ELA 1
The "wow" moment or turning point of the story is the...
Climax
Which is an example of an adverb?
A. Beautiful
B. Quickly
C. Jumped
D. Mystery
B. Quickly
Which statement below proves that the idea that Jesse is a lazy person?
A. On Saturday, I am helping at the Food Bank.
B. I am planning on training for the Pittsburgh marathon.
C. I would rather drive than put forth the effort to walk.
D. I enjoy skydiving, camping, and kayaking.
C. I would rather drive than put forth the effort to walk.
What kind of figurative language is this?
The fifteen flowers flowed swiftly in the meadow.
Alliteration
The message or lesson the author is trying to communicate in a story.
A. Point of view
B. Theme
C. Setting
D. Plot
B. Theme
In a story, the main character is known as the...
Protagonist
Which could be an example of a theme?
A. Johnny is a karate student.
B. The student worked hard on her math homework.
C. Heroes can be found in unlikely places.
D. If you don't go to practice, coach will not let you play in Friday's game.
C. Heroes can be found in unlikely places.
What does "analyze" mean?
A. break it down
B. use text evidence
C. summarize
D. restate the question
A. break it down
What is a word that is the opposite of another word?
Antonym
Any story that is made up and not true.
A. Nonfiction
B. Fiction
C. Biography
D. Autobiography
B. Fiction
Information within the reading selection that helps the reader figure out the meanings of challenging words is...
A. figurative language
B. context clues
C. nonfiction
D. vocabulary
B. context clues
Which sentence is a fragment?
A. Drew went to the store.
B. Reading is my favorite hobby.
C. Since I have a cold, I can't go outside to play.
D. Although he did not pass
D. Although he did not pass
Which example is a character vs. nature conflict?
A. Michael is arguing with Sophie.
B. Josh is riding his bike and not using his hand signals.
C. Her friend cheated on a test and she has to decide what to do about it.
D. Hannah gets lost in the large woods.
D. Hannah gets lost in the large woods.
What statement refers to the mood of the passage?
A. The reader has to read aloud.
B. The author is creating suspense.
C. The author writes nonfiction passages.
D. The passage makes the reader feel suspense.
D. The passage makes the reader feel suspense.
When the author interrupts the plot of the story to recreate an event that happened earlier in time.
A. Conflict
B. Flashback
C. Fiction
D. Foreshadowing
B. Flashback
What kind of figurative language is this?
"My feet were screaming for a rest."
Personification
Which sentence has a homophone error?
A. There are fifteen students in my class.
B. I don't know if your allowed to come with me.
C. The sum of 6 + 6 is 12.
D. I guessed the answer on my math test.
B. I don't know if your allowed to come with me.
A difference between what is expected and what actually happens.
A. Irony
B. Foreshadowing
C. Imagery
D. Mood
A. Irony
A short story that gives a moral lesson. Example- The tortoise and the Hare
A. Fable
B. Poem
C. Biography
D. Fiction
A. Fable
Words and phrases used specifically to help the reader to imagine each of the senses. This writing is descriptive and creates an image in the reader's mind.
A. Idiom
B. Imagery
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
B. Imagery
Reading between the lines, drawing a conclusion
A. Point of view
B. Rhyme
C. Plot
D. Inference
D. Inference
A book title has to be _______ when it is typed.
A. Quoted
B. Italicized
C. In red
D. Bolded
B. Italicized
The story is told by someone outside the story. The narrator uses words like he, she, and they.
A. 1st person point of view
B. 2nd person point of view
C. 3rd person point of view
C. 3rd person point of view
A group of lines in a poem
A. Paragraph
B. Stanza
C. Essay
D. Narrative
B. Stanza
The reason why the author wrote the text - to persuade, to inform, to entertain.
A. Point of view
B. Biography
C. Theme
D. Author's purpose
D. Author's purpose