WorksheetsMother Fletcher's Gift Unit Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Things that are attached to a wall, ceiling, or something else.
a)
Characters
b)
Theme
c)
Inferring
d)
Fixtures
e)
Flimsy
2.
The people in a story.
a)
Characters
b)
Theme
c)
Creatures
d)
Fixtures
e)
Flimsy
3.
The message of a story.
a)
Characters
b)
Theme
c)
Flimsy
d)
Subject
4.
Not strong, weak
a)
Characters
b)
Theme
c)
Inferring
d)
Fixtures
e)
Flimsy
5.
When authors do not directly tell readers everything about the characters, events, theme.
a)
Characters
b)
Theme
c)
Inferring
d)
Process
6.
Live through, escape
a)
Incident
b)
Apparently
c)
Subscribe
d)
Survive
e)
Predicate
7.
Appearing so, seemingly
a)
Incident
b)
Apparently
c)
Subscribe
d)
Survive
e)
Predicate
8.
Something that happens; event or action
a)
Incident
b)
verb
c)
Subscribe
d)
Survive
e)
Predicate
9.
The part of the sentence that tells what the subject is or does.
a)
Subject
b)
Apparently
c)
Subscribe
d)
Survive
e)
Predicate
10.
Believe in, comply, agree
a)
Incident
b)
Apparently
c)
Subscribe
d)
Survive
e)
Predicate
11.
Scribble, write carelessly
a)
realistic fiction
b)
graft
c)
scrawl
d)
police beat
e)
community P.R.
12.
bribe, getting of money or advantages dishonestly
a)
realistic fiction
b)
graft
c)
scrawl
d)
police beat
e)
community P.R.
13.
A story about imaginary people/events that could happen in real life.
a)
realistic fiction
b)
graft
c)
newspaper article
d)
Science fiction
e)
community P.R.
14.
Words with the same or similar meanings.
a)
Expository text
b)
Subject
c)
Synonym
d)
Thesaurus
e)
Antonym
15.
Informs the reader about real life people or places of the past and present.
a)
Expository text
b)
Subject
c)
Synonym
d)
fantasy
e)
Science fiction
16.
A kind of dictionary that lists synonyms, antonyms, and other related words.
a)
Expository text
b)
novel
c)
textbook
d)
Thesaurus
e)
Antonym
17.
Words with opposite meanings.
a)
Expository text
b)
Subject
c)
Synonym
d)
Thesaurus
e)
Antonym
18.
The part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.
a)
Expository text
b)
Subject
c)
Synonym
d)
Thesaurus
e)
Predicate
19.
Clearly tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
a)
Charecterization
b)
Direct Charecterization
c)
Indirect Characterization
20.
When the writer does not clearly tell a characters personality but shows things that reveal the personality of the character.
a)
Charecterization
b)
Direct Characterization
c)
Indirect Characterization
21.
A group of words that lacks a subject or a predicate is a ...
a)
run-on sentence.
b)
sentence fragment.
c)
complete sentence.
22.
When two or more complete sentences run together it is a ...
a)
run-on sentence.
b)
complete sentence.
c)
sentence fragment.
23.
Is the following sentence a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? Tells wonderful stories about her childhood.
a)
fragment
b)
run-on
c)
complete sentence
24.
Is the following sentence a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? You can clean up garbage around the neighborhood you can recycle too.
a)
fragment
b)
run-on
c)
complete sentence
25.
Is the following sentence a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? Room 222 has fall decorations hanging on the windows.
a)
fragment
b)
run-on
c)
complete sentence
26.
Is the following sentence an example of Direct or Indirect Characterization?
Sonya is very smart.
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
27.
Is the following sentence direct or indirect characterization?
Melinda is always tripping over her own two feet.
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
28.
What is the complete subject in the following sentence? My math teacher likes to drink a lot of coffee.
a)
teacher
b)
My math teacher
c)
likes
d)
likes to drink a lot of coffee.
29.
