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Inference and Literary Concepts Assessment

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how  Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?
a)
Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.
b)
Tim is taking a trip to visit peolpe he doesn't know.
c)
Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.
d)
Tim is moving to California with his family.
2.
Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason."

We can infer that…
a)
Jason was the best player.
b)
Caitlin wanted Jason on her team.
c)
Jason was not a very good player.
d)
Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member.
3.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

4.

What does plot mean?

a)

a sequence of events in a story

b)

a problem between two characters

c)

the lessons the reader understands

d)

the time and place of a story

5.

What is the setting?

a)

the people or animals in a story

b)

the time and place of events

c)

the problem or challenge

d)

the lesson a reader understands

6.

What is the climax of the story?

a)

the problem of the story

b)

how the problem is solved

c)

the time and place a story takes place

d)

the turning point; often the most exciting point

7.

What is the resolution of the story?

a)

how the problem is solved

b)

the sequence of events in a story

c)

the lesson the reader learns

d)

the most exciting part

8.

What is the resolution of the story?

a)

how the problem is solved

b)

the sequence of events in a story

c)

the lesson the reader learns

d)

the most exciting part

9.

What is the resolution of the story?

a)

how the problem is solved

b)

the sequence of events in a story

c)

the lesson the reader learns

d)

the most exciting part

10.
Inferring means..
a)
context clues used to make an educated guess
b)
trying really hard to win a minion stuffed animal from a claw machine and getting mad when another kid gets it on their first try
c)
making an educated guess using context clues
d)
guessing
11.
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
a)
Skim through the story
b)
Just read the beginning of the story
c)
Think about what the character has learned
d)
Read the ending of the story
12.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
13.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching. 
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.