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FAST Reading Review #3

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do you find evidence to support your answers?

a)

your brain

b)

the text

c)

google

d)

your friend

2.

Find the term: When the author gives you hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

a)

author's purpose

b)

central idea

c)

point of view

d)

foreshadow

3.

Find the term: Why the author wrote the text.

a)

author's purpose

b)

central idea

c)

point of view

d)

foreshadow

4.

Find the term: What the text is mostly about.

a)

point of view

b)

connotation

c)

central idea

d)

theme

5.

Find the term: If a story is written with the pronouns "I, Me, We," it is written in first person ___________________.

a)

central idea

b)

symbol

c)

point of view

d)

setting

6.

Find the term: The feelings that are associated with a word.

a)

connotation

b)

symbol

c)

objective

d)

subjective

7.

Find the term: When an item or person represents an idea.

a)

setting

b)

claim

c)

theme

d)

symbol

8.

Find the term: The lesson that a story teaches.

a)

central idea

b)

theme

c)

conflict

d)

tone

9.

Find the term: What an author is trying to argue.

a)

setting

b)

conflict

c)

plot

d)

claim

10.

Find the term: When and where a story takes place.

a)

setting

b)

conflict

c)

climax

d)

resolution

11.

Find the term: The problem in a story.

a)

setting

b)

metaphor

c)

conflict

d)

mood

12.

Find the term: The turning point in the story; usually the most exciting part. This is what you've been waiting for the whole time.

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

13.

Find the term: How the conflict is solved.

a)

conflict

b)

resolution

c)

plot

d)

exposition

14.

Find the term: The events that happen in a story.

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

plot

d)

exposition

15.

How do you determine the meaning of a word that you don't know?

a)

skip it

b)

ask your teacher

c)

context clues

d)

guess

16.

Find the term: A comparison using like or as.

a)

flashback

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

tone

17.

Find the term: A comparison NOT using the terms like or as.

a)

flashback

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

tone

18.

Find the term: The way an author uses words to express THEIR feelings.

a)

simile

b)

setting

c)

tone

d)

mood

19.

Find the term: The feeling an author created. Usually, how the reader is supposed to feel.

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

conflict

d)

symbol

20.

TRUE OR FALSE: If you don't read ALL directions, you will probably get some questions wrong.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

TRUE OR FALSE: I will do my best on the FSA.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.
Within the falling action are the ___________.
a)
results of the climax and events leading to the conclustion
b)
details as to how the story ends
c)
characters, setting, and opening situations in a story
d)
turning points of the story
23.
Theme is __________.
a)
The message or truth about life carried by the story. 
b)
When something happens that is unexpected.
c)
When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion or feeling.
d)
Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come.
24.
Foreshadowing is ___________
a)
When an image, object, or person is used to represent a deeper emotion
b)
The way you, the reader, feels at the end of a story.
c)
Hints/clues that the author gives about events to come
d)
The  author's/character's attitude towards his/her subject, setting, or character(s)
25.
Character vs. Character is when
a)
 A character in conflict with societal 
b)
Internal/mental conflict 
c)
 Two or more characters in conflict  
d)
Environmental conflict such as a hurricane  
26.
_________ is another name for the problem .
a)
Point of View
b)
Conflict
c)
Plot
d)
Setting
27.
The correct order of plot stages is...
a)
exposition, falling action, climax, resolution, rising action
b)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
c)
resolution, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
d)
rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, falling action
28.
What type of conflict is best shown here...
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
29.
What type of conflict is best shown here...
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
30.
The point of view where the narrator is telling his or her own story. Uses words such as I, me, we, our, etc.
a)
3rd Person
b)
2nd Person
c)
1st Person
d)
4th person
31.
The point of view where multiple or all characters have feelings and thoughts being exposed to the audience. Uses words such as they, he, she, and proper nouns, etc.
a)
0 person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd Person
d)
1st person
32.
Main idea
a)
What the story is all about
b)
The lesson learned
c)
Read between the lines
33.
What is tone?
a)
the author's attitude toward the story
b)
the feeling the reader gets while reading
c)
how the main character speaks
d)
the color of the book cover
34.

connotative meaning

a)

the feeling or emotions of the words

b)

quote

c)

exact definition and use of the word

d)

main idea

35.

cite

a)

to "quote" the text or show the evidence

b)

eyesight

c)

break apart

d)

the moral of the story

36.

analyze

a)

statement

b)

feeling of the words

c)

to break apart and inspect

d)

evidence

37.

