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ELA Mega Review Quiz

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Lead in a news article?

a)

Answers the questions who, what, where, and when

b)

is a long introduction to the article

c)

has quotations from witnesses

d)

contains who wrote the article

2.

What is the byline?

a)

the title of the article

b)

contains the name of the place where the story took place

c)

the secondary heading of the article

d)

contains the name of the person who wrote the article

3.

What is a "quotation"?

a)

dialogue which has these symbols ' ' around it

b)

the lead of the story

c)

another name for the headline of the article

d)

dialogue that has these symbols " " around it

4.

What is a headline?

a)

the person who wrote the article

b)

the beginning of the actual article

c)

the end of the actual article

d)

the title of the news report

5.

What is the main purpose of the 5W's?

a)

to discover the main idea

b)

to find important details

c)

to learn about the author

d)

to understand why the story was written

6.

Which of the 5W questions would ask you to learn about the setting?

a)

where and what

b)

where and when

c)

who and what

d)

who and when

7.

The most important step in writing your article is:

a)

making inferences

b)

coming up with a catchy headline

c)

finding the right picture

d)

using facts and making revisions

8.

Most news reports are written in what perspective?

a)

3rd person

b)

1st person

c)

2nd person

d)

4th person

9.

When you find a good website to use as a resource, you should:

a)

copy/paste it into your article

b)

summarize it in your own words, and say where you got it

c)

steal it

d)

ignore it

10.

Which of these topics would make for the best news article:

a)

Asking two friends about the lunch room food

b)

Complaining about how many hours we spend at school

c)

Researching why school lunch is the way it is, and finding out the costs to feed 1100 students

d)

Summarizing a news event that already happened and everybody already knows about

11.

The grass grew green in the graveyard

a)

Consonance

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Metaphor

12.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

Sentence and paragraphs

b)

Sentences and stanzas

c)

Lines and paragraphs

d)

Lines and stanzas

13.

What is the narrator of a poem called?

a)

Author

b)

Main Character

c)

Speaker

d)

Mistress of Ceremonies

14.

What is the message of a poem called?

a)

Imagery

b)

Tone

c)

Theme

d)

Mood

15.
Descriptive or figurative language in writing where the author uses words that appeal to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
a)
rhyme
b)
poem
c)
simile
d)
imagery
16.

The feeling the author creates as you read a text is called...

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Sensory Images

d)

Emotions

17.

The author's attitude in their writing is called

a)

Tone

b)

Being extra

c)

Mood

d)

Figurative Language

18.

Which one is a run-on sentence?

a)

Mr. Smith, and all of his students, took his place in the auditorium.

b)

The girls arrived late and left early; they only stayed a little.

c)

It is important to study, however, rest and recreation are important too.

d)

I have to go to the store I need to buy milk

19.

What is a run-on sentence?

a)

A sentence that is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought.

b)

A phrase that contains a preposition and a noun.

c)

The part of the sentence that shows action.

d)

A sentence that has two independent clauses joined together incorrectly.

20.

Select ALL the correct ways listed here to fix a run-on sentence.

a)

Insert a semi-colon between the independent clauses.

b)

Insert a comma between the independent clauses.

c)

Insert a period between the independent clauses and start a new sentence.

d)

Rewording the sentence so it is no longer a run-on sentence.

e)

Insert a comma and coordinating conjunction between the independent clauses.

21.

It is never too late to learn a little grammar!

a)

Correct as is!

b)

Run-on :(

22.

Choose the sentence that is written and punctuated correctly.

a)

The best Halloween candy is candy corn but most people don't like them.

b)

The best Halloween candy is candy corn, but most people don't like them.

c)

The best Halloween candy is candy corn, most people don't like them.

23.

To properly complete a writing assignment, you should: (choose all that apply)

a)

Turn in your first draft and be done so you can play games.

b)

Have a friend read through your draft and make suggestions.

c)

Make sure I have included plenty of paragraph breaks.

d)

Read it aloud to myself to make sure it makes sense.

e)

Share the document with my teacher and put it in my ELA Google drive folder

24.

