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I Really Need This Extra Credit - Quiz

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
what you use from the passage to prove your answer
a)
text evidence
b)
plagiarism
c)
credible source
d)
central idea
2.
proving your answer to a question by going back in the passage and highlighting, underlining, or circling information that proves your answer is right
a)
copying and pasting
b)
supporting details
c)
inferencing
d)
citing textual evidence
3.

What do you need to ask yourself when determining central idea?

a)

What message does the author want me to take away from the article?

b)

What is the first paragraph mostly about?

c)

What is the author's name?

d)

Why am I reading this article?

4.
A central idea does not ____________ a work although it does reflect what happens in the work.
a)
expand
b)
summarize
c)
specify 
5.
Setting is __________ and __________.
a)
characters and events
b)
time and characters
c)
time and place
d)
problems within characters
6.
How do you determine if the setting is important?
a)
If the time and place is relevant to the characters.
b)
Ask yourself if the story’s meaning would be the same if the setting (place, time, weather, social conditions, or mood) was different.
c)
If it makes the reader feel at home while reading.
d)
Ask yourself if the story’s meaning would be the same if the setting (place, time, weather, social conditions, or mood) was the same.
7.
A conflict is a ____________ that the main character or characters face.
a)
choice
b)
problem
c)
agreement
8.
The central character faces opposition from another character or group of people
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
9.
The central character faces an internal struggle.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
10.
The central character or group of characters battles against traditions, institutions, or laws.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
11.
The central character or group of characters battles against animals, the elements, or other natural forces.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Society
d)
Person vs. Nature
12.
The central character is challenged by forces that are not of this world.
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs. Self
c)
Person vs. Supernatural
d)
Person vs. Nature
13.
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
a)
Central idea
b)
characterization
c)
setting
d)
conflict
14.
–“The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
15.
When Jane walked in the room, nobody could help but look at her stunning, gorgeous face. She commanded attention wherever she went due to her good looks.
a)
Direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
16.

Which two phrases use figurative language?

a)
b)
c)
17.

Which phrase uses literal language?

a)
b)
c)
18.

Which figure of speech: Belinda's fingers were icicles after her ice skating lesson?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

19.

Which figure of speech: Jake was like a whirlwind, rushing from one activity to another?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

20.

Which one: The new pillows were fluffy marshmallows?

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

21.

Which one: The raindrops jumped and danced on the window?

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

22.

Which one: The raindrops jumped and danced on the window?

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

23.
Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes.  They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet.  When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed.  They called them "crooked shoes."  "What a silly idea," they said.  You can tell that shoes before 1800:
a)
were pretty
b)
didn't look alike
c)
didn't fit very well
24.
Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason."

We can infer that…
a)
Jason was the best player.
b)
Caitlin wanted Jason on her team.
c)
Jason was not a very good player.
d)
Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member.
25.
What is an inference?
a)
 An inference is something that you think is true based on information that you have.
b)
An inference is directly written in the text
26.
Macey's mom noticed that she was squinting as she read her book, which was only a few inches away from her face. She scheduled a doctor's appointment for the next week, and when the doctor said Macey needed glasses, she tried on every single pair in the office. After spending an hour looking at glasses, mom suggested that perhaps she should sleep on it and come back and decide in the morning. Macey agreed, but she kept talking about the pros and cons of each pair all night long. 
What can you infer about Macey?
a)
Macey is mad at her mother.
b)
Macey does not want glasses.
c)
Macey is very excited about getting glasses.
d)
Macey has trouble making decisions.
27.

There is more quartz in the world than any one kind of feldspar, but the feldspars as a group are five times more common than quartz.


What can be inferred based on this statement?

a)

One type of quartz is five times more plentiful than feldspar.

b)

Quartz is less common than the feldspars.

c)

The most common type of feldspar is as plentiful as quartz.

28.

_____________ Is a comparison that is introduced with “like”, “as”, and that stresses the resemblance between two things.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

29.

_____________ is a series of repeated sounds that draw attention to the meaning of the words.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

30.

