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ELA Test Prep Quiz

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 4hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does RACE stand for ?

(a)  

2.

Which text structure might use words like SIMILAR, DIFFERENT, BOTH, COMMON, SHARE, UNLIKE

a)

Sequence

b)

Compare and Contrast

c)

Problem and Solution

d)

Cause and Effect

3.

According to the text, how many years after emoticons were invented were they put into use?

a)

50

b)

75

c)

100

d)

125

4.

Which was of communicating helped emojis become very popular?

a)

talking on the phone

b)

texting

c)

magazines

d)

selfies

5.

The first emoticons date back to 1998.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The inventor of the emoji made 176 of them.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which text feature would you use to find the names of all chapters in a book and the pages where they started?

a)

a heading

b)

captions

c)

the table of contents

d)

the glossary

8.

Which text feature is a word or phrase that is placed at the top of a piece of writing that usually gives you an idea of the topic being discussed.

a)

the heading

b)

the caption

c)

the glossary

d)

the table of contents

9.

Which text feature is an explanation or description for a picture.

a)

caption

b)

diagram

c)

glossary

d)

graph

10.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a nonfiction text structure?

a)

problem & solution

b)

compare & contrast

c)

narrative

d)

sequence

11.

What is this an example of?

a)

Diagram

b)

Caption

c)

Illustration

d)

Title

12.

Purpose - Shows a real-life image

a)

Caption

b)

Pictograph

c)

Photograph

d)

Label

13.

A book about a dog that can drive a car.

a)

FICTION

b)

NONFICTION

14.

A book that gives facts about Philippine sports.

a)

FICTION

b)

NONFICTION

15.
Tells the name of the book...
a)
A table
b)
An index
c)
A heading
d)
A title
16.

What is the best summary for this selection?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Poetry is a major type of literature.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Poems are often divided into lines and stanzas.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Poems never contain figurative language.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Stanzas are like paragraphs in a poem.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A stanza is not similar in length and pattern.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A verse is usually a complete sentence

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words

a)

True

b)

False

24.

All poems contain rhyme

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Rhythm gives poetry a musical quality

a)

True

b)

False

26.

It is the voice of the speaker you hear when reading a poem.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

When the author says, "all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it," he/she is using

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

imagery

28.

Words or phrases that create a picture in the readers’ mind.

a)

alliteration

b)

imagery

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

29.

Which type of poetry came from Japan and is usually written about nature?

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

diamante

d)

acrostic

30.

Which of these is an example of alliteration?

a)

George went to the store to buy some bread.

b)

Smelling the flower reminded the girl of her grandmother

c)

The rough bark tickled my fingertips as I walked through the forest.

d)

Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore

31.

Why do poets use imagery?

a)

they like taking pictures

b)

they want to write shape poetry

c)

to create a picture in your mind

d)

poets do not use imagery

32.

My grandmother was as beautiful as a Texas sunrise. What type of figurative language is this?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

33.

Ring! Ring! is an example of…

a)

rhyme

b)

personificaton

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

34.

My love for you is a rose. This is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

35.

The recurring use of a sound, word, phrase, or line.

a)

rhyme

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

repetition

36.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

sentences and paragraphs

b)

lines and paragraphs

c)

sentences and stanzas

d)

lines and stanzas

37.
A newspaper is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
38.
A novel is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
39.
An autobiography is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
40.
A short story is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
41.
An editorial is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
42.
A scientific article is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
43.
A book about sharks is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
44.
A fairy tale is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
45.
A Math textbook is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
46.
The Hunger Games is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
47.
A dictionary is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
48.
A movie review is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
49.
A personal essay is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
50.
A diary is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
51.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is ... 
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
52.
A book on space from NASA is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
53.
Star Wars is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
54.
A novella is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
55.
A biography of Abraham Lincoln is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
56.
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Non-fiction
57.
True or False: The main characters in historical fiction stories are REAL.
a)
True- the characters really existed
b)
False- the characters are made up by the author's imagination
58.

A character or situation that creates problems for the main character during the story

a)

A. Dynamic character

b)

B. Static character

c)

C. Protagonist

d)

D. Antagonist

59.

The author develops the character's personality through

a)

A. theme

b)

B. setting

c)

C. characterization

d)

D. onomatopoeia

60.

Conversation between characters in a story

a)

A. Sensory language

b)

B. Dialogue

c)

C. Historical fiction

d)

D. Foreshadowing

61.
Which best describes what historical fiction is?
a)
a story set in the future with made up characters
b)
a story that contains a mystery to be solved with lots of suspense
c)
a story set in the past with made up characters
d)
a story with ghosts in it
62.
What are some examples of historical fiction?
a)
Charlie Brown
b)
I survived the "Sinking of the Titanic-1912"
c)
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
d)
Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians
63.
What does a context clue help you find?
a)
A summary of the passage
b)
The main idea of the sentence
c)
The problem in the story
d)
The meaning of an unknown word
64.
Which point of view is the following:
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
a)
second
b)
first
c)
third person
65.
What point of view is the following:
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.
a)
First person
b)
Third person 
66.
Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?
a)
Marcia was a good listener and wonderful friend.
b)
Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test, and she tugged her hair anxiously. 
c)
Marcia was a nervous person.
d)
Marcia was an optimist who always believed the best about people.
67.
If the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that is
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
68.
"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:
a)
Claim
b)
Evidence
69.
Name the red part of the sentence.
Jessica had a stomachache because she ate too many peanut butter cookies.
a)
Cause
b)
Effect
70.
Little Johnny Wiggins fell down a well on the farm.  His family looked for him.  Finally, at sundown, Mr. Wiggins found Johnny.  He had been trapped in the well for three hours.
CAUSE: Johnny Wiggins fell down a well.
What was the EFFECT?
a)
He was trapped for three hours.
b)
His mother found him at sundown.
c)
He was visiting the farm.
71.
having excessive or compulsive concern with something
a)
thrash
b)
conjure
c)
preoccupied
d)
insomniac
72.
indentured means
a)
a young woman or peasant girl
b)
a contract binding service on one person to another for a specific time
c)
serious and sincere
d)
small animals that are annoying or harmful
73.
Winning the lottery sure made Marcus feel ___________________________.
a)
excluded
b)
reverent
c)
jubliant
d)
solemn
74.

Which word means on the edge of something?

a)

brink

b)

ritual

c)

assumption

d)

implicate

75.

subdue (someone or something) by force; to keep down

a)

repress

b)

posterior

c)

nomad

d)

vulnerable

76.

Why is Integrity Important to an athlete?

a)

To be the best player

b)

To have positive behavior and positive spirit

c)

To win games

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