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The theme in a story is....
A protagonist is...
ELA MCA/NWEA Review
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A protagonist is...
the good guy
the bad guy
neither good or bad
2
The theme in a story is....
the exposition of the story
the main idea
the lesson or moral taught
the author's feelings
3
I ate a boatload of french fries for lunch! I waited for a century to get my new video game.
These are metaphors
These are hyperboles
These are similes
These are idioms
4
If I said it was "raining cats and dogs" and you took me
literally,
it would...
none of these
be raining heavily
be raining actual cats and dogs from the sky
be raining mice and rats
5
What does the word conflict mean?
a resolution
contrasting
a problem
6
To make a guess about what an author is telling you using clues in the text is an example of...
induction
bias
inconclusive
inferencing
7
"Sally sells seashells" is an example of
alliteration
simile
metaphor
8
The ladybug
sat
on my hand. What is a
synonym
for the word
sat
?
swam
flew
perched
9
A simile compares two things using what key words?
Like or As
next or same
is or not
more or after
10
What is a quotation?
not sure
a plot
something someone has said in "quotes"
11
If writing a text from the
first person point of view
, the author would use the words...
I, me, we, us
he, she, him, her
you, yours, yourself
12
What is a stanza?
a grouped set of lines within a poem
a musical instrument
one line from a poem
13
Which of the following is an author's purpose for writing a text?
Entertain
Inform or teach
Persuade or convince
All of these answers
14
If writing a text from the
second
person point of view
, the author would use the words...
you, yourself, yours
I, me, mine, myself
he, she, himself, herself
15
A text that is written to entertain includes:
a novel about a boy who is bullied
newspaper
a math book
16
Some author's give clues about what will happen
later
in the story, this is an example of...
inferencing
flashback
foreshadowing
fortune telling
17
The subjective meaning of a word base on personal experiences and emotions is called...
denotative meaning
literal meaning
a logical guess
connotative meaning
18
What is a narrator?
falling action
the person telling the story
the theme
a protagonist
19
Using textual evidence will help you...
support your answer to a question
all of these could be correct
help you read carefully for detail
help you understand why an answer to a question is wrong
20
A story written by Abe Lincoln about himself is called an?
fiction
biography
alliteration
autobiography
21
The car
lurched
forward when I hit the gas pedal. What is an
antonym
for the word
lurched
?
stopped
jumped
lunged
22
What is an excerpt?
a character
a part of a story or passage
the antagonist
23
What is a verse in a poem?
the entire poem
a single line from the poem
the title of the poem
24
The setting of a story is
the mood
the time and place
the people involved
25
BAM! POW! ZOOM! SWOOSH! are all examples of...
Onomatopoeia
metaphors
personification
crazy words
26
The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song is called...
alliteration
a rap
simile
rhyme scheme
27
"I could taste the salty air from the cool ocean breeze blowing in my face." This is called?
imagery
limerick
editorial
28
A strong belief in or favoritism for what the author is writing about is called...
writer's block
author's bias
author's purpose
persuasion
29
Mystery, fantasy, romance, poetry, mythology, are all examples of what?
genres
non-fiction texts
informational texts
persuasive writing
30
The feeling you get when reading a story is called...
theme
personification
mood
setting
31
An antagonist is.....
the good guy
the bad guy
neither good or bad
32
When taking the MCA or NWEA, which is a good strategy to use in order to find the best answer?
read the question first
Eliminate or cross out the answers you know are incorrect
read carefully and go back into the text to find evidence
underline the textual evidence for an answer in the text
33
Which of the following is an example of a text written to inform?
a graphic novel
a newspaper article about an earthquake
a comic book
a fictional novel
34
Key words are important words in texts, such as in textbooks, and are often
highlighted
written in margins
Italicized
bolded
35
The theme in a story is
the main idea
the life lesson
the details
36
To do my best of the MCA and NWEA I will....
Use my time wisely and read carefully
not rush through and guess
eliminate 2 answers and prove 1 answer
highlight the text
37
Metaphors compare two things without using "like or as", which of these is an example?
Let's kill two birds with one stone and get it done quickly.
Peter was a lazy slug, he got nothing done.
The rain came down like a waterfall.
The trees whispered in the breeze.
38
"The stapler got up and walked off the desk." This is an example of?
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
39
The height of emotion and turning point in a story is called the?
climax
falling action
rising action
resolution
40
Literal language means exactly what is says, figurative language uses...
key words
none of these
inferences
similes, metaphors, personifications to describe something
41
The literal or
dictionary
definition of a word is called the....
figurative meaning
connotative meaning
denotative meaning
expressive meaning
42
When you are unsure of a word's meaning you can...
look up the definition in a dictionary
use context clues to help define it
break the word into affixes to help define it
all of these will help
43
There are three types of conflict, which one doesn't belong?
self vs. nature
self vs. others
self vs. self
self vs. nothing
44
What does the word dialogue mean?
a difficult word to define
the rising action
a conversation between characters
45
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
The girl was as hungry as a horse.
Mary jumped like a bunny to the car.
Randy was as quick as a cheetah.
All of these are similes
