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NWEA ELA Review

Total questions: 156

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a suffix?
a)
word part at the end
b)
word part at the beginning
c)
word part in the middle
d)

basic word you add a prefix or suffix to

2.
What is a prefix? 
a)
Word part in the middle
b)
word part at the end
c)

basic word you add a prefix or suffix to

d)
word part at the beginning
3.

What is the base(root) in mistreated?

a)

mis

b)

treat

c)

ed

4.

What is a base(root) word?

a)
Word part in the middle
b)
word part at the end
c)

basic word you add a prefix or suffix to

d)
word part at the beginning
5.

What is the prefix in mistreated?

a)

mis

b)

treat

c)

ed

6.

What is the suffix in mistreated?

a)

mis

b)

treat

c)

ed

7.

What do you call the image?

a)

pie graph

b)

bubble chart

c)

Venn diagram

d)

Area diagram

8.
What is a contraction?
a)
a word with a suffix
b)
a word with a beginning added to it
c)
two words put together to make a shorter word
d)
a word with a prefix
9.

Which one is a contraction?

a)

airplane

b)

don't

c)

stars

d)

Michigan

10.

What is a synonym for classify?

a)

disorder

b)

categorize

c)

confuse

d)

scramble

11.

What is an antonym for classify

a)

categorize

b)

group

c)

disorder

d)

sort

12.

What is a synonym?

a)

a word that means the same

b)

a word that means that oposite

13.

What is a antoym?

a)

a word that means the same

b)

a word that means that opposite

14.

Choose the compound word from the sentence below.

My favorite way to get to the island is by sailboat.

a)

favorite

b)

island

c)

sailboat

15.

What is a compound word?

a)

made up of two or more smaller words that are combined to make a new word with its own meaning

b)

2 words that have the same meaning

c)

2 words that have the opposite meaning

d)

a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe

16.

What is a contraction word?

a)

made up of two or more smaller words that are combined to make a new word with its own meaning

b)

2 words that have the same meaning

c)

2 words that have the opposite meaning

d)

a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe

17.

What is a synonym?

a)

made up of two or more smaller words that are combined to make a new word with its own meaning

b)

2 words that have the same meaning

c)

2 words that have the opposite meaning

d)

a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe

18.

What is an antonym?

a)

made up of two or more smaller words that are combined to make a new word with its own meaning

b)

2 words that have the same meaning

c)

2 words that have the opposite meaning

d)

a shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced in written English by an apostrophe

19.

Which one is a compound word?

a)

airplane

b)

don't

c)

stars

d)

Michigan

20.

Which of the following is an example of a fact?

a)

It can take several weeks to collect the sap, but it is worth it.

b)

Everyone in Vermont puts maple syrup in their coffee.

c)

Maple syrup is a delicious alternative to cane sugar in baking.

d)

Maple sap is a liquid that is boiled down to create maple syrup.

21.

Which of the following is the best example of an opinion?

a)

MKMS opened its door 2015!

b)

Mrs. Garcia is the coolest ELAR teacher on the planet!

c)

Kayaking involves using core muscles to paddle.

d)

The black marlin is the fastest sea animal.

22.
Which statement is true about fiction?
a)
It can contain imaginary people and animals.
b)
It can contain only facts and ideas.
c)
It can contain only real people and animals.
d)
It can take place only in the present time.
23.
Which statement is true about nonfiction?
a)
It contains a series of made-up events.
b)
It contains characters who face a problem.
c)
It can contain only imaginary people.
d)
Can contain only facts and ideas.
24.
Which term names the problem that characters in a story must face and solve?
a)
the setting
b)
the novel
c)
the conflict
d)
the essay
25.
Which of the following is an example of fiction?
a)
article
b)
story
c)
essay
d)
biography
26.
Which of the following is an example of nonfiction?
a)
a story about a dog that talks.
b)
a tale about a man who barks
c)
an article about a doghouse
d)
a letter a dog wrote
27.
Which statement is true about nonfiction?
a)
it can contain imaginary characters
b)
it presents only made-up details and facts
c)
it presents only conflict and resolution
d)
it presents only facts and ideas
28.
Which questions about the story will the setting answer?
a)
What is the author's attitude toward the characters?
b)
Where and when does the story take place?
c)
Who are the people the story is about?
Why and why did the author write the story?
29.

