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Language Arts Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which text structure would use the following key words? 
propose, conclude, suggest, reason, solve
a)
Problem-Solution
b)
Description
c)
Chronological
d)
Cause-Effect
3.
The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?
a)
to tell a story about pyramids
b)
to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid
c)
to convince you to eat vegetables
d)
to explain how to go shopping for food
4.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
5.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
6.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
7.
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
8.
What is the Time and Place of the Story?
a)
Rising Action
b)
Plot
c)
Conflict
d)
Setting
9.
Which part of the plot
introduces the characters?
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
10.

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

11.
The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.
What is the meaning of the simile above?
a)
The baby had 8 legs.
b)
The baby lives in the sea.
c)
The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.
d)
The baby was sleeping. 
12.
How can context clues help determine word meanings?
a)
By using surrounding words and sentences
b)
By analyzing sentence structure
c)
By identifying main ideas
d)
By using punctuation marks
13.

Choose the word that is not a pronoun.

a)

is

b)

me

c)

he

d)

they

14.
Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher.

What is the antecedent for his?
a)
classmates
b)
Mrs. Walker
c)
teacher
d)
Xavier
15.

Read the following selection: Alexander, who was an inquisitive child, was the middle of three brothers and taught by his mother until he was 10 years old. When he was a young man he took a challenge from a mill operator and created a machine that removed the husks from grain. He would later call it his first invention.


Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word inquisitive.

a)

It means not wanting to learn more about something or become involved in something.

b)

It means have the ability to understand or know something without any direct evidence.

c)

It means to change or adapt something to fit its environment.

d)

It means to be eager to learn and is often characterized as someone who asks many questions.

16.

Examples: run, is, jump, climb, are, was, play, go

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

preposition

d)

interjection