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- 1. Multiple Choice
The theme of a story or text is...
the lesson or message
the main idea
the tone
the plot
- 2. Multiple Choice
To summarize a passage, you...
make it longer
make it shorter
analyze it
- 3. Multiple Choice
When you compare two characters, you...
tell how they interact
tell how they are different
tell how they are similar
describe their personalities
- 4. Multiple Choice
When you contrast two characters, you...
tell how they interact
tell how they are different
tell how they are similar
describe their personalities
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the setting of a story?
the main idea
the lesson to learn
the time period the author was born in
the time and place the story is set in
- 6. Multiple Choice
When you draw inferences from a text, you...
Picture the scene
Doodle on your notebook
Look for clues in the text
Guess what will happen next
- 7. Multiple Choice
When you analyze how characters interact, what should you focus on?
what each character thinks
what each character feels
what each character says to each other
- 8. Multiple Choice
the opposite of literal language:
unliteral language
figurative language
bilingual
- 9. Multiple Choice
How can you find a simile?
it rhymes
it is funny
it uses like or as to compare two things
it gives human qualities to animals
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the figurative language used to give animals and objects human qualities?
personification
humanization
metaphor
onomatopoeia
- 11. Multiple Choice
Select all the examples of onomatopoeia:
pop
splash
crunch
sing
- 12. Multiple Choice
"The clock ticked quietly in the corner." Which example of figurative language is used?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
- 13. Multiple Choice
"She was as white as a sheet." Which figurative language is this?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
- 14. Multiple Choice
"Lightning danced across the sky." What type of figurative language is used?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
- 15. Multiple Choice
"Life is a roller coaster." Which type of figurative language is used?
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
- 16. Multiple Choice
What pronouns are used by the narrator in first person point of view?
I, my, me
You, us, we
He, she, they
- 17. Multiple Choice
What pronouns are used by the narrator in third person point of view?
I, my, me
You, us, we
He, she, they
- 18. Multiple Choice
What pronouns are used by the narrator in second person point of view?
I, my, me
You, us, we
He, she, they
- 19. Multiple Choice
Dialogue is when...
the characters think
the characters speak to each other
the characters make choices
the author speaks to the reader
- 20. Multiple Choice
What are genres in literature?
categories or groups of books and stories
the types of characters
the themes or lessons
the climax or big moment in the story
- 21. Multiple Choice
If a story is organized according the chronology, it is in a...
narrative
problem/solution
sequence of events
cause/effect
- 22. Multiple Choice
The part of an essay where you get to explain the evidence in your own words: (hint: This shows that...)
claim
evidence
reasoning
- 23. Multiple Choice
The part of the essay that provides a specific detail or example from the text:
claim
evidence
reasoning
- 24. Multiple Choice
Words in an essay that link ideas and sentences to each other:
Sentence starters
restating the question
page numbers
transitions
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is the last paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion
- 27. Multiple Choice
If had to find a word's synonym, you would choose the word that...
means the same thing
means the opposite
is the definition
is an example
- 28. Multiple Choice
If had to find a word's antonym, you would choose the word that...
means the same thing
means the opposite
is the definition
is an example
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