What is a setting in a story?

a)

lesson being taught

b)

where and when the story occurs

c)

the events happening in the story

30.

One way you could figure out the theme (moral) is to...

a)
Skim through the story
b)
Just read the beginning of the story
c)
Think about what the character has learned
d)
Read the ending of the story
31.

The best definition of theme (moral) is...

a)
The lesson the author is teaching. 
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
32.

What is the difference between a theme (moral) of a story and a topic of a story?

a)
They are the same thing. 
b)
Theme is a summary and a topic is a life lesson.
c)
Theme is the life lesson you learn and topic is what the story is mostly about. 
d)
They both summarize the plot.
33.
The author is trying to convince the reader to do something or think a certain way 
a)
persuade
b)
inform
c)
bias
d)
explain 
34.
A recipe for cookies giving step by step instructions 
a)
Entertain
b)
Explain
c)
Describe
d)
Persuade
35.
Entertain means...
a)
To make people scared
b)
To make people sad
c)
To make people enjoy something
d)
To go to the circus
36.
what does inform mean?
a)
to explain
b)
to give facts 
c)
to have fun
d)
to tell about something
37.
What is the authors 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
38.
In a non-fiction book, the author's purpose is to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Explain
39.
A child’s letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year is meant to:
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Explain
40.

What is an illustration?

a)

A picture that supports text

b)

Lots of pictures

c)

All paintings

d)

Digital art

41.

How do illustrations help readers

a)

They give them something to laugh about

b)

They give more details

c)

They show the reader what the author looks like

d)

Illustrations do not help readers

42.
The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict
a)
the climax
b)
the theme
c)
the resolution
d)
the introduction
43.
The story's time and place is
a)
tone
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
voice
44.
An individual in a literary work is called
a)
setting
b)
plot
c)
narrator
d)
character
45.
The person who tells the story is the 
a)
character
b)
setting
c)
point of view
d)
narrator
46.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
47.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
48.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
49.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
50.
In this element of plot, the author introduces the characters and setting...
a)
Resolution
b)
Climax
c)
Exposition
d)
Rising Action 
51.
In this element of plot the problem is introduced...
a)
Climax
b)
Rising Action 
c)
Resolution
d)
Exposition
52.
Where does the main character come face to face with a conflict?
a)
Climax
b)
Exposition
c)
Denouement
d)
Falling Action
53.
The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Which part of the plot is
the most intense?
a)
falling action
b)
exposition
c)
exposition
d)
climax
55.
Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the introduction, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
a)
characters, conflict 
b)
characters, falling action 
c)
climax, conflict 
d)
conflict, resolution
56.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 
a)
action
b)
conflict 
c)
setting
d)
plot 
57.
What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
a)
resolution
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
exposition
58.
The conflict of the story is the 
a)
Theme
b)
Problem
c)
accident
59.
Stories that come from the author's imagination
a)
nonfiction
b)
fiction
c)
poetry
d)
folklore
60.
contains monsters, magic, or other supernatural elements
a)
fantasy
b)
realistic fiction
c)
fairy tale
d)
legend
61.
Aliens, Space Craft, setting is in the future.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Tall Tale
d)
Science Fiction
62.
A non fiction story about a person's life
a)
Historical fiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Biography
d)
Tall Tale
63.
A story set in a real place in the past (like the Great Depression or World War II) with made up, but believable characters.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Biography
d)
Historical Fiction
64.
A story with suspects, clues, and usually a crime that needs to be solved.
a)
Mystery
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Adventure
d)
Historical Fiction
65.
A real story where the author writes about him or herself.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Autobiography
c)
Biography
d)
Fantasy
66.
This genre has characters, settings, and events that could happen in real life.
a)
Fantasy
b)
Tall Tale
c)
Fiction
d)
Realistic Fiction
67.
An INFORMATIONAL text
a)
is fiction
b)
is nonfiction
c)
could be either
68.
Text the uses rhythm and will sometimes rhyme.  
a)
Fiction
b)
Literary nonfiction
c)
Poetry
69.

Stories that are passed down from one group to another.

a)

Adventure

b)

Traditional Literature

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Fantasy

70.

What do we call different categories(types) of book?

a)

nonfiction

b)

fiction

c)

genres

d)

literature

71.

What are homonyms?

a)

words that have the same meaning (good, great)

b)

words that have a different meaning

(up, down)

c)

words that sound the same but are spelled differently (eight, ate)

72.

