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WorksheetsR-LA CBA #1 Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 31mins
How are you feeling today?
What is a memoir?
a fantasy novel series about the fictional world of Memoiria
a nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories
a type of poem
a genre of novel that is told in past tense
The image in
"A cicada sends/its sawing song"
appeals to the sense of ...
hearing
smell
sight
touch
Persuade means ...
Make people agree with you
Make people angry
Make people think the opposite thing
Make people fall in love
Combine these sentences:
The students had the day off. The teachers still had to go to school.
The students had the day off; but the teachers still had to go to school.
The students had the day off but the teachers still had to go to school.
The students had the day off, even the teachers still had to go to school.
The students had the day off, but the teachers still had to go to school.
Which one of the following images is an example of a simile?
light/has dropped from the top of the sky (lines 1-2)
light/like a green/latticework of branches (lines 3-5)
its sawing song (line 11)
The world is/a glass overflowing/with water (lines 13-15)
Why does someone write a memoir?
To tell their whole life story
To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event
To tell retell a story someone told them
Ted was anxious to try out for the basketball team. He had practiced and knew he was ready. Tryouts made him a little nervous, but when he found out he made the team he knew that all the work had paid off.
What is the author's purpose?
to tell a story about a boy who worked hard
to teach how to play basketball
to persuade you to try out for the basketball team
to explain the rules of basketball
Its/It's: There goes a car with a bike on ____ roof.
it's
its
Cobras typically live in hot, tropical areas but are also found in savannahs, grasslands, forests and farming areas in Africa and Southern Asia. They like to spend time underground, under rocks and in trees. You can also find cobras in the water. What is the author's purpose?
To explain why cobras live in hot areas.
To highlight the different places cobras can be found.
To describe how cobras interact with other snakes.
To warn readers to be aware and careful of cobras
There/Their/They're: "I want to go to Mexico for Thanksgiving! It looks so beautiful _______."
Their
They're
There
What type of connection is this: I read a book about how grocery stores get their food. It reminded me of the grocery trucks that drive by on the highway every day.
text to self 🙂
text to text 📚
text to world 🌏
Select THREE answer choices: Which of the following are a WEAK transitions?
firstly
All in all
In conclusion
secondly
Correct/Incorrect: "They're favorite food is spaghetti."
Correct
Incorrect
The students of Hawthorne were not happy with the gradual improvement of Covid-19 cases in the city of San Antonio. They wanted to return to school immediately. What does the word "gradual" mean in the sentence?
slow
rapid
no improvement
great
True or False?: A theme should be a statement, not just one word.
TRUE
FALSE
To/Too/Two: She went ___ the store with her mother.
two
too
to
none of them
THEME: One way you could figure out the theme of a narrative is to...
Skim through the story
Just read the beginning of the story
Think about what the character has learned
Read the ending of the story
To/Too/Two: It is way ____ cold for outdoor recess.
two
to
too
"Red, red rose" is an example of ____.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
metaphor
rhyme
What type of figurative language occurs in the following lines? “And I will love thee still, my dear, Till all the seas go dry.”
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
rhyme
Select TWO answer choices: A hook should be...
interesting or wise
a yes or no question
driving your reader in to the topic of your paper
An "have you ever imagined" question.
What is the definition of theme?
topic/subject + message = theme
topic of the story
life lesson, meaning, moral, or meaning about life or human nature communicated by a literary work
the reason why an authors writes
Which sentence has the most imagery?
The kids ran around outside for an hour.
The tiny dog jumped and barked happily for the crunchy dog treat.
Seven ducks slept in the park.
The water bottle fell to the ground.
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?
Nature and man must get along
Wonderful and beautiful things only last a short while
Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
Nature and beauty are permanent.
How do you feel about your R-LA test tomorrow?
Write down something YOU KNOW about author's purpose, grammar, poetry, and memoirs.
