Free Printable ELA 1st 9 weeks Exam

1.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

preposition

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

action verb past tense

2.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

noun

b)

preposition

c)

action verb

d)

adjective

3.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

action verb past tense

d)

preposition

4.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

adjective

b)

preposition

c)

action verb

d)

noun

5.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

noun

b)

action verb

c)

preposition

d)

adjective

6.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

pronoun

b)

action verb

c)

noun

d)

adjective

7.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

noun

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

adjective

8.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

preposition

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

adjective

9.

Identify the red word below.
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

adjective

10.

Identify the red words below.
The police chased the speeding car (down the highway.)

a)

verb pharse

b)

prepositional phrase

c)

complete subject

d)

complete predicate

11.

What is the purpose of this sentence?
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

interrogative

b)

imperative

c)

declarative

d)

exclamatory

12.

What type of sentence is this?
The police chased the speeding car down the highway.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

13.

Choose the correctly punctuated compound sentence.

a)

Everyone was busy so, I went to the movie alone.

b)

Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone.

c)

Everyone, was busy so I went to the movie alone.

d)

Everyone was busy so I went, to the movie alone.

14.

Choose the correctly punctuated complex sentence.

a)

Studying before, the test is good if you want to pass.

b)

Studying before the test is good if, you want to pass.

c)

Studying, before the test is good if you want to pass.

d)

Studying before the test is good, if you want to pass.

15.

Which sentence is edited correctly?

a)

“Not for one minute?” she replied.

b)

“Not for one minute she replied."

c)

“Not for one minute,” she replied.

d)

“Not for one minute” she replied.

16.

What did Miss Stretchberry ask Jack to do that he didn't want to do?

a)

sing

b)

write a poem

c)

laugh

d)

read

17.

What pet did Jack used to have?

a)

a yellow dog

b)

a bird

c)

a lizard

d)

a tiger

18.

October 24

Beat-beat-beating is an example of

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

repetition

19.

When Jack writes to Mr. Walter Dean Myers, what is his tone?

a)

apologetic

b)

bitter

c)

curios

d)

delighted

20.

Love That Dog is an example of what type of poetry?

a)

rhyming

b)

free verse

21.

Which best describes the tone of Jack's thank you letter to Walter Dean Myers?

a)

grateful

b)

proud

c)

boastful

d)

sad

22.

How did Jack's attitude change toward poetry?

a)

loving it to hating it

b)

hating it to loving it

23.

Why is Miss Stretchberry typing the students' poems?

a)

She is encouraging them.

b)

She is proud of their work.

c)

She wants other students to learn from other kids in the class.

d)

All of the above.

24.

What does Jack think the wheelbarrow poet and Robert Frost have in common?

a)

They both write about the outdoors.

b)

They both write long stories.

c)

They both make pictures with words and write in short lines.

d)

They both are from Minnesota.

25.

How does Jack describe his street's sounds?

a)

Screech!

b)

Clash!

c)

swish

d)

Flash!

26.

Jack's concrete of shape poem is in the shape of what?

a)

a pizza

b)

an apple

c)

a kite

d)

his yellow dog

27.

Why does so much depend upon a blue car?

a)

that is the color of the car that hit Sky

b)

that is the color of the car where Jack got Sky

c)

that is the color of the car that dropped Sky off at Jack's house

d)

that is the color of the car that jack was in when he got Sky

28.

Why doesn't Jack want to write a poem?

a)

he thinks only girls write poetry

b)

he says he does not like to read poetry

c)

he doesn't have a pencil

d)

he doesn't understand the assignmnet

29.

The title " Love That Dog" is based on a poem by which author?

a)

Robert Frost

b)

Valerie Worth

c)

Walter Dean Myers

d)

William Carlos Williams

30.

The narrator of the story is

a)

Jack

b)

Sky

c)

Mrs. Stretchberry

d)

Sharon Creech

31.

" Love That Dog " is told from what point of view

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person limited

d)

third person objective

32.

What does anonymous mean?

a)

a person identified by name; of a known name.

b)

a person who has written another story under a different name

c)

a person who has changed their name

d)

a person not identified by name; of unknown name.

33.

Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a snack. Max snapped, "I don't want a snack!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.

Can you explain why Max is upset in this passage?

a)

It is raining and he cannot go on a picnic.

b)

He is hungry.

c)

He is scared of thunderstorms.

d)

He is bored and has nothing to do.

34.

Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a snack. Max snapped, "I don't want a snack!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.

What line in the text tells you that Max is upset it is raining?

a)

He says, "I don't want a snack!"

b)

Dropping his kite from his hand, Max broke out into a full sob.

c)

Thunder struck and rain poured.

d)

Mom sighed.

35.

“Tommy!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries. There was still no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “I’m so mad Tommy!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone.

What details can you find in the text that shows that the window was broken?

a)

There was glass all over the floor.

b)

A neighbor threw a ball through it.

c)

Tommy threw a baseball through it.

36.

Did you know that tornadoes come from thunderstorms? Thunderclouds build up when cool, dry air runs into warm, wet air. If enough cool air runs into warm air, clouds can start to gain energy and power. A tornado can result from this energy. A tornado is a spinning column created by the thunderstorm’s strong winds. The winds are so strong that they can pick up water, dust, and scraps. A tornado can spin over 200 miles per hour, which means that it has a lot of force.

