Story Elements
Main Idea/POV
Miscellaneous
Poetry
Figurative Language
100
Read "The Kingfisher Train" and answer the following question. What is the genre?
What is science fiction
100
Which key detail does NOT support the following main idea: Main idea: Winter’s prosthetic tail is helping her to get better. A. “She will sometimes swim in circles, chasing it” B. She wears it “Enough to keep her backbone healthy and her body flexible” C. “Her trainers could already see an improvement.” D. None of the Above
What is A
100
The following is an example of which type of narrator? First, you mix the eggs with the sugar. Next add the flour. Finally, stir in your chocolate chips.
What is second person
100
Read "Grandpa's Shed" and answer the question that follows. How many stanzas?
What is 4
100
The snow is a white blanket is an example of a/an:
What is metaphor
200
Read "Building a Team" and answer the question that follows. Identify the internal conflict in the story.
What is Noah is nervous about leading his team. (Answers may vary)
200
Select the best main idea for the following set of details: Teeth break food into small pieces and make it easier to swallow. Teeth are for talking, too. Teeth also help support the muscles around the mouth. A. Teeth are used for eating. B. Teeth are made of enamel. C. Teeth can help you talk. D. Teeth have three important jobs.
What is D
200
What does deranged mean as it is used in the following lines: Before long, it seemed, Hamlet had changed. The talk of the court was that he was deranged. A. sane B. crazy C. scared D. friendly
What is B
200
Read "Grandpa's Shed" and answer the question that follows. What is the subject of this poem?
The speaker and grandpa are painting the shed together.
200
16. Which of the following is the figurative meaning of the idiom “bad apples” in the following sentence? Gilbert did not like his new homeroom class because there were a few too many bad apples in the bunch. A. apples that have gone rotten B. apples that taste bad C. students who misbehave D. students who eat apples
What is C
300
Read "Building a Team" and answer the question that follows. What can you infer is the setting of the story?
What is a school gymnasium?
300
11. The following is an example of which type of narrator? “Do you love candy?” I asked my friend Roxis.
What is first person
300
Explain the meaning of the following lines from the play Hamlet. The ghost moved toward them at a steady rate. Barnardo trembled, as he looked straight ahead, In the same figure, like the King that’s dead! A. The ghost looked just like King Hamlet. B. The ghost is a friendly figure. C. The ghost looked like a hooded figure. D. The ghost is coming for King Hamlet.
What is A
300
Read "Grandpa's Shed" and answer the question that follows. What does the speaker mean by the following metaphor? That shed’s a squat gray mushroom
The shed is worn down and ugly.
300
17. Read the following sentence: Sandy’s cereal sounded crunchy as she chomped it. In this sentence, Sandy’s cereal sounded is an example of a/an
What is alliteration
400
Read "Building a Team" and answer the question that follows. Which word is used by the author to create a feeling of suspense? A. obstacle B. anxiously C. easy D. contribution
What is B
400
The following is an example of which type of narrator? Jessie had felt sad all day. Jessie thought and thought about his situation and he thought to himself, I need to get myself together.
What is third person
400
What does Hamlet mean when he says “I must hold my tongue.” A. He needs to be happy for his mother, Gertrude B. He needs to forget about his father C. He needs to put his tongue on his hand D. He needs to keep quiet.
What is D
400
Read "Grandpa's Shed" and answer the question below. Read this lines from “Grandpa's Shed” My grandpa is a mountain, Brooding, looming, tall. From these lines, how could you describe the speaker’s feelings toward his grandpa?
What is the speaker is intimidated by Grandpa.
400
The "shadows danced on the wall" is an example of:
What is personification
500
Read "Pay it Forward" and answer the question that follows. Identify and explain a theme in the story.
Sample answers: People can chance; Don't judge a book by its cover; (Answers may vary).
500
Read the excerpt from "Winter's Tail." Name two key details to support the main idea that "Winter is learning to drink from a bottle."
Answers may vary.
500
Copy the following sentence. Then correctly add quotation marks. According to the text, Koala bears are actually marsupials.
According to the text, “Koala bears are actually marsupials.”
500
Read the following line: I stand in his shadow, silent as a stone. This line is an example of a/an:
simile and alliteration
500
On the board, draw a picture of the figurative meaning of "It's raining cats and dogs."
Illustration should demonstrate raining very hard.
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