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ELA Summative Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the theme of a story?

a)

the mood of the story

b)

The story's setting

c)

What the author wants to teach the reader

d)

What the narrator says in the story

2.

Three butterflies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the butterflies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest butterfly stays back. The two butterflies tease the older butterfly, but then get stuck in the honey. What is the moral of this story?

a)

Overeating leads to illness.

b)

The first to try something gets rewarded.

c)

Some treats aren't worth risking your safety.

3.
There was a ragged old woman following behind me as I walked down each aisle.  She had a strange look on her face, as her missing teeth distorted her smile.  I rushed to try to avoid her, as I was a little nervous about what she might do.  Come to find out, I dropped some money and she was trying to return it to me.
a)
Old people are always mean
b)
don't judge a book by its cover
c)
you should be aware of others
d)
it takes courage to stand up to bullies
4.
Jim was stacking boxes at work.  There was a certain height he had to reach.  He stretched his body, but could not reach to place the final box at the top.  Bill happened to see Jim struggling and came to his rescue, since he was a foot taller.
a)
teamwork can accomplish a goal
b)
tall people are the best
c)
work hard to reach a goal
d)
people can be like boxes
5.

What is the theme of this story?

a)

Don't be lazy.

b)

Turtles are faster than rabbits.

c)

Our friends are always there for us.

d)

It is better to take your time and do it right then to rush and fail.

6.

What is the theme of this story?

a)

Slowly but surely wins the race.

b)

Don't be lazy.

c)

We are stronger together than we are apart.

d)

If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.

7.

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

a)

A 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother.

b)

A small apartment in Marfa, Texas.

c)

Telling the truth may cause you pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.

d)

Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.

8.

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

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

conflict

d)

theme

9.

Which type of point of view tells the story from the main character's perspective?

a)

Second person point of view

b)

First person point of view

c)

Third person point of view

d)

Third person omniscient

10.

A person, place, or thing is a ______

a)

Verb

b)

Adjective

c)

Noun

d)

Adverb

11.

A word that describes a noun is an _________

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Verb

d)

Pronoun

12.

"The girl ran to the gym quickly." Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

a)

girl

b)

gym

c)

quickly

d)

ran

13.

A story that is not true is _____

a)

Nonfiction

b)

Fictional

c)

Awesome

d)

A song

14.

For what 3 purposes do authors write?

a)

enterain, inform, engage

b)

entertain, inform, contain

c)

inform, persuade, entertain

d)

inform, depict, retain

15.

The brown dog_____ when someone comes in.

a)

growl

b)

growling

c)

growls

16.

The thief had ______ all of the expensive jewelry.

a)

taken

b)

took

c)

tooks

d)

token

17.

Which sentence is correct.

a)

Do you want pancakes for breakfast, and would you rather have eggs?

b)

Do you want pancakes for breakfast, but would you rather have eggs?

c)

Do you want pancakes for breakfast, so would you rather have eggs?

d)

Do you want pancakes for breakfast, or would you rather have eggs?

18.
The Fox and the Crab  
 A Crab one day grew disgusted with the sands in which he lived. He decided to take a stroll to the meadow not far from his home. There he enjoy the grass better than the sand and water. So off he crawled to the meadow. But there a hungry Fox spied him, and in a twinkling, ate him up, both shell and claw.
What is the lesson?
a)
Be happy with what you have
b)
Friendship is the most important thing
c)
Do not travel
19.
Some kids were afraid to dive into the pool, _____ I dove in right away.
a)
yet
b)
so
c)
but
d)
and
20.

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.

21.

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

a)

5

b)

16

c)

4

d)

3

22.

What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 2?

a)

ABCB

b)

ABAB

c)

AABB

d)

ABCD

23.

