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WorksheetsELA Leap Practice Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The main focus of the text
Theme
Main Idea
Central Idea
Summary
The overall universal truth that is found in a piece of fictional literature.
Theme
Main Idea
Central Idea
Summary
A brief statement of the main points of a text.
Theme
Main Idea
Central Idea
Summary
The reason an author writes.
Perspective
Author's Purpose
Mood
Point of View
The author's attitude towards a certain topic that is conveyed through the writer's word choice.
Mood
Author's Purpose
Connotation
Tone
The overall emotion created by a writer.
Tone
Author's Purpose
Mood
Perspective
The series of events that happen in a story.
Conflict
Resolution
Plot
Rising Action
Conversation between two characters within a story.
Tone
Mood
Monologue
Dialogue
Which idea does the poet express with the simile in lines 15-16?
how lovely the music is
how timeless the music is
how common the music is
how challenging the music is
How do the actions of the violinist impact the events described in the poem?
She builds tension by behaving unusually near the speaker.
She creates a climax by affecting the speaker with her music.
She creates a problem by causing discomfort for the listeners.
She presents a solution by demonstrating the value of hard work.
Which theme is developed in lines 17-32?
Art can provide comfort.
Truth can be difficult to find.
It takes courage to show gratitude.
Ordinary events can bring people together.
Part A. How does the memory of the courtroom setting shape the speaker's mood on the train?
It shows why the speaker feels trapped.
It shows why the speaker feels annoyed.
It shows why the speaker feels anguished.
It shows why the speaker feels suspicious.
How does the poet best develop the points of view of the passengers and of the violinist?
by including the passengers' and the violinist's reactions when the violinist finishes playing
by revealing the mood of the passengers and the violinist when they exit the train
by describing the passengers' and the violinist's initial awareness of their surroundings
by contrasting the way the passengers and the violinist manage their time on the train
Part B. Which evidence from the poem best supports the answer to 8 (Part A)?
"... her expression alert," (line 3) and "... the passengers dozing" (line 5)
"Closing her eyes, she lifted her bow" (line 9) and "The train accelerated in a rush..." (line 13)
"The tears wet on my cheeks," (line 24) and "... seen the effect her music had wrought." (line 29)
"...before the doors opened and we scattered." (line 27) and "Into the glory of the summer afternoon." (line 31)
ELA Leap Practice Test
A) Theme
B) Main Idea
C) Central Idea
D) Summary
