WorksheetsFast Review ELA
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
An action (jump, throw, fly)
verb
conjunction
adjective
noun
Why is it important to provide textual evidence?
It makes your paragraph longer.
It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.
It shows that you know what you are talking about.
It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.
What is an inference?
A guess
Evidence that is directly stated in the text
A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning
Setting can often be connected to theme. A theme is a universal message of a story or novel. Themes are about big topics, like exploration, freedom, love and loss. Themes can include morals or lessons. So how is setting connected to theme? Certain times and places lead to explorations of certain big topics. If a novel is set during a war, for example, it might have themes about freedom and loyalty.
Which option is the most likely setting for a story with the theme “humans vs nature?”
A nursing home
A middle school
A forest
A lawyer’s office
Which questions about a story will the setting answer?
What is the author’s attitude toward the characters?
Where and when does the story take place?
Who are the people the story is about?
Why and when did the author write the story?
What is the setting of the passage below?
winter in a train station of a busy city
a hospital in the future
a summer morning in a castle
a grocery store in the 1980s
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
Skim through the story
Just read the beginning of the story
Think about what the character has learned
What two words help you identify simile in a text?
"as" and "like"
"because" and "why"
"cause" and "effect"
Life is a roller coaster. What does this metaphor mean?
They have a new roller coaster at Darien Lake
You're in danger when you're on a roller coaster
Life has ups and downs
I shouldn't ride roller coasters
“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”
Explain
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
Our eyes lit up when we shook each other’s hands. Right out of the gate we both had the same grip and strength to our handshakes. Each had a genuine smile and a light heart. It seemed like a rather auspicious beginning.
What does the word auspicious most likely mean?
giving a sign of a future fight
giving a sign of hard work
giving a sign of future success
giving a sign of past anger
The title can tell you....
what the selection is mostly about
the setting
the problem
Why is it a good idea to read the questions before the selection?
to activate your schema (background knowledge)
to see what types of questions you'll be asked
All of these are correct
so you can read with a purpose
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
The wind whispered through the trees.
The sun was like a golden coin.
The rain danced on the roof.
The stars were as bright as diamonds.
What is the main purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
To introduce the main idea of the paragraph.
To provide evidence for the main idea.
To conclude the paragraph.
To transition to the next paragraph.