"Her lips were red as a rose." is an example of

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

31.

"Arrested the robber around the rollerway" is an example of ...

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

32.

The three types of irony are:

a)

sarcastic

b)

verbal

c)

situational

d)

dramatic

e)

candid

33.

A big, scary dog running away from a fluffy little kitten is an example of:

a)

situational irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

dramatic irony

d)

slapstick irony

34.

Sarcasm is a form of:

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

d)

teenage irony

35.

When someone says the opposite of what they mean, they are using:

a)

verbal irony

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

d)

realistic irony

36.

When what happens in a situation is the opposite of what was expected, this type of irony is being used:

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

d)

ridiculous

37.

When, in a book, movie, or play, the audience knows something that a character doesn't, this kind of irony is being used:

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

d)

fictional

38.

What part of speech names as person, place, or thing?

a)

verb

b)

pronoun

c)

noun

d)

conjunction

39.

What part of speech names as person, place, or thing?

a)

verb

b)

pronoun

c)

noun

d)

conjunction

40.

Which part of speech describes a noun or pronoun?

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

adjective

41.

Which part of speech shows excitement or strong feelings?

a)

interjection

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

42.

Which part of speech joins words or groups of words?

a)

noun

b)

interjection

c)

verb

d)

conjunction

43.

Which part of speech takes the place of a noun?

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

preposition

d)

pronoun

44.

Which part of speech shows an action or state of being?

a)

verb

b)

pronoun

c)

noun

d)

interjection

45.

Which part of speech answers the questions like what kind, which one, how many, and whose?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

pronoun

46.

The word and is an example of a...

a)

verb

b)

conjunction

c)

interjection

d)

verb

47.

Which part of speech usually ends in ly?

a)

conjunction

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

48.

Which part of speech can be numbers and colors?

a)

adjective

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

noun

49.

Theme or main idea?

Treat others like you want to be treated.

a)

Theme

b)

Main Idea

50.

One summer, a grasshopper watched the ants work all day and all night storing seeds for the winter. "How boring," he said. "I will never work all day, I only want to play!" When winter came, the grasshopper looked and looked for food, but there was none around. He asked the ants for some food, but they told him that they worked hard for their food and they would not share any.

What's the THEME?

a)

Sharing is caring.

b)

You need to work to get what you want.

c)

The grasshopper was being lazy.

d)

The ants didn't want to share their food.

51.

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!

What is the main idea?

a)

Weekends are times to travel.

b)

The author's grandparents live far away.

c)

The author enjoys spending time with her family.

d)

The author is sad to leave her cousins.

52.

Tangible

a)

A sour fruit that grows only on the island of Pentacost. The tribe uses the fruit to build their canoes.

b)

The color of someone's skin when they stay in the tanning bed for too long.

c)

The inability for someone to tan their skin.

d)

Something that is real and capable of being touched.

53.

Condone

a)

To trick someone, to make someone fall for a "Con".

b)

to approve of, or make excuses for something that should be frowned upon.

c)

The physicists who was responsible for being tasked by the U.S. Government to investigate UFOs and the danger to national security that they may pose.

d)

The moment of your day when all of your responsibilities are complete; you are condone.

54.

Zealous

a)

The emotion that animal behaviorist have identified in horses as being jealous of zebras.

b)

Someone who is passionate and feverish devoutly to a topic. Think NFTs or Bitcoin

c)

The richly tender meat from baby zebras that is used to make elegant dishes in European countries.

d)

Zealous Marbury. The woman who knocked down the Rockefeller Christmas tree in 1909 after she tried chasing her pet cat who had climbed it.

55.

Indolent

a)

A small Indonesian archipelago that is home to a culture of people who only eat bananas and spiders.

b)

The feeling most people feel after school or work; the lazy, wanting to avoid exertion. Apathetic to activity.

c)

The small room inside of a Mosque where you are required to state your name and remove your shoes.

d)

A color closely related to Indigo but looks more like the color purple than the color blue.

56.

