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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is irony?
A) A humorous exaggeration
B) When the opposite of what is expected happens
C) A comparison using “like” or “as”
D) A direct insult
What is sarcasm?
A type of irony used to mock or ridicule
A clue about the ending
A serious tone
A contradiction
Slang is:
Formal language
A poetic device
Informal words used in casual conversation
Scientific terms
Which of the following is a metaphor?
Her eyes were like stars
The floor creaked
He’s a walking dictionary
She yelled loudly
Hyperbole is:
A rhyme scheme
A soft sound
A literary device with hidden meaning
An exaggeration used for effect
Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
Bang
Bright
Fast
Empty
Foreshadowing gives the reader:
A flashback
A clue about what will happen later
An ironic twist
The conclusion
A flashback shows:
A dream
An alternate ending
A scene from the past
A surprise character
Imagery appeals to the:
(a)
Personification is when:
Non-human things are given human qualities
A person is compared to an animal
Animals are characters
A phrase is repeated
Alliteration is:
A rhyme pattern
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
The end of a story
Word choice
Symbolism is when an object:
Is used literally
Represents a sound
Is described in detail
Represents a deeper meaning
The narrator is the:
Voice that tells the story
Author
Editor
Character with the most dialogue
The main idea is the:
Setting
Central point or message
Plot twist
Resolution
Understanding a word “in context” means using:
The words around it to figure out the meaning
A dictionary only
Only the title
The last sentence
An excerpt is:
The full text
A title
A short portion of a larger work
A graphic organizer
To contrast means to:
Show differences
Explain the theme
Create tension
“Sufficient” means:
Not related
Too much
Vague
Enough or adequate
To reinforce an idea means to:
Weaken it
Support or strengthen it
Ignore it
Reword it
Chronological order is:
By importance
In reverse
In the order events happen over time
In alphabetical order
Connotation is:
Dictionary meaning
Spelling
Emotional or cultural meaning
Verb tense
Ellipses (…) are used to:
Emphasize nouns
Replace punctuation
Show omitted words or a pause
Indicate irony
A contradiction is:
When two statements conflict
A theme
A timeline
A pattern
Compare and contrast means to:
Create characters
Find similarities and differences
Choose one side
Ask a question
Cause and effect shows:
A plot summary
A character’s traits
A moral
Plot refers to:
The sequence of events in a story
The way characters talk
The setting’s description
The story’s tone
Setting is:
A character’s voice
The time and place of a story
The climax
The main idea
Conflict is:
A setting detail
A struggle between opposing forces
The mood
The ending
Characterization is how the author:
Reveals a character’s traits
Builds the plot
Creates suspense
Uses alliteration
Atmosphere refers to:
The weather
The overall mood or feeling
The conflict
The narrator
A rebuttal is used to:
Support a claim
Summarize
Provide background
Argue against an opposing view
Summarization is:
Adding details
Describing tone
Listing facts
A brief statement of the main ideas
A synonym is a word that means the:
Same or similar as another word
Opposite
Literal version
An antonym is:
A similar word
A word with the opposite meaning
A character type
A word in a different tense
A pessimistic narrator is likely to:
Look for the bright side
Be cheerful
Use humor
Expect negative outcomes
Read the excerpt and choose the tone: "The scientist recorded the results and moved on to the next trial without hesitation or emotion."
Remorseful
Matter-of-fact
Sarcastic
Anxious
Read the excerpt and choose the tone: "It doesn’t really matter to me what happens next, to be honest. I’ve stopped caring."
Optimistic
Moralistic
Detached
Emphatic
Read the excerpt and choose the tone: "Oh great, another meeting that could’ve been an email. Just what I needed today."
Contemplative
Optimistic
Emphatic
Sarcastic
Read the excerpt and choose the tone: Even after the failure, she believed tomorrow would bring better things.
Optimistic
Anxious
Exhausted
Critical
The author clearly fails to support their claim, offering no evidence and flawed logic.
Empathic
Detached
Critical
Exhausted
Read the excerpt and choose the tone: "You must always choose right over wrong, regardless of the consequences."
Moralistic
Anxious
Sarcastic
Informative
Read the excerpt and choose the tone: "I've been thinking about what she said, trying to figure out why it stayed with me."
Contemplative
Empathic
Exhausted
Sarcastic
What is the primary purpose of a news article?
Present information
Entertain the reader
Confuse the reader
Show character change
What is the purpose of most speeches?
Entertain the reader
Persuade the reader
Present a setting
Critique a poem
The goal of an instruction manual is to:
Inform the reader
Create suspense
Entertain
Confuse the audience
Which type of text is most likely to be fictional?
A novel about a made-up world
A textbook
A speech
A journal entry
What is the primary purpose of a short story?
Persuade the reader
Present facts
Teach a lesson
Entertain the reader
A journal written during World War I is an example of a:
Instructional text
Fictional story
Historical text
Contemplative essay
A recipe or user manual is best described as:
Fictional
Historical
Instructional
Persuasive
A book written about someone's life, told by that person, is:
Fictional
Historical
Instructional
Autobiographical
