WorksheetsMiddle School ELA
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 21mins
The theme of a story or text is...
the lesson or message
the main idea
the tone
the plot
To summarize a passage, you...
make it longer
make it shorter
analyze it
When you compare two characters, you...
tell how they interact
tell how they are different
tell how they are similar
describe their personalities
When you contrast two characters, you...
tell how they interact
tell how they are different
tell how they are similar
describe their personalities
What is the setting of a story?
the main idea
the lesson to learn
the time period the author was born in
the time and place the story is set in
When you draw inferences from a text, you...
Picture the scene
Doodle on your notebook
Look for clues in the text
Guess what will happen next
When you analyze how characters interact, what should you focus on?
what each character thinks
what each character feels
what each character says to each other
the opposite of literal language:
unliteral language
figurative language
bilingual
How can you find a simile?
it rhymes
it is funny
it uses like or as to compare two things
it gives human qualities to animals
What is the figurative language used to give animals and objects human qualities?
personification
humanization
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Select all the examples of onomatopoeia:
pop
splash
crunch
sing
"The clock ticked quietly in the corner." Which example of figurative language is used?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
"She was as white as a sheet." Which figurative language is this?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
"Lightning danced across the sky." What type of figurative language is used?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
"Life is a roller coaster." Which type of figurative language is used?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
What pronouns are used by the narrator in first person point of view?
I, my, me
You, us, we
He, she, they
What pronouns are used by the narrator in third person point of view?
I, my, me
You, us, we
He, she, they
What pronouns are used by the narrator in second person point of view?
I, my, me
You, us, we
He, she, they
Dialogue is when...
the characters think
the characters speak to each other
the characters make choices
the author speaks to the reader
What are genres in literature?
categories or groups of books and stories
the types of characters
the themes or lessons
the climax or big moment in the story
If a story is organized according the chronology, it is in a...
narrative
problem/solution
sequence of events
cause/effect
The part of an essay where you get to explain the evidence in your own words: (hint: This shows that...)
claim
evidence
reasoning
The part of the essay that provides a specific detail or example from the text:
claim
evidence
reasoning
Words in an essay that link ideas and sentences to each other:
Sentence starters
restating the question
page numbers
transitions
What is the last paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion
What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion
If had to find a word's synonym, you would choose the word that...
means the same thing
means the opposite
is the definition
is an example
If had to find a word's antonym, you would choose the word that...
means the same thing
means the opposite
is the definition
is an example
