WorksheetsSkills Test Review: 2.4.30
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the author's purpose when they are trying to persuade the reader to do something or think something?
Inform
Entertain
Persuade
Describe
What does the author do when their purpose is to inform?
Share jokes
Share facts and information
Persuade the reader
Use vivid descriptions
Writing to entertain includes trying to keep the reader as interested as possible. It could be funny, sad, or scary – but still entertaining. What is this author's purpose called?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Describe
First-person point of view uses which pronouns?
You, your, yours
He, she, they
I, me, my, mine, we, our, ours
It, its
Second-person point of view uses pronouns: you, your, yours.
True
False
Third-person point of view uses pronouns: he, she, they, their, they're, theirs.
True
False
Imagery is a literary device used in poetry, novels, and other writing that uses vivid descriptions.
True
False
Figurative language includes which of the following?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
All of the above
Pronouns take the place of _______.
nouns
verbs
adjectives
adverbs
Verbs are words that show _______ or state of being.
action
color
size
place
In a plot diagram, what is the highest point of tension called?
Climax
Exposition
Falling Action
Resolution
What is the first part of the plot where characters, setting, and beginning storyline are first exposed to the reader called?
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Rising action
What do you call the events that lead to the climax in a story?
Falling action
Rising action
Resolution
Exposition
How is the end of the story or how the story is resolved called?
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Rising action
What is the definition of 'Simile' as shown in the Figurative Language Chart?
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
Giving human qualities to a non-human item
A sound written out as a word
A saying exaggerated beyond belief to make a point
Which of the following is an example of 'Alliteration' as shown in the Figurative Language Chart?
She sells seashells.
Fast as lightning.
The homework was a piece of cake!
It was begging to be eaten.
What is the definition of 'Personification' according to the Figurative Language Chart?
A) Giving human qualities to a non-human item
B) Comparing two different things
C) A sound written out as a word
D) A saying that has a different meaning than what it literally says
Which of the following is an example of 'Onomatopoeia' as shown in the Figurative Language Chart?
A) Bow-wow!
B) He is a pig.
C) I could eat a horse!
D) She sells seashells.
What is the definition of 'Metaphor' as shown in the Figurative Language Chart?
Comparing two different things
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
A saying exaggerated beyond belief to make a point
Same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of words
Which of the following is an example of 'Idiom' as shown in the Figurative Language Chart?
The homework was a piece of cake!
Fast as lightning.
She sells seashells.
Bow-wow!
What is the definition of 'Hyperbole' according to the Figurative Language Chart?
A saying exaggerated beyond belief to make a point
A sound written out as a word
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
Giving human qualities to a non-human item
Which pronouns are used for 1st person singular according to the Personal Pronouns chart?
A) I, me
B) we, us
C) he, him
D) they, them
Which pronouns are used for 1st person plural according to the Personal Pronouns chart?
I, me
we, us
he, him
she, her
Which type of pronoun performs the action in a sentence?
Subjective
Objective
Possessive
Which pronouns receive the action in a sentence?
I, you, he, she
me, you, him, her, us, them, whom
mine, yours, his, hers, its, theirs, ours
Fill in the blank: Pronouns that show ownership in a sentence are called ________ pronouns.
possessive
reflexive
demonstrative
interrogative
Which of the following is a possessive pronoun?
me
mine
he
whom
Which relative pronoun is used for people?
who
that
Fill in the blank: The pronoun 'that' is used for ________, including animals.
things
people
places
ideas
Fill in the blank: The past tense of 'want' is _______.
wanted
wented
wanting
wants
Fill in the blank: The future tense of 'clean' is _______.
will clean
cleaned
cleaning
cleans
Fill in the blank: The present tense of 'jumped' is _______.
jump or jumps
jumped
jumping
jumper
Fill in the blank: The future tense of 'live' is _______.
will live
lived
living
lives
Which of the following is a form of a linking verb?
run
were
jump
play
In the sentence 'I feel sleepy,' the linking verb is _______.
feel
sleepy
I
the
Which word is the helping verb in the sentence: 'I was thinking of how much I love pizza.'?
was
thinking
love
pizza
Both action verbs and linking verbs can be accompanied by helping verbs.
True
False
