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1
Which of these are an opinion?
Florida is a peninsula.
Blue is the best color.
There is a state called Texas.
The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona.
2
" Off with her head", said the Queen, in the story, Alice in Wonderland.
On the way
So as to be less
Further away in space
So as to be no longer
3
Which statement is an opinion?
There are over a thousand stars.
The galaxy consists of stars.
Donald Trump is running for president.
Stars are ugly.
4
Which is an example of a thesis?
Sleepy Hollow is based on real events.
There is food in books.
The pumpkin somehow became a tree.
The book is fiction.
5
What type of story is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Realistic Fiction
None of the above
Non-Fiction
Biography
6
" What a cacaphony!" What does the word
cacaphony
mean in the previous statement?
A disturbance from a person
Loud and obnoxious
Large sheet of floating ice
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
7
Which of the following is a fact?
Summer is the best season.
None of the Above
Blue is a beautiful color.
A leap year has 366 days.
8
What is "throw in the towel"?
Pool Man
Idiom
Metaphor
All of the above
9
What is a claim?
A quotation.
It is when you state your opinion.
None of the above
The attention grabber.
10
What are characteristics of a biography?
people, places and events are included
factual information
all of the above
real persons life
11
What are the characteristics of a drama?
emotion, pronunciation, facial expression, story
all of the above
work well with others and alone
draw on past experiences and challenge insight
12
When do you use commas and ellipses together?
When you end a sentence.
When you cite text evidence.
At the beginning of the sentence.
When you write the main idea.
13
A simile compares two things that are...
have never met
not alike
alike
similar
14
What does
frolic
mean?
excited
happy and free
sad
none of the above
15
What does phosphorescence mean?
Light shown after exposure to radiation
Pearly color or gloss
Give off light
A reflection
16
What is the meaning of a biography?
the life of someone
something that is fake but could happen
a ficitonal tale
cause and effect
17
Is the statement an opinion or a fact, "The best phone company in the world is Apple!"?
Both
Fact
None
Opinion
18
Assonance means when...
When you repeat the same vowel sound in the sentence.
When you don't repeat anything.
When you repeat the first letter of every word.
You repeat the same thing twice.
19
Onomatopoeia is a form of Figurative Language. Which is an example?
Woosh!
Peter piper picked a pail of pickled peppers
Hurry!
Oh my God!
20
Which is NOT a transition word?
Now
First
Lastly
I
21
When citing evidence you must use which punctuation?
Periods and commas
Capitals and periods
Quotes and ellipses
Semi-colon and comma
22
What does a metaphor do?
It doesn't compare anything.
Compares different ideas.
It includes a simile.
It compares something to another similar idea.
23
How many points do you need to pass sixth grade?
5 points
8 points
10 points
6 points
24
Which is an example of alliteration?
She is like a doll.
choppers chop, shoppers shop
She is as sweet as pie.
POW!
25
Which is not a fact?
The best ice cream flavor is chocolate.
A leap year happens every four years.
Florida is a peninsula.
All of the above
26
Is this sentence an opinion or fact? I like hot dogs better than hamburgers.
None of the Above
Fact
Opinion
Both
27
What is main idea?
Why the author wrote it.
Where the story takes place.
What the story is about.
What the characters do.
28
Which is a fact?
I think cats are weird.
I say, "School is Awesome!"
My cousin is 13 years old.
None of the above
29
Quantitative means...
Quality always
Quantity versus Quality
Less is more
The more the merrier
30
A narrative story must have:
Character, Detail and Outcome
Beginning, Middle and End
Explain the story from the narrator's point of view
Indention and four paragraphs
31
What is the meaning of illustration?
A graph, picture, drawing, painting, photograph, or image
a caption
a question
a BOLD word
32
Which is an opinion?
I'm twelve years old.
Hades is known as Pluto.
None of the above
My dog is awesome.
33
What part of speech is the word intrinsic?
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
34
Where do you write the narrative paragraph in an essay and what do you include?
place a period and comma in the same sentence
body and the events, details, setting, and characters
write the conclusion and give details
write the introduction and give reasons
35
Which of these is a simile?
Back to the salt mines.
I have a heart of a lion.
BOOM!!!
Teeth chatter like a couple of crooked dice.
36
What is a theme?
Meaning and Lesson
Main Idea
The lesson, message or topic.
Context clue
37
What does "simile" mean?
compares to other characters
looks at the plot
compare something to another of a different kind
means the same thing
38
What is non-fiction?
Something not real
Nothing
Everything
Something real
39
What is the meaning of an opinion?
Something you have proven.
Something you believe in and it is not a fact.
Something that is accurate.
Fact
40
What is thesis?
Main idea
An argument with support
Theme
Argument
41
What are the four parts of the introduction in an argumentative essay? Write in order.
Attention grabber, claim, reasons and closing sentence.
lesson learned
restate claim
make a connection
42
What should and argumentative introduction paragraph always have?
Characters
Metaphor
Claim
Dialogue
43
What is a quote?
a saying
a statement that someone makes
a dialogue
a sentence
44
At the end of the sentence you must...
put a period.
put a question mark.
put an ending mark.
put and exclamation point.
45
Name one example of text feature.
ellipses
caption or explanation of visual
capitalization
indent
46
Do all stories need a plot?
Yes
Maybe
No
Depends on the story
47
When writing an essay, what is the last paragraph called?
Attention Grabber
Ending
Body
Conclusion
48
Which is an example of text structure?
Caption
Quotes and Paraphrasing
Capitalization
Fact and Opinion
49
What does the word
madcap
mean?
crazy and mad
to be impulsive or not careful
a group of people
dead body of an animal
50
What is an argumentative essay?