Imperative

a)

A now defunct Ford Motor Company sports car that only had one seat and marketed its release toward unhappily married men who wanted a unique car as soon as they could get a divorce

b)

This is something used to describe a situation when you are required to do something; crucial, utmost important.

c)

The second-in-command, the Imperial Cohort of the Turkish military.

d)

To disable, make unable to use.

57.

Uncanny

a)

A feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

b)

An electric brand of can-opener that caused hundreds of injuries due to its BMW motor.

c)

A feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

d)

Something that is unsettling, strange, and mysterious, e.g., UFOs, Mothman, Slenderman, Bigfoot.

58.

Futile

a)

The word that is used to describe the pleasant odor of gasoline.

b)

The last period of the New Zealand based game Futbowl during which all players on the pitch must play running backwards.

c)

Was a combination system of the legal, economic, military, and cultural customs that flourished in medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries

d)

When you do something that is useless or guaranteed to garner no positive result.

59.

What is troubling Romeo at the beginning of the play?

a)

He has been banished from Verona.

b)

He loves Juliet and she's going to marry Paris.

c)

He loves Rosaline & she does not love him.

d)

He has been in a duel with Tybalt.

60.

Why doesn't Juliet want Romeo to swear by the moon?

a)

The moon changes & she doesn't want his love to change.

b)

He swore to Rosaline by the moon, so it isn't special.

c)

The moon is made of cheese, and cheese isn't a good thing to swear on.

d)

The moon symbolizes bad luck.

61.

Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Romeo threatens to have Mercutio stab him if he doesn't.

b)

They offer him five thousand dollars.

c)

He really hates Paris and doesn't want Juliet to marry him.

d)

He hopes their marriage will bring peace.

62.

When Juliet says, "My grave is like to be my wedding bed" - this is an example of -

a)

foreshadowing

b)

flashback

c)

dramatic irony

d)

metaphor

63.

The sequence of events in a story.

a)

Plot

b)

Exposition

c)

Rising Action

d)

Climax

64.

The part of the story where we meet the characters and establish the setting and other important information.

a)

Plot

b)

Exposition

c)

Rising Action

d)

Climax

65.

A series of problems that lead to the climax.

a)

Plot

b)

Exposition

c)

Rising Action

d)

Climax

66.

The conflict comes to a close up and the story is nearing the ending.

a)

Climax

b)

Falling Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Conflict

67.

The ending of the story where the outcome is reveled.

a)

Climax

b)

Falling Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Conflict

68.
What is the next part of the rhyme scheme?
a)
DD
b)
EE
c)
FF
d)
AA
69.
What is the most logical line to complete the poem?
Mary had a little poodle
All day long she ate a __________
a)
noodle
b)
lamb
c)
no clue
d)
llama
70.
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
AA BB CC
b)
A B A B
c)
AA BB AA
d)
A B C B
71.

What is a NARRATOR?

a)

The main character, protagonist

b)

The person telling the story

c)

The author of the story

d)

The antagonist, the villain in the story

72.

Which narrator point of view is this an example of?

"You are in control of your destiny. Only you can make your future brighter."

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

73.

Which narrator point of view is this an example of?

"She started to write about what she was feeling. The words poured out of her like a river."

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

74.

Which narrator point of view is this an example of?

"Jona couldn't believe what he was seeing. Smoke filled the air and he could feel the heat of the fire on his face."

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

75.

Which narrator point of view is this an example of?

"I grabbed my books and stormed away. I couldn't believe she said that to me!"

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

76.

Which narrator point of view is this an example of?

"Imagine this. It's first period on your first day at a new school and the teacher calls your name to come up in front of the class and introduce yourself..."

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

77.

Which narrator point of view is this an example of?

"I could feel my heart pounding out of my chest. The battle had begun and I was on the front lines."

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

78.

Correct the sentence. Bob ask can i have the basket ball.

a)

Bob ask, "can i have the basket ball?"

b)

Bob asked, "Can i have the basket ball?"

c)

Bob asked "can i have the basket ball?"

d)

Bob asked, Can i have the basket ball?

