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Round 2 ELA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is theme?
a)

What the story is about

b)
the message, lesson, or moral of the story
c)
the claim
d)
an inference
2.
When the problem gets solved in the story, it is called...
a)
climax
b)
falling action
c)
dialogue
d)
resolution
3.
A story takes place in America during the Civil War. This is an example of a ...
a)
setting
b)
climax
c)
theme
d)
plot
4.
Several lines in a poem grouped together like a paragraph, separated from the rest of the poem by spaces is called ...
a)
scene
b)
verse
c)
stanza
d)
episodes
5.
The _____________ between the characters was very harsh. They were actually yelling at each other.
a)
theme
b)
scene
c)
dialogue
d)
episodes
6.
The ___________ of the story Lord of the Rings is pretty exciting, with lots of action.
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
problem
d)
resolution
7.
When we talk about character traits, what are we usually referring to?
a)
the way they look
b)
their personality
c)

their favorite foods

d)
their style
8.
The climax is ...
a)
a problem in a story
b)
the action in a story
c)
the most exciting action in a story
d)
the resolution of the problem
9.

Short stories are longer than regular novels.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I have never read a short story or a novel, so I can't answer this question.

10.

Which text structure discusses similarities and differences between people, places, and things.

a)

cause/effect

b)

compare/contrast

c)

chronological order

d)

problem/solution

11.

"The pen danced across the page," is an example of _______________________________________.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

12.

The "good gal or guy " of any given story. This character is working for a positive cause.

a)

antigonist

b)

synonym

c)

protagonist

d)

antonym

13.
Which text structure would use the following key words? 
as a result, because, since, due to
a)
Problem-Solution
b)
Description
c)
Chronological
d)
Cause-Effect
14.
Fill in the blank: 
Don't go _____________. 
a)
they're
b)
their
c)
there
15.
Fill in the blank: 
Will the dog find ____________ way home? 
a)
its 
b)
it's
16.

Kate DiCamillo won a Newbery Medal for her story of Flora Belle Buckman, whose best friend is a squirrel in which 2013 novel?

a)

Flora and the Machines

b)

When You Reach Me

c)

Flora & Ulysses

d)

This Is Not My Hat

17.

Which tall tale hero was based on a real person?

a)

Casey Jones

b)

Pecos Bill

c)

Sallie Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind

d)

Paul Bunyan

18.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

a)

Metaphors compare two things and similes do not.

b)

Metaphors give human actions to non-humans, but similes compare two things

c)

Metaphors use "like" or "as" and similes do not

d)

Similes use "like" or "as" and metaphors do not

19.

My cell phone in its blue case seems to vanish into my backpack whenever it rings.


Which punctuation mark should be used to set off the words in bold print?

a)

commas

b)

dashes

c)

ellipses

20.

“The reader was unsure about its meaning ___ it was time to check the dictionary.”


What punctuation mark should be used in the blank?

a)

comma

b)

dashe

c)

ellipsis