An essay that everyone agrees with
None of the above
An essay where the reader can agree or disagree on
An essay that no one agrees with
51
When writing when would you use a hyphen?
At the ending of a story.
When you start a new paragraph
At the ending of a sentence.
When you separate a word.
52
What does "vouch" mean?
to help
to speak out for someone
to bend over
to speak up
53
What are student characteristics?
cognitive, emotional, psychological, cultural
crazy, irresponsible, and loud
hard worker, lazy or standard
kind, loving and smart
54
Which of the following is
not
an opinion?
Movies are better than books.
Math is easier than Science.
The color purple is prettier than pink.
The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France.
55
Context clues help you determine the meaning of the paragraph or story with what?
Inferences and Educated Guesses
All of the above
Definitions and Examples
Synonyms and Antonyms
56
The table of contents must have:
Cause and Effect
Heading and Page #
Detail and Vocabulary
Title and Illustrator
57
What is realistic fiction?
a story with non real characters
a story that is fake but has real events
a story that is fake
a story that is not real but could happen
58
What is the setting?
None of the Above
Plot
Problem
Time and Place
59
What is a homophone?
Two or more words different pronunciation same meaning
Two or more words with silly pronunciation
2 or more words same pronunciation different meaning
Two or more words sound the same
60
Every argumentative introduction must have...
attention grabber
claim
reasons
all of the above
61
If you read your own essay to check for mistakes, what are you doing?
proofreading
reading the essay
double checking
nothing
62
What is an attention grabber and where is it located?
Catches the readers attention and in the introduction
Meaning of Story
Body
Quotation
63
What is the meaning of fiction?
A story that is real.
A story that is made up but can happen.
A story that is made up.
A text structure.
64
What does this idiom, "Method to my madness" mean?
When someone looks strange doing something.
Strange actions that appear crazy but done for good reason.
Someone that gets mad for no reason.
None of the above
65
Which are literary and rhetorical devices?
irony, idioms, and tone
all of the above
symbolism, style and syntax
allusion, alliteration, and personification
66
POWER is the acronym used for planning to write. What does it mean?
Plan, Order, Write, Emphasis, Redo
Pizza, Octopus, Wings, Enchiladas, Ravioli
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
Paper, Onomatopoeia, Work, Endless, Review
67
Name three examples of author's purpose
Persuade, Inform and Entertain
Pretty, Informing, Easy
To tell me what they think
To give me new information that I dont know
68
What is an example of non-fiction?
Tom and Jerry
All of the above
Little Red Riding Hood
A biography on Oprah Winfrey.
69
What is a climax?
turning point or most exciting part of story
all of the above
main idea
argument
70
Who, What, Where, When and Why are...
important details of the story
comprehension
citing evidence
question
71
In the beginning of the paragraph you must...
capitalize
write a question
explain your idea
indent
72
What are best practices when teaching language arts?
All of the above
apply appropriate methods and strategies
apply evidence based research
effective instructional practice
73
Which one is an example of personification?
The wind feels graceful on my skin.
The boy was so sleepy he woke up late.
The wind one morning sprang up from sleep,
The wind was wooshing loudly
74
Which one of these are an idiom?
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
It's raining cats and dogs.
The Eiffel Tower is so big it reaches space.
Chocolate is very good.
75
What type of figurative language is this, " I'm thirsty, my throat is as dry as a desert."
simile
alliteration
metaphor
personification
76
Which of these is a
CONTRAST
key word?
Alike
All
Difference
Some
77
What does the heading mean?
caption
it tells you what the section is going to be about
text feature
illustration
78
The Glossary is found in the:
Back of the book
Beginning of the story
Front of the book
End of the story
79
What does "I" mean in the word "PIE"?
Idiot
Inform
Interesting
Intelligent
80
What is the process of writing?
Attention grabber, reason, claim, catch ending
Write, Edit, Revise
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
Introduction, Rising Event, Climax, Falling Action, Ending
81
In a mysterious and adventurous story what can be the tone?
scary and adventurous
happy and safe
happy
happy and excited
82
Which of the following situations are an example of cause and effect?
The fire crackled loudly like a lion.
None of the Above
Marie tripped on a rattle, waking up the baby.
The building in the distance was as big as a giant.
83
When you compare and contrast something you need...
One item that has similarities and differences
more than one object, person, place or thing
You dont need anything
One item that you know well
84
Is this a fact or opinion, being an artist is better than being a musician?
None of the above
All of the above
Fact
Opinion
85
What does every story have?
meaning
problem
characters, setting, conflict and theme
four paragraphs
86
What does the word
ardent
mean?
passionate or enthusiastic
mood
suggested meaning
capable of being done
87
At the beginning of a sentence, you must...
capitalize
indent
place a period
put a comma
88
The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona. Is this statement an opinion or a fact?
Fact
Both
Opinion
All of the above
89
Which of the following are an example of hyperbole?
He has gained a lot of weight.
Do you want to get a little crazy?
They have money up the ying yang.
I am as hungry as a horse
90
Is this a fact or an opinion? " I say chocolate is better than vanilla."
Both
Fact
All of the above
Opinion
91
What is another word for
elaborate?
explain
details
analyze
meaning
92
Which of the following are learning styles?
class, online or hands on
excellent, lazy or mediocre
solitary, group, direct instruction
cognitive, kineshetic, auditory, visual
93
When a person talks/dialogues in a story or poem, it needs to have a ...
exclamation point
quotation at the beginning and the end
period
comma
