Figurative Language
“The wind whispered through the trees.” What type of figurative language is this?
A) Simile
B) Hyperbole
C) Personification
D) Alliteration
C) Personification
Which genre is based on real events but includes made-up characters or events?
A) Fantasy
B) Realistic fiction
C) Historical fiction
D) Myth
C) Historical fiction
Why would an author use problem and solution?
A) To entertain the reader
B) To describe something in detail
C) To explain a challenge and how it was solved
D) To show the setting
C) To explain a challenge and how it was solved
Which sentence uses punctuation for emotion?
A) I can’t wait to go!
B) I have a pencil.
C) Do you like math?
D) I want candy.
A) I can’t wait to go!
What is the meaning of the word “unpredictable”?
A) Easy to know
B) Not able to be guessed
C) Always the same
D) Not real
B) Not able to be guessed
“She’s a walking dictionary.” This is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
B) Metaphor
How do you know a book is realistic fiction?
A) It includes dragons and fairies.
B) It tells real events with real people.
C) It could happen in real life but is made up.
D) It gives facts about science.
C) It could happen in real life but is made up.
Which of the following best shows a chronological structure?
A) Penguins and polar bears both live in cold places.
B) First, the clouds form. Then, rain begins to fall.
C) Penguins slide on the ice to escape predators.
D) The baby animal has soft fur.
B) First, the clouds form. Then, rain begins to fall.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A) “Let’s go to the park”!
B) “Let’s go to the park!”
C) “Let’s go to the park!
D) Let’s go to the park!”
B) “Let’s go to the park!”
Which word best completes the sentence?
“The magician’s tricks were so ______ that no one could figure them out.”
A) boring
B) obvious
C) mysterious
D) friendly
C) mysterious
Which sentence uses a simile?
A) The classroom was a zoo.
B) The stars danced in the sky.
C) She ran like the wind.
D) His anger exploded like fireworks.
C) She ran like the wind.
A story begins, “Once upon a time, a clever fox lived in the woods…” What is the genre?
A) Poetry
B) Fairy tale
C) Biography
D) Nonfiction
B) Fairy tale
Why might an author use compare and contrast instead of sequence?
A) To describe the steps of a process
B) To focus on differences between two ideas
C) To show when something happened
D) To explain what caused something
B) To focus on differences between two ideas
How does punctuation help the reader?
A) It makes the words rhyme
B) It shows the author’s name
C) It helps show meaning, tone, and sentence structure
D) It gives more details about characters
C) It helps show meaning, tone, and sentence structure
Why is it helpful to use context clues when reading?
A) To learn the setting
B) To read faster
C) To figure out unknown word meanings
D) To find rhyming words
C) To figure out unknown word meanings
What does the metaphor “He has a heart of stone” suggest?
A) He is loving
B) He is brave
C) He is unkind or unemotional
D) He is nervous
C) He is unkind or unemotional
Why is it helpful to identify the genre before reading a story?
A) To know the author's name
B) To guess how long the book is
C) To make predictions and set a purpose for reading
D) To decide if the story is fiction or nonfiction
C) To make predictions and set a purpose for reading
How does identifying the text structure help the reader?
A) It shows who the characters are
B) It makes the text more fun
C) It helps the reader understand the main idea and details better
D) It explains where the author is from
C) It helps the reader understand the main idea and details better
What happens when punctuation is used incorrectly?
A) The story is longer
B) It can confuse the reader or change meaning
C) It makes the setting boring
D) It adds new characters
B) It can confuse the reader or change meaning
Read the sentence: “The puppy was famished after playing outside all day.” What does famished mean?
A) Tired
B) Dirty
C) Full
D) Very hungry
D) Very hungry
A book describes how tornadoes form and includes charts and real photographs. What genre is it and why?
A) Fantasy, because it’s about weather
B) Realistic fiction, because it could happen
C) Informational, because it gives facts
D) Historical fiction, because it teaches history
C) Informational, because it gives facts
Read the paragraph: “The desert is hot and dry. The rainforest is warm and wet.” What is the text structure and how does it support the topic?
A) Sequence—it shows steps
B) Cause and effect—it explains weather
C) Description—it gives details
D) Compare and contrast—it shows similarities and differences
D) Compare and contrast—it shows similarities and differences
Which version of the sentence is correct and clearest?
A) Let’s eat Grandma!
B) Lets eat, Grandma!
C) Let’s eat, Grandma!
D) Let’s, eat Grandma!
C) Let’s eat, Grandma!
How would you figure out the meaning of a made-up word like "snorfling" in a sentence?
A) Look at the letters
B) Read the definition
C) Use the sentence and context clues
D) Guess randomly
C) Use the sentence and context clues