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State Testing Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main message or overall idea expressed by the poem/book

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

theme

d)

none of the above

2.

Which is an example of a hyperbole?

a)

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

b)

The wind howled in the night.

c)

She was quiet as a mouse.

d)

BOOM!

3.

A group of lines in a poem set off by blank lines

a)

paragraph

b)

stanza

c)

block

4.

"Sandy says Spongebob has the suds" is an example of...

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

5.

"Jellyfish Fields smelled of fresh coral and was blanketed in bright green grass" is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

6.

What is perspective?

a)

The feeling experienced by the reader

b)

the author’s attitude toward a topic or subject

c)

The time and place of a story

d)

The main struggle in a story

7.

Match the following

a)

setting

1.

time and place

b)

conflict

2.

struggle faced by the characters

c)

rising action

3.

the steady increase in tension

d)

climax

4.

the most intense point of a story. The point where the outcome of the conflict be decided

e)

resolution

5.

how the conflict is resolved

8.

When you analyze a text, you _______________.

a)

judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount or value of something

b)

form an opinion from evidence; to reach a conclusion based on known facts.

c)

study or examine something in detail in order to discover more about it.

d)

say something that someone else has said or written using different words

9.

What is the author's perspective?

a)

The underlying message or big idea of a talk, book, film or other work

b)

The art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people.

c)

Language characterized by figures of speech (e.g., metaphor, symbolism)

d)

The author’s attitude toward a topic or subject.

10.

What is syntax?

a)

the way in which an author arranges those words

b)

the author’s word choice; the formation of sentences and the associated grammatical rules

c)

capable of being believed

d)

determining the spelling of a word based on the sounds in the word

11.

When you evaluate a text, you _______________.

a)

judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount or value of something

b)

form an opinion from evidence; to reach a conclusion based on known facts.

c)

study or examine something in detail in order to discover more about it.

d)

say something that someone else has said or written using different words

12.

When you infer while reading a text, you _______________.

a)

judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount or value of something

b)

form an opinion from evidence; to reach a conclusion based on known facts.

c)

study or examine something in detail in order to discover more about it.

d)

say something that someone else has said or written using different words

13.

What is text structure?

a)

The components of a story or article that are not the main body of the text, including the table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions and labeled diagrams

b)

the atmosphere of a piece of writing; it’s the emotions a selection arouses in a reader through diction, figurative language, and other choices

c)

Structures used to organize information in a text (e.g., chronology, comparison and cause and effect)

d)

The most important or central thought unifying elements of a text

14.

A viewpoint or opinion

a)

Claim

b)

Central Idea

c)

Plot

d)

Mood

15.

Details supporting opposing (opposite) views

a)

Claim

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Comparison

d)

Evidence

16.

The time and place

a)

Theme

b)

Solution

c)

Plot

d)

Setting

17.

The "feeling" of a story

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Point of View

d)

Plot

18.

A story's order of events

a)

Setting

b)

Plot

c)

Claim

d)

Cause & Effect

19.

A short, concise retelling of a story

a)

Solution

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Summary

d)

Comparison & Contrast

20.

An answer

a)

Solution

b)

Claim

c)

Central Idea

d)

Theme

21.

Details that support an argument or claim

a)

Counterargument

b)

Evidence

c)

Summary

d)

Mood

22.

Observing similarities and differences

a)

Compare & Contrast

b)

Natural Disaster & Relief Effort

c)

Hypothesis & Experiment

d)

Cause & Effect

23.

One event that forces another to happen

a)

Claim & Counterclaim

b)

Compare & Contrast

c)

Hypothesis & Experiment

d)

Cause & Effect

24.

Too means...

a)

in addition to

b)

also

c)

in excess

d)

very

25.

7.5F Joe will go to the movies this weekend if he washes dishes all week.

Based ONLY on the above statement, what MUST be true?

a)

Joe is washing dishes all week.

b)

Joe has never washed dishes before.

c)

Joe really likes going to the movies so he will wash the dishes all week.

d)

If Joe does not go to the movies this weekend, he did not wash dishes all week.

26.

7.9D: The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. This is an example of?

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

27.

7.9F: _______ is the feeling the reader gets when reading the text.

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Theme

d)

Main Idea

28.

7.7 A: What is the theme of this text?

Kevin was walking home from school when he saw a little girl getting picked on by one of Kevin’s classmates. He felt sorry for her, but he did not stop to help her. A few weeks later, the same classmate began picking on Kevin.

a)

Love Conquers All

b)

Crime Does Not Pay

c)

Perseverance

d)

What comes around goes around

29.

Laura is only a few years younger than Australian sailor Jesse Martin was when he sailed around the world solo, nonstop, and unassisted. This proves that it is possible for a person to endure the physical and mental risks that an ocean voyage can present. And the risks won't be as great for Laura because she will have the safety boat shadowing her. Under such circumstances, I would allow her that adventure.

What does the word shadowing mean in the context of this text:

a)

to shelter from light and heat

b)

to have colors that gradually pass one into another

c)

to follow or keep under observation

d)

to become dark

30.

A single line of a poem.

a)

poem

b)

meter

c)

verse

d)

stanza

31.

A piece of writing that is a play and can include costumes, stage directions, props, sets, script, and dialogue.

a)

connection

b)

Poetry

c)

Prose

d)

Drama

32.

The pattern of rhyming words in a poem.

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Meter

c)

Nursery Rhyme

d)

Verse

33.

When a reader makes a connection between themselves and the text.

a)

Text to World connection

b)

Text to Self connection

c)

Text to Character connection

d)

Text to Text connection

34.

When a reader uses both the text and their outside knowledge to make a prediction. (Read between the lines)

a)

Theme

b)

Drama

c)

Inference

d)

Observation

35.

The pattern of beats throughout a poem.

a)

Verse

b)

Meter

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

a drum

36.

A piece of writing that is written using sentences and paragraphs. Most chapter books are written like this.

a)

Simple Solutions

b)

Poetry

c)

Drama

d)

Prose

37.

Which pair of words are synonyms?

a)

cold,hot

b)

beautiful,pretty

c)

angry,happy

d)

hare,hair

38.

Which pair of words are antonyms?

a)

tired,sleepy

b)

vertical,horizontal

c)

afraid, frightened

d)

their,they're

39.

What is the author's purpose of this text?

The Coliseum is an ancient stadium in the center of Rome. It is the largest of its kind. It is very old. They started building it in the year 70 and took 10 years to build.

a)

To explain how to build the Coliseum

b)

The give facts about the Coliseum

c)

To list features of the Coliseum

40.

Jaki is a wonderful piano player, but Emily is more VERSATILE. She sings, acts, paints, writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

a)
many abilities
b)
boring
c)
not skilled
d)
exciting
41.
Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?
a)
Covered
b)
ruined
c)
bounced
d)
invisible