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Semester Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rules are extremely important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.

Which sentence best supports the author's claim?

a)

They help keep things running smoothly.

b)

You should follow rules.

c)

Rules give you options.

d)

The author's claim isn't clear.

2.

Rules are extremely important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.

What does the word extremely mean as it's used in sentence 1?

a)

extending

b)

greatly

c)

drastically

d)

first and last

3.

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.

How does the author organize this information?

a)

by demonstrating that cobras don't attack unprovoked.

b)

by comparing cobras and other types of snakes.

c)

by describing how and where cobras live.

d)

by persuading the reader to learn more about cobras.

4.

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.

The photograph is included to help the read understand -

a)

the hot, tropical area where cobras live

b)

when a cobra will go underground

c)

the size and dimesions of a cobra

d)

what a cobra looks like in the water

5.

Is your bedroom a disaster? My room used to be a hot mess. Actual pigs could have lived there, and no one would have noticed. My mom gave me one week to clean my room...or else! I must say, it seemed like such a huge task, and I was not motivated to clean it. However, I decided to tackle it in small bits. I did one thing each day, and I'm proud to say that I've kept it clean for two weeks now!

How does the author develop the idea that the bedroom was extremely messy?

a)

Pigs could have lived there.

b)

I've kept it clean.

c)

It seemed like such a huge task.

d)

I decided to tackle it in small bits.

6.

What poetic device is used here?

Good as gold

Busy bee

Living the life

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Rhyme

7.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?


The snow is a white blanket.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

8.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?


"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Refrain

d)

Hyperbole

9.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The teenage boy left behind a cloud of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Refrain

10.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?


"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

11.
What is writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses? 
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Onomatopoeia 
c)
Hyperbole 
d)
Sensory Language 
12.

What is the use of words that imitate sounds? (Crash, bang, hiss, splat)

a)
Sensory Language 
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Figurative Language 
d)
Onomatopoeia 
13.

What is THE MEssage about life that a poem or story tells?

a)

alliteration

b)

tone

c)

theme

d)

stanza

14.

What is it called when the author uses words and phrases more than once?

a)
Repetition 
b)
Rhyme
c)
Alliteration 
d)
Rhythm 
15.

What is a poet's tool to change the meaning, emphasis, and flow of a poem?

Example: capital letters, line length, punctuation, word position, bold letters

a)

syllable

b)

repetition

c)

graphical element

d)

rhyme scheme

16.

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS!

Collin, Lilly, and Bella worked hard on ____ group project.

a)
their
b)
there
c)
they're
17.

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS!

_______going to have to stay after school for practice.

a)

Your

b)

You're

18.
What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions?
a)
FANBOYS
b)
FANGIRLS
c)
COMMA
d)
MINTS
19.

COMPOUND SENTENCES

Does this sentence need a comma?

I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.

a)
Yes 
b)
No
20.

After the movie, we all went out for a pizza.

a)

complex sentence

b)

NOT a complex sentence

21.
Which sentence is an independent clause?
a)
Jill likes to go to the beach.
b)
Whenever you finish.
c)
If you read The Outsiders.
d)
Before you eat breakfast.
22.

What is the TOPIC of the passage?

a)

Planets

b)

Space is one of the most mysterious places in our world.

c)

There is so much out there that we don't know about.

d)

Space

23.

Which article title would provide more facts to support the Controlling Idea of the selection?

a)

"Exploring the Unknown in Outer Space"

b)

"Space Station Daily Operation"

c)

"How Do Astronauts Deal With Zero Gravity?"

d)

"Is Pluto Really a Planet?"

24.

What is the controlling idea or main idea of the story below?

a)

elephants have large ears

b)

elephants can be dangerous

c)

elephants are very large

d)

elephants use their trunks in different ways

25.

What is most likely the reason the author wrote this selection?

a)

to convince the reader to save the elephants

b)

to explain more facts about the size of elephants

c)

to tell a story about an elephant family

d)

to persuade you to research more about elephant trunks

26.

Why would an author include a timeline with a passage like this?

a)

A timeline would help the reader learn about types of cars today.

b)

A timeline might help the reader learn more about cars through the ages.

c)

Timelines are usually only included in passages about history.

d)

A timeline is a text structure or organizational pattern.

27.

After reading this passage, the reader can conclude that -

a)

Trucks did not exist when vehicles were first invented.

b)

The early car models were extremely fast.

c)

Advances over the years have made cars smaller and faster.

d)

Technology is included in cars now because people find it helpful.

28.

Which text structure would an article titled "Kroger vs. Walmart" follow?

a)

Order of Importance

b)

Compare and Contrast

c)

Sequential Order

d)

Problem and Solution

29.

Which text structure would a recipe follow?

a)

Problem and Solution

b)

Description/Definition

c)

Sequential Order

d)

Cause and Effect

30.

Which text structure would "The History of the Marshmallow" follow?

a)

Chronological Order

b)

Compare and Contrast

c)

Problem and Solution

d)

Order of Importance

31.

Which text structure would "What You Did to Make Your Cat Angry" follow?

a)

Cause and Effect

b)

Compare and Contrast

c)

Problem and Solution

d)

Sequential

32.

Which text structure would "So Your Cat Hates You? We Can Help!" follow?

a)

Sequential Order

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Problem and Solution

d)

Compare and Contrast

33.

Which text structure would "Should You Buy a Laptop or Macbook?" follow?

a)

Order of Importance

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Compare and Contrast

34.

Which dictionary definition best fits the definition of profile as it's used in this sentence?

Van won an award for his profile on the school principal.

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

35.

Which sentence best summarizes this paragraph?

a)

Humans are smart, but dolphins are much smarter.

b)

Dolphins are extremely smart and are able to prove it in a variety of ways.

c)

A dolphin can score higher on a test than any other animal.

d)

Dolphins are great at sharing.

36.

What is the setting of a story?

a)

The characters

b)

The plot

c)

When & Where the story happens

d)

The resolution

37.

A text in which the character tells the story using words I, we, me, us is told from:

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person omnicient

d)

fourth person

38.

When reading FICTION, a story told about one character by a narrator is called:

a)

third person limited

b)

the plot

c)

the first person

d)

third person omnicient

39.

Which sentence below could be the theme of a story?

a)

Skippy made a lot of money this summer.

b)

Louisa learned that her bracelet had been stolen.

c)

Job Bob finally knew that you can't trust everyone.

d)

The end of the story is the best.

40.

What word might describe the relationship between Ronan and Grandpa Leon in the passage?

a)

hateful

b)

stressed

c)

happy

d)

scary

41.

What should a good fiction summary always have?

a)

Good character development

b)

Beginning and middle

c)

Conflict

d)

SWBST

42.

What does a good non-fiction summary have?

a)

All the details of the passage

b)

controlling idea and the main supporting details

c)

SWBST

d)

Respect and Responsibility

43.

What can you infer about the relationships in this family?

a)

Everyone always gets along.

b)

They fight often.

c)

This family is having their first fight.

d)

No one loves Harry Potter.

44.

Which option shows the correct capitalization?

a)

Mr. Weber

b)

Beck junior High

c)

billy joe BOB

d)

Charlotte's web

45.

Which option shows the correct way to list items in a series?

a)

I wanted to run, shout scream and celebrate!

b)

My backpack is full of pens, pencils, notebooks, and trash!

c)

I love only one brand of ice, cream.

d)

After studying, I knew I was going to make an A on the exam!