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The Elevator: Reading & Grammar Skills Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

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In the story, Martin "managed not to cry" in front of his father. From this action, the reader can conclude that Martin is --

furious that his father didn't believe there was a creepy lady on the elevator

envious that his father is so brave

timid about confronting the creepy lady on the elevator

frustrated that his father is continually disappointed in him

Which statement best expresses the suspenseful tone of the selection?

Maybe it was simply the dimensions of the contraption that bothered him, so small that it felt uncomfortably crowded even when there was only one other person in it.

When the elevator stopped on his floor, she barely moved out of the way.

Luckily, on the unlit flight on which he fell was between sixteen and seventeen.

She moved in quickly; he was too slow, too unsteady on his crutches to work his way past her in time.

Read the sentences from the story.
"She wore a threadbare green coat that ballooned around her; her ankles bulged above dirty sneakers."

These sentences show that the lady on the elevator has --

taken pride in her appearance

spent little money to care for herself

decided to scare Martin with her appearance

hurried onto the elevator because she is late

The author included questions such as "What was she doing?" "Had she been waiting for him?" "Was she riding with him on purpose?" throughout the story to --

explain why Martin is fearful of the lady on the elevator

demonstate Martin's uneasiness about the elevator

show the reader the lady on the elevator is acting strangely

emphasize the growing suspense developed by Martin's inner fears

Which event initiates the main problem in the selection?

Martin's dad asks why he doesn't take the elevator

Martin feels uncomfortable in the elevator

The lady in the green coat gets on the elevator and stares at Martin

Martin falls on the stairs between the fifteenth and sixteenth floor.

Which line from the story conveys the narrator's sense of fear?

"She nodded, her flesh quivering, and stepped on."

"He felt her eyes on him as he stared at the numbers slowly blinking on and off - slower than usual, it seemed to him."

"He knew she had gotten on at fourteen this morning."

"'Did you ever notice a strange fat lady on the elevator?' He asked his father that evening."

The reader can conclude when Martin arrives winded and gasping at the seventeenth floor, he is --

so afraid of the elevator that he is willing to work hard to avoid riding on it

out of shape and needs to exercise more

ashamed of how his father will treat him if he rides the elevator

almost as afraid of the stairs as he is of the elevator

Which statement best expresses the theme of the selection?

It is best to avoid problems rather than to try to face them.

It is important for children to accept their parent's advice.

You never know where you can meet great people.

Fear is a powerful force that can trap you.

“'Hello, Martin,' she said, and laughed, and pushed the Stop button." This is the last line of our story. At what precise part of the plot does this story end?

Resolution

Rising action

Climax

Falling action

10.

"The elevator was an undeniable fact of life."

According to this line from the story, what does the elevator most likely symbolize in Sleator’s story?

Fears or obstacles that must be overcome in life

The aging process

Older machines which must be replaced

Life in an apartment instead of a single family home

11.

Martin a thin twelve-year-old felt nervous in it from the first day he and his father moved into the apartment.

How should the underline phrase be written to show extra information added to the sentence?

Martin, a thin twelve-year-old felt nervous

Martin a thin twelve-year-old, felt nervous

Martin, a thin twelve-year-old, felt nervous

Martin, a thin twelve-year-old, felt nervous,

12.

There were no windows and the lights were not working.

What is a correct way to fix this run-on sentence?

There were no windows, and the lights were not working.

There were no windows; And the lights were not working.

There were no windows, the lights were not working.

There were no windows and, the lights were not working.

13.

“Why didn’t you take the elevator." he asked?

How should this sentence be correctly written?

“Why didn’t you take the elevator" he asked.

“Why didn’t you take the elevator? he asked."

“Why didn’t you take the elevator, he asked?

“Why didn’t you take the elevator?" he asked.

14.

After that Martin always took the elevator.

How should this sentence be correctly written?

After that Martin, always took the elevator.

After that, Martin always took the elevator.

After that Martin always, took the elevator.

It is correctly written.

15.

But 7:30 in the morning was ___ early for visiting.

Which word correctly fills in the blank?

too

two

16.

His father said You are afraid!"

How should the underlined phrase be correctly written?

father said, You

father said "You

said, "You

said, you

17.

The stairs were dark and he fell.

Click ALL the ways this run-on can be corrected.

The stairs were dark, he fell.

The stairs were dark, and he fell.

The stairs were dark; he fell.

The stairs were dark. He fell.

18.

The elevator made __ way up to the top floor.

Which word correctly fills in the blank?

its

it's

19.

Then looked away again.

This is an example of a -

run-on sentence

sentence fragment

complete sentence

comma splice

20.

He didn't care what she thought, he ran all the way to school.