THEME
INFERENCE
VOCABULARY
EDITING & REVISING
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
100

What is the theme of a story?

A. The characters
B. The lesson or message
C. The setting
D. The conflict

B. The lesson or message 

100

Inference means—

A. Understanding using clues and prior knowledge
B. Copying the text
C. Skipping difficult parts
D. Reading quickly

A. Understanding using clues and prior knowledge

100

What does analyze mean?

A. To forget
B. To describe briefly
C. To copy
D. To examine closely

D. To examine closely

100

Which is correct?

A. She dont like reading
B. She doesn’t like reading
C. She not like reading
D. She didn’t likes reading

B. She doesn’t like reading

100

He is as fast as a cheetah.

A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
C. Simile
D. Personification

C. Simile

200

A girl lies to protect herself, but her friend stops trusting her. What is the best theme?

A. Friends are fun to have
B. Secrets are exciting
C. School is difficult
D. Dishonesty can destroy trust in relationships

D. Dishonesty can destroy trust in relationships

200

Marcus crossed his arms and refused to answer.

What can the reader infer?

A. Marcus is excited
B. Marcus is confused
C. Marcus is upset or angry
D. Marcus is tired

C. Marcus is upset or angry

200

What does convey mean?

A. Hide
B. Communicate
C. Break
D. Forget


B. Communicate

200

Which is correct?

A. They was happy
B. They were happy
C. They be happy
D. They is happy

B. They were happy

200

The wind whispered through the trees.

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole

C. Personification

300

Which is a theme?

A. Dogs bark loudly
B. Friendship requires trust
C. The story takes place in summer
D. The character has a sister

B. Friendship requires trust

300

She grabbed her jacket and shivered.

What can the reader infer?

A. She is hungry
B. She is cold
C. She is bored
D. She is sick

B. She is cold

300

What does reluctant mean?

A. Willing
B. Excited
C. Unwilling
D. Proud

C. Unwilling

300

Which is correct?

A. I seen the movie
B. I seed the movie
C. I seeing the movie
D. I saw the movie

D. I saw the movie

300

My backpack weighs a ton.

A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Idiom

B. Hyperbole

400

Theme is best revealed through:

A. Font
B. Characters' actions
C. Page numbers
D. Title

B. Characters' actions

400

The hallway was silent, and the lights flickered.

What can the reader infer?

A. It is lunchtime
B. Something normal is happening
C. Something may be wrong
D. Students are celebrating


C. Something may be wrong

400

What does evident mean?

A. Hidden
B. Confusing
C. Clear and obvious
D. Impossible

C. Clear and obvious

400

Which is correct?

A. Let’s go home
B. Lets go home
C. Lets’ go home
D. Let go home

A. Let’s go home

400

Time is a thief.

A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole

A. Metaphor

500

A character continues trying even after many failures. What is the theme?

A. Failure is embarrassing
B. Winning is easy
C. Perseverance leads to success
D. School is important

C. Perseverance leads to success

500

Authors use inference to—

A. Confuse readers
B. Help readers think and understand deeper meaning
C. Make stories shorter
D. Add pictures

B. Help readers think and understand deeper meaning

500

What does interpret mean?

A. Ignore
B. Explain the meaning
C. Forget
D. Copy

B. Explain the meaning

500

Which is correct?

A. Him and me went home
B. He and I went home
C. Him and I went home
D. He and me went home

B. He and I went home

500

Authors use figurative language to—

A. Confuse readers
B. Create imagery and deeper meaning
C. Make stories shorter
D. Add mistakes


B. Create imagery and deeper meaning