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ELA Milestones Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fact

a)

A statement that can be proven.

b)

A guess that is unverified.

c)

A belief that is widely accepted.

d)

A theory that is not yet tested.

2.

Denotative Meaning

a)

The implicit meaning of a word.

b)

The explicit meaning.

c)

A meaning that varies by context.

d)

A meaning that is commonly misunderstood.

3.

Setting

a)

Where (location) and when (time of the day, season) a story takes place.

b)

Who (characters) are involved in the story.

c)

What (plot) happens in the story.

d)

Why (theme) the story is told.

4.

Sequence

a)

The order of events in a narrative.

b)

A type of character development.

c)

The setting of a story.

d)

The main conflict in a plot.

5.

Personification

a)

Author describes an object as a person.

b)

Author describes an object as an animal.

c)

Author describes an object as a place.

d)

Author describes an object as a feeling.

6.

Central Idea

a)

Main idea.

b)

Supporting detail.

c)

Minor point.

d)

Conclusion.

7.

Theme

a)

The message of a literary text.

b)

The setting of a story.

c)

The plot of a narrative.

d)

The character development in a novel.

8.

Author’s Point of View

a)

The author's opinion.

b)

The author's favorite book.

c)

The author's writing style.

d)

The author's background.

9.

What is Alliteration?

a)

Words that use the same sound to start, such as 'The beautiful butterfly blew by the bay.'

b)

A poetic device that involves the repetition of vowel sounds.

c)

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

d)

A type of rhyme that occurs at the end of lines in poetry.

10.

Onomatopoeia

a)

Words that describe emotions

b)

Words that imitate sounds

c)

Words that rhyme with each other

d)

Words that are difficult to pronounce

11.

Tip#4

Read the questions before...

a)

...you read the entire text.

b)

...you start answering the questions.

c)

...you summarize the text.

d)

...you highlight important points.

12.

Idiom

a)

Expression specific to a language: It was raining cats and dogs!

b)

A common phrase used in everyday conversation.

c)

A type of figurative language that uses metaphors.

d)

A formal expression used in literature.

13.

Formal Style

a)

Less personal language used in writing such as an essay, research paper, or business letter.

b)

Casual Style language used in personal letters and emails.

c)

Colloquial Style language that includes slang and informal expressions.

d)

Technical Style language used in manuals and technical documents.

14.

Informational Texts

a)

Passages that entertain or amuse.

b)

Passages that explain or inform.

c)

Passages that describe fictional events.

d)

Passages that persuade or argue.

15.

Tone

a)

Author’s attitude about a subject or an audience.

b)

The emotional state of the reader.

c)

The genre of the text.

d)

The setting of the story.

16.

Plagiarism

a)

Presenting the words, work, or ideas of someone else as though they are your own and without providing attribution to the author.

b)

Copying the text from a book and citing the source.

c)

Paraphrasing the ideas of another author with proper attribution.

d)

Summarizing the main points of a text and including citations.

17.

Chapter

a)

Section of a book

b)

A type of paragraph

c)

A summary of content

d)

A list of authors

18.

Point of View

a)

The perspective from which a story is told.

b)

The main character's thoughts and feelings.

c)

The setting of the story.

d)

The sequence of events in the story.

19.

Relationships

a)

Refer to words, phrases, and clauses in which ideas are connected in writing.

b)

Refer to the emotional connections between characters in a story.

c)

Refer to the physical connections between objects in a diagram.

d)

Refer to the logical connections in mathematical equations.

20.

Pacing

a)

The speed at which a story is told.

b)

The length of the story.

c)

The number of characters in a story.

d)

The genre of the story.