79.

Correct the sentence. Bailey got a white black brown dog

a)

Bailey got a white, black and brown dog.

b)

Bailey got the white, black,and brown dog.

c)

Bailey got the black white brown dog.

80.

Correct the sentence. When i woke up i said goodmorning.

a)

When i woke up, I said goodmorning

b)

When i woke up i said good morning

c)

When i woke up, I said "Good morning."

81.

Correct the sentence. My ELA teacher said hello and welcome to my class

a)

My ELA teacher said, "Hello,and welcome to my class"

b)

My ELA teacher said, "Hello, welcome to my class."

c)

My ELA teacher said Hello and welcome to my class."

82.

her name is Joseph

a)

Her name is Joseph

b)

Her name is Joseph.

c)

His name is Joseph.

d)

His name is Joseph

83.

i am a student

a)

I am a student.

b)

i am a student.

c)

i am a student

d)

I am a student

84.

She is happy he is sad.

a)

She is happy. He is sad.

b)

She is happy. He is sad

c)

She is happy. he is sad.

d)

she is happy. he is sad.

85.

do you like school

a)

do you like school.

b)

Do you like school.

c)

Do you like school?

d)

do you like school?

86.

they are funny.

a)

They are funny.

b)

They is funny

c)

They are funny

d)

They is funny.

87.

Which sentence is the correct sentence?

a)

I love reading.

b)

i love reading.

c)

i Love reading.

d)

i love Reading.

88.

Which sentence is the correct sentence?

a)

it is raining outside and i need my umbrella.

b)

It is raining outside and I need my umbrella.

c)

It is raining outside and I need My umbrella.

d)

It is raining outside and i need my umbrella.

89.

Which sentence is the correct sentence?

a)

Mrs. Julia is my Teacher.

b)

mrs. julia is my teacher.

c)

Mrs. Julia is my teacher.

d)

Mrs. Julia is My teacher.

90.

Which sentence is the correct sentence?

a)

I ride the school bus to school.

b)

i ride the school bus to school.

c)

I ride the school bus to School.

d)

I ride the school bus to school?

91.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

One afternoon, Eva was walking home from school.

b)

One afternoon, Eva walking home from school.

c)

One afternoon, Eva was walked home from school.

92.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

She saw an old man waiting by the zebra crossing.

b)

She saw an old man waited by the zebra crossing.

c)

She saws an old man waits by the zebra crossing.

93.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

She feel sorry for the old man.

b)

She felt sorry for the old man.

c)

She felt sorry at the old man.

94.
Indicate whether the primary purpose of each sentence is to inform, to instruct, to persuade, or to entertain.
 If you spend a dollar every minute, it will take you about twenty centuries to spend a billion dollars. 
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Instruct
95.
By selling candy and other junk food in the lunchroom, public schools are teaching poor nutrition; such “lessons” should not be allowed. 
a)
Inform
b)
Persuade
c)
Entertain
d)
Instruct
96.
I asked my boss for a raise, so he moved my office from the basement to the second floor. 
a)
Inform
b)
Persuade
c)
Instruct
d)
Entertain
97.

What is the tone of the text? “ . . . the next minute, Winn-Dixie looked like a furry bullet, shooting across the building, chasing that mouse. He was barking and his feet were skidding all over the polished Pick-It-Quick floor, and people were clapping and hollering and pointing. They really went wild when Winn-Dixie actually caught the mouse.”

a)

enthusiastic

b)

sad

c)

scared

d)

anxious

98.
I love to watch birds!  It always amazes me 
  how they can build those nests!  I like to leave 
  scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find. 
  They'll use these things and weave them into a 
  nest.  Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds 
  can use all the help they can get.
What is the author's perspective?
a)
Humans should help birds build their nest
b)
Humans should never interfere with wild animals
c)
Birds are interesting animals
d)
Birds use lots of things to build their nest
99.
"They plan to kill General  Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103). 
What is the tone of the dialogue? 
a)
informal
b)
happy
c)
serious
d)
optomistic

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