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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes a summary?a really long detailed piece of writingthe entire text told in your own wordsa dumb thing that teachers make you writethe main ideas and important details of a text
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between retelling and summarizing?A summary is a long detailed paragraph and a retell is not.A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main ideas.Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.Retelling is a word used for little kids and summarizing is used for big kids.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.Shawn would do anything for Angela.Angela is really pretty. - 4. Multiple ChoiceIf you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?Sometimes people feel sad.You should do good things for others.We're not always happy.There are many ways to make yourself feel better. - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called asimilehyperboleidiommetaphor
- 6. Multiple Choice"My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day" is an example of:antonymmetaphorpersonificationhyperbole
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What is the theme of this story?Don't stealLook both ways before crossing the street.Necessity is the mother of invention.One good turn deserves another. - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the theme of this story?Eat your vegetables.Don't brag. Be modest.Don't talk to strangers.Necessity is the mother of invention.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown below:
EX: The cool lake water glistened like diamonds in the sun.symbolismpersonificationmetaphorsimiles - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is used below:
The thunder BOOMED, and the lightning CRACKLED.onomatopoeiaalliterationsymbolismmetaphor - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to CLARIFY them.
Clarify means:removecallexplainstop - 12. Multiple ChoiceThe thought of eating a rat is ABHORRENT to most people.
Abhorrent means:funhorribledeliciousexciting - 13. Multiple ChoiceRead the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.Followed her mother's requestsFolded her clothesBrushed her teethThat night - 14. Multiple ChoiceFirst hand account is written infirst person point of viewsecond person point of viewthird person point of view
- 15. Multiple ChoiceChoose the example of a first hand accountinterviewencyclopediatextbooknonfiction books
- 16. Multiple ChoiceYou can find 3rd person point of view by findingI, me, we, ushe, she, they, characters' namesyou, your
- 17. Multiple ChoiceYou read a book about World War I. It includes letters written from the soldiers to their loved ones back home in America, telling them about the war. The letters are...firsthand accountsecondhand account
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe lost campers SWELTERED in the heat of the desert sun.
Sweltered means:ateburnedsleptsunbathed - 19. Multiple ChoiceUnderstanding the Mystery of Myths
Unicorn, a Mythical Creature
By: Sue Peterson
Susan knew that her language arts teacher encouraged the students to become better writers by keeping a journal of stories. Mr. Christiansen would assign topics every night, but once in awhile there would be a free choice writing and the students could write about any topic of their choice. When Mr. Christiansen announced that Wednesday’s topic would be free choice, Susan was delighted. She knew just what to write about. She wanted to write about unicorns.
Pick the sentence below that would explain why Susan was delighted about the writing topic"She knew just what to write about.""Peterson Susan knew that her language arts teacher encouraged the students to become writers."" When Mr. Christiansen announced that Wednesday's topic would be free choice..."" She wanted to write about Unicorns." - 20. Multiple Choice"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?She is energeticShe is shyShe is meanShe hates people - 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following options are NOT the correct way to quote the text?The author said,"She would love the reading class."" The place was fun."In paragraph two it states, "Pumpkins are really flowers first."In the book it states,"Mr. Kim was a bad teacher."
- 22. Multiple ChoiceDuring a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?The umpire should not listen to the players.Always work hard.It pays to be honest.Teamwork is best. - 23. Multiple ChoiceIt started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.
The Summary of this passage is:Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.The camels were swatting flies with their tails.It was really hot at the zoo.Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad. - 24. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentence. . . . the girl and her act of honesty will be etched in my memory forever. What is the meaning of the red phrase in the sentence?The narrator will always remember what happened.The narrator wants to forget what happened.The narrator becomes upset when thinking about the event.The narrator wants to create a picture of the event.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWe go to the mountains every winter for vacation.
What point of view is this statement written from?3rd person objective1st person3rd person limited2nd person - 26. Multiple ChoiceJohn's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.
What point of view is this story written from?3rd person OMNISCIENT2nd person4th person1st person - 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you call the life lesson, moral, or message of a story?main ideathemeeventplot
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the point of view: "Cold chills scurried up and down my back and I shivered as the roller coaster clambered up the steep track."First PersonSecond PersonThird PersonThird Person
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you call the details from the text that hold up, or support an idea?supporting detailverbmain ideaclimax
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you do when you retell or recount a story using only the most important parts?main ideainformthemesummarize
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an alliteration?All of the abovean action that's alliteratethe occurrence of 3 or more words that rhyme with each other and are adjacent.the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceTim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.Tim is taking a trip to visit people he doesn't know.Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.Tim is moving to California with his family.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat point of view is the following excerpt written from?
"Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank." Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Louis SacharFirst PersonSecond PersonThird PersonFourth person - 34. Multiple ChoiceA first hand account is when someone is __________ .therenot theretalked to someone that was there
- 35. Multiple ChoiceChoose the example of a second hand accountdiaryartworkpolice reportwitness statement
- 36. Multiple ChoiceYou can find 1st person point of view by finding the pronounsyou, yourhe, she, itI, me, we, us
- 37. Multiple ChoiceYou walk into the room and the teacher tells you to clear your desk and get out a piece of paper and a pencil. You can infer that...the teacher is madthe teacher is going to punish the studentsan assessment will occur soonyou must get out a pencil and paper
- 38. Multiple ChoiceYour friend walks past you without smiling. Her head is hanging down and looks at her report card. You can infer that...your friend did not have good grades on her report cardshe had good grades on her report cardshe is afraid to open her report cardshe is proud of her hard work
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