*For each of the following, choose the

correct answer

* Imagine that your neighbors have asked you to take care of their cat while they are on vacation. After they return, you find they have left money as your payment, even though you told them it wasn’t necessary. In a note to your neighbors, thank them for the money, but explain you enjoy taking care of their cat and don’t expect to be paid every time.

*16. Who is the audience of the prompt?

*A. parents

*B. friends

*C. neighbors

*Identify the type of figurative language

used in the sentence

*17. Mackenzie was as tired-looking as wilted lettuce.

*A. metaphor

*B. simile

*C. personification

*Identify which word would correctly fill in

the blank.

*18. Castles in the Middle Ages had one main ________. They were built for protection. The many people living within a castle worried about war at all times.

*A. communal

*B. purpose

*C. delight

*Which word best defines the bold word?

*19.The algae provide camouflage for the sloth in the green treetops.

*A. concealment

*B. flesh-eating

*C. transportation

*What part of speech is the underlined word?

*20. When the twins were infants, an evil ruler had them placed in a basket and cast into the Tiber River.

*A. preposition

*B. adverb

*C. noun

*Which of the following sentences is written

correctly?

*21.

*A. The children were playing baseball at recess.

*B. The children at recess.

*Baseball at recess.

*Choose the answer that will correct the

sentence.

*22. This picture shows how humans busted into life because of Glooskap’s magic.

*A. picture should be pictures

*B. busted should be burst

*C. this should be those

*23. Which of the following is an analogy?

*A. reference to Adam and Eve

*B. the repetition of consonant sounds

*C. hit is to miss as aware is to oblivious

*24.What type of writing presents facts without revealing the writer’s feelings and opinions?

*A. Subjective writing

*B. Objective writing

*C. Non-fiction writing

*25. How many syllables are in the word agenda?

*A. 2

*B. 3

*C. 4

*What part of speech is

the underlined word?

*26. Joe bought his girlfriend a beautiful diamond ring when he proposed to her.

*A. adverb

*B. adjective

*C. conjunction

*Which word best fills in the blank?

*27. Each year, students in Ohio, ____________ in the Akron District Marble Tournament.

*A. competition

*B. compete

*C. celebrate

*Which word would correctly define the

word in bold?

*28. This time a team of scientists used new tests to examine specimens of the enormous blob.

*A. monsters

*B. examples

*C. tails and fins

*The above sentence is an example of what?

*29. Incessant means to continue without interruption.

*A. connotation

*B. denotation

*C. metaphor

*The above scenario is an example of what

literary device?

*30. Ain’t ya’ll gonna come over hure and eat soup beans?

*A. Tone

*B. Mood

*C. Dialect

*Which sentence is written correctly?

*31.

*A. “Mom, can we go to the store today? asked Libby.

*B. “Mom, can we go the store today?” asked Libby?

*C. “Mom, can we go to the store today?” asked Libby.

*Which sentence is written correctly?

*32.

*A. The wind blue threw my hair today.

*B. She saw a blew bird at the beach.

*C. At the beach, Sally had a blue beach towel and red sandals.

*Which answer best corrects the

underlined part of the sentence?

*33. In basketball, one kind of illegal dribbling is when a player stops dribbling and then begins dribbling again.

*A. is when

*B. occurs when

*C. is because

*Which answer best corrects the

underlined part of the sentence?

*34. Karen’s sandwich is more tastier than the one I brought.

*A. more tastier then

*B. tastier than

*C. no change

*The above sentence is an example of which

literary element?

*35. When Max struck out, the team shouted, “Way to go slugger!”

*A. Verbal irony

*B. Situational irony

*C. Dramatic irony

*The situation above is an example of which

literary device?

*36. When reading her AR book, Tina noticed there was an excessive amount of things happening with the number 7.

*A. Allusion

*B. Motif

*C. Irony

*Which answer correctly fits in the

blank?

*37. When will you hear ______ your poem has been accepted for publication?

*A. weather

*B. whether

*C. neither A or B

*What literary device is used in the above

example?

*38. The moon danced across the sky.

*A. hyperbole

*B. metaphor

*C. personification

*Use the context clues to find the meaning of

the underlined word.

