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ELA Q1 Exam Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sentence is an example of indirect characterization?
a)
Mrs. Loveday was happy Kentucky won the football game.
b)
Mrs. Loveday leaped up and shrieked with joy when Kentucky won the football game.
c)
Mrs. Loveday watched the football game.
d)
Mrs. Loveday ate nachos while watching the football game.
2.

Squidward was mean-tempered and rude

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

3.

Pete was a little strange - into sci-fi and comic books, but he was mature for his age and knowledgeable about many things.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

4.

She was short with dark, black hair that had pink sections on either side of her face. She wore dark skinny jeans tucked into military style boots.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

5.

The author shows the reader about a character's personality

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

6.

Mary looked away and shifted her feet when her father asked where the money went.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

7.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 
a)
action
b)
conflict 
c)
setting
d)
plot 
8.
A person’s struggle with his or her own prejudices or doubts or character flaws constitutes this type of conflict 
a)
person vs. technology
b)
Person vs. self
c)
Person vs. Nature
9.
When the protagonist’s conflict extends to confronting institutions, traditions, or laws of his or her culture, he or she struggles to overcome them, either triumphing over a corrupt society
a)
Person vs. society
b)
Person vs. technology
c)
Person vs. self
10.
In this conflict, the protagonist is pitted against a tornado
a)
Person vs. nature
b)
Person vs. technology
c)
Person vs. society
11.
The conflict of the story is the 
a)

Theme

b)
Problem
c)
accident
12.
 involves stories where characters are against each other
a)
Person vs. technology
b)
Person vs. self
c)
Person vs. person
13.
The problem is resolved during the 
a)
climax
b)
resolution
c)
rising action
14.
What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
a)
resolution
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
exposition
15.
characters and setting are introduced
a)
rising action
b)
falling action
c)
resolution
d)
exposition
16.
this makes up the majority of the story, conflict is introduced
a)
falling action
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
17.
This type of conflict occurs inside the body and is man vs self
a)
inside
b)
internal
c)
external
d)
outside
18.
The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Choose the two words that best complete the sentence.
During the exposition, it is important to introduce the ________ and the ________.
a)
characters, setting 
b)
characters, falling action 
c)
climax, conflict 
d)
conflict, resolution
20.
What is the definition of climax? 
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
21.
The story's time and place is called the....
a)
tone
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
voice
22.
What is the conflict of a story?
a)
the problem faced by the main character
b)
a bad hair day
c)
the ending of the story
d)
a boxing match
23.
Suspense and tension starts to build during the....
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution 
24.
Which of the following is the most typical order of a plot?
a)
1. Exposition
2. Rising actions
 3. Falling actions
 4.Climax  
5.Resolustion
b)
1. Exposition 
2. Rising actions
 3. Climax
 4.Falling Actions 
5.Resolustion
c)
1. Exposition 
2. Rising actions
 3. Climax
 4.Resolustion 
5.Falling Actions
d)
1. Rising actions
2. Exposition 
 3. Falling actions
 4.Climax  
5.Resolustion
25.

What is the theme of this story?

a)

Necessity is the mother of invention.

b)

Don't steal.

c)

Respect your elders.

d)

Slow and steady wins the race.

26.
Example of Character vs Character 
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom 
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami 
d)
A person trying not to cry in public 
27.
Example of Character vs Nature
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom 
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami 
d)
A person trying not to cry in public 
28.
Example of Character vs Self 
a)
Batman vs Superman
b)
Shrek vs the kingdom 
c)
People from Japan vs a Tsunami 
d)
A person trying not to cry in public 
29.

What is an inference 

a)

What you see + what you know. An educated guess.

b)

The time and place in which it happens.

c)

A series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.

30.
A personal problem in a story is?
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
31.
A problem with others is?
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
External Conflict
32.

My older sister came over to me and let me know the secret to her success. "No matter how difficult it is, you have to keep trying. When I started at a new school it was difficult at first. Try joining a club to meet more people."

a)

Contrasts & contradictions

b)

Words of the Wiser

c)

Memory Moment

d)

Tough Questions

33.

Suddenly I realized what I could never see before. The truth is my grandma had been there for me all along. It all made sense.

a)

Memory Moment

b)

Tough Questions

c)

Aha Moment

d)

Again and Again

34.