Which set of words are homonyms?

a)

hole, whole

b)

tall, short

c)

smart, intelligent

73.

What type of book has words and definitions?

a)

dictionary

b)

thesaurus

c)

atlas

74.

What type of book has synonyms and antonyms?

a)

dictionary

b)

thesaurus

c)

atlas

75.

What type of book has maps?

a)

dictionary

b)

thesaurus

c)

atlas

76.

The text feature found below the snake photograph is called a

a)

font change

b)

white space

c)

caption

d)

side bar

77.

What text feature is this a picture of?

a)

a graph

b)

a timeline

c)

a sidebar

d)

the glossary

78.
The dark word "boldface" stands out and is called what text feature?
a)
a keyword
b)
a caption
c)
a subheading
d)
a heading
79.
What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?
a)
Captions
b)
Index
c)
Glossary
d)
None of the above
80.

Important words are usually?

a)

Circled

b)

Bolded

c)

In a caption

d)

Lowercase words

81.
What is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Heading
b)
Picture
c)
Caption
d)
Bold Word
82.
Often found at the end of the text as a summary of the person's life events- helps the reader see dates and events in chronological order
a)
Labels
b)
Illustrations
c)
Timeline
d)
Captions
83.
Usually found at the end of a passage or the back of the book to help the reader understand the meaning of important words.
a)
Illustrations
b)
Captions
c)
Glossary
d)
Chart
84.
Found at the back of the book and provides the reader with an alphabetical listing of the ideas in the book and provides the page # to read about the topic
a)
Glossary
b)
Photographs
c)
Index
d)
Maps
85.
What graphic feature is shown in this example?
a)
photograph
b)
table
c)
map
d)
diagram
86.

Where would you go to find the names of all chapters in a book, and the pages on which each starts?

a)

The table of contents

b)

The glossary

c)

The captions

d)

The title

87.
This part of a book lists the chapters and sections in the book.  It has the page numbers for each chapter or section.
a)
Cover
b)
Spine
c)
Index
d)
Table of Contents
88.
This part of the book contains a list of special words and their meanings.  It is like a mini dictionary in the back of the book. 
a)
Cover
b)
Index
c)
Glossary
d)
Table of Table of
Contents
89.
This is one of the first pages in the book.  It tells the title of the book, author, illustrator, and publisher.
a)
Cover
b)
Title Page
c)
Table of Contents
d)
Index
90.
This part of a book is in the back.  It lists important words or topics and which page to find them.
a)
Title Page
b)
Table of Contents
c)
Index
d)
Glossary
91.

Graphic organizers can be used to...

a)

Organize writing.

b)

Make information more accessible to students

c)

Brainstorm

d)

All of the above!

92.

What text structure will be used with the graphic organizer?

a)

problem/solution

b)

Descriptive

c)

Chronological

d)

Cause and Effect

93.

What is the topic of the passage?

a)

Mysteries of Ancient Egypt

b)

Mummies

c)

The Sphinx

d)

The Pyramids of Egypt

94.

A ____ is a story or play that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life.

a)

Biography

b)

Drama

c)

Director

d)

Conflict

95.

What does it mean to contrast two or more objects?

a)

look for similarities

b)

look for differences

c)

both

d)

neither

96.

What does it mean to compare two or more objects?

a)

look for similarities

b)

like terms

c)

look for differences

97.

Which happens first: cause or effect?

a)

Cause

b)

Effect

98.

The cause is ____________.

a)

what happened

b)

why it happened

c)

how it happened

d)

it never happened

99.

The effect is ____________.

a)

what happened

b)

why it happened

c)

how it happened

d)

it never happened

100.
What is the "mood" of  a story?
a)
Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
b)
The time and place of the story.
c)
The summary of events of the story.
d)
The lesson the reader learns from the story.
101.

What mood does the image show?

a)

silly

b)

happy

c)

spooky

d)

serious

102.

What mood does the image show?

a)

serious

b)

frustrated

c)

playful

d)

spooky

103.

What mood does this image show?

a)

playful

b)

serious

c)

frustration

d)

loving

104.

What mood does this image show?

a)

playful

b)

spooky

c)

happy

d)

sad

105.

What mood does this image show?

a)

joyful

b)

frustration

c)

spooky

d)

loving

106.

