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MCAP ELA

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a simile?

a)

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

b)

A simile is a type of metaphor.

c)

A simile is a type of rhyme.

d)

A simile is a type of onomatopoeia.

2.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A metaphor is a type of personification.

b)

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.

c)

A metaphor is a type of simile.

d)

A metaphor is a type of poem.

3.

What is hyperbole?

a)

A type of mathematical equation.

b)

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

c)

A form of poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

d)

Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

4.

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

a)

She likes to swim, and he likes to run.

b)

Although it was raining, she went for a walk.

c)

She runs fast.

d)

When the bell rings, we go home.

5.

What is a thesis statement?

a)

A thesis statement is a paragraph that summarizes the entire essay.

b)

A thesis statement is a list of sources used in a research paper.

c)

A thesis statement is a concise summary of the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, or any other type of academic writing.

d)

A thesis statement is a statement that is not supported by evidence.

6.

What is a topic sentence?

a)

A topic sentence is a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph or section of text.

b)

A topic sentence is a sentence that provides supporting details for the main idea of a paragraph or section of text.

c)

A topic sentence is a sentence that summarizes the main idea of a paragraph or section of text.

d)

A topic sentence is a sentence that introduces a new topic.

7.

What is personification?

a)

A form of poetry

b)

Personification

c)

A type of dance

d)

A method of cooking

8.

What is a concluding sentence?

a)

A concluding sentence is the first sentence of a paragraph or essay.

b)

A concluding sentence is a sentence that introduces a new topic.

c)

A concluding sentence is a sentence that provides evidence to support the main points or ideas.

d)

A concluding sentence summarizes the main points or ideas in a paragraph or essay and brings it to a close.

9.

What is a topic?

a)

A topic is a type of fruit.

b)

A topic is a type of clothing.

c)

A topic is a type of vehicle.

d)

A topic is a specific subject or theme.

10.

What is a claim?

a)

A claim is a statement that asserts something to be true or factual.

b)

A claim is a statement that is irrelevant or unrelated to the topic.

c)

A claim is a statement that is uncertain or speculative.

d)

A claim is a statement that asserts something to be false or fictional.

11.

What is a central idea?

a)

The main point

b)

A random thought

c)

The middle

d)

The last part of the paragraph

12.

"Developed" means

a)

Came to life

b)

Fully made or complete

c)

Surrounded

d)

Found

13.

Insightful

a)

Lengthy

b)

Thoughtless, careless

c)

Accurate, in-depth observation

d)

Persuasive argument

14.

Grammar

a)

How persuasive an essay is

b)

The rules of language

c)

The title of an essay

d)

What language you're using

15.

Consistent

a)

Using evidence

b)

Doing something too quickly

c)

Doing something reliably over and over again

d)

Able to use strong vocabulary

16.

Which best defines the author's purpose to entertain?

a)

to give information; to teach; to educate

b)

to intend enjoyment, laughter, or pleasure, or create other moods.

c)

to convince to do, feel, or believe something

d)

to enter a train, which is or is not moving

17.

Similes are...

a)

giving an inanimate object human characteristics

b)

comparisons using like or as

c)

repetition of the same sound at the beginning of three or more words

d)

comparisons that do not use like or as

18.

The theme of a story can best be described as...?

a)

the message or lesson of the story based on a specific topic

b)

a extreme exaggeration

c)

the ending of conflict

d)

the sound a word makes

19.

If the narrator of the story uses the pronoun "I" the story it told from....

a)

2nd person

b)

3rd person

c)

Limited

d)

1st person

20.

When the writer gives human qualities to a nonhuman subject, it is called...

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

21.

What is an alliteration?

a)

A repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

b)

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

c)

A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

d)

An extreme exaggeration

22.

Which sentence is an example of passive voice?

a)

The cake was eaten by the children.

b)

The children ate the cake.

c)

The children are eating the cake.

d)

The children will eat the cake.

23.

What is the main idea of a passage?

a)

The central point or message the author wants to convey

b)

A minor detail that supports the text

c)

The author's personal opinion

d)

The conclusion of the passage

24.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a)

The world is a stage.

b)

As brave as a lion

c)

The leaves danced in the wind

d)

The sun smiled down on us

25.

What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

a)

To introduce the main idea of the paragraph

b)

To conclude the paragraph

c)

To provide evidence for the main idea

d)

To summarize the entire essay