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iLearn Review ELA

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jefferson's face turned red and he slowly lowered his head when Ms. Dinkins showed him his formal test grade. We can infer that...

a)

Jefferson was extremely happy about his test grade.

b)

Ms. Dinkins was unhappy with Jefferson.

c)

Jefferson was disappointed in himself.

d)

Jefferson was tired from playing Fortnite the previous night.

2.

I like that store. All of the employees strive to make the customers feel welcomed.

a)

attempt

b)

content

c)

regret

d)

don't

3.

Which of the following is not a universal theme?

a)

Treat others how you want to be treated.

b)

Cheaters never win.

c)

People who are good in Math will be successful.

d)

A closed mouth doesn't get fed.

4.

James was worried that his mother would take his cell phone if he didn't get a Level 5 on his ELA EOG. However his mother just wanted him to try his best and to not give up on the tough passages.

a)

1st Person

b)

3rd Person Limited

c)

2nd Person

d)

3rd Person Omniscient.

5.

Whenever Mr. Dingle looked up while his students were working on their morning work, he noticed that Danny kept looking back at him. Mr. Dingle can make an inference that Danny is doing something __________________.

a)

suspicious

b)

sporadic

c)

thoughtful

d)

expressive

6.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
7.
Read the paragraph from the story.
Danya stood in the long line in the lunchroom and looked around curiously while she waited her turn.  The room was packed with students, but it looked like only those who had brought a lunch from home were eating.  There were no school lunches at the counter yet.  Danya wondered what was causing the delay.  Then she saw a lunchroom worker come through the door from the kitch, pushing a large cart full of fresh, hot food.  The room erupted with cheers.  Choose the best concluding sentence for the paragraph.
a)
Danya was really hungry!
b)
Finally the food was ready!
c)
The other students in line were growing impatient.
d)
Danya wondered what the excitement was all about.
8.
In this part of the plot, the setting, the main characters, and the central conflict are introduced.
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
9.
____________ is the series of events that make up a story. 
a)
Setting
b)
Climax
c)
Exposition
d)
Plot
10.
Chronological, cause and effect, problem and solution, main idea and details, compare and contrast, are all examples of ________________.
a)
text structures
b)
reading strategies
c)
nonfiction text
d)
plot stages
11.
The main character or hero 
a)
Antagonist
b)
Theme
c)
Climax
d)
Protagonist
12.
The character who acts against the main character 
a)
Anticharacter
b)
Procharacter
c)
Antagonist
d)
Protagonist 
13.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
a)
Conversations between two or more characters
b)
The internal monolgue of a character
c)
A strugle that takes place in a story
d)
The gestures an actor usses in a drama
14.
What is the meaning of the term scenes?
a)
Visual descriptions using the five senses.
b)
Character's spoken words
c)
What acts are broken up into
d)
Story that is written in script form
15.
When does the climax occur in a story?
a)
The funniest part of the story
b)
The saddest part of the story
c)
The least exciting part of the story
d)
The most exciting part of the story
16.
What are stage directions in a play?
a)
The information provided at the beginning of a story (setting,
characters, etc.)
b)
The information provided in a play to offer guidance to the actors
and director as to what they should be going.
c)
The information provided in a play that describes the place, time,
and mood.
d)
The information provided at the end of the play that describes the
lessons learned by the characters.
17.
A drama is divided into....
a)
Sets
b)
Chapters
c)
Acts
d)
Scenes
18.
The actor needed a fake sword in scene three as his_________.
a)
Action
b)
Conflict
c)
Prop
d)
Act
19.
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)
A struggle that a character faces within him/her self.
20.
The beat that helps shape a poem's meaning and structure. 
a)
Rhythm
b)
Rhyme
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Poem 
21.
The use of a sound, word, phrase, or sentence more than once 
a)
Beat 
b)
Alliteration
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme 
22.
Words that imitate sounds 
a)
Onomatopoeia 
b)
Alliteration 
c)
Beat
d)
Repetition 
23.
A writer's attitude toward what they are writing about 
a)
Tone
b)
Personification 
c)
Theme
d)
Point of view 
24.
Compares two unlike things without using like or as
a)
Simile 
b)
Metaphor 
c)
Tone
d)
Personification
25.
Gives human qualities to something that is not human 
a)
Personification
b)
Theme 
c)
Simile 
d)
Metaphor 
26.
An extreme exaggeration 
a)
Hyperbole 
b)
Alliteration 
c)
Rhyme 
d)
Onomatopoeia 
27.
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.
a)
style
b)
meter
c)
stanza
d)
imagery
28.
Language that emphasizes sensory language to help the reader see, hear, feel, smell and taste the scenes described.
a)
imagery
b)
tone
c)
personification
d)
stanza
29.
A poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza.  
a)
Rhyme
b)
Rhyme Scheme
c)
Repeptition
d)
Meter
30.
One day in my house
I thought I saw a rat
but realized it was just a mouse
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
AAA
b)
ABC
c)
AAB
d)
ABA
31.
The plates danced on the shelf during the earthquake.
What is this an example of?  
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
32.
The clock is the keeper of time.
This is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
33.
He is like a rocket on his bike.  
This is an example of what? 
a)
Simile
b)
Idiom
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
34.
I had to dig though my mangled mess of math homework.
This is an example of what?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
35.
Theme is the author's 
a)
story
b)
message
c)
characters
d)
setting
36.
Infer means to look for _____________ in the story and use your knowledge. 
a)
clues
b)
characters
c)
setting
d)
theme
37.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
38.
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.
39.
One the most popular musical instruments is the piano. In the traditional musical instrument classification system of string, woodwind, percussion and brass, the piano falls into two categories. It is considered a string instrument because the sound comes from the strings inside the piano. It is also considered a percussion instrument, since the player strikes the keyboard, which signals an internal hammer to strike the strings.
What is the author main point?
a)
The piano is both a string and percussion instrument.
b)
The piano is a string instrument.
c)
The piano is a popular instrument.
d)
The strings of a piano makes the sound.
40.
There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?
a)
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
b)
It is also fun to look for shells.
c)
Some people simply like to sunbathe.
d)
Going to the beach to swim can be fun.
41.
Persuade means...
a)
Make people agree with you
b)
Make people angry
c)
Make people think the opposite thing
d)
Make people fall in love
42.
What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)
a)
Persuade, Inform, Electrify
b)
Perform, Infer, Entertain
c)
Persuade, Inform, Educate
d)
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
43.
Where the story takes place
a)
Cause
b)
Sequence
c)
Setting
d)
Conflict
44.
The order that events happened
a)
Sequence
b)
Main Idea
c)
Inferencing
d)
Conflict
45.
The reason "why" something happened
a)
Inferencing
b)
Opinion
c)
Main Idea
d)
Cause
46.
Something that can be proven
a)
Effect
b)
Inferencing
c)
Fact
d)
Theme
47.
What type of poem does this picture show? 
a)
A picture poem
b)
A concrete poem
c)
A cartoon poem
d)
A narrative poem
48.
What are the red words an example of? 
When I was a child
I spoke like a child
I understood
as a child
I thought as a child
a)
Refrain
b)
Alliteration 
c)
Repetition 
d)
Idioms 
49.
The resolution is where the story ______________.
a)
tells how the problem was solved
b)
introduces characters and setting
c)
has an event that starts the story
d)
shows when and where the story takes place
50.
The perspective from which a story is told is called the __________. Usually it is in 1st or 3rd person.
a)
Conflict
b)
Plot
c)
Point of View
d)
Setting