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WorksheetsTrimester 1 Reading Skills Revision
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
A carefully stated claim supported by reasons and evidence
Argument
Claim
Counterargument
Support
The writer's position/opinion on a problem or issue
Argument
Claim
Counterargument
Evidence
The reasons and evidence that help prove the claim
Argument
Claim
Counterargument
Support
Statements made to explain a belief
Claim
Support
Reasons
Evidence
Which of these would be considered reliable evidence?
Facts
Statistics
Quotations
All of the above
To follow the reasoning of an argument
Evaluate
Argument
Trace
Counterargument
Statements that addresses opposing/opposite viewpoints
Argument
Claim
Counterargument
Evidence
To decide whether or not an argument makes sense or is convincing
Trace
Argument
Claim
Evaluate
If an argument is convincing, it means
That you have to believe it
Everyone agrees with it
It has enough evidence to support their claim
Their claim or opinion becomes fact
Which of these is a step used to trace an argument?
Identify the claim
Look for reasons and specific evidence that support the claim
Identify counterarguments
All of the above
If I was making an argument for keeping zoos open, what could a piece of evidence be?
I could give the statistic of the number of people that visit the zoo each year
I could share the zookeepers' opinions on the animals' lives and well-being
I could share how much research zoos have been able to accomplish
Any of these would be a valuable piece of evidence
A poem about a garbage truck that uses a lot of onomatopoeia
A five-paragraph essay in which the author attempts to convince readers to recycle more and to be less wasteful
A short story about a boy who never cleans his room and the horrible mess that accumulates
Instructions on how to make a compost pile
A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage
An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York City and Mexico City
A billboard asking voters to appoint Joe Santiago as Sanitation Commissioner
The script for a television commercial to be read by Miley Cyrus telling viewers to make environmentally friendly decisions because future generations depend on it
A sticker on the trash compactor that shows how to operate it
"I caught a fish as big as a house," is an example of what literary device?
Personification
A simile
A hyperbole
What is "sensory language"?
language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description.
language that has been censored (censorship)
language that is unfamiliar to the reader
"My teeth chattered as the temperature dropped." What senses being used in this sentence?
hear
hear and touch
see and smell
taste
Irony
Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam is...
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
an expression that is not meant to be taken literally
idiom
allusion
alliteration
metaphor
It really burned me up when you yelled at me
alliteration
personification
simile
idiom
The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains
simile
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
The fly buzzed past us
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes
red-herring
alliteration
idiom
personification
The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads
metaphor
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
We had to wait forever!
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
This is a traditional story that is passed down orally from one person to another.
legend
folktale
compare
What is a Folktales
A story that has been passed down from generation to generation
A story
Folktales
Myths
Folk stories remind people of their cultural origins.
True
False
Folktales are used by parents to teach their children important lessons because they contain?
Moral Values
Magical Elements
Mystery
Animals and Plants
the person who wrote the play
monologue
playwright
author
words in italics and brackets or parenthesis that tell us 1. what the character is doing 2. details about the setting
tragedy
theme
stage directions
a smaller section of a play
acts
scene
script
the action or main events
main idea
plot
theme
Who is the playwright?
The person who writes the play.
The people who read the play.
The people who act in the play.
The cast is ___________.
The characters in the play.
The people who read the play.
The people who write the play.
The person who is the main character
What is the theme of a story?
What the story is all about
The main plot
The dialogue between characters
The overall lesson or message
What is the main idea of the story?
The overall message or lesson
The cast of characters
What the story is mostly about
The monologue of one character
What is the Paragraph foreshadowing?
Usually fire met civilization but as the ship approached the red glow, The Argonauts weren't so sure. They heard deep voices shouting from the shore, but the fog muffled the sound so badly it was impossible to tell whether the voices were even human.
The Argonauts saw fire so they thought they saw humans
The fog muffled the voices, so they thought they just had the first close encounter with aliens in history.
The voices were not human at all and they are in danger.
The voices are not human and are friendly voices
Which of these sentences includes the best example of foreshadowing?
When Penny left the house, she didn't know that was the last time she would ever see her family.
It was cold outside, so Harriet put on a hat and scarf on her way out the door.
After years of hard word, Trevon was proud to say he'd been accepted to Harvard.
Greg's favorite food was lasagna; he would eat it every day if he could!
1. What does the following passage from “Lob’s Girl” foreshadow?
The village was approached by a narrow, steep, twisting hill-road, and guarded by a notice that said LOW GEAR FOR 1 1/2 MILES, DANGEROUS TO CYCLISTS.
A. Lob will travel many miles to find Sandy.
B. An accident will happen on the hill.
C. Lob will hike up the hill with Sandy.
D. A person will be hurt.
What is the foreshadowing in this passage?
It was only 5:00AM, so everyone else in the house was still asleep. As they crept through the kitchen to the back door, Mary sniffed the air. It had the faint scent of coffee and something sweet. She shrugged it off and followed Justin out the door, down the back steps, and out onto the boat dock. The fog had settled over the lake, making it impossible to see anything.
A)That Mary and Justin were going to go back to bed.
B)That they might get into an accident or get lost on the lake because the fog made it impossible to see anything.
C)They were about to eat breakfast.
D)That Mary and Justin were going to go for a nice boat ride across the lake.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!"
Which sentence is an example of foreshadowing?
Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother.
Now get along!
Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day
Which line is a clue that foreshadows that the paw is a bad thing?
“At last, the sergeant major begins to tell them about the dried-up paw.”
“The sergeant major does not want to talk about the paw.”
“The sergeant major has spent twenty-one years in India.”
“He entertains the White family with stories of his adventures.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
When Mr. Goodenwell saw his baby boy Vince for the first time, he swore that he'd do anything to protect the little guy. This was easy at first, when all Vince did was lie in a pillow and drink milk. But as little Vince grew bigger, he started walking. And once he started walking, he got into everything. He was becoming a serious threat to himself when Mr. Goodenwell, making good on his vow to protect his son, went to the store and bought $150 worth of equipment to childproof his home. He put covers on the outlets, bumpers on the table corners, and a sliding lock on the toilet lid. But right as Mr. Goodenwell was adjusting the covers on the door knobs, Vince pulled the cap off an outlet and choked on it. Mr. Goodenwell found him just in time.
Joe and Jill had been planning their wedding for months. In the weeks leading up the big day, they had checked the weather forecast obsessively to see if they would be able to get married in Jill's mother's rose garden or if they would have to move the ceremony indoors. All the forecasts said the weather would be sunny and warm, perfect for an outdoor ceremony. On the morning of the event, while Jill and her bridesmaids got ready, Joe and his groomsman set up tables and chairs in the garden. They decorated each table with a crisp white tablecloth and a vase of flowers. As they headed inside to change into their tuxedos, one of the groomsman noticed a dark cloud far off in the distance.
The smilin’ singer was singin’ "Over the Rainbow" for the King of England in the throne room.
“My goodness! If I’d known you felt that way ’bout it, I never would have a said anything in the first place.”
The axe got so heavy I could hardly swing it. My breath got harder and harder to breathe. An hour before sundown, I was worn down to a nub.