Do you enjoy ice cream? Many people over the ages have enjoyed ice cream. The ancient Greeks ate snow mixed with honey and fruit. It really took off as a dessert in the 18th century. Today, people all over the world enjoy the wonderful taste of ice cream. What is the main idea of this passage?

a)

The Ancient Greeks ate a version of ice cream.

b)

Ice cream has been around a long time.

c)

Ice cream was popular in the 18th century.

d)

Many people eat ice cream.

24.

Every day that week, my father complained that someone was taking pennies from his jug. We all pleaded ignorance. And every day that week, we discussed a new name for our pet bird.

At the end of the week, we took everything out of the birdcage to clean it. In every corner of the cage was a pile of pennies! That's when we learned that my mother had let the bird out to fly around every morning. "Penny thief!" my father cried. And our pet was named on the spot.


Which sentence from the story explains how it could be the bird who put the pennies in the birdcage?

a)

"Every day that week, my father complained that someone was taking pennies from his jug."

b)

"At the end of the week, we took everything out of our birdcage to clean it."

c)

"That's when we learned that my mother had let the bird out to fly around every morning,"

25.

Excerpt from: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"


"The cyclone had set the house down very gently--for a cyclone--in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty. There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits. Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes. A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies."


Based upon the information provided above, which statement best describes the setting of this text?

a)

This place was like nothing ever seen before. It was beautiful.

b)

This place was awful to look at.

c)

The character was at home.

d)

The character was at school with her friends.

26.
The Fox and the Crab  
 A Crab one day grew disgusted with the sands in which he lived. He decided to take a stroll to the meadow not far from his home. There he enjoyed the grass better than the sand and water. So off he crawled to the meadow. But there a hungry Fox spied him, and in a twinkling, ate him up, both shell and claw.
Why did the Crab decide to go to the meadow?
a)
He thought there was sand there.
b)
He wanted to make friends with Fox.
c)
He was disgusted with his home in the sand.
d)
He was looking for water.
27.
A shepherd-boy, who watched a flock of sheep near a village, brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out, "Wolf! Wolf!" and when his neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for coming when there was no wolf. 
The Wolf, however, did truly come at last. The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an agony of terror: "Pray, do come and help me; the Wolf is killing the sheep"; but no one paid any attention to his cries, nor helped him. The Wolf destroyed the whole flock. 
There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.
Why did no one respond to the shepherd-boy when the wolf really came?
a)
They couldn't hear his cries.
b)
They didn't believe him because he had called before and there had been no wolf.
c)
They didn't believe him because they didn't know the shepherd-boy.
d)
The shepherd-boy was trustworthy.
28.
What is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Caption
b)
Picture
c)
Index
d)
Heading
29.
This is an example of ____________ text feature? 
a)
Index
b)
Table of contents
c)
Glossary
d)
Diagram
30.
1. 
a)
A. Our class visited Johnson Space Center next Wednesday.
b)
B. Our class will visited Johnson Space Center next Wednesday. 
c)
C. Our class visit Johnson Space Center next Wednesday. 
d)
D. Our class will visit Johnson Space Center next Wednesday. 
31.
At lunchtime I _____ my friends in a café.
a)
met
b)
meted
c)
Metted
32.
Elizabeth _____ her boyfriend  a birthday present.
a)
given
b)
gave
c)
gived
33.
Mary ____ very hard in school.
a)
work
b)
works
c)
workes
d)
workz
34.
A girl and a boy ___ in the classroom.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
was
d)
be
35.
Mark went to the park. _______ played on the monkey bars. 
a)
He
b)
She
c)
It
d)
Their 
36.
The students all went to the library. ____ checked out new books.
a)
It
b)
He/Her
c)
We
d)
They
37.
What is an idiom?
a)
A bird?
b)
A device used to confuse the reader.
c)
A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.
d)
A group of words that begin with the same sound.
38.
What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?
a)
Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
b)
It's raining very heavily.
c)
We are having a tornado.
d)
Animals have learned to fly.
39.
What is a couch potato?
a)
A person who likes to eat potatoes on the couch.
b)
A potato pillow.
c)
A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch.
d)
A person who likes to play hot potato.
40.
What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."
a)
Something is easy.
b)
Something is delicious.
c)
Something is soft and warm. 
41.
What is the Adjective in this sentence?
Leslie is an elegant queen and ruler. 
a)
elegant
b)
queen
c)
ruler
d)
Leslie
42.
What is the Adjective in this sentence?
The small baby crawled to his mother.
a)
The
b)
mother
c)
his
d)
small
43.
What is the Adjective in this sentence?
The old shoe was full of mud.
a)
shoe
b)
was
c)
old
d)
of
44.
Seth came home from school and wanted to make a bowl of cereal for a snack. He looks in the cabinet and picks his cereal. After that he gets a bowl and spoon and goes to the refrigerator and he gets the milk. He then makes his snack and eats it up. What did Seth do before he ate his snack? 
a)
He came home from school
b)
He picks his cereal
c)
He gets the milkd
d)
He makes his snack
45.
Yesterday, my class went on a field trip to the zoo. We went to the monkey cages first. Then we watched an elephant eating its lunch. After that we ate our own lunches in the picnic area. After lunch we saw the giraffes and lions. At the end of the day, we stopped to look at the bears on the way back to the bus. 
What did the class see before they ate lunch?
a)
Giraffes 
b)
Bears
c)
An elephant
d)
Lions
46.

