Text Structure
What is the text structure of a recipe?
A) Cause and effect
B) Problem and solution
C) Sequence
D) Compare and contrast
C) Sequence
What point of view uses words like “I” and “me”?
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person
D) None of the above
A) First person
Which sentence is written correctly?
A) They is going to the mall.
B) She are reading a book.
C) We was eating dinner.
D) He is watching TV.
D) He is watching TV.
It’s raining cats and dogs” is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Idiom
D) Hyperbole
C) Idiom
What was the name of Don Quixote's friend and squire?
A.) Sancho Panza
B.) Rocinante
C.) Dulcinea
D.) Arianna
A.) Sancho Panza
Which clue word might show that a text is compare and contrast?
A) Because
B) Then
C) However
D) Next
C) However
Which sentence is written in third person?
A) I went to the park and saw a duck.
B) You should try this game.
C) She walked home from school.
D) We all agreed to help.
C) She walked home from school.
MC: Which sentence uses a conjunction?
A) I saw a cat.
B) She sang and danced.
C) The sky is blue.
D) He ran fast.
B) She sang and danced.
Which sentence contains a simile?
A) Her smile was sunshine.
B) He is a bear in the morning.
C) She ran like the wind.
D) Time is money.
C) She ran like the wind.
Which was NOT an ancient civilization we studied in Unit 2?
A.) Aztec
B.) Machu Picchu
C.) Maya
D.) Inca
B.) Machu Picchu
A passage explains the differences between tornadoes and hurricanes. What is the most likely text structure?
A) Description
B) Compare and contrast
C) Chronological order
D) Cause and effect
B) Compare and contrast
A story is told by a narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters. What is this point of view?
A) First person
B) Second person
C) Third person limited
D) Third person omniscient
D) Third person omniscient
Which word is an adverb?
A) Run
B) Quickly
C) Cat
D) Happy
B) Quickly
The trees danced in the wind” is an example of:
A) Personification
B) Metaphor
C) Alliteration
D) Simile
A) Personification
How many stanzas are in this poem?
The Magic of a Book
Inside the pages crisp and white,
A world appears in black and bright.
A dragon roars, a hero flies,
Adventure lives between the lines.
A quiet room, a comfy chair,
The book will take me anywhere.
Through jungle paths or ocean deep,
I travel far before I sleep.
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Which structure is most likely used in a passage that explains how volcanoes form and the damage from them?
A) Description
B) Sequence
C) Cause and effect
D) Compare and contrast
C) Cause and effect
Which sentence shows third person limited point of view?
A) I was nervous before the test.
B) You should take your time.
C) Amy walked to class, hoping she wouldn’t be late.
D) Amy and Max walked to class, both nervous about their quizzes.
C) Amy walked to class, hoping she wouldn’t be late.
hich sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
A) She danced gracefully.
B) They ran down the hill.
C) I finished quickly.
D) We laughed loudly.
B) They ran down the hill.
Which sentence uses a metaphor?
A) Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.
B) His mind is a steel trap.
C) The leaves danced in the wind.
D) The buzzing bees bothered Bob.
B) His mind is a steel trap.
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
A.) Leonardo Da Vinci
B.) Brunelleschi
C.) Michelangelo
D.) Raphael
C.) Michelangelo
Why might an author choose a problem and solution structure when writing about pollution?
They are introducing a problem that is occurring and then list ways to fix the problem.
Which story is most likely told in second person?
A) You open the door and find a surprise.
B) He looked at the map and smiled.
C) I walked through the forest alone.
D) They shouted in excitement.
A) You open the door and find a surprise.
Fix all grammar errors in this sentence: “She don’t has no idea what they was doing.”
She has no idea about what they are doing.
Which sentence contains hyperbole?
A) The cake was as sweet as honey.
B) I told you a million times!
C) The wind howled in the night.
D) Her voice is music to my ears.
C) The wind howled in the night.
What was the name of the person who created the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg