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WorksheetsSemester Exam
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
What are characters in a story?
The life lesson that readers can learn
The perspective from which the story is told
The people or animals that are important to the story
The order of events in the story
What does the setting of a story refer to?
The time and place of the events
The comparison using like or as
The background knowledge of the reader
The clues that readers use to determine the meanings of unknown words
What is the plot of a story?
The order of events in the story, usually revolving around a conflict or challenge
The clues that readers use to determine the meanings of unknown words
The type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object
The evidence from the story and the reader's background knowledge
What is the definition of '1st Person Point of View'?
When the narrator is not part of the story and is telling the story
When a character from the story is telling the story from his or her own experiences
When the story is told from the perspective of multiple characters
When the story is told using a lot of figurative language
What is a simile?
A type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison
A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object
An extreme exaggeration
A type of figurative language that makes a comparison using like or as
What is a metaphor?
A type of figurative language that makes a comparison using like or as
A type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison
A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object
An extreme exaggeration
What is personification?
A type of figurative language that makes a comparison using like or as
A type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison
A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
A type of figurative language that makes a comparison using like or as
A type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison
A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object
An extreme exaggeration
What are inferences?
The order of events in the story
The perspective from which the story is told
The clues that readers use to determine the meanings of unknown words
The conclusions that readers draw from the story and their background knowledge
What is the main idea?
The belief, opinion, or argument that the author is claiming or proving
The way an author views or looks at the topic being described
To combine information from two or more sources to write one text about the topic
The most important idea that the author wants the reader to understand about a topic
What are supporting details?
The effects of an event
Details used by the author to support or elaborate on the main idea
The belief, opinion, or argument that the author is claiming or proving
How two or more topics are similar and different
Which text structure describes an event and the effects of that event?
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Chronological Order
The theme of a story refers to:
The sequence of events
The central idea or underlying message
The resolution of the conflict
The setting of the story
The way an author organizes a text is called _________
Main Idea
Text Structure
Viewpoint
Point of View
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
You may have, hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
You may have hot chocolate; hot tea; or coffee to drink.
You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink.
When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:
trying to give you information to teach you the facts.
trying to make you enjoy the story be keeping the reader's attention.
trying to get you to do or try something.
When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is:
trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.
trying to give you information and teach you facts.
trying to get you to do or try something.
When an author writes to entertain, they:
try to capture your attention with something funny or emotional
try to get you to do or try something
teach you facts about something
The walk to the theater GAVE me a break from the indoors. What part of speech is GAVE?
verb
pronoun
noun
adverb
Which of the following words is an interjection?
finally
cold read
made
Hallelujah!
What type of noun is mayonnaise?
common noun
proper noun
collective noun
pronoun
What do adjectives modify?
They modify verbs
They modify prepositions
They modify nouns
The modify interjections
What conjunction fits best into the sentence? The afternoon's climb was difficult, __ the exhausted hikers took a break.
so
or
nor
ideas for solving the
problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten.
Choose the best synonym for the word 'enormous'.
Small
Huge
Tiny
Gigantic
Identify the correct punctuation for the following sentence: Have you seen my book
Have you seen my book
Have you seen my book
Have you seen my book
Have you seen my book?
Which sentence is written in the past tense?
She walked to the store yesterday.
She walks to the store yesterday.
They are walking to the store now.
He will walk to the store tomorrow.
What is the meaning of the idiom 'raining cats and dogs'?
It means raining heavily.
It refers to a cat and dog fight.
It means a sunny day.
It signifies a peaceful atmosphere.
Select the correct homophone for the sentence: I ate (too, two, to) many cookies.
two
tu
too
tue
Choose the correct possessive form of the noun: children
childern's
childrens
children's
child's
What is the main idea?
What may the reader best infer from the passage?
Don't go _____________.
Read the poem and answer the question.
1 From breakfast on through all day
2 At home among my friends I stay,
3 But every night I go abroad
4 Afar into the land of Nod.
5 All by myself I have to go,
6 With none to tell me what to do-
7 All alone beside the streams
8 And up the mountain-sides of dreams.
9 The strangest things are there for me,
10 Both things to eat and things to see,
11 And many frightening sights abroad
12 Till morning in the land of Nod.
13 Try as I like to find the way,
14 I never can get back by day,
15 Nor can remember plain and clear
16 The curious music that I hear.
Which statement best summarizes the poem?
When a child goes to sleep, he or
she dreams of an unusual place.
Every night, a child visits a special
island.
A child is scared to go to sleep
because of the nightmares he or
she experiences.
