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ELA LEAP Prep

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence is an INTERROGATIVE sentence?

a)

It is almost time to eat dinner.

b)

What city were you born in?

c)

Hurry! There's a car coming!

d)

Don't forget to make your bed before you leave for school.

2.

Identify the SIMILE below.

a)

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

b)

She is a graceful swan in the water.

c)

The leaves danced in the wind.

d)

It's as cold as ice outside.

3.

Which sentence is an example of an EXCLAMATORY sentence?

a)

Please put away your clothes before you leave.

b)

Hurray! It's your birthday!

c)

We are going out to lunch on Saturday.

d)

What is your favorite thing to do in the summer time?

4.

Identify the VERB in the sentence below.


The snake slithered across the road slowly.

a)

slithered

b)

slowly

c)

across

d)

road

5.

Complete the analogy.


run:walk::wake:___________

a)

dream

b)

alive

c)

sleep

d)

tired

6.

Use CONTEXT CLUES to figure out the meaning of the underlined word.


The water was so frigid I had goosebumps when I got out.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

windy

d)

smooth

7.

Which of the following shows the correct use of quotation marks?

a)

"Are you excited for your trip to New York City?" Bobby asked.

b)

Are you excited for your trip to New York City? "Bobby asked."

c)

"Are you excited for your trip to New York City? Bobby asked."

d)

"Are you excited for your trip to New York City"? Bobby asked.

8.

Which of the following shows the date written correctly?

a)

Saturday, August, 31, 2018

b)

Saturday August 31, 2018

c)

Saturday, August, 31 2018

d)

Saturday, August 31, 2018

9.

The place and time a story takes place.

a)

genre

b)

point of view

c)

bias

d)

setting

10.

The place and time a story takes place.

a)

genre

b)

point of view

c)

bias

d)

setting

11.

The main idea of underlying meaning of a literary work. The reader can determine this by finding evidence that is supportable and covers the greatest percentage of the story.

a)

tone

b)

theme

c)

plot

d)

chronological order

12.

The author's reason for creating a specific piece of work. The author may be writing to educate, entertain, or persuade.

a)

anecdote

b)

genre

c)

author's purpose

d)

inference

13.

A literary element that evokes certain feelings in the reader.

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

point of view

d)

chronological order

14.

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

a)

cause/effect

b)

compare/contrast

c)

chronological order

d)

problem/solution

15.

Which test structure provides the reader with a series of time ordered events..

a)

cause/effect

b)

compare/contrast

c)

chronological order

d)

problem/solution

16.

Which type of figurative language is a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personificaion

17.

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

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

18.

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

19.

Unfinished, haphazard, and rough are all _________________________.

a)

antonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

objectives

d)

facts

20.

Fill in the blanks.

I have _________________ many cats at my home. I have ____________ cat.

a)

to/two

b)

two/too

c)

to/to

d)

too/two

21.
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
22.
It's important to go to school. What you learn in school will help you later in life. It will also help you get a job. If you work hard in school and make good grades, you may be able to go to college and have a career.
What is the author's purpose?
a)
to entertain with a story about school
b)
to teach you how to get good grades
c)
to persuade you to work hard in school
d)
to explain the best colleges
23.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
24.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie
25.

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

26.
The problem in a story is the...
a)
theme
b)
resolution
c)
climax
d)
conflict
27.
What does primarily mean?
a)
mostly or most importantly
b)
first or at the beginning
c)
not very important
d)
inference or conclusion
28.

A questions that asks for supporting details or something that supports an idea is asking for...

a)

an inference

b)

text evidence

c)

a selection

d)

a definition

29.

What is the Narrator?

a)

how ideas or words are laid out.

b)

The person/character telling the story.

c)

Reason for writing something

d)

the perspective or point of view form which a something is told.

30.

What is an inference?

a)

Something that lasts forever

b)

Provided facts

c)

An educated guess

d)

a sequence of events in a story

31.

What point of view is used in Literary Analysis?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

32.

Which of the following direct citations is correct?

a)

"He got out of bed and slowly started pulling on his Boba Fett costume" (Palacio, pg. 113).

b)

He got out of bed and slowly started pulling on his Boba Fett costume (Palacio, pg. 113)

c)

"He got out of bed and slowly started pulling on his Boba Fett costume" Palacio pg. 113

d)

"He got out of bed and slowly started pulling on his Boba Fett costume"

33.

Which type of propaganda tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is popular or because "everyone" is doing it?

a)

Repetition

b)

Name Calling

c)

Testimonial

d)

Bandwagon

34.

What type of propaganda attacks a person instead of an issue?

a)

Emotional Appeal

b)

Name Calling

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Tattling

35.

A theme is the universal idea or lesson that a story presents.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which of the terms below show a contrast between what is expected and what really happens?

a)

Allusion

b)

Theme

c)

Symbolism

d)

Irony

37.

Which of the following terms describes a brief and indirect reference to something or someone else?

a)

Allusion

b)

Tone

c)

Symbolism

d)

Shout Out

38.

What is a memoir?

a)

A story about one specific event in a person's life

b)

A story about several personal events that are related

c)

A memory

d)

A story about someone written by someone else

39.

Which of the following types of Literary Nonfiction focuses on a single event in the narrator's life?

a)

Biography

b)

Historical Account

c)

Memoir

d)

Personal Narrative

40.

Which of the following quotes shows correctly formatted dialogue?

a)

"I promise I won't tell anyone," whispered Frank.

b)

I promise I won't tell anyone, whispered Frank.

c)

"I promised I won't tell anyone", whispered Frank.

d)

"I promised I won't tell anyone", Whispered Frank.

41.

A metaphor compares two different things using like or as.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What is a stanza?

a)

A paragraph

b)

A type of poetry

c)

A group of lines in a poem

d)

A type of short story

43.

Which of the following is an example of a rhyme scheme?

a)

love and dove

b)

1212 3434

c)

R2D2

d)

ABAB

44.

Which of the following is NOT an example of good public speaking?

a)

Making eye contact

b)

Yelling

c)

Speaking clearly

45.

What is connotation?

a)

The emotional meaning of a word

b)

The dictionary definition of a word

c)

An insult

d)

A type of figurative language