What is the main idea?

a)

Its the authors point of view

b)

Is what the passage is mostly about

c)

It is the sequence of the story.

107.

The main idea of a text is....

a)

what the text is a little bit about

b)

what the text is never about

c)

what the text is sometimes telling you

d)

what the text is mostly or mainly about

108.

Supporting details....

a)

are pointless when determining the central idea

b)

just give more information

c)

do not support the central idea

d)

are evidence and prove the central idea

109.
If you wanted to find the main idea of an article, where would you look?
a)
In the first sentence
b)
In the first sentence of the second paragraph
c)
In the last sentence of the first paragraph
d)
There is no one place where the main idea is always found
110.
You should determine the main idea by combining the supporting details.
a)
True
b)
False
111.

Which point of view is used in this sentence?

As I trotted up the hill, I realized that it was just too quiet!

a)

1st person point of view

b)

3rd person point of view

112.

Which point of view is used in this sentence?

She took the book and opened it to a random page.

a)

1st person point of view

b)

3rd person point of view

113.
What point of view uses the word 
I?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
114.
What point of view uses the word 
he?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
115.
What point of view uses the word 
you?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
116.
What point of view uses the word 
me?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
117.

What does 1st person point of view use?

a)

I, me, my, we, us

b)

he, she, they, his her

c)

you, your

118.

What does 2nd person point of view use?

a)

I, me, my, we, us

b)

he, she, they, his her

c)

you, your

119.

What does 3rd person point of view use?

a)

I, me, my, we, us

b)

he, she, they, his her

c)

you, your

120.

An acronym is a short phrase, consisting of all capital letters, that has the same meaning as a longer phrase?

a)

True

b)

False

121.

What is the correct way to write the acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration?

a)

NASA

b)

nasa

c)

na.

d)

N.A

122.
One thing that is different when comparing memoir to autobiography is that memoirs
a)
are always about a bad experience.
b)
might be a story about someone else.
c)
are shorter that autobiographies.
d)
have a surprise ending.
123.
Why does someone write a memoir?
a)
To tell their whole life story
b)
To tell how they were feeling when they experienced a certain event
c)
To tell retell a story someone told them
124.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
125.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Comparing two things in a text
b)
Comparing two things using like and as
c)
An over exaggeration 
d)
Comparing two things without using like and as
126.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Comparing a rock to a island
d)
Break a leg
127.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
128.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
129.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town. 
130.
The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
131.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
132.

The definition of alliteration is:

a)

Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.

b)

The repetition of vowel sounds, usually found in poetry and music.

c)

The repetition of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of closely connected words.

133.

an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

a)

juxtaposition

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

allusion

134.

giving human qualities to nonhuman things

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

hyperbole

d)

irony

135.

an expression that means something totally different than the the literal interpretation of its words would suggest

a)

literal language

b)

idiom

c)

assonance

d)

onomatopoeia

136.

uses words or phrases that do not have everyday, literal meanings

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

c)

assonance

d)

allusion

137.

"I nearly died laughing" is an example of what?

a)

Assonance

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

138.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

Break a leg

b)

She was white as a ghost

c)

Buzz Buzz

d)

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

139.

"Look outside! Its raining cats and dogs!" is an example of what?

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

140.

"You lived your life like a candle in the wind" is an example of ________.

a)

a metaphor

b)

imagery

c)

a simile

d)

personification

141.

"You lived your life like a candle in the wind" is an example of ________.

a)

a metaphor

b)

imagery

c)

a simile

d)

personification

142.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of ________.

a)

assonance

b)

allusion

c)

alliteration

d)

allegory

143.

"That piece of chocolate cake is calling my name" is an example of _________.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

allusion

144.
The sad student sat silently in the room. 
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
145.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
146.
Phrase:
The cup danced joyfully across the table.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
147.
Phrase:
heavy as a rock
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
148.
"It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework." is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
149.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
150.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
rising action
151.
Interrupts the chronological order of the story
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
152.

This is a hint or clue of something to happen later...

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

153.

This is a look back to an earlier event...

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

154.

This often provides background information on the characters, setting, and plot.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Flashback

155.

Define Foreshadowing

a)

shows the forward movement in the story

b)

.a piece of text showing the future in the story

c)

remembering the past

156.
Your teacher says...Make sure you study your notes tonight!
a)
Foreshadow
b)
Flashback

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