Parts of Speech
He will visit his grandparents for two weeks this summer.
The word 'He' in this sentence is a(n)...
a) Conjunction
b) Adverb
c) Noun
d) Pronoun
Pronoun
In what year is "The Fun They Had" set?
a) 2100
b) 2323
c) 2155
d) 2099
2155
What is the theme of "The Fun They Had"?
a) Technology is helpful to society
b) Technology is taking jobs
c) There are some things technology can't replace
d) Technology is harmful to society
There are some things technology can't replace
My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) hyperbole
B) personification
C) simile
D) metaphor
D) metaphor
Margie's mother "shook her head sorrowfully"
According to the word 'sorrowfully', how did Margie's mother shake her head?
a) With a smile on her face.
b) With sadness.
c) With anger.
d) In a laughing way
b) With sadness.
Silently read your book
The word 'Silently' in this sentence is a(n)
a) Adjective
b) Adverb
c) Preposition
d) Verb
Adverb
How does the protagonist feel about school of the past?
a) She's glad she wasn't around back then.
b) She's sad she missed it.
c) She doesn't think about it.
d) She hates hearing stories about it.
She's sad she missed it
What is the main idea of "The Fun They Had"?
a) A robot teacher malfunctions.
b) A young girl living life in the future struggles with the disadvantages of having a mechanical teacher and having school alone in her home.
c) A brother and sister living in the future debate over whether or not schools of the past were better.
d) A mother is tired of having to send for the county inspector to fix her children's mechanical teachers.
b) A young girl living life in the future struggles with the disadvantages of having a mechanical teacher and having school alone in her home.
The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) simile
B) personification
C) metaphor
D) onomatopoeia
B) personification
"Maybe," he said, nonchalantly."
In this quote from the text, what inference can the reader make about the character?
a) The character is in a great mood.
b) The character is angry.
c) The character is in a silly mood.
d) The character doesn't care.
d) The character doesn't care.
Fathers and sons enjoy fishing trips on the lake.
The word 'and' in this sentence is a(n)
a) Adverb
b) Conjunction
c) Pronoun
d) Preposition
Conjunction
Who is "They" in "The Fun They Had"?
a) Margie and her friends.
b) Margie's parents
c) Present day school kids.
d) School kids of the past.
School kids of the past.
What genre is "The Fun They Had" classified as?
a) Science Fiction
b) Mystery
c) Personal Narrative
d) Biography
a) Science Fiction
Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor.
A) personification
B) onomatopoeia
C) metaphor
D) hyperbole
"This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago." He added loftily,..."
According to this quote from the text, the reader can infer that the character:
a) Thought he was inferior to his sister.
b) Thought he was superior.
c) Thought his sister was intelligent.
d) Thought his sister was on the same level as him.
b) Thought he was superior.
Place the books against the wall.
The word 'against' in this sentence is a(n)
a) Interjection
b) Noun
c) Preposition
d) Verb
Preposition
What was different about the books in the time the story was written in?
a) They were on television
b) They read to you
c) They taught you to read
d) Nothing, they were just like the books we read
They were on television
What might be a quick message to the reader from the author?
a) Robots are evil and want to control the world.
b) Technology is headed in the right direction.
c) Technology is taking over.
d) Technology is helpful and harmful to society.
c) Technology is taking over.
I got to the sale too late and they were sold out. Oh well, early bird catches the worm.
A) personification
B) alliteration
C) idiom
D) metaphor
C) idiom
What does it mean to devour something?
a) Take it in greedily.
b) Destroy it.
c) Take it in slowly.
d) To be occupied by it.
a) Take it in greedily.
Ouch! You are hurting me!
The word 'Ouch' is a(n)
a) Conjunction
b) Interjection
c) Pronoun
d) Verb
Interjection
According to the text, how long was Tommy's mechanical teacher broken?
a) 2 weeks
b) Nearly a month
c) 2 months
d) 7 days
Nearly a month
What point of view is "The Fun They Had" written in?
a) First person
b) Second person
c) Third person limited
d) Third person omniscient
Third person omniscient
Teddy tiger tried tying teepees together. What type of figurative language is this sentence?
A) onomatopoeia
B) alliteration
C) hyperbole
D) idiom
B) alliteration
What does it mean to process something?
a) To learn it.
b) To gain an understanding of it.
c) To be absorbed by it.
d) To be occupied by it.
b) To gain an understanding of it.