What is a claim?

a)

the feeling of the words

b)

the moral of the story

c)

break apart

d)

your statement. your educated opinion or the authors opinion

38.

to convey means to...

a)

break apart

b)

communicate or come across

c)

quote

d)

main idea

39.

logical thinking

a)

educated, reasonable or knowledgeable thinking

b)

quote

c)

evidence

d)

break apart

40.

making an inference

a)

making a guess or prediction from the evidence

b)

quote

c)

main idea

d)

the message of the story

41.

explicitly

a)

an educated guess

b)

quote

c)

clearly stated or exactly what it says

d)

the main idea

42.
The delightful aroma of food cooking in the kitchen made my mouth water.
a)
smell
b)
color
c)
wealth
43.
I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.
a)
hungry
b)
thirsty
c)
sleepy
44.
The parking lot was so congested, it took half an hour to get out.
a)
empty
b)
hot
c)
crowded
45.
Pete was envious of his brother's new bicycle.
a)
jealous
b)
confident
c)
comfortable
46.
What is the purpose of a summary?
a)
Tell the reader something new.
b)
Tell what's important in your own words.
47.

1)Roses are very poplar, especially in February. (2) A rose is a flowering plant that is colorful and smells good. (3) They are often given on Valentine’s Day. (4) Be careful of the thorns!


Which sentence contains the definition of a rose?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

48.

(1) Joya received a letter from her friend, Jamie. (2) Jamie told Joya about her new home. (3) She moved to a farm in the country. (4) She made two new friends, Samantha and Isabelle. (5) Joya smiled when she read the letter. (6) She put the letter away in her desk drawer.


Which sentence reveals how Joya feels?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

49.

1)Miss Henry gave three pages of math for homework. (2) Sten wrote down his homework in his notebook. (3) He then put it away. (4) Sten asked questions about the assignment. (5) He likes science, but does not enjoy math.

Which sentence reveals Sten’s point of view?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

50.

Ms. Wood reads to her class every day. She reads poems to them. Poems make her students think. They have to think hard to figure out the poems.

What is the main idea?

a)

Poems make Ms. Wood’s students think

b)

Ms. Woods likes to read

c)

Poems are read in the classroom.

d)

Ms. Wood’s students like poems.

51.

It was Sara’s birthday. Her mother baked a cake. Her father drove them to the mall. Her older sister bought her a drink. Sara spilled it on the floor. She cried until her sister bought her another one.

What caused Sara to be upset?

a)

Her father drove them to the mall.

b)

She cried until she got another one

c)

She spilled her drink

d)

He mother baked a cake.

52.

Andrew changed from being a poor student, to a successful one. The change was gradual, but he worked hard and it made a difference

What does the word “gradual” mean?

a)

Poor

b)

Successful

c)

Slow but steady

d)

Fast and Quick

53.

Baking muffins is fun! The tins must be buttered. Then, mix the muffin ingredients and pour into the tins. Finally, put the tins in the oven. Once they are cool, then it is time to eat!


What is the third step in this procedure?

a)

Put the tin in the oven.

b)

Butter the Tin

c)

Mix the muffins

d)

Pour the mixture into the tins

e)

Eat the muffins

54.

washing clothes by hand was done in the distant past. What does “distant” mean in this sentence?

a)

quiet

b)

unfriendly

c)

unclear

d)

faraway

55.

Jax asked Ben about his grade. Ben looked at the ground and didn’t say anything. Ben is very sensitive about his grades.

What does the word “sensitive” tell us about Ben?

a)

He doesn’t like to talk about his grades

b)

He is proud of his grades.

c)

He was told not to talk about his grades

d)

He got the best grade in the class

56.
John was bewildered when his new pet hamster that he thought was a boy had babies.  
a)
happy
b)
confused
c)
afraid
d)
amused
57.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.  
a)
Careful 
b)
Thrifty
c)
Careless
d)
Wasteful
58.
When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.
a)
remove
b)
call
c)
explain
d)
stop
59.
What is an alliteration?
a)
All of the above
b)
an action that's alliterate
c)
the occurrence of 3 or more words that rhyme with each other and are adjacent. 
d)
 the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
60.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification