find the answer to a question in the story

c)

To figure out the main problem in the story

d)

To use what I know and what the story says to figure out what is happening or how a character is feeling

37.
His collar was popped up and his top two buttons were undone.  His gold chains were enormous and clattered against each other.
Name this element of characterization
a)
Speech
b)
Thoughts
c)
Effect on others
d)
Looks
38.
His collar was popped up and his top two buttons were undone.  His gold chains were enormous and clattered against each other.
Name this element of characterization
a)
Speech
b)
Thoughts
c)
Effect on others
d)
Looks
39.
Why would she do that to me? I didn't even want to sit next to her and she just attacked me. I hate the way that she controls everything, I'm such a loser.
Name the element of characterization
a)
Thoughts
b)
Effect on Others
c)
Looks
d)
Actions
40.

When Angela asked her mother if she could go to the party, her mother said that she could not. So Angela asked her father, who said that she could. She then played her parents off one another until she got her way. Angela enjoyed herself at the party.


What character trait does Angela demonstrate?

a)

Irritable

b)

Dejected

c)

Miserable

d)

Manipulative

41.

Daren showed up at the banquet with food stains all over his dress shirt. He sat down, put his feet on the table, and burped loudly. The other people sitting at the table looked at each other but continued eating.


What character train does Daren demonstrate?

a)

puzzled

b)

hysterical

c)

unmannerly

d)

sophisticated

42.
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
43.
Treasure Island (an excerpt) 
by Robert Louis Stevenson

I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
a)
He is in need of first aid.
b)
He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest.
c)
He has grown frail and tired with old age.
d)
He has had a rough and adventurous life.
44.
Identify the prepositional phrase: Watch the horse run around the field.
a)
around
b)
around the field
c)
 watch the horse
d)
run around
45.
Identify the prepositional phrase: Be sure to review your facts before the quiz.
a)
to review
b)
before the quiz
c)
be sure
d)
review your facts
46.

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below?


Gork, the boorish caveman, always looks like a dork at dinner when he eats his wild boar with his fingers, not a fork.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

47.

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below?


Some medical specialists assert that spit from spiders in Spain and Japan will relieve the common cold faster than aspirin can.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

48.

How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below?


Because of the windy weather, Heather decided that she shouldn't wear her dress that is made with feathers.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

49.

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

50.

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

51.

“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People

a)

hyperbole

b)

allusion

c)

personification

d)

idiom

52.

“I was quaking from head to foot, and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far.” - Mark Twain, Old Times on the Mississippi

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

idiom

53.

”Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary,” - Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

54.

“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

idiom

55.

“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

alliteration

d)

allusion

56.

“Hulga the whole while hollering like a half-slaughtered hog.” - Truman Capote, "Mojave"

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

57.
Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Assonance
58.
"Andy always eats apples and asparagus" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Assonance
b)
Consonance
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Metaphor
59.
"The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Theme
b)
Metaphor
c)
Style
d)
Alliteration
60.
"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 
a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Rhyme
d)
Imagery
61.
"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Style
62.
"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Structure
63.

Read the passage and determine its text structure!


What do you get when you cross a robot and an astronaut? A Robonaut! Robonauts are robot helpers designed to work side-by-side with astronauts. Work on the first Robonaut began in 1997, and by 2002 Robonaut B was revealed to the public. Robonaut B may have featured interchangeable lower bodies, like four-wheel mode or hydraulic legs, but scientists and engineers continued to improve Robonaut. In February of 2010, Robonaut 2 was released to the public. Robonaut 2 moved four times faster than the first Robonaut. An advanced version of Robonaut 2 was finally tested in outer space in 2011. Robonaut functioned exactly as designed.

a)

Compare and Contrast

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Sequential

d)

Chronological

64.

Read the passage and determine its text structure!


From airplanes to forklifts, hydraulic power is the strength behind many amazing technologies that affect our daily lives, even the breaks on your school bus, but how do they work? First, fluid is rapidly released into a chamber through a valve. As the fluid collect, the valve is slammed shut which causes a pressure spike. Because the chamber is sealed, the pressure has nowhere to go. The hydraulic mechanism channels the pressure and provides great power. And that’s how, with the help of hydraulics, Grandma can stop a car with one foot.

a)

Compare and Contrast

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Sequential

d)

Chronological

65.

Read the passage and determine its text structure!


Many people use the words cyborg and android interchangeably when, in fact, they have different meanings. Both terms refer to beings powered by robotics, but an android is powered entirely by robots. Though androids are completely mechanical, they are designed to look like humans. They may have synthetic skin, hair, and other features, but no human organs. On the other hand, cyborgs are part human and part machine. They may have robotic hands, legs, or eyes, but all cyborgs have surgically implanted technologies that enhance their abilities.

a)

Compare and Contrast

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Sequential

d)

Problem and Solution

66.

Identify the text feature.

a)

Italics

b)

Bold Print

c)

Bullet Points

d)

Labels

67.

Identify the text feature.

a)

Italics

b)

Bold Print

c)

Bullet Points

d)

Labels

68.

Identify the text feature.

a)

Heading

b)

Title

c)

Caption

69.

Identify the text feature.

a)

Italics

b)

Bold Print

c)

Bullet Points

d)

Labels

70.

Identify the text feature.

a)

Heading

b)

Caption

c)

Title

71.

Identify the text feature.

a)

Heading

b)

Caption

c)

Title

72.

Identify the text feature.

a)

Diagram

b)

Map

c)

Graph

73.

Identify the text feature.

a)

Diagram

b)

Map

c)

Graph

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