How do clouds gain enough energy to create a tornado?

a)

The wind provides energy.

b)

Water and dust help provide energy.

c)

If Cool air and warm air run into each other it could provide enough energy.

37.

You may be surprised to hear that earthquakes are not rare. In fact, earthquakes happen every day somewhere in the world. Most of them are weak. There are times, however, when an earthquake is very powerful and causes a lot of damage. One strong earthquake can destroy houses, bridges, railroad tracks, and more.

Can you describe why earthquakes are so dangerous?

a)

Earthquakes are rare.

b)

It can destroy houses, bridges, railroad tracks and other things.

c)

They only happen in North America.

d)

Earthquakes are mostly weak.

38.

What is free verse?

a)

A poem that rhymes

b)

A poem that doesn't rhyme

c)

A poem with rhythm

d)

A poem that is in the shape of what it is about

39.

What is a narrative poem?

a)

A poem that tells a story

b)

Words that imitate sound

c)

A poem written with no regular rhyme or rhythm

d)

A comparison that suggests two things are the same

40.

"The clock stood up and walked off the wall" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

stanza

41.

When two words end in the same sound, this is known as what?

a)

rhyming words

b)

stanza

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

42.

"The sun is a light bulb in the sky" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

rhyming words

43.

What is is called when the author uses description and words to create a mental picture in a reader's mind?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

imagery

44.

A group of related items in a poem is called what?

a)

rhyming words

b)

personification

c)

stanza

d)

imagery

45.

What is the name for a sound device in which words, sounds, or phrases are repeated to emphasize a point?

a)

imagery

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

metaphor

d)

stanza

46.

What two words does a simile use to compare two unlike things?

a)

like and the

b)

like and as

c)

as and the

d)

as and how

47.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is what type of figurative language.

a)

alliteration

b)

idiom

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

48.

BOOM! CRASH! BANG! What type of figurative language is this?

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

49.

"The picture was as colorful as a rainbow" is which type of figurative language?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

rhyming

50.

Yes/No: Decide if the word in parentheses is used correctly in context. Twirling fire batons was the most (unique) talent in the show.

a)

yes

b)

no

51.

Yes/No: Decide if the word in parentheses is used correctly in context.

Kendra brought her (vibrant) to the picnic so we could have a place to sit.

a)

yes

b)

no

52.

Yes/No: Decide if the word in parentheses is used correctly in context.

Even though I always study for them, I get (anxious) about tests.

a)

yes

b)

no

53.

Yes/No: Decide if the word in parentheses is used correctly in context.

Caleb stood in (awe), looking up at a sky filled with millions of stars.

a)

yes

b)

no

54.

Yes/No: Decide if the word in parentheses is used correctly in context.

The mayor of the city tried to (chronological) a new law on taxes.

a)

yes

b)

no

55.

Multiple Choice: Choose the best word to complete each sentence below.

What a beautiful thing to watch a caterpillar___into a butterfly!

a)

Literal

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Optimist

d)

Transform

e)

Pursue

56.

Multiple Choice: Choose the best word to complete each sentence below.

When I said she was driving me crazy, she thought I was being___.

a)

Literal

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Optimist

d)

Transform

e)

Pursue

57.

Multiple Choice: Choose the best word to complete each sentence below.

Alan is such an___. He always looks on the bright side of things.

a)

Literal

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Optimist

d)

Transform

e)

Pursue

58.

Multiple Choice: Choose the best word to complete each sentence below.

Our coach always tells us to___our dreams by working hard at everything we do.

a)

Literal

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Optimist

d)

Transform

e)

Pursue

59.

Multiple Choice: Choose the best word to complete each sentence below.

My favorite part of the trip was the wildlife___ where we saw endangered birds.

a)

Literal

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Optimist

d)

Transform

e)

Pursue

60.

Matching: Match the word to the best definition or synonym.

hesitant

a)

idiom

b)

prominent

c)

reluctant

d)

ambition

e)

superior

61.

Matching: Match the word to the best definition or synonym.

strict or severe

a)

liberate

b)

rigorous

c)

accommodate

d)

boisterous

e)

collaborate

62.

Matching: Match the word to the best definition or synonym.

desire

a)

ambition

b)

superior

c)

liberate

d)

rigorous

e)

accommodate

63.

Matching: Match the word to the best definition or synonym.

to cooperate

a)

liberate

b)

rigorous

c)

accommodate

d)

boisterous

e)

collaborate

64.

Matching: Match the word to the best definition or synonym.

a phrase not to be taken literally

a)

idiom

b)

prominent

c)

reluctant

d)

ambition

e)

superior

65.

Matching: Match the word to the best definition or synonym.

rough and noisy

a)

liberate

b)

boisterous

c)

rigorous

d)

accommodate

e)

collaborate

66.

Matching: Match the word to the best definition or synonym.

to set free

a)

liberate

b)

rigorous

c)

accommodate

d)

boisterous

e)

collaborate

ELA 1st 9 weeks Exam

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