WorksheetsMilestones Test Prep. 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To give the main events of a story in the order in which they happen
a)
summarize
b)
drama
c)
theme
d)
character
2.
a person or thing in a work of literature
a)
rhythm
b)
genre
c)
character
d)
setting
3.
where and when a story takes place, including the time of day, the season, or a location
a)
character
b)
setting
c)
plot
d)
fiction
4.
the evens that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the story
a)
simile
b)
drama
c)
meter
d)
plot
5.
words that have similar meanings
a)
author
b)
synonyms
c)
antonyms
d)
illustrator
6.
to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text
a)
main idea
b)
verse
c)
point of view
d)
inference
7.
it’s a universal truth, a lesson or message learned
a)
theme
b)
compare vs. contrast
c)
cite evidence
d)
main idea
8.
words and phrases that require you to distinguish between literal and figurative meanings. Some examples are similes and metaphors.
a)
drama
b)
author
c)
figurative language
d)
meter
9.
analyzing two things to find similarities and differences
a)
compare vs. contrast
b)
cite evidence
c)
drama
d)
plot
10.
the perspective from which a story is told. The narrator can be 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person.
a)
main idea
b)
theme
c)
point of view
d)
author
11.
a type of figurative language that makes comparisons using “like” or “as”. An example is her shirt is as green as grass.
a)
metaphor
b)
cite evidence
c)
characters
d)
simile
12.
A type of figurative language that makes a comparison with a linking word.
An example is "The classroom was so noisy, it was a zoo!"
a)
drama
b)
metaphor
c)
summarize
d)
meter
13.
to show where you found information in the text
a)
main idea
b)
cite evidence
c)
drama
d)
summarize
14.
conversations between characters
a)
meter
b)
plot
c)
dialogue
d)
summarize
15.
the person who wrote the book
a)
illustrator
b)
genre
c)
point of view
d)
author
16.
words that are opposites
a)
synonyms
b)
simile
c)
antonyms
d)
plot
17.
the message, moral, or lesson of a literary passage
a)
plot
b)
summary
c)
theme
d)
central idea
18.
main events of a story: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
a)
plot
b)
central idea
c)
theme
d)
summary
19.
small version of a passage with most important or key details only
a)
summary
b)
central idea
c)
plot
d)
theme
20.
the reason a person writes a passage or text (explain, inform, entertain, persuade)
a)
central idea
b)
author's purpose
c)
objective
d)
biased
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