WorksheetsELA Pre-Test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins
What is the theme?
In 1946, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. He became the first African American to play basball in Major Leagues. Robinson's first game was opening day of the 1947 season. He faced the Boston Braves. He also faced a hostile crowd.
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
Allusion
Free Verse
Rhythm
Personification
A figure of speech in which an exaggerated statement is made.
Hyperbole
Personification
Idiom
Metaphor
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Personification
A word that sounds like what it means.
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Metaphor
Personification
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Idiom
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
Stanza
Free Verse
Verse
Meter
Jonathan looked at the homeless dog walking down the street of his neighborhood. He approached the dog, slowly cautiously, with his hands stretched outward. After gaining his trust, Jonathan took the dog home, gave him a warm bath, and big bowl of food.
Inferencing means...
understanding exactly what the text says
using logic to read between the lines
determining what's a fact and what's an opinion
using word parts to decode an unknown word
It is snowing. Your friend Justina is coming to sleep over. She texts your that she's on her way but will be late. What is the best inference you can make?
Justina is doing her homework.
Justina is babysitting her brother.
Traffic is slow due to the weather.
Justina can't come to your house.
Your mother is wearing a rain coat. When she comes inside, she puts down an umbrella. The best inference you could make is that....
she is picking your brother up from school
she needs to go grocery shopping
it is raining outside
it is May
A girl tells you her cat's name is Grumpy Gus. You might infer that the cat...
is a kitten
is often in a bad mood
is large
is in your backyard
In First Person point of view the narrator...
tells their own story.
tells a story about someone else.
If a story is told in third-person point of view, the narrator
is NOT a character in the story
is a character in the story
The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. I thought of nothing other than the next step. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds.
First Person Point of View
Second Person Point of View
Third Person Point of View
You ran as fast as you could up the hill. Although you were hot and exhausted, you knew if you kept your pace, you would win the race.
1st person POV
2nd person POV
3rd person POV
Read and answer the question!
Some people find it hard to wake up in the morning. That is a problem. A woman had an idea. She made a special wake-up clock. Here is how it works. The clock beeps to wake you. You still want to sleep. You try to turn it off. The clock does not go off. It keeps beeping. It uses its wheels to move. It moves around your room. You must get up to find the clock. That wakes you up. Good morning!
How does the clock help people wake up?
It moves around your room
It beeps and does not go off
It is special
It moves AND it beeps
Read and answer the questions!
Water comes in three forms: liquid, solid, and gas.
Water can be a liquid. It flows. It has no shape of its own. A liquid takes the shape of its container.
Water can be a solid. Solids have their own shape. Water in its solid form is called ice.
Water can be a gas. Gas has no shape. Water in its gas form is called vapor.
What is this text mostly about?
Types of liquid
states of matter
forms of water
gas has no shape
The marble fell down the drain.
The shiny quarter caught her eye.
Andrew ran quickly to his seat.
Andrew quickly ran to his seat.
Jaime forgot her pencil.
Wow! I can't believe that actually happened!
I like pizza and ice cream.
The cat is hiding under the sofa.
Ann handed a pencil to her classmate.
Sarah was exhausted.
Would you like cherry, coke or plain coke?
The dogs over ____________ have been known to dig many holes.
there
their
they're
My cousins complain when __________ bored.
there
their
they're
Jackson and Jillian found ________ children playing at the park.
there
their
they're
My brother was ______ tired to go to the movie last night.
to
two
too
_______ the best students ever!
Your
You're
