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ELA Assessment #1: Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is the lesson or moral of the story that the reader learns.

a)

Theme

b)

Setting

c)

Conflict

d)

Characters

2.

You can describe a character by...

a)

The physical traits (external)

b)

Their personality (internal)

c)

All of the above

3.

What is the definition of a protagonist?

a)

The best friend

b)

The villain

c)

Someone who likes to play tag

d)

The hero

4.
Who is Simba in the Lion King?
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
5.

The antagonist of a fictional story is...

a)

The hero of the story

b)

The narrator of the story

c)

Just a random person in a story

d)

The villain of the story

6.

What is the job of the antagonist?

a)

to save people from destruction

b)

to cause conflict for the protagonist

c)

to tell the story

d)

to teach a lesson

7.

Who is the protagonist?

a)
b)
8.

Who is the antagonist in "The Three Little Pigs"?

a)

The Third Little Pig

b)

The Mama Pig

c)

The Big Bad Wolf

d)

The First Little Pig

9.

This story element describes where and when the story takes place...

a)

Characters

b)

Conflict

c)

Setting

d)

Plot

10.

This story element describes a series of events that make up a story...

a)

Characters

b)

Conflict

c)

Theme

d)

Plot

11.

Who is the antagonist?

a)
b)
12.

Who is the protagonist?

a)
b)
13.
What is conflict?
a)
The setting
b)
The problem
c)
The bananas
d)
The rising action
14.

What is the definition of an "external" conflict?

a)

A problem between the protagonist and an outside force.

b)

A problem caused by Mrs. Patti

c)

A struggle that a character has within him/her self.

d)

A problem caused by the protagonist.

15.

What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

a)

A hero in a story that saves many lives.

b)

A problem that a character has with other characters.

c)

A problem between a character and a family member.

d)

A problem that a character faces within him/her self.

16.

What is an example of an INTERNAL conflict?

a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Nature

c)

Person vs Society

d)

Person vs Self

17.

Person vs Nature is an example of an EXTERNAL conflict.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Person vs Society is an example of an INTERNAL conflict.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What type of conflict is shown in this picture?

a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Nature

c)

Person vs Society

d)

Person vs Self

20.

Which type of conflict is being described?


Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers.

a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Nature

c)

Person vs Society

d)

Person vs Self

21.

What type of conflict is shown in the picture?

a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Nature

c)

Person vs Society

d)

Person vs Self

22.

What type of conflict is shown in the picture?

a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Nature

c)

Person vs Self

d)

Person vs Society

23.
a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Society

c)

Person vs Self

d)

Person vs Nature

24.

Which type of conflict is being described?


Katniss was forced to play the Hunger Games because those were the rules of the government.

a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Nature

c)

Person vs Self

d)

Person vs Society

25.

Which type of conflict is being described?


Jaffar got invited to his best friend's birthday party. It was the same night as the biggest soccer game of the season. What should he do?!

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

External Conflict

26.

Which type of conflict is being described?


Moana wants to watch her favorite TV show tonight, but knows she has a huge Social Studies test tomorrow. What should she do?!

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

External Conflict

27.

Which type of conflict is being described?


A man on the bus was yelling at the bus driver for not getting him to his destination on time.

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

External Conflict

28.
a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Nature

c)

Person vs Society

d)

Person vs Self

29.

Which type of conflict is being described?


Cinderella’s ugly step-sisters tore apart her dress so she couldn’t go to the ball.

a)

Person vs Self

b)

Person vs Person

c)

Person vs Nature

d)

Person vs Society

30.

Which type of conflict is being described?


Maui knew his friend was the one who had pulled the fire alarm, but he didn’t know if he should tell on him or keep it a secret.

a)

Person vs Person

b)

Person vs Society

c)

Person vs Nature

d)

Person vs Self

31.

A book with facts is ______________.

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

32.

Books with animals who talk is ______________.

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

33.

A book that people read only for entertainment, or fun, is ______________.

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

34.

A book that has a picture of a plant and names the parts of a plant is ______________.

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

35.

A punctuation mark used to show ownership and write contractions is ____________.

a)

apostrophe

b)

period

c)

exclamation point

d)

comma

36.

A ___________________ is when two words are joined together and written as one word with an apostrophe.

a)

subtraction

b)

contraction

c)

attraction

d)

fraction

37.

Contraction for we are

a)

we're

b)

wer'e

c)

were'

38.

Contraction for we will

a)

well

b)

we'll

c)

wel'l

39.

Contraction for I am

a)

I'am

b)

Im'

c)

I'm

40.

Contraction for is not

a)

is'nt

b)

i'sn

c)

isn't

41.

Contraction for you are

a)

you're

b)

youre'

c)

yoa're

42.

What two words make up the contraction it's?

a)

is not

b)

it is

c)

it will

d)

it had

43.

What two words make up the contraction could've?

a)

could had

b)

could not

c)

could have

d)

could would

44.

What two words make up the contraction didn't?

a)

did not

b)

did would

c)

did neither

d)

did know

45.

What two words make up the contraction shouldn't?

a)

should not

b)

should have

c)

should will

d)

should am

46.

What two words make up the contraction won't?

a)

will not

b)

is not

c)

was not

d)

can not

47.

Which part of the plot introduces the characters?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

48.

Which part of the plot is the most intense?

a)

falling action

b)

exposition

c)

exposition

d)

climax

49.
What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
a)
resolution
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
exposition
50.

The problem faced by the main character is developed during the ______________. It will also include all of the major events that occur before the climax.

a)

falling action

b)

exposition

c)

climax

d)

rising action

51.

The end of the story is called the ______.

a)

falling action

b)

rising action

c)

resolution

d)

climax

52.

What is the author's purpose?

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

53.

What is the author's purpose?

"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

54.

What is the author's purpose?

"She threw the paper airplane. It looped through the trees, under the dogs belly, up into the sky and landed in the hot air balloon."

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

55.

Which text-support divides the text into sections and tells the reader the central idea of each chunk or section of reading?

a)

subheadings

b)

graphics

c)

captions

d)

directions

56.

Which text-support feature tells me what the overall central idea of the entire text is?

a)

subheadings

b)

footnotes

c)

graphics

d)

title

57.

If Donald wants to know what genre he is reading, he should reread the...

a)

directions

b)

footnotes

c)

subheadings

d)

captions

58.

If Ariel does not understand what is going on in a graphic, she should read the __________________ underneath it.

a)

title

b)

captions

c)

directions

d)

footnotes

59.

A reader should look at the _____________ located at the bottom of a nonfiction passage if they need certain definitions.

a)

subheadings

b)

title

c)

footnotes

d)

graphics

60.

What are the three steps of the close reading protocol?

a)

underline, read, annotate

b)

annotate, underline, read

c)

read, underline, annotate