Choose the two words that best go with setting.
A. who, why
B. where, when
C. where, why
D. why, when
What is B. where, when
100
When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?
A. Look for clues in the text.
B. Skip it and keep reading.
C. Look it up in a dictionary.
D. Ask the teacher what it means.
What is A. Look for clues in the text.
100
When you use details or evidence in a text to draw a conclusion, you _____.
A. summarize
B. problem solve
C. identify the main idea
D. infer
What is D. infer
100
Read the sentence, and identify the conjunction.
Hey, I got a bicycle and a scooter for my birthday!
What is ...and.
100
Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
A. pour
B. zap
C. reach
D. feel
What is B. zap
200
All of the following are examples of themes except:
A. survival
B. growing up
C. a prince
D. friendship
What is C. a prince
200
Based on the context clues in the passage, migrate means______.
"Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring."
A. sing
B. move away
C. eat
D. lay eggs
What is B. move away
200
Inferencing means_____.
A. understanding exactly what the text says
B. using logic to read between the lines
C. determining what's a fact and what's an opinion
D. using word parts to decode an unknown word
What is B. using logic to read between the lines
200
Which part of speech expresses and action or a state of being?
What is a verb.
200
A hyperbole is an _____.
A. exaggeration
B. alliteration
C. assonance
D. juxtaposition
What is A. exaggeration
300
Which of these might be an example of a story's theme?
A. staying true to yourself is important
B. your best friend
C. two parents get a divorce
D. a boy finds out he has superpowers
What is A. staying true to yourself is important
300
Read the passage below. What kind of context clue helps you understand the meaning of the word discontent?
"Just yesterday the sailors had been happy. Now a wave of discontent swept through the ship's crew."
A. explanation
B. example
C. antonym
D. synonym
What is C. antonym
300
When you 'read between the lines' you _____.
A. make an educated guess about things that aren't written down
B. look for the very small print in between the lines of a book
C. stop and think about each line before you read on
D. read two things at once
What is A. make and educated guess about things that aren't written down
300
Read the sentence. Choose and adjective you could add to describe the moon.
A. his
B. bright
C. counted
D. sleepily
What is B. bright
300
Which sentence contains a pun?
A. The man zipped around the corner.
B. Reading on the beach will make you well red.
C. Her voice was the most beautiful music.
D. Her stars winked at me that night.
What is B. Reading on the beach will make you well red.
400
Which of these would be an example of an internal conflict?
A. A strong storm is heading to an island where the main character lives.
B. The main character fights with her older sister about everything.
C. The main character tries to escape from prison.
D. The main character needs to decide if she will tell her family her secret.
What is D. The main character needs to decide if she will tell her family her secret.
400
Based on context clues in the passage below, trifle means_____.
"Her cat was dying, and she was worried about a trifle like her torn dress."
A. a gun
B. everything
C. a big deal
D. a little thing
What is D. a little thing
400
Which statement about an inference is correct?
A. an inference is not based on any evidence.
B. an inference is based only on what a text says.
C. An inference always turns out to be right.
D. An inference requires that you use clues.
What is D. An inference requires that you use clues.
400
Identify the verb in the following sentence.
Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone.
What is dropped.
400
Nila briefly brushed the baby's hair. This sentence uses _____.
A. assonance
B. alliteration
C. onomatopoeia
D. juxtaposition
What is B. alliteration
500
All the action that goes on in a story makes up the _____.
A. plot
B. character
C. conflict
D. theme
What is A. plot
500
Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means_____.
"I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended."
A. cut short
B. finished
C. overly long
D. boring
What is A. cut short
500
It is snowing. Your friend Justina is coming to sleep over. She texts you that she's on her way but she will be late. What is the best inference you could make?
A. Justina is doing her homework.
B. Justina is babysitting her brother.
C. Traffic is slow due to the weather.
D. Justina can't come to your house.
What is C. Traffic is slow due to the weather.
500
What part of speech would you use to describe where, when or the direction something is going?
What is a preposition.
500
This kid was a young Albert Einstein. This sentence uses _____.
A. onomatopoeia
B. assonance
C. metaphor
D. allusion