Reading
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Conventions
100

What pronouns might you see if the story is narrated in 1st person?

a. her, they

B. I, me

C. She, them

D Themselves, his

B. I, me

100

silent k as in knight

A. darkness

B. knowledge

C. nickname

D. weeknight 

B. knowledge

100

1. Which of the following sentences uses a preposition that shows time?

A. We ate before soccer practice.

B. He hid under the blanket

C. The girls went around the fence to get the ball

D. The dog is sleeping on the couch.

A. We ate before soccer practice.

200

What pronouns might you see if the story is narrated 3rd person?

A. I, me

B. Mine, ours

C. He, she

D. We, I

C. He, she

200
silent g as in might


F. assign

G. ignore

H. magnet 

J. signal


F. assign

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Which of the following sentences uses a preposition to show direction?

A. I fell asleep during the movie.

B. She put her lunch box with her backpack.

C. We dribbled around the cones at soccer.

D. My mom hugged me before she left.

C. We dribbled around the cones at soccer.

300

What is the climax of a story?

A. Where the story takes place

B. Characters in the story

C. Most exciting or important part

D. Dialogue

C. Most exciting or important part

300

silent b as in thumb

A. absorb

B. beast

C. limb

D. rubber

C. limb

300

Which sentence uses the correct subject/verb agreement?

A. I is happy about my test grade.

B. I am happy about my test grade.

C. I are happy about my test grade.

D. I were happy about my test grade.

B. I am happy about my test grade.

400

What is the setting of a story?

A. Where the story takes place

B. Characters in the story

C. Most exciting or important part 

D. Dialogue

A. Where the story takes place


400

silent t as in listen

F. debt

G. threat

H. site

J. wrestle

J. wrestle

400

Read the following sentence.

My dog run to get the frisbee.

Which of the following words is the past tense of the irregular verb run?

A. run

B. ran

C. runned

D. ranned

B. ran

500

Definition for a metaphor?

A. Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

B. Comparing two things by saying something "IS" something else without using like or as.

C. Overly exaggerated

D. Repetition

B. Comparing two things by saying something "IS" something else without using like or as.

500
Which word uses a final stable of consonant (+le, tion, or sion)?


A. crumble

B. mountain

C. create

D. place

A. crumble

500

What verb would NOT require-ed to be added to make it past tense?

A. bake

B. talk

C. dance

D. sing

D. sing