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ELA Review for 4th & 5th Grade

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which answer choice best explains what the "main idea" of a passage is?

a)

Supporting details from the passage.

b)

The most important idea of the text.

c)

The central message of the passage.

2.

Which answer choice best describes what the "theme" of a passage is?

a)

A message or lesson the author is trying to convey in the text.

b)

The most important idea the author is trying to get across in the text.

c)

The important details found in the text.

3.

What is a stanza?

a)

When the ending words in a line of poetry have the same sound

b)

The type of pattern that the rhyme makes.

c)

The "sentences" that make a poem.

d)

The "paragraphs" of a poem.

4.

The image provided is of a poem. How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

5

b)

16

c)

4

d)

3

5.

Which of the following features are specific to a Drama?

a)

Stanzas

b)

Paragraphs

c)

Stage directions

d)

Rhyme

6.

What is an "inference"

a)

Supporting details

b)

An educated guess based on what you know for a passage.

c)

the message the author is trying to get across.

d)

what the passage is mainly about.

7.

Which word would be a synonym for the underlined word?


Jason is an exceptional musician. He can play 5 instruments.

a)

shy

b)

special

c)

terrible

d)

quiet

8.

Which word would be an antonym for the underlined word?


Julie was disgusted with herself when she tripped on stage in front of the entire audience.

a)

shame

b)

embarrassed

c)

pride

d)

tired

9.

The lesson or moral of the story is called the what?

a)

conflict

b)

main character

c)

topic

d)

theme

10.

The problem a character faces in a story is called the ______

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

conflict

d)

theme

11.

"Which type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?


"The tall trees danced in the wind"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

12.

For what 3 purposes do authors write?

a)

enterain, inform, engage

b)

entertain, inform, contain

c)

inform, persuade, entertain

d)

inform, depict, retain

13.

The brown dog_____ when someone comes in.

a)

growl

b)

growling

c)

growls

14.

The thief had ______ all of the expensive jewelry.

a)

taken

b)

took

c)

tooks

d)

token

15.
Some kids were afraid to dive into the pool, _____ I dove in right away.
a)
yet
b)
so
c)
but
d)
and
16.
They didn't want to be late, ___ they hurried.
a)
nor
b)
but
c)
and
d)
so
17.

The ducks QUACKED at us.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

18.

I'm so sleepy, I could sleep for a whole year!

a)

Allusion

b)

Idiom

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

19.

Ryan is so tall, he can high-five the clouds!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

20.

Bailey bought a barrel of blueberries for her buddies.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Idiom

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

21.

Langston is a clown in class.

a)

Personification

b)

Idiom

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

22.

The bees BUZZED by the beautiful blue bay.

a)

Onomatopoeia and Alliteration

b)

Simile and Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia and Hyperbole

23.

First, separate your clothes in different piles according to color and fabric. Next, use the appropriate heat settings and soap. Finally, fold and put clothes away.

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Sequence

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Compare and Contrast

24.

What's the meaning of this simile?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

a)

Her hair is red

b)

She talks loudly

c)

She spits when she talks

d)

She gets really angry

25.

What's the meaning of this hyperbole?

"Jesse would move mountains for Winnie."

a)

Jesse and Winnie love climbing mountains

b)

Jesse would do anything for Winnie

c)

Jesse likes to paint pictures of mountains for Winnie

26.

My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day.

a)

Simile

b)

Idiom

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

27.
a)

Alliteration

b)

Idiom

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

28.
a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

29.
a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

30.

My little sister_______(brush) her teeth everyday.

a)

brush

b)

brushing

c)

brushes

d)

brushs

31.
No, I....
a)
doesn't
b)
don't
32.
No, she....
a)
don't
b)
doesn't
33.

Choose the correct option for this sentence:

She _________________ play the violin

a)

don’t

b)

doesn’t

c)

donesn’t

34.

Why would an author MOST LIKELY use the phrase lit up her face to describe a character?

a)

to show her face is red with embarrassment

b)

to show her skin is glowing

c)

to show she is feeling happy

d)

to show she is feeling sweaty from heat

35.

What is the BEST meaning of the underlined phrase in the sentence?


I guess the cat is out of the bag now, she thought.

a)

a pet is missed

b)

a bag is emptied

c)

a cat is discovered

d)

a secret is uncovered

36.

Mr. Thorton was in his yard, frantically searching the bushes. When he spotted Angela and Buddy, he sighed with relief.


Based on the sentences, what is the meaning of the word frantically?

a)

full of energy

b)

in a state of confusion

c)

to make excited

d)

in a desperate way

37.

What is the proper noun in the following sentence?


Charlie is playing baseball with his little sister.

a)

sister

b)

playing

c)

baseball

d)

Charlie

38.

What is the adjective in the following sentence?


Charlie is playing baseball with his little sister.

a)

little

b)

sister

c)

his

d)

playing

39.
What is the adjective in the sentence: Charlie is playing baseball with his little sister.
a)
little
b)
sister
c)
his
d)
playing
40.

What is the pronoun in the following sentence?


Charlie is playing baseball with his little sister.

a)

his

b)

little

c)

sister

d)

playing

41.
What is the pronoun in the sentence: Frank will finish the massive book in his backpack.
a)
Frank
b)
backpack
c)
book
d)
his
42.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
43.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Comparing two things in a text
b)
Comparing two things using like and as
c)
An over exaggeration 
d)
Comparing two things without using like and as
44.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Comparing a rock to a island
d)
Break a leg
45.
What is personification?
a)
comparing two things using like or as
b)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
a word that resemebles the sound it represents
46.

Onomatopoeia is...

a)

An exaggerated statement

b)

A sound effect

c)

A comparison of two things using like or as

d)

The use of a word associated with a sound (sound words)

47.
What is alliteration?
a)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
b)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
c)
repeating the same initial sound in neighboring words
d)
a contradictory phrase
48.
What is an idiom?
a)
a pharse that means something else than what it says
b)
comparing two things using like or as
c)
an extreme exageration
d)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
49.

What does the following sentence really mean?


"There are butterflies in my stomach!'

a)

I'm sad

b)

I'm loving

c)

I'm happy

d)

I'm nervous

50.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good. 
d)
I like to visit art museums.
51.
Explain what the idiom means:
Josie enjoys hockey so much that she will play it at the drop of a hat. 
a)
when a hat is thrown down
b)
whenever she has a chance
c)
with the right uniform
d)
wearing a hat
52.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
53.
What is a verb?
a)
person, place or thing
b)
word that shows action
c)
takes place of a noun
d)
irregular
54.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
55.
Which best describes a summary?
a)
a really long detailed piece of writing
b)
the entire text told in your own words
c)
a dumb thing that teachers make you write
d)
the main ideas and important details of a text

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