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SOL 2025 B

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to compare?

a)

Finding way things are not the same

b)

Finding way things are similar

c)

Finding the same color

d)

Winning a race

2.

What does it mean to contrast?

a)

Find ways they are the same

b)

Find ways they are different

c)

They want to turn blue

3.

What do you put on the dark blue section of a venn diagram?

a)

similaritys

b)

differences

c)

similarities

4.

The wolf in Little Red Riding Hood wants to eat people. The wolf wants to eat the Pigs but the pigs just want to be safe. What is this an example of?

a)

This is an example of comparing

b)

This is an example of being kind

c)

This is an example of contrasting

5.

Lucy is the protagonist in the Lion Witch and the Wardrobe. She is pressured by her brothers and sister to change her story about Narnia in the Wardrobe. But she will not. Later her brothers and sister arrive in Narnia. They all admit that she was right.

What theme can we take away from this summary of a story?

a)

Friendship is important.

b)

Treat others how you would like to be treated.

c)

Being honest will eventually pay off.

6.

Made up stories about events that could happen.

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Biography

d)

Realistic Fiction

7.

Stories about the future, space, aliens, and technology.

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Mystery

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Informational

8.

Setting is the ___________________ of the action of the story.

a)

Problem

b)

Solution

c)

time and place

d)

plot

9.
A series of main events that leads to the climax. 
a)
Exposition
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
`Rising Action
10.

Select the PREDICATE for the following sentence:


Mr. Llirrum bakes a big cake.

a)

Mr. Llirrum bakes

b)

bakes

c)

bakes a big cake

d)

cake

11.

How do we figure out a difficult word?

a)

use context clues

b)

guess

c)

sing a song about it...like adjectives

12.

She acted nonchalant about the exam, but she was actually quite concerned.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of nonchalant?

a)

worried

b)

not worried

c)

happy

d)

excited

13.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
14.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
15.

Identify the simile below:

a)

The tree danced in the wind.

b)

The cat is the devil.

c)

She is as tall as a tree!

d)

My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

16.

When I look back in time we call that a ___________.

a)

fiction

b)

flashback

c)

forecasting

17.

A ____________ is the one who tells the poem or story.

a)

theme

b)

narrator

c)

setting

18.

Which statement is most clearly biased?

a)

People all over the world play soccer.

b)

Soccer is a sport.

c)

Manchester United fans are the only ones who are not bandwagoners!

d)

People can get very excited about their local soccer team.

19.

What is meant by the TONE of a text or image?

a)

the reader's attitude about the topic

b)

the author's attitude about the topic

c)

the reader's feelings about the topic

d)

the author's feelings about the topic

20.
Which rhetorical device refers to logic?
a)
Pathos
b)
Logos
c)
Ethos
21.
The appeal to emotion is also called
a)
pathos
b)
logos
c)
ethos
22.

What does Connotation mean?

a)

The exact definition of a word (like from a dictionary)

b)

The contextual interpretation of a word (including feelings and thoughts)

c)

I don't know

23.

Which word has a POSITIVE connotation?

a)

Smirk

b)

Smile

c)

Smug

d)

I don't know

24.

The denotation is the _______________ meaning of a word.

a)

emotional

b)

literal

c)

incorrect

d)

opposite

25.
Which connotation is MORE negative?
We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.
a)
cheap
b)
inexpensive
26.
Which connotation is MORE positive?
________ people rode on the roller coaster.
a)
Brave
b)
Foolhardy
27.

A fuel cell is a kind of battery. It makes electricity. One side of the cell is filled with hydrogen. The other is filled with oxygen that comes from the air. The hydrogen separates into electrons and protons. The electrons supply the power for the motor. The protons mix with the oxygen to make water. The water passes out of the cell.

a)

Problem /Solution

b)

Cause and Effect/Sequencing

c)

Compare and Contrast

d)

Description/Concept Definition

28.
Dr. King was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
a)
fact
b)
opinion
29.
Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
King Midas loved gold.
b)
King Midas sold lots of gold.
c)
King Midas had a heart of gold.
30.

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.

The Summary of this passage is:

a)

Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

b)

The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

c)

Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

31.

Anti-

a)

against

b)

under

c)

in favor of

32.

-less is a suffix that means without. What word means not showing concern for the needs and feelings of others?

a)

fearless

b)

humorless

c)

thoughtless

33.

What is a main idea or topic?

a)

the main character in the story

b)

the message about life that an author expresses

c)

the sequence of events in a story

d)

a description of what the story is mostly about

34.

The theme of the story is the

a)

main character

b)

message about life that the author expresses

c)

sequence of events

d)

short summary of what the story is about

35.
Themes are universal because ...
a)
all humans share common experiences
b)
authors add them to make the writing meaningful
c)
the entire universe enjoys them
d)
the stories go on forever
36.
A theme should be supported by ...
a)
your own words
b)
evidence from the text
c)
rationale/reasoning
d)
ALL of the above
37.

Identify the point of view of this sentence.

Everyone in the class was nervous for the upcoming exam on point of view, but felt like they had studied enough and would do well.

a)

First Person

b)

Third Person Objective

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

38.
The life story of a famous baseball player written by a sports writer.
a)
Autobiography 
b)
Biography
c)
Informational
d)
Realistic Fiction
39.
A group of boys play on a baseball team and win a big game.
a)
Realistic Fiction
b)
Science Ficiton
c)
Informational
d)
Biography
40.

Jessica writes a short story about her childhood.

a)

Autobiography

b)

Biography

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Poetry

41.

This prefix means 100.

a)

deci

b)

cent

c)

dec

d)

kilo

42.

The Greek root for "light" is:

a)

sonar

b)

tele

c)

photo

d)

krypto

43.

What does the prefix hyper- mean:

a)

on top of; beyond

b)

above, over, excessive

c)

great

d)

under