WorksheetsReading Literary Text Post test
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
There are two other reasons my mother has not tied me to my bed and refused to let me go. The first is that Uncle Dock gave her an extensive list of the safety provisions aboard the boat, which include a satellite navigator,the Global Positioning System (GPS).
What definition is used for the word extensive, which is based on a Latin root, in the 2 sentences above?
providing a feeling of comfort
causing an unplanned response
hindering the ability to judge
containing many elements.
Which statement about an inference is correct?
an inference is not based on any evidence
an inference requires that you use clues.
an inference is based only on what a text says.
an inference always turns out to be right.
Which of the following could be a theme of a story
A girl growing up away from her birth place and how she manages to cope with the cultural shock.
In life you will have many challenges, but if you deal with them correctly you will become a greeter person.
The challenges of life
"Laura, life is tough but grow from it"
Which of the following can be a theme of a story?
A mother's love is capable of the unbelievable
Moms are great
A mother raising all four children by herself and how she had to work odd jobs to have money.
Love and War
In a well-known folktale, Chicken Little is accidentally hit by something and jumps to the conclusion that the sky is falling and that she must spread the news of an expected disaster.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?The weather forecast called for clear skies, making my grandfather look like Chicken Little.
A person who greets trouble with a cheery disposition
A person who does not believe he or she can get in trouble
A person who spreads disturbing news of a disaster that is coming soon
All of the above
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Red velvet cupcakes were Stacy's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily.
A source of strength
A sole weakness
A feeling of false strength
All of the above
Her head was spinning from all of the new information.
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
personifcation
The sun greeted me this morning.
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
personification
Time crawled as Tom sat in detention.
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
personification
Come and clean your closet, Carol!
hyperbole
metaphor
alliteration
simile
"Uh-huh," replied Kyle.
What is the point of view?
first person
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient
What is the point of view?
first person
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient
In which of the following situations could you compare and contrast?
You are voting for class president and there are three students running
You are writing an essay about which time period you’d rather live in: the 1980s or the 1880s.
You are deciding what the major differences are between the first and last Harry Potter books.
All of the above
Which of the following statements contrasts mammals and reptiles?
Humans are mammals.
Both mammals and reptiles are vertebrates.
Mammals are warm blooded while reptiles are cold blooded.
Mammals and reptiles can live in the same habitat.
Read the following text from an autobiography. This excerpt is about Helen Keller.
We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered. Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty awareness as of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought, and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that "w-a-t-e-r" meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!
From Helen Keller, The Story of My Life
Based on this excerpt, what can you conclude about Helen Keller?
Learning the word "water" was terrifying for Helen
Learning the word "water" made Helen feel grateful to her teacher
For Helen, Learning the word "water" felt like triggering a memory
Learning the word "water" made Helen thirsty
Read the following text from a play. This excerpt is about Helen Keller.
[ANNIE . . . spells into HELEN's free palm:]
Water. W, a, t, e, r. Water. It has a—name—
And now the miracle happens. HELEN drops the pitcher on the slab under the spout, it shatters. She stands transfixed. ANNIE freezes on the pump handle: there is a change in the sundown light, and with it a change in HELEN's face, some light coming into it we have never seen there, some struggle in the depths behind it; and her lips tremble, trying to remember something the muscles around them once knew, till at last it finds its way out, painfully, a baby sound buried under the debris. . . .
HELEN: Wah. Wah.
From William Gibson, The Miracle Worker. Copyright 1957 by William Gibson
The previous text suggested that for Helen, learning the word "water" felt like triggering a memory. How does this play build on or challenge that idea?
It illustrates how happy Helen was when she learned the word "water"
It suggests that Helen knew the word "water" before she lost her hearing
It emphasizes what Annie was feeling when Helen learned the word "water"
It shows that Helen poured water on a bird when she learned the word "water"
Literary elements are...
The parts that make up a story and can be used in a literary analysis
Techniques that writers use to enhance the language in their stories
Always hidden in stories
Present in some stories but not others
Which LITERARY ELEMENT is being used in the following explanation of Cinderella:
"In the movie, Cinderella eventually gets her dream of going to the ball because she didn't give up despite the obstacles that her family caused. Prince Charming also gets his dream of finding Cinderella after traveling his whole kingdom with the glass slipper."
Symbolism
Plot
Summary
Conflict
If you explain the plot of a story without connecting it to a larger theme, you are [FILL IN THE BLANK] the story.
Analyzing
Summarizing
Criticizing
Creating
Is the following scenario a summary, or an analysis:
You’re a food critic. At each restaurant, you take notes about the service, food, and atmosphere. Afterwards, you think about whether you had an overall positive or negative experience, and write an article detailing why the restaurant does or does not deserve a star.
Summary
Analysis