*39. Other riders always ask about the Ferris wheel dog, but they aren’t allowed to ride in his compartment.

*A. section

*B. workplace

*C. amusement park

*40. All of the following are found on a plot

diagram EXCEPT:

*A. falling action

*B. rising action

*C. theme

*41. In “Flowers for Algernon,” Charlie is what type of character?

*A. static

*B. flat

*C. dynamic

*Which word is not an adverb?

*42.

*A. always

*B. too

*C. skip

*Read the above paragraph and select

the best answer for the theme.

* 43. Children dream of the day when they will be grown up. They will no longer have bedtimes, bath-times, curfews, or any other restrictions. They believe that being an experienced adult will truly give them freedom. Then they grow up. They are saddled by bills, responsibilities, sleepiness, and an overwhelming urge for more vacations. Now they long for the days they could roam free all summer without a care in the world.

* A.I don’t want to grow up.

* B. Being an adult isn’t easy.

* C. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

*What part of speech is the underlined word?

*44. Julie went into the big blue house so that she could read her book for class.

*A. noun

*B. adverb

*C. adjective

*What type of conflict is experienced in the

text?

*45. The farmer planted his crops on a Friday. On Monday night, a huge frost came. Basically all of his crops died. The farmer was sad, but immediately began rebuilding.

*A. Man vs.Nature

*B. Man vs. Society

*C. Man vs. Man

*Which word best completes the

analogy?

*46. stanza is to poem as chapter is to

*A. book

*B. paragraph

*C. paper

*From what point-of-view is the paragraph

told?

* 47. Jerry is lonely, a hard worker, and considerate. When Jerry cares for the narrator’s dog and spends much of his time at the narrator’s cabin, we see Jerry’s loneliness. When Jerry chops as much wood as a “man” and he agrees to return the next day to chop wood with a goal in mind, we witness Jerry’s strong work ethic.

* A. First person point-of-view

* B. Third person limited

* C. Third person omniscient

*Based on the paragraph, what type of character is Jerry?

*48. Jerry is lonely, a hard worker, and considerate. When Jerry cares for the narrator’s dog and spends much of his time at the narrator’s cabin, we see Jerry’s loneliness. When Jerry chops as much wood as a “man” and he agrees to return the next day to chop wood with a goal in mind, we witness Jerry’s strong work ethic.

* A. flat

*B. round

*C. Anti-hero

*What word detonates the underlined word?

*49. Jayson, a wild 3 year old, loves to give out hugs. He doesn’t even mind when people walk past him and ignore him. He simply smiles and holds his arms out to entice them.

*A. lure

*B. entertain

*C. discourage

*Which word correctly fills in the blank?

*50. _________ those children still take piano lessons?

*A. Doesn’t

*B. Don’t

*C. Is

*Which word correctly fills in the blank?

*51. Eileen _________ several boxes decorated with Amish designs.

*A. bought

*B. buy

*C. buys

*Which literary element is being conveyed in

the paragraph?

*52. 'Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities

*A. Anecdote

*B. Allusion

*C. Analogy

*The paragraph would fit in where on the plot

diagram?

*53. Ted was a hard working mechanic from Orlando, Florida. Growing up there his entire life, he was very familiar with the hustle and bustle of the city.

*A. exposition

*B. climax

*C. rising action

*What element is being displayed in the

paragraph?

*54. Sally said, “Where are you going Tom?”

*Tom replied, “I need to run to the store for milk and bread.”

*“Okay, hurry back!” Sally replied.

*A. Dialogue

*B. Analogy

*C. Personification

*Which word belongs to the definition?

*55. A prose account that is made up rather than true.

*A. fiction

*B. non fiction

*C. folktale

*56. To tell the difference between two characters is to:

*A. compare

*B. contrast

*C. figure out

*57. A (an) ___________ is a guess based on clues.

*A. inference

*B. result

*C. generalization

*What is the main idea of the paragraph?

*58. The movie Apollo 13 was a blockbuster for the summer of 1995. It is an exciting story about space exploration. In the movie, the astronauts get in trouble while they are trying to return to Earth. People in the audience are on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens. What makes it even more exciting is that it is a true story.

*A. The first sentence.

*B. The second sentence.

*C. The third sentence.