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Reading EOG Practice

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

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1.

What is the THEME of the narrative below?


Betsy’s mom had gotten her a new outfit for school pictures. Betsy grimaced the first time she saw it. It was hideous. She looked like a kindergartner. However, she also knew that money was tight at home and her mom was most likely very excited about the surprise purchase for her daughter.

Betsy knew what she had to do. The morning of school pictures, she got up and got dressed. Her mom smiled widely as she walked out of her bedroom waring the new outfit. Her mom fixed her hair and Betsy left for school.

When she arrived at the school building, classmates stared at her. A few snickered. Some made sarcastic comments about her going into the Kindergarten building. Betsy just kept thinking of her Mom’s huge, proud smile earlier that morning.

When she saw her best friend, Becca, she explained the situation. “Well, I am proud of you, Betsy. What you did today takes a lot of guts.”

a)

Wear the clothes our parents choose for school pictures.

b)

Stand by your friends no matter what.

c)

It often takes strength to do what's right.

d)

Stand up for yourself.

2.

What is the THEME of the narrative below?


Sam and Kate had organized an event in which a group of 20 kids would come together to make 80 frozen egg casseroles to donate to the Salvation Army Free Breakfast Program. They had received food donations from two local grocery stores, and they had received permission from the Community center to use their large kitchen to make the egg casseroles on a Saturday morning.

When everyone arrived on that Saturday morning, kids got a recipe and started working on their own egg casserole. Kids were waiting on one another to get to their needed ingredients, and found themselves bumping into one another as they worked on their own recipes.

“Hey everyone,” Kate said. “Let’s try setting up an assembly line.”

Everyone agreed that was a great idea. They took a few minutes to develop the assembly line, but once they got going, it was so much more efficient. Before long, all 80 egg casseroles were assembled, baked, wrapped up, and ready to be delivered.

a)

Feed the homeless.

b)

The power of a group effort

c)

The beauty of helping others

d)

When people donate to worthy causes, much can be accomplished.

3.

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)

You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.

d)

Risk-taking promotes innovation

4.

What word would you use to describe the TONE of this passage?


Just when I thought things could not get more ridiculous, Rebecca’s little terrier, all dressed up in its knitted blue “winter outfit,” poked its head out of the pink polka dot doggy tote! The outfit was an odd sweater-and-hood number. Perhaps Rebecca thought it flattered Fluffy’s eyes. Fluffy looked around blankly, as if to ask what was so amusing.

a)

Bitter

b)

Respectful

c)

Objective

d)

Humorous

5.
Which of the following does NOT create mood in a story?
a)
Setting Description
b)
Imagery
c)
Imagination
d)
Character Speech/Feeling
6.
What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?
a)
A hero in a story that saves many lives.
b)
A problem that a character has with other characters.
c)
A struggle between a character and a family member.
d)
An issue that a character faces within him/her self.
7.
What is the definition of an "external" conflict?
a)
An issue between a character and an outside force.
b)
A problem within the exposition of a story.
c)
A struggle that a character has within him/her self.
d)
A problem caused by the protagonist.
8.

What is the perspective? "She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both."

a)

3rd person OMNISCIENT

b)

3rd person limited

c)

3rd person objective

d)

1st person

9.

What is the perspective? "Ana keeps telling us to stop taking her gum. She thinks that it is us, but it is really Frank who takes her gum. What do you think should be done?"

a)

2nd person

b)

3rd person objective

c)

3rd person OMNISCIENT

d)

1st person

10.

What is the perspective in the following paragraph:


Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?" So she was considering, in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

a)

third-limited

b)

first-person

c)

third-objective

d)

third-omniscient

11.
A type of narrative perspective in where the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."
a)
Second Person POV
b)
Third Person POV
c)
First Person POV
12.
How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?
a)
pronouns like I, my and him are used
b)
the author is addressing the reader
c)
the narrator is not in the story
d)
pronouns like I, my and we are used
13.

What literary device is applied in the line below?

"To the swinging and the ringing of the bells, bells, bells..."

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

repetition

d)

onomatopoeia

14.

What poetic device is applied in the line below?


"There was a Young Lady whose nose, Was so long that it reached to her toes;"

a)

consonance

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

15.

What sound device is in the line below?


"Moses supposes his toeses are roses"

a)

repetition

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

assonance

16.

What sound device is in the line below?


The crazy car is colorful.

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

repetition

17.

Analyze means to

a)

discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination.

b)

say something in a way that is clear and makes sense

c)

use someone else’s words to explain something

d)

see something or someone as different

18.

Cite means

a)

quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement

b)

a word that compares two things and shows they are the same

c)

to repeat someone using different words but keeping the same meaning

d)

writing or saying words to persuade someone, but there will never be action

19.

