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1
Is this sentence written correctly?
My three-year-old cousin is fun to babysit.
False
True
2
Is this sentence written correctly? Y
our going to regret being mean to me.
True
False
3
What part of a story
gives a reader introductory background information about characters, settings, or events?
resolution
climax
falling action
exposition
4
The Greek root for “ruler” or “chief” appears in which one of the following words?
horoscope
matriarch
maximum
autograph
5
Which of the following is NOT a Shel Silverstein poem?
Lazy Jane
Listen to the Mustn'ts
Falling Up
Mending Wall
6
Is this sentence written correctly?
Their going to the park on Saturday.
True
False
7
In which nursery rhyme does Jack pull a plum out of a Christmas pie using only his thumb?
Jack Sprat
Jack and Jill
Jack Be Nimble
Little Jack Horner
8
This is a cover illustration for Where the Sidewalk Ends, a poetry collection by what man?
Ogden Nash
Jack Prelutsky
Edward Lear
Shel Silverstein
9
Polly O’Keefe stumbles into a conflict between the People Across the Lake and the People of the Wind in which novel?
Many Waters
An Acceptable Time
A Wind in the Door
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
10
Which word below is a subordinating conjunction?
nor
for
although
and
11
Below are four theatrical jobs. Which one is a compound word?
producer
stagehand
actor
director
12
Which of the following characters is NOT found in Louis Sachar’s Holes?
Stanley Yelnats
Madame Zeroni
Tree-Ear
Kissin' Kate Barlow
13
In an Aesop fable, a fox is bitter after failing to reach what high-hanging fruit?
bananas
grapes
cherries
oranges
14
Time travel figures prominently in which of the following Newbery-winning novels, written by Rebecca Stead?
When You Reach Me
Dead End in Norvelt
Walk Two Moons
The View From Saturday
15
Katie Takeshima’s sister Lynn dies of lymphoma in which of the following Newbery-winning novels?
A Single Shard
Kira Kira
The Giver
When You Reach Me
16
A young girl spends time with her grandparents in which of the following Caldecott-winning books, by Norton Juster?
Radiant Child
Hello Lighthouse
The House in the Night
The Hello, Goodbye Window
17
Norton Juster, the author of The Phantom Tollbooth, also wrote which one of the following Caldecott Medal winners?
Smoky Night
Kitten's First Full Moon
The Hello, Goodbye Window
The House in the Night
18
Who won the Caldecott Medal for his collollaboration with Judith St. George, So You Want to Be President?
Uri Shulevitz
Marla Frazee
David Small
Jerry Pinkney
19
What 2021 Newbery Medal winner by Tae Keller tells of 12-year-old Lily who learns family secrets from a magical creature
When You Trap a Tiger
The White Stag
Island of the Blue Dolphins
The One and Only Ivan
20
This sentence has what type of structure?
Andy arrived early to school, but Sam was late.
simple
complex
compound
21
Which of the following tall tale men was NOT a lumberjack?
Cordwood Pete
Febold Feboldson
Paul Bunyan
Tony Beaver
22
"The team celebrated as soon as the final buzzer sounded" has what type of clause?
adjectival
verb
adverbial
noun
23
Roald Dahl wrote the novel The BFG. What does BFG stand for?
Bad Frightening Greyhound
Brilliant Furry Gerbil
Big Friendly Giant
Bogus Fierce Goober
24
What British poet describes a day's transformation from dull to memorable in the poem "Daddy Fell into the Pond?"
Carol Ann Duffy
Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Noyes
T. S. Eliot
25
He is Leader of Village in Messenger. Who is the boy appointed as the new Receiver of Memory in The Giver?
Asher
Matty
Gabriel
Jonas
26
Which of the following choices correctly spells the word meaning “a small book usually having a paper cover”?
pamphlet
phamphlit
pamplet
pamflit
27
Which choice below CORRECTLY spells the word meaning “a single human being”?
indaviduel
individual
individuel
indavidual
28
Which word below is spelled CORRECTLY?
oxagen
cieling
referee
parden
29
Of the four Newbery Medal winners below, which one is set in Oklahoma during the Great Depression?
Holes
The Tale of Despereaux
Out of the Dust
A Single Shard
30
True or False "I caught a fish today!" is an imperative sentence.
False
True
31
In Linda Sue Park’s novel A Single Shard, orphan Tree-Ear apprentices himself to Min to learn what trade?
stone carving
pottery
silver-smithery
glass blowing
32
What is the term for two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling?
homophones
synonyms
antonyms
acronyms
33
The Caldecott-winning book Lon Po Po is a Chinese adaptation of which fairy tale?
Little Red Riding Hood
Goldie Locks and the Three Bears
Hansel and Gretel
Cinderella
34
According to a nursery rhyme, which of the following characters runs through town to ensure children are in bed by 8:00?
Old King Cole
Little Jack Horner
Humpty Dumpty
Wee Willie Winkie
35
Which one of the words below is MISSPELLED?
curtain
virtue
pickel
feather
36
David Wiesner won a Caldecott Medal for his adaptation of which fairy tale below?
The Three Little Pigs
The Little Mermaid
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
37
Stanley Yelnats is the hero of which novel, in which he breaks a familial curse while incarcerated at Camp Green Lake?
Moon Over Manifest
The Graveyard Book
Holes
A Year Down Yonder
38
In a H.C. Andersen fairy tale, which vegetable does a queen place under her prospective daughter-in-law’s mattress?
pea
carrot
broccoli
corn
39
Which of the following authors titled his autobiographies Boy: Tales of Childhood and Going Solo?