What is the complete predicate of the following sentence? Mrs. Fowler hung beautiful decorations around her desk.
a)
Mrs. Fowler
b)
hung
c)
hung beautiful decorations around her desk.
30.
What is the simple subject of the following sentence? The ELA class likes to go for walks outside on Fridays.
a)
The ELA class
b)
class
c)
likes
d)
likes to go for walks outside on Fridays.
31.
What is the simple predicate of the following sentence? Mrs. Costello talks loud when she teaches her math class.
a)
Mrs. Costello
b)
talks
c)
talks loud
d)
when she teaches her math class
32.
These examples help the reader understand the conflict of the story. What is the conflict of the story?
a)
Officer O'Brien loves to take drives.
b)
Mrs. Fletcher is a lovely old lady.
c)
Officer O'Brien does not like Harlem.
d)
Mrs. Fletcher is dying.
33.
What is the genre of Mother Fletcher's Gift?
a)
Nonfiction
b)
Fantasy
c)
Expository Text
d)
Realistic Fiction
34.
Who is the author of Mother Fletcher's Gift?
a)
Louis Lowry
b)
Jerry Spinnilli
c)
Walter Dean Meyers?
d)
Oscar Meyer
35.
Why might some neighborhoods have some officers on foot patrol rather than driving around in their patrol car?
a)
They move faster on foot.
b)
They may not have enough police cars available.
c)
To develop good relations with the neighborhood people.
d)
To remind people they must stay in their apartments and not come outside
36.
Which of the following character traits does NOT describe Officer O'Brien at the beginning of the story when he first meets Mother Fletcher?
a)
Cautious
b)
skeptical
c)
suspicious
d)
Aggressive
37.
Why do you think Officer O’Brien was reluctant or hesitant to call Mother Fletcher an ambulance at first?
a)
He was hesitant because he wanted to make sure Mother Fletcher was sick and not just trying to catch a ride downtown.
b)
She had a reputation for taking advantage of people in the community.
c)
He was worried his boss would be angry.
38.
What is the setting of the story?
a)
120th street, suburbs, future, home
b)
145th Street, city, future, school
c)
145th street, city, past, apartment, house
39.
Which of the following words does not describe the car ride over to Mother Fletcher's house for dinner?
a)
unconfortable
b)
silent
c)
enjoyable
d)
awkward
40.
Officer O'Brien was careful to not tell Mother Fletcher he had a daughter. What does this show you about his character?
a)
He is greedy.
b)
He is considerate.
c)
He is sneaky.
d)
He is lazy.
41.
What does precinct motto "eight and straight" mean?
a)
Police officers can only work 8 hour shifts.
b)
Police officers must go straight to bed after working 8 hours.
c)
Police officers immediately leave Harlem after their shift is over
42.
Which character trait does NOT describe Mother Fletcher during the Christmas dinner at her house?
a)
generous
b)
demanding
c)
kind
d)
welcoming
43.
Was Mother Fletcher's gift to the O'Brien family tangible or intangible?
a)
tangible
b)
intangible
44.
True or False. The story of Mother Fletcher's Gift was about how a policeman's family brought a few hours of happiness to an old woman.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
How do both Meaghan and Kathy feel about the invitation to Mother Fletcher's house for Christmas dinner?
a)
hesitant and unsure
b)
excited and eagar
c)
frustrated and nervous
46.
What is an appropriate theme to the story ?
a)
Avoid people who are greedy.
b)
Don't judge a book by its cover.
c)
Slow and steady will never win the race.
47.
Early in the story Mother Fletcher’s personality is revealed when she asks a young girl to get her a police officer who can call an ambulance. Which character trait below does NOT describe Mother Fletcher at that point of the story?
a)
sassy
b)
rude
c)
demanding
d)
kind
48.
The Harlem Renaissance is what genre?
a)
Fantasy
b)
Expository text
c)
Realistic Fiction
d)
Biography
49.
The Roaring Twenties allowed African Americans the freedom to express themselves.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
A booming economy caused the Harlem Renaissance to lose its momentum.
a)
True
b)
False
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