Text Structure
A story that tells events in the order they happened. What is…?
A) Compare & Contrast B) Chronological Order C) Cause & Effect D) Problem & Solution
B) Chronological Order
Which change should be made in sentence 4?
“My classmates and me got to wander the grounds.”
A) My classmates and I
B) My classmates and me
C) My classmates, me
D) My classmates I
A) My classmates and I?
Which type of poem tells a story with characters and events?
A) Limerick
B) Narrative poem
C) Free verse
D) Haiku
B) Narrative
A figure of speech that gives human traits to non-human things. What is…?
A) Simile B) Personification C) Metaphor D) Hyperbole
B) Personification
A short, common saying that teaches a life lesson is called…?
A) Adage B) Idiom C) Pun D) Hyperbole
A) Adage
A text that compares two or more things to show how they are alike or different. What is…?
A) Sequence B) Compare & Contrast C) Description D) Cause & Effect
B) Compare & Contrast
What change should be made?
“…Banjo had spyed a furry, black-and-white creature…”
A) Change spyed to spied
B) Change creature to Creature
C) Change seconds to second’s
D) Change the period to a comma
A) Change spyed to spied?
A stanza is…
A) a group of lines in a poem
B) a type of rhyme pattern
C) the title of a poem
D) the main idea of a story
A) a group of lines in a poem
A word or phrase that means the opposite of its literal meaning. What is…?
A) Idiom B) Irony C) Pun D) Metaphor
B) Irony
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” This is an example of a…?
A) Simile B) Adage C) Metaphor D) Personification
B) Adage
A text that explains how to do something step by step. What is…?
A) Chronological Order B) Sequence C) Description D) Problem & Solution
B) Sequence
Which change should be made in sentence 2?
“I did not think a field trip to an outdoor museum would be interesting I was wrong.”
A) Add a period after interesting
B) Change I to we
C) Remove would be
D) Add however after the comma
A) Add a period after interesting?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called…?
A) Alliteration B) Assonance C) Onomatopoeia D) Rhyme
A) Alliteration
“The wind whispered through the trees.” This is an example of…?
A) Personification B) Metaphor C) Simile D) Hyperbole
A) Personification
“Actions speak louder than words” teaches this lesson:…?
A) Words are important B) Actions show true intentions C) Always speak up D) Be loud
B) Actions show true intentions
Cause: It rained all night, and the ground was very wet in the morning.
What is the effect?
A) The sun was shining brightly.
B) The ground was wet and muddy.
C) The students forgot their homework.
D) The birds flew south for winter.
B) The ground was wet and muddy.
What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?
“Sometimes we turned on Grandma’s favorite radio station, closed our eyes, and listened to the music.”
A) (no change)
B) … closed our eyes and to listen …
C) … we closed our eyes and were listening …
D) … and then we closed our eyes, and then we listened …
A) (no change)?
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” This is an example of…?
A) Pun B) Alliteration C) Personification D) Idiom
B) Alliteration
Using words that sound like what they mean is called…?
A) Onomatopoeia B) Alliteration C) Hyperbole D) Idiom
A) Onomatopoeia
A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal words is called…?
A) Adage B) Idiom C) Metaphor D) Simile
B) Idiom
A text that shows events with cause and effect. What is…?
A) Cause & Effect B) Problem & Solution C) Sequence D) Description
A) Cause & Effect
Which revision BEST improves this sentence?
“Over thirty sculptures that we could see while walking around the garden.”
A) Over thirty sculptures.
B) We saw over thirty sculptures while walking around the garden.
C) Over thirty sculptures, walking around the garden.
D) There is sculptures that we saw.
B) We saw over thirty sculptures while walking around the garden?
The central idea or feeling expressed in a poem is called…?
A) Theme B) Tone C) Mood D) Subject
A) Theme
A joke that uses words that sound alike or have double meanings is called…?
A) Pun
B) Simile
C) Idiom
D) Personification
A) Pun
“A stitch in time saves nine” is an example of what kind of saying?
A) Idiom B) Adage C) Pun D) Hyperbole
B) Adage