What type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

a)

Chronological

b)

Compare/Contrast

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Problem and Solution

25.

What type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

a)

Chronological

b)

Compare/Contrast

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Problem and Solution

26.

Why do we study non-fiction text structure?

a)

We try to understand the lesson the author has learned.

b)

To learn how to gain information from reading factual information.

c)

All stories have different characters and settings.

d)

Because teachers like to bore us.

27.

Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order?

a)

Cause & Effect

b)

Problem & Solution

c)

Sequence

d)

Descriptive

28.
When the author gives you information about a topic, the purpose is:
a)
to entertain
b)
to persuade
c)
to inform
29.

An expository text is a fancy name for....

a)

An informational text

b)

A literary story

c)

A fictional text

d)

A novel

30.

An informational text is best describes as....

a)

A text that provides the reader with opinions

b)

A text that provides the reader with many images

c)

A text that provides the reader with an interesting story

d)

A text that provides the reader with true facts

31.

When researching online, which of these is most likely a valid source to use:

a)

The Google search results page

b)

TikTok

c)

A website that ends in .org

d)

A random blog

32.

What is a synonym?

a)

The word's ending.

b)

A type of sound that should be heard in a sentence.

c)

A word that has the opposite meaning as another word.

d)

A word that has the same meaning as another word.

33.
A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as; stating that something IS something else.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Imagery
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
34.
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Repetition
c)
Rhythm
d)
Simile
35.
A metaphor that carries the comparison through several lines or throughout an entire poem.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
extended metaphor
d)
comparable metaphor
36.
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
repetition
37.
An exaggeration for effect.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
c)
topic
d)
theme
38.
Descriptive words that create a picture in the reader's mind.
a)
topic
b)
alliteration
c)
imagery
d)
personification
39.
What is the highest, most suspense-building, part of the story?
a)
Falling Action
b)
Setting
c)
Climax
d)
Rising Action
40.
What are the events that lead to the resolution?
a)
Climax
b)
Conflict
c)
Rising Action
d)
Falling Action
41.
The beginning part of the plot with the information about the setting, characters, and the situation is called the _____________.
a)
Beginning
b)
Anecdote
c)
Plot
d)
Exposition
42.
The  most important part in the story, when things start to change for the main character
a)
Expostion
b)
Conflict
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
43.
A problem with others is?
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
44.
A personal problem in a story is?
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
45.
How do you support the validity of a theme?
a)
text evidence
b)
summarizing
c)
you can't
d)
using the plot
46.

What is plagiarism?

a)

the use of another's original words or ideas

b)

borrowing from a source without giving credit.

c)

All of these

d)

none of these

47.

Copying from which of these is plagiarism

a)

Encyclopedias

b)

web sites

c)

video or audio

d)

your own work

48.

Select the word which means the character who tries to prevent other characters from achieving their goals

a)

hero

b)

antagonist

c)

protagonist

d)

anti-hero

49.

A class or category of film, literature or other media is known as a

a)

genre

b)

publisher

c)

author

d)

studio

50.

A book's genre can tell you


(3 answers)

a)

what to expect from the plot

b)

what type of story it is

c)

the features it might have

d)

the ages of the characters

51.

Identify the subgenre of the book below by reading description:


Description: Percy Jackson has just discovered that he’s the son of a Greek god. With the help of his friends, a satyr and a daughter of the goddess Athena, he must rescue Zeus’s master lightning bolt while trying to fight off the mythical creatures determined to keep him from succeeding.

a)

fantasy

b)

realistic fiction

c)

historical fiction

d)

mystery

52.

Identify the subgenre of the book below by reading description:


Description: Claudia and Jamie Kincaid decide to run away from home and live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While living in the museum, they discover a statue that may be a priceless work of art. To answer the riddle of the statue, they must find clues in the home of an eccentric collector.

a)

fantasy

b)

mystery

c)

historical fiction

d)

realistic fiction