Let's Review for the English Language Arts TNREADY Test! 5TH

Question 1

When a writer uses ... to remove words from a passage without affecting meaning, it is called?

Accepted Answer

ellipses

Question 2

How do you determine the point of view of any story?

Accepted Answer

By focusing on the narration only.

Question 3

Identify the figurative language. The alarm screamed at the first sign of fire.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 4

This point of view covers all characters and their feelings in a story.

Accepted Answer

third person omniscient

Question 5

Identify the literary device. California is drying up like the Midwest in the Dust Bowl.

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 6

Identify the figurative language. The Marlins missed the mark to reach the milestone.

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 7

What would your purpose be for writing a letter to the mayor about a new law?

Accepted Answer

to persuade

Question 8

What type of figurative language purposely exaggerates?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 9

When Barry Bonds retired, he holds the all time record for home runs and walks.

Accepted Answer

Both the first and second choices.

Question 10

The Track team brought its best athletes to the Regional meet.

Accepted Answer

Correct.

Question 11

Identify the irony. The swim instructor drowned in the lake.

Accepted Answer

situational

Question 12

What is the moral or central message of any story?

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 13

In a story, the protagonist must overcome ________ to find resolution.

Accepted Answer

conflicts

Question 14

What is the turning point in any story?

Accepted Answer

climax

Question 15

What point of view is always used when giving instructions?

Accepted Answer

second person

Question 16

Many TV series use this literary device to move from one episode to another.

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 17

If an author was writing an article about a disease, what would their purpose most likely be?

Accepted Answer

to inform

Questions 17