Terry Pratchett
Roald Dahl
L. Frank Baum
Rudyard Kipling
40
This is what
contrasts with the main character in a story to highlight the main character’s qualities
setting
climax
protagonist
foil
41
In the Washington Irving story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” who does Ichabod Crane thsees, causing him to leave town?
The Headless Horseman
Brom Bones
Hans Van Ripper
Katrina Van Tassel
42
Three of the following works’ titles should be italicized. Which one’s title should appear in quotation marks?
movie
newspaper
magazine article
novel
43
Gathering Blue and Messenger are two novels in a quartet by what author?
Lois Lowry
Virginia Hamilton
Madeleine L’Engle
L. Frank Baum
44
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
Had we known, we would’ve been there.
False
True
45
How many words should be capitalized in the following sentence: "My favorite cousin, steve, visited dublin, ireland."
3
4
2
1
46
Which of the following subjects of Caldecott Medal-winning books takes a sick day from his job at the zoo?
Beekle
Hugo Cabret
Snowflake Bentley
Amos McGee
47
A former stop on the Underground Railroad is the setting for which novel, written by Virginia Hamilton?
The House of Dies Drear
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
M.C. Higgins, the Great
A Wrinkle in Time
48
What type is the following sentence? :: I refuse to drink warm milk.
compound
simple
compound-complex
49
A story's main character is also known as the
plot
foil
protagonist
antagonist
50
The insect, a bright orange butterfly, landed on Robby’s nose. What kind of phrase is present in the previous sentence?
appositive
infinitive
participle
gerund
51
Which of the following words is spelled CORRECTLY?
evidense
possable
patriotic
aplause
52
Allen Say wrote and illustrated the story of his grandfather’s journey to America from which of the following countries?
Russia
Japan
India
Brazil
53
In the sentence "The shoes look expensive." Which word is the predicate adjective?
the
shoes
expensive
look
54
Virginia Hamilton became the first African-American recipient of the Newbery Medal when she won for which book?
M.C. Higgins, the Great
A Wind in the Door
Number the Stars
Fantastic Mr. Fox
55
After his encounter with a vacuum cleaner, Ulysses the squirrel develops special powers. Which is NOT one of his powers?
flight
super strength
x-ray vision
poetry writing
56
Which choice below names the antagonist of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, who kills Nobody Owens’s family?
Mack
John Aycliffe
the Laughing Man
Jack Frost
57
Which pair of words are synonyms?
anxious; tranquil
depart; leave
formal; relaxed
hostile; friendly
58
Robert Frost wrote three of the following poems. Which one is the work of Robert Burns?
A Red, Red Rose
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
The Road Not Taken
Mending Wall
59
Is this sentence written correctly?
I want to eat ice cream for breakfast too!
True
False
60
Her lesser-known works include Hospital Sketches and Jo's Boys. Who wrote Little Men and Little Women?
Maya Angelou
J.K. Rowling
Louisa May Alcott
Emily Dickinson
61
Which plant-related word has a homonym that is a unit of measurement?
yard
lawn
field
garden
62
In this book, Asher becomes Assistant Director of Recreation, while Fiona becomes Caretaker of the Old.
Number the Stars
The Giver
The Outsiders
Messenger
63
Which poet often used unconventional punctuation & capitalization, including in “maggie and milly and molly and may"?
Langston Hughes
E.E. Cummings
Carl Sandberg
A. A. Milne
64
Which poem below was the work of Alfred Noyes?
Fog
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Mother to Son
Daddy Fell into the Pond
65
Which of the following choices is NOT a character in Erin Entrada Kelly’s Newbery Medal-winning novel Hello, Universe?
Chet Bullens
Kaori Tanaka
Mary Alice Dowdel
Valencia Somerset
66
What phrase gives more information about a noun?Example:
Elvis, my brother’s guinea pig, loves to eat carrots.
appositive
pronoun
announ
annegative
67
How many lines make up the poetic stanza called the quatrain?
2
3
5
4
68
A steam drill and a large hammer are vital to the story of which of the following tall tale men?
Casey Jones
John Henry
Paul Bunyan
Johnny Appleseed
69
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Ender’s Game, and The House of the Scorpion are all works in which literary genre?
historical fiction
myth
biography
science fiction
70
What is the gerund in the following sentence? You will get into trouble for faking an illness to skip school.
faking
illness
school
for
71
What is the structure of the following sentence?
Serena drank tea while she read her novel.
complex
compound
simple
72
As a verb, this word means "to be able to." Also as a verb, it names a way of preserving food by sealing it in a jar.
can
do
will
jar
73
E. B. White wrote three of the children’s novels below. Which one was the work of Richard and Florence Atwater?
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Stuart Little
Trumpet of the Swan
Charlotte's Web
74
Which of the following characters did Roald Dahl NOT create?
Charlie Bucket
Matilda Wormwood
James Trotter
Meg Murry
75
The title character of which Newbery Medal winner below has a French guardian named Brigitte and a dog named HMS Beagle?
The Midwife’s Apprentice
The Higher Power of Lucky
The One and Only Ivan
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
76
Which of the following figures does Washington Irving include in his story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?
The Loch Ness Monster
The Headless Horseman
The Lone Ranger
Zorro
77
Josh and JB Bell are twin athletes in which Newbery Medal-winning novel?
When You Reach Me
The View From Saturday
Hello, Universe
The Crossover
78
Is this sentence written correctly?
Superman is better then Batman.
True
False
79
In a Peggy Rathmann Caldecott-winning book, Gloria the dog assists a member of what profession during school assemblies?
pediatrician
fire fighter
psychiatrist
police officer
80
This
stands in opposition to a work’s main character
hero
setting
protagonist
antagonist
