Prefixes
What does the prefix sub- usually mean?
A) Under or below
B) Across or beyond
C) Again or back
Answer: A) Under or below
What is the main idea?
A. What the whole text is mostly about
B. A funny detail
C. The last sentence
D. A character’s name
Answer: A What the whole text is mostly about
Which point of view is told from the narrator’s own perspective using “I” or “we”?
A) Second person
B) First person
C) Third person
Answer: B) First person
“She is as busy as a bee.”
What type of figurative language is this?
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Idiom
Answer: C. Simile
A text explains the steps for planting a flower.
What text structure is used?
A. Sequence
B. Cause and Effect
C. Compare and Contrast
D. Problem and Solution
Answer: A. Sequence
What does the prefix trans- usually mean?
A) Under or below
B) Across or beyond
C) Again or back
Answer: B) Across or beyond
A passage explains how recycling helps the Earth by reducing trash and saving energy.
What is the main idea?
A. Recycling helps protect the environment
B. Trash smells bad
C. Factories make paper
D. Energy is expensive
Answer: A. Recycling helps protect the environment
Which point of view addresses the reader directly using “you”?
A) Second person
B) Third person limited
C) First person
Answer: A) Second person
“The classroom was a circus during the party.”
What type of figurative language is this?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
Answer: B. Metaphor
A passage explains that too much rain caused rivers to flood.
What text structure is used?
A. Compare and Contrast
B. Sequence
C. Cause and Effect
D. Description
Answer: C. Cause and Effect
What does the prefix re- usually mean?
A) Again or back
B) Under or below
C) Across or beyond
Answer: A) Again or back
Which detail BEST supports the main idea “Wild animals must adapt to survive”?
A. Bears sleep in dens during winter
B. Some animals are large
C. Tigers have sharp teeth
D. Birds build nests in trees
Answer: A Bears sleep in dens during winter
Which point of view uses “he,” “she,” or “they” but only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character?
A) Third person omniscient
B) Third person limited
C) First person
Answer: B) Third person limited
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
What type of figurative language is this?
A. Hyperbole
B. Idiom
C. Simile
D. Personification
Answer: D. Personification
A text describes how sharks and dolphins are alike and different.
What text structure is used?
A. Problem and Solution
B. Compare and Contrast
C. Sequence
D. Cause and Effect
Answer: B. Compare and Contrast
Which word means “to carry something across”?
A) Subway
B) Transport
C) Replay
Answer: B) Transport
Read the details below:
What is the main idea?
A. Windows are expensive
B. Storms happen in summer
C. Hurricanes can be dangerous and people should prepare
D. Rain is important for plants
Answer: C Hurricanes can be dangerous and people should prepare
Which point of view knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story?
A) Third person omniscient
B) Third person limited
C) Second person
Answer: A) Third person omniscient
“I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!”
What type of figurative language is this?
A. Hyperbole
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Idiom
Answer: A
A school noticed students were late to class, so teachers created hallway rules to solve the problem.
What text structure is used?
A. Description
B. Sequence
C. Compare and Contrast
D. Problem and Solution
Answer: D. Problem and Solution
Which word means “across a continent”?
A) Reuse
B) Transcontinental
C) Submerge
Answer: B) Transcontinental
Read the details below:
What is the BEST main idea?
A. Frogs live in many places
B. Predators hunt frogs for food
C. Frogs use different adaptations to survive
D. Poisonous frogs are dangerous to humans
Answer: C Frogs use different adaptations to survive
In third person limited point of view, the narrator:
A) Knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters
B) Knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character
C) Never shares any character’s thoughts
Answer: B) Knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character
What does the idiom “hit the books” mean?
A. Throw books on the floor
B. Read or study seriously
C. Buy new books
D. Write a story
B. Read or study seriously
Which sentence BEST shows a cause-and-effect structure?
A. First, mix the ingredients.
B. Dogs and cats are both popular pets.
C. Since the roads were icy, school started late.
D. The article explains the parts of a volcano.
Answer: C. Since the roads were icy, school started late.