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ELA review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the setting?

a)

The time and place of a story

b)

The events of a story

c)

The problem in a story

d)

The person who tells the story

2.

What is the plot?

a)

The time and place of a story

b)

The events of a story

c)

The problem in a story

d)

The turning point of a story

3.

What is the conflict?

a)

A lesson the main character and the reader learn about life

b)

The events of a story

c)

The problem in a story

d)

The turning point of a story

4.

What is the climax?

a)

A lesson the main character and the reader learn about life

b)

The events of a story

c)

The problem in a story

d)

The turning point of a story

5.

What is the theme?

a)

A lesson the main character and the reader learn about life

b)

The events of a story

c)

The problem in a story

d)

The turning point of a story

6.

What is the protagonist?

a)

The person who tells the story

b)

The main character in a story - usually the "good guy"

c)

The person or force acting against the main character; tries to stop the main character from getting what they want

d)

A less important character

7.

What is the antagonist?

a)

The person who tells the story

b)

The main character in a story - usually the "good guy"

c)

The person or force acting against the main character; tries to stop the main character from getting what they want

d)

A less important character

8.

What is the narrator?

a)

The person who tells the story

b)

A character that plays an important role in the story

c)

A supporting character

d)

A less important character

9.

What is 1st person point of view?

a)

The narrator is a character in the story; uses the pronouns I, me, my to refer to the main character

b)

The main character in a story - usually the "good guy"

c)

The person or force acting against the main character; tries to stop the main character from getting what they want

d)

The narrator is NOT involved in the story; uses the pronouns he, she, they to refer to the main character

10.

What is 3rd person point of view?

a)

The narrator is a character in the story; uses the pronouns I, me, my to refer to the main character

b)

The main character in a story - usually the "good guy"

c)

The person or force acting against the main character; tries to stop the main character from getting what they want

d)

The narrator is NOT involved in the story; uses the pronouns he, she, they to refer to the main character

11.

What part of the story is when all the questions are answered. NOT ALL STORIES HAVE ONE!

a)

exposition

b)

resolution

c)

climax

d)

inciting incident

12.

What is the part of the story where the questions begin to be answered?

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

exposition

d)

resolution

13.

The stage of the plot that develops the conflict or struggle. Events occur that make the conflict more complicated.

a)

Setting

b)

Exposition

c)

Rising Action

d)

Falling action

14.

Select the sentence that uses commas correctly. 

a)

Well I'm sure, that there is an easier way.

b)

Well, I'm sure that there is an easier, way.

c)

Well, I'm sure that there is an easier way.

15.

Select the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly. 

a)

The ladies' book club will meet on Tuesdays.

b)

The ladies book club will meet on Tuesday's.

c)

The ladies' book club will meet on Tuesday's.

16.

Select the sentence that uses commas, colons, and semi-colons correctly. 

a)

Murray missed work again on Monday, Tuesday he was fired.

b)

Murray missed work again on Monday; Tuesday he was fired.

c)

Murray missed work again on Monday: Tuesday he was fired.

17.

Popular music and acting _______________ fields in which few manage to succeed. 

a)

is

b)

are

18.

What is the independent clause?

Grace wakes up early because today is her birthday.

a)

Grace wake up early

b)

because today is her birthday

19.

What is the conjunction?

She feels excited before she even gets out of bed.

a)

excited

b)

before

c)

she

d)

bed

20.

What is the dependent clause?

Grace counts the hours before her party begins.

a)

before

b)

Grace counts the hours

c)

before her party begins

d)

Grace

21.

What is the conjunction?

The party could not begin until all the guest arrived.

a)

the

b)

party

c)

not

d)

until

22.

What is the independent clause?

Kids played lots of games after everyone arrived

a)

after everyone arrived

b)

Kids played lots of games

c)

lots of game

d)

after

23.

What is the dependent clause

Grace thanked her mom after everyone left.

a)

Grace

b)

after

c)

Grace thanked her mom

d)

after everyone left

24.

What is a compound sentence?

a)

Two simple sentences

b)

Two simple sentences joined together by a comma and a conjunction

c)

One independent and one dependent clause

d)

conjunctions and simple sentences

25.

What is a complex sentence?

a)

Subordinating Conjunctions

b)

Sentence that stands alone

c)

Sentence with 1 independent and 1 dependent clause and a subordinating conjunction

d)

Sentence that needs help

26.

What is a independent clause?

a)

A clause that stands alone without help

b)

A clause that needs help

c)

part of a sentence

d)

in a complex sentence

27.

What is a dependent clause?

a)

Dependent

b)

A clause that stands alone without help

c)

A clause that needs help can't stand alone

d)

a complex sentence

28.

What type of sentence is this?

Although it was about to rain, Sally still went to the park.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Simple

29.

What type of sentence is this?

Kim was very tired, but she had to finish her homework.

a)

Simple

b)

Complex

c)

Compound

d)

Complex and compound

30.

What starts a dependent clause?

a)

coordinating conjunction

b)

subordinating conjunction

c)

two conjunctions

31.

How can we remember coordinating conjunctions?

a)

Memorize

b)

FanBoys

c)

Study

d)

Practice

32.
How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?
a)
Alphabetically
b)
In the order they appear in the paper.
c)
By length
d)
Randomly
33.
A citation entry should be alphabetized by:
a)
Title
b)
Author's first name
c)
Author's last name
d)
Publisher
34.
Which Author's name should come first on the works cited page:
a)

Alex Harper

b)

Jenny Andrews

c)
Decise Thomas
d)

Eric West

35.

What is the correct citation for a quote on page 112 from the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling ?

a)

.(Rowling 112)

b)

("Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban")

c)

(Rowling 112).

d)

(Potter 112)

36.

Which font size is used for MLA?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

37.
What is the preposition?
Over the years we have learned to study hard.
a)
the
b)
have
c)
to
d)
over
38.
What is the preposition?
Singing is fun during the holidays.
a)
is
b)
fun
c)
during
d)
on
39.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
My cat jumped on my bed and woke me up. 
a)
on my bed
b)
my cat jumped
c)
on my bed and woke me up
d)
woke me
40.

Jump

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

41.

Chair

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

42.

Little

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective