Which is NOT an idiom?

Students who study often will earn good grades.

The flower was as pretty as a picture.

What are the elements of story?

plot, characters, conflict, theme, setting

Which is an allusion?

The boy, like Pinocchio, lied all the time.

The baby is a screaming machine.

Which is an example of personification?

The unopened book called for the attention of a reader.

What does a story told from third person point of view include?

both the first and second answer

studbud

PSSA Practice One

24 termsStudBud Administration328 plays

Practice for upcoming PSSA. #RES4thGrade

Flashcards24 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 24

Answers

1
Groups of lines in a poem; like paragraphs
stanzas
paragraphs
lines
sentences
2
Rows of text in a poem
paragraphs
sentences
lines
stanzas
3
What is setting?
where a story takes place
when a story takes place
where and when a story takes place
why a story takes place
4
What is rhyme?
words with the same ending sound
the repetition of a beginning sound
pictures
words that mean the same
5
The lesson or message the author wants the reader to understand is _________.
solution
plot
conflict
theme
6
Which is NOT an idiom?
Students who study often will earn good grades.
He would laugh at the drop of a hat.
Quit beating around the bush!
I will give a penny for your thoughts.
7
What is another word for the conflict of a story?
problem
solution
plot
setting
8
What is a hyperbole?
a word that means the same as another
a word that means the opposite of another
an extreme exaggeration
a commonly used saying
9
Which is a simile?
BOOM went the thunder!
It is raining cats and dogs.
The flower was as pretty as a picture.
The bird whistled a song.
10
The beat of a poem
alliteration
meter
syllable
repetition
11
What are the elements of story?
plot, characters, conflict, theme, setting
theme, solution, characters
setting, conflict, characters, theme
characters, setting, problem
12
A technique authors use to help the reader make a clear picture in his mind is _____.
biography
figurative language
poetry
literal language
13
Which is an allusion?
The alarm clock shouted to me to get up.
The boy, like Pinocchio, lied all the time.
The plane flew like a bird.
My son is a pig.
14
What does analyze mean?
write about something
to think deeply
take a test
causing pain
15
Which is a metaphor?
The rain may flood the world!
She walked like a turtle.
The baby is a screaming machine.
The popcorn begged for me to eat it.
16
when the last words of certain lines follow a clear pattern, this is called ________.
hyperbole
idiom
alliteration
rhyme scheme
17
What does a story with first person point of view include?
words such as I, me, we
tells personal feelings of a character
all of the above
told by a character from the story speaking
18
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
rhythm
repetition
rhyme scheme
meter
19
Which is an example of personification?
The unopened book called for the attention of a reader.
She was as happy as a goose.
The class had a million questions.
The cafeteria is a zoo!
20
Type of writing uses words to create strong feeling or message through meaning, sound & rhyme?
fiction
non-fiction
poetry
folktale
21
which is an example of Literal Language?
the blanket was as soft as a bunny.
She was feeling blue.
The boy is a cheetah when he runs.
Mrs. Grove has brown hair.
22
You can use this to understand the meaning of a word.
context clues
dictionary
glossary
all of the above
23
What is a story from long ago that has been repeated for many years?
folktale
myth
fantasy
biography
24
What does a story told from third person point of view include?
words such as he, she, they
both the first and second answer
words such as me, my, us
a narrator outside of the story tells the story

PSSA Practice One Flashcards | StudBud