As soon as he walked into the house, something wasn’t right. Even though she was usually greeted by the smell of freshly baked cookies, now her grandmother’s house smelled stale and musty. Lucy closed her eyes and imagined what this house was like before her grandmother passed away: warm and cozy, jazz music playing from the radio, and the smell of delicious cookies rising steadily in the oven.

a)

Tough Questions

b)

Aha Moment

c)

Memory Moment

d)

Again and Again

35.

Ms. DiIorio's favorite flower is a sunflower. Not just because they're pretty, but because they represent positivity. The lanyard of her keys have sunflowers on them to remind Ms. DiIorio that no matter where she goes, she is capable of bringing happiness with her. The picture frames on her desk are sunflowers, to remind her of the people that make her happy. Even her bedsheets have sunflowers, so that when she's falling asleep, she counts her blessing instead of her fears.

a)

Again and Again

b)

Memory Moment

c)

Words of the Wiser

d)

Tough Questions

36.

Michael is the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. After winning three champions Michael is at the top of his career and everyone expects he will win his fourth MVP award. Yesterday, Michael called a press conference and suddenly announced his retirement.

a)

Aha Moment

b)

Words of the Wiser

c)

Contrast and Contradiction

d)

Again and Again

37.

Why is it important to stop, notice, and note these things while we read?

a)

It will make us smarter.

b)

It will help us make connections, ask questions, and think deeper about a text.

c)

It will help make us better writers.

d)

The 5th grade teachers make us.

38.

As all of his classmates rushed to vote in this year’s Student Council election, Kevin stayed behind. His decision should be simple, right? His cousin, Tiffany, was running for Treasurer. The only problem? His best friend Max was her opponent. Kevin looked at the posters each had decorated and hung in the hallway. Where was Kevin’s allegiance? To his friends or to his family?


This is an example of which signpost?

a)

Tough Questions

b)

Aha Moment

c)

Contrasts and Contradictions

d)

Memory Moment

39.
The person who tells the story is the 
a)
character
b)
setting
c)
point of view
d)
narrator
40.

perspective from which a story is told

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

characters

d)

point of view

41.
The people or animals that take part in the action of a story are called ________________.
a)
Characters
b)
Plot
c)
Setting
d)
Author
42.

What question should you ask yourself when you find a contrast or contradiction?

a)

How might this change things?

b)

What does this make me wonder about?

c)

Why is the character doing that?

d)

What is the lesson?

43.

An Aha Moment is when a character finally...

a)

Does the opposite of what you'd expect

b)

Get what he/she wants

c)

Gives advice

d)

Understands or realizes something

44.

What question should we ask when we see a words of the wiser moment?

a)

What does this question make me wonder about?

b)

Why is this memory important?

c)

Why does this keep happening again and again?

d)

What's the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?

45.
When the character asks himself or herself a really difficult question.
a)
Words of the wiser
b)
Aha moment
c)
Again and Again
d)
Tough questions
46.
When a character says or does something that's opposite of what he or she has been saying or doing all along. 
a)
Aha moment
b)
Tough questions
c)
Words of the wiser
d)
Contrasts and contradictions
47.
When a character takes the main character aside and gives serious advice. 
a)
Words of the wiser
b)
Tough questions
c)
Aha moment
d)
Again and Again
48.
When a word, phrase, object or situation is mentioned over and over. 
a)
Tough questions
b)
Aha moment
c)
Again and Again
d)
Words of the wiser
49.
When a character suddenly realizes, understands or finally figures something out. 
a)
Tough questions
b)
Words of the wiser
c)
Aha moment
d)
Again and Again
50.
When the author interrupts the action to tell you a memory. 
a)
Memory moment
b)
Contrasts and contradictions
c)
Tough questions
d)
Aha moment
51.

The answers to tough questions will tell you about the character's

a)

internal conflict

b)

theme

c)

external conflict

d)

past

52.
True or False. Descriptive words are important because they add detail to the story.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Dialogue is 
a)
Action at the end of the story
b)
The conversation between characters
c)
Authors point of view
d)
Chronological order
54.

What are the five (5) senses?

a)

hearing, seeing, smelling, touching, tasting

b)

smelling, touching, tasting, sensing, breathing

c)

hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, looking

d)

hot, cold, warm, cool, lukewarm

55.

After being dumped by his girlfriend, he was ________about dating other women.

a)

competitive

b)

skeptical

c)

bold

d)

arrogant

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