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WorksheetsFight for Freedom Test Review
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What do you call this?
sub
hero
grinder
hoagie
What do you call this?
garbage can
trash can
What do you call these?
soda
coke
cola
pop
What do you call this?
sneaker
kicks
tennis shoe
Say "water" out loud. Which way do you pronounce it?
wah-ter
wooder
wooter
Say "picture" out loud. Which way do you pronounce it?
pick-ture
pitcher
Say "syrup" out loud. Which way do you pronounce it?
sear-up
sir-up
Say "data" out loud. Which way do you pronounce it?
dat-a
date-a
What word (s) is an example of dialect in this sentence?
Howdy! Are you from around here?
Howdy
from around
around here
are you
What word (s) is an example of dialect in this sentence?
I reckoned if she knew the truth, she wouldn't have taken the job.
she wouldn't
I reckoned
have taken
the job
What word (s) is an example of dialect in this sentence?
You okay, lad? You look tuckered out!
you okay
lad, tuckered
you look
tuckered out
How would allusion be defined?
a reference to a famous person, place, or event
words that involve one of the five senses
two lines working as a unit
a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds
What is the meaning of the allusion?
My brother is a regular Einstein! He always seems to know the answer!
His brother is unintelligent
His brother works hard
His brother is intelligent
His brother is lazy
What is the meaning of the allusion?
My friend was being a total Scrooge when I asked her to share her M&Ms.
Not wanting to share
Excited about sharing
Throwing them all away
Counting the M&Ms
What is the meaning of the allusion?
We do serious work in the classroom, it's not a Mickey Mouse Club in here!
We don't keep mice
We don't goof off
We love to eat cheese
We don't like working
What is the meaning of the allusion?
Ask me anything, I'm like Google over here.
I can search answers
I know all the answers
I don't know anything
I have some answers
What is the meaning of the allusion?
I felt like cupid had struck me with his arrow when I saw the adorable puppy!
I was in love with the puppy
I liked the puppy
I disliked the puppy
I talked to the puppy
(a) is the writer's attitude expressed in their writing.
the way the author sees and interprets the world
to convince
Pets should be allowed in restaurants. I brought my dog to dinner, and the waiter threw us out. He said that dogs were dirty, but my dog is cleaner than many people. I know! It's not fair - it's a ridiculous rule, and it should be changed.
Watch for signs along the trail. They will tell you about the trees, plants, and animals that live here. The trail is six miles long and takes the average person two hours to hike. There are two rest stops along the way.
The author of an car and truck magazine wrote about a new kind of tire that has just been created for people who live in areas that experience flooding. These tires are for deep water and are supposed to prevent vehicles from slipping off the road. What is the Author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Describe
What the author's purpose in writing an article about the beauty of the pumpkin patch in the full autumn season with leaves, fall flowers, and other items of fall?
Explain
Describe
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did seemed beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.
What is the tone of that passage?
Joyful
aggressive
Argumentative
Optimistic
The author’s attitude about their topic, characters or audience.
Mood
Setting
Tone
Diction
Tone is developed through
Diction (word choice)
Syntax (grammar and punctuation)
Imagery (strong sensory details)
Setting (Environment where the character is set)
Agitated, Cold, Desperate, Obnoxious:
Positive Tone Words
Negative Tone Words
Amused, Brave, Cheerful, Pleasant:
Positive Tone Words
Negative Tone Words
Which words and phrases from the sentence below best shows you the tone?
That waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
"waste" and "destroyed"
"movie" and "of a"
"that" and "my"
"really" and "Saturday"
Which passage below has the most critical tone?
On the train, the man slowly clipped his fingernails. He focused on the task, beginning with his pinky finger and finishing with his thumb.
On the train, the tired, old man began clipping his fingernails. He was trying to distract himself from his loneliness by focusing on this one small task, moving from pinky to thumb.
The man—right in the middle of the crowded train—began to clip his long, yellow fingernails. He did it slowly, as if he didn't even care that a dozen other people could see and hear him.
The man on the train clipped his fingernails. It took him 2 minutes and 8 seconds. He started on his pinky and finished with his thumb. When he was finished, he put the clippers back into his jacket pocket.
Which words and phrases best show the sentimental tone in the passage below?
I got out of the old car and took a few halting steps up the driveway. A cloud of warmth drifted out of the window and embraced me like a comforting hug. I knew that smell: fresh bread that Papa had just taken from the oven. I heard the familiar pitch of his whistle as he slowly stirred tomato soup on the stovetop. I ran to open the screen door because, now, I knew where I was. I was home.
"warmth," "comforting hug" and "home"
"car," "tomato soup" and "door"
"old," "halting" and "out the window"
"driveway," "screen door" and "slowly stirred"
Which word best describes the tone of the sentence below?
The stunning poem that opens this lovely collection is rich with imagery and language.
admiring
bitter
sad
hopeful
Which word best describes the tone of the passage below?
I never wanted to see that movie, but my annoying little sister kept pestering me. Eventually, her whining wore me down, and I gave in. But that waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
admiring
bitter
sad
hopeful
Why and why did the author write the story?
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.
One summer day, Randolph the Bright slept alone in his room in the castle at Reddington. The light of the morning seeped slowly through his curtains. Randolph blinked against the day, smiling as his dream came to a peaceful conclusion.
When the men reached Oregon, they stepped out of their wagons and embraced. The journey was long and dangerous, but they made it. Soon, their families would follow their trail in their own wagons, leaving their homes in the East to meet them in this brand new land: the West.
Which sentence is NOT about the setting?
The sun warmed the sand.
Waves crashed loudly on the shore.
She was so excited to be there.
Setting
the TIME and PLACE in which a story happens
the LIFE LESSON of the story
the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular character, event, setting, situation, etc.
to tell a story
Read the following passage:
As Maribelle hurried down the street, the wind swept the snow along the sidewalk and hid her footsteps, so that it looked as if no one had passed. Above her, the cold, silent skyscrapers of the city loomed. The whole block was eerily silent in the snowstorm, and she pulled her coat tightly around her. Maribelle had only moved here a few months before. She came because she wanted to be a singer. But right now, she was frightened.
Which detail from the passage indicate the setting?
“Above her, the cold, silent skyscrapers of the city loomed.”
“Maribelle had only moved here a few months before.”
“But right now, she was frightened.”
“She came because she wanted to be a singer.”
The setting can affect a character's mood in a story.
True
False
The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.
The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.
The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.
After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.
The dog's fur was as soft as a feather.
The reader must understand what the character has learned or realized.
Which of the following is an example of theme?
Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.
Jack risked his life to save Jane.
Don't judge people by outward appearances.
Happiness
What does theme add to a story?
A sense of location.
An important message.
Motivation for the characters.
Dialogue for the characters.
Repetition is the repeating of:
sounds
words
phrases
lines
all choices are correct
Imagery is what you picture in your mind when reading.
True
False
A stanza is similar to a paragraph because it refers to...
a group of lines.
an ancient form of writing.
a type of poem with 14 lines.
a type of figurative language.
