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WorksheetsELA Summative Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins
What is the theme of a story?
the mood of the story
The story's setting
What the author wants to teach the reader
What the narrator says in the story
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?
Overeating leads to illness.
The first to try something gets rewarded.
Some treats aren't worth risking your safety.
What is the theme of this story?
Don't be lazy.
Turtles are faster than rabbits.
Our friends are always there for us.
It is better to take your time and do it right then to rush and fail.
What is the theme of this story?
Slowly but surely wins the race.
Don't be lazy.
We are stronger together than we are apart.
If you try to go on your own, you will get eaten by a big fish.
Which of the following could be a theme of a story?
A 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother.
A small apartment in Marfa, Texas.
Telling the truth may cause you pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.
Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.
The problem a character faces in a story is called the ______
climax
resolution
conflict
theme
Which type of point of view tells the story from the main character's perspective?
Second person point of view
First person point of view
Third person point of view
Third person omniscient
A person, place, or thing is a ______
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
A word that describes a noun is an _________
Adverb
Adjective
Verb
Pronoun
"The girl ran to the gym quickly." Which word in the sentence is an adverb?
girl
gym
quickly
ran
A story that is not true is _____
Nonfiction
Fictional
Awesome
A song
For what 3 purposes do authors write?
enterain, inform, engage
entertain, inform, contain
inform, persuade, entertain
inform, depict, retain
The brown dog_____ when someone comes in.
growl
growling
growls
The thief had ______ all of the expensive jewelry.
taken
took
tooks
token
Which sentence is correct.
Do you want pancakes for breakfast, and would you rather have eggs?
Do you want pancakes for breakfast, but would you rather have eggs?
Do you want pancakes for breakfast, so would you rather have eggs?
Do you want pancakes for breakfast, or would you rather have eggs?
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?
What is a stanza?
When the ending words in a line of poetry have the same sound
The type of pattern that the rhyme makes.
The "sentences" that make a poem.
The "paragraphs" of a poem.
The image provided is of a poem. How many stanzas are in this poem?
5
16
4
3
What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 2?
ABCB
ABAB
AABB
ABCD
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?
The Ancient Greeks ate a version of ice cream.
Ice cream has been around a long time.
Ice cream was popular in the 18th century.
Many people eat ice cream.
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?
"Every day that week, my father complained that someone was taking pennies from his jug."
"At the end of the week, we took everything out of our birdcage to clean it."
"That's when we learned that my mother had let the bird out to fly around every morning,"
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?
This place was like nothing ever seen before. It was beautiful.
This place was awful to look at.
The character was at home.
The character was at school with her friends.
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?
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?
Leslie is an elegant queen and ruler.
The small baby crawled to his mother.
The old shoe was full of mud.
What did the class see before they ate lunch?
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?
She worked hard on Tuesdays.
She took lessons every day.
She wanted to be a dancer.
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:
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
Would you rather see a movie ____________ go bowling?
Which word best completes the sentence?
Buttons is the _____________ runner of all of the dogs.
Which best completes the sentence?
Squirrels, chipmunks, and bears all climb trees.
Which word tells an action?
Persuade means ...
make people agree with you.
make people angry.
make people think the opposite thing.
make people fall in love.
Inform means ...
give a speech.
give information or teach something.
take the form.
give in a form.
Entertain means ...
to make people sleepy.
to make people leave.
to make people enjoy something.
to make people read.
"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?
Persuade.
Insist.
Inform.
Entertain.
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."
Entertain.
Explain.
Inform.
Describe.
"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?
To explain.
To Persuade.
To Entertain.
To Inform.
