In which Newbery-winning novel below does an orphan travel to Michigan in search of his long-lost father?

Pictured at right is the subject of a Caldecott-winning Dan Santat book about an "unimaginary friend." What is its name?

Which of the following author-illustrators was nominated for a Caldecott Medal for Extra Yarn the same year he won the award for This Is Not My Hat?

Which poet below wrote a long work featuring the Indian maiden Nokomis, and a shorter poem based on an American patriot’s midnight ride?

In 1823, Clement Clarke Moore wrote a holiday poem about a visit from which of the following saints?

Which choice below names the kindly teacher who takes in the title character in Roald Dahl’s novel Matilda?

Which one of the following novels did Madeleine L’Engle write?

In Little Women, what is the nickname of the next-door neighbor who initially loves Jo, but eventually marries Amy?

Match each literary device with its example.

X. Metaphor, Y. Alliteration, Z. Personification

1. 1. Our dishwasher hums a tune as it runs.

2. 2. Sasha's sister slept soundly.

3. 3. The snow is a clean, white blanket.

In literature, which word or phrase below names the portion of a plot where the story’s tension is highest?

Pele, the fire goddess, is an important figure in the mythology of which U.S. state?

Which tall tale hero below was NOT based on a real person?

In a popular nursery rhyme, what kind of animals jump on a bed before falling off and bumping their heads?

The Brothers Grimm story “Little Briar Rose” was an early version of which fairy tale below?

Which of the following words contains the Latin root meaning “well” or “good”?

Below are four types of roads. Which one is a compound word?

Which one of the following fruits has a homophone?

Match each word with its antonym.

X. sever, Y. deprive, Z. retain

1. 1. bestow, 2. attach, 3. abandon

Which of the following sentences uses commas CORRECTLY?

Which sentence below contains INCORRECT capitalization?

Which of the following sentences contains a predicate nominative?

Which sentence below contains an indirect object?

Which of the following sentences is imperative?

Which sentence below is complex?

Which of the following common nouns is spelled CORRECTLY?

Which choice below correctly spells the word meaning “relating to a specific person, thing, group, class, or occasion”?

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

Match each sentence with the type of subordinate clause it contains.

X. What the teacher said made the children cheer.

Y. The boy who sits behind me kicks my seat.

Z. The players high-fived when they won the game.

1. 1. noun clause, 2. adjective clause, 3. adverb clause

Which of the following characters is the girl whose family fosters Maniac Magee in the Newbery-winning Jerry Spinelli novel of the same name?

Which sentence below contains NO usage errors?

In an Aesop fable, which of the following creatures demonstrates its intelligence by dropping pebbles into a pitcher to raise the water level?

Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?

In Kitten’s First Full Moon, the title character mistakes the moon for which of the following?

Below are four members of a wedding. Which one’s title can also mean “a person in charge of a stable’s horses” or “to clean”?