Infer means

a)

to repeat someone using different words but keeping the same meaning

b)

use prior knowledge and the text to read in between the lines.

c)

writing or saying words to persuade someone, but there will never be action

d)

word that compares two things and shows they are the same

20.

Tone means

a)

the writer's voice or attitude about the subject.

b)

a comparison between two things. Less simple than metaphor

c)

words used to persuade someone, but there will never be action.

d)

word that compares two things and shows they are the same

21.

What word means, " to state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof"?

a)

introduce

b)

reflect

c)

claim

d)

explicit

22.

What word means, "closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered"?

a)

irrelevant

b)

solution

c)

relevant

d)

confirm

23.

What word means, "to give a brief statement of the main points of (something)"?

a)

related

b)

purpose

c)

summarize

d)

contradict

24.
connotation
a)
the dictionary definition of a word
b)
a set of ideas associated with a word
c)
not literal (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, etc.)
d)
a category of literature based on style, form, or subject matter 
25.
context
a)
the dictionary definition of a word
b)
to tell about something completely using detail and evidence 
c)
right there in the text; what the text says literally
d)
the situation, events or information that are related to something and that help you to understand it 
26.
denotation
a)
the dictionary definition of a word
b)
a set of ideas associated with a word
c)
a summary that includes just the facts, no opinion
d)
evidence that clearly supports the claim or central idea
27.
evaluate
a)
to create a picture with words; to carefully explain something using examples and/or details
b)
to show in words or ideas; to describe
c)
to judge how good, useful, or successful something is by analyzing its parts (also, to test something) 
d)
the way in which the parts of something are connected with each other and form a whole
28.
evidence
a)
facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true
b)
a summary that includes just the facts, no opinion
c)
the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or make a judgment
d)
identify and follow the steps from start to finish 
29.
figurative
a)
to show in words or ideas; to describe
b)
give a brief overview of the main points or events in text
c)
evidence that clearly supports the claim or central idea
d)
not literal (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, etc.)
30.
objective summary
a)
a category of literature based on style, form, or subject matter
b)
a summary that includes just the facts, no opinion
c)
to back up with facts or evidence
d)
identify and follow the steps from start to finish
31.
summarize
a)
to tell what will happen next or in the future
b)
evidence that clearly supports the claim or central idea
c)
give a brief overview of the main points or events in text
d)
the situation, events or information that are related to something and that help you to understand it
32.
I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?
a)
Weekends are times to travel.
b)
The author enjoys spending time with her family.
c)
The author's grandparents live far away.
d)
The author is sad to leave her cousins.
33.
A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed.  But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well.  Bats make sounds that people can't hear.  The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things.  Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs.  People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.  This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
how bats use sound
b)
what things bats often eat as food
c)
how bats fly toward people
d)
how people can hear the sounds of bats
34.
Dolphins are very smart animals.  They even have their own language.   They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts.  Scientists have been studying this dolphin language.  They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other.This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
how dolphins talk to people
b)
how smart dolphins are 
c)
how dolpins are different from fish
d)
which scientists are studying languages
35.

Point of view is...

a)

the author's opinion

b)

determined by dialogue (the words a character speaks - words INSIDE quotations)

c)

the vantage point of a story

d)

the reader's opinion

36.

Theme is...

a)

what a story is mostly about

b)

where and when a story takes place

c)

when you compare two things using like or as

d)

the message or lesson in a story

37.

The main idea of a story is...

a)

what it is mostly about

b)

the message or lesson in the story

c)

the problem in the story

d)

when and where the story takes place

38.

The clashing of cultures is a:

a)

theme

b)

main idea

39.

Bravery is borne from fear is a:

a)

main idea

b)

theme

40.
Harry Potter tries to defeat Voldemort.
a)
theme
b)
main idea
41.
The following describe theme EXCEPT
a)
it's a life lesson
b)
can apply to many stories
c)
may not be written in the text
d)
only one per story
42.
A theme is ________ and a main idea is__________. 
a)
general, specific
b)
good, evil
c)
conflict, resolution
d)
brave, jealous
43.

In the movie, "Toy Story," human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

none of the above

44.
A pilot with a fear of heights
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
45.
Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
46.

If the author is trying to make you laugh his/her purpose is...

a)

To entertain

b)

To persuade

c)

To explain

d)

To inform

47.
Commercials are used for...  
a)
Persuading
b)
Entertaining
c)
Informing
d)
Explaining
48.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
49.

Poetry uses ____ devices like rhythm and rhyme.

a)

Sound

b)

Sight

c)

Taste

d)

Touch

50.
True or False: All poems must rhyme.
a)
True
b)
False