Jessica wanted to be a dancer. She knew that dancers must work every day. She took dance lessons every Tuesday. She practiced a few hours each day.

EFFECT: Jessica practiced every day.

What was the CAUSE?

a)

She worked hard on Tuesdays.

b)

She took lessons every day.

c)

She wanted to be a dancer.

47.
What is the adjective in this sentence? "The lakes on our trip were cold."
a)
our
b)
trip
c)
lakes
d)
cold
48.

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.

49.

Would you rather see a movie ____________ go bowling?

Which word best completes the sentence?

a)
or
b)
and
c)
but
d)
nor
50.

Buttons is the _____________ runner of all of the dogs.

Which best completes the sentence?

a)
faster
b)
fastest
c)
more faster
d)
most fastest
51.

Squirrels, chipmunks, and bears all climb trees.

Which word tells an action?

a)
squirrels
b)
chipmunks
c)
all
d)
climb
52.

Persuade means ...

a)

make people agree with you.

b)

make people angry.

c)

make people think the opposite thing.

d)

make people fall in love.

53.

Inform means ...

a)

give a speech.

b)

give information or teach something.

c)

take the form.

d)

give in a form.

54.

Entertain means ...

a)

to make people sleepy.

b)

to make people leave.

c)

to make people enjoy something.

d)

to make people read.

55.

"Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce pollution." What is the author's purpose?

a)

Persuade.

b)

Insist.

c)

Inform.

d)

Entertain.

56.

What is the author's purpose? "Hellen Keller was born in 1880 and died in 1968. Despite being deaf and blind, Keller was a political activist, lecturer, author, and tireless advocate for those with disabilities."

a)

Entertain.

b)

Explain.

c)

Inform.

d)

Describe.

57.

"Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!" What is the author's purpose?

a)

To explain.

b)

To Persuade.

c)

To Entertain.

d)

To Inform.

58.
Bella, the magical unicorn, flew high in the sky. She soared among the clouds, feeling the swift wind in her face. She loved looking down on the enchanted forest and all the wonderful creatures living there. 
a)
Inform
b)
Entertain
c)
Persuade
59.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It has a giant red spot, which is actually a huge storm.  Jupiter also has more than 50 moons and takes nearly 12 years to orbit the sun.
a)
Entertain
b)
Persuade
c)
Inform
60.
Volunteering is a very rewarding experience. There are many ways you can volunteer.  For example, you can help clean up a playground. Volunteering benefits other people and will also make you feel good about yourself.
a)
Entertain
b)
Inform
c)
Persuade