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Which of the following are an example of hyperbole?
When writing when would you use a hyphen?
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1
When writing when would you use a hyphen?
When you separate a word.
When you start a new paragraph
At the ending of a sentence.
At the ending of a story.
2
Which of the following are an example of hyperbole?
He has gained a lot of weight.
They have money up the ying yang.
Do you want to get a little crazy?
I am as hungry as a horse
3
Do all stories need a plot?
Depends on the story
No
Yes
Maybe
4
Which of these is a simile?
BOOM!!!
Back to the salt mines.
Teeth chatter like a couple of crooked dice.
I have a heart of a lion.
5
Who was the Greek God of the Underworld?
Poseidon
Athena
Hades
Zeus
6
Who, What, Where, When and Why are...
comprehension
question
citing evidence
important details of the story
7
What should and argumentative introduction paragraph always have?
Metaphor
Dialogue
Claim
Characters
8
The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona. Is this statement an opinion or a fact?
Both
Opinion
All of the above
Fact
9
What is a quote?
a sentence
a statement that someone makes
a dialogue
a saying
10
What is the meaning of an opinion?
Something you believe in and it is not a fact.
Something that is accurate.
Fact
Something you have proven.
11
At the end of the sentence you must...
put a question mark.
put an ending mark.
put and exclamation point.
put a period.
12
What does the word
ardent
mean?
capable of being done
suggested meaning
passionate or enthusiastic
mood
13
What does "simile" mean?
compare something to another of a different kind
looks at the plot
means the same thing
compares to other characters
14
What does the heading mean?
it tells you what the section is going to be about
illustration
text feature
caption
15
Which is an example of text structure?
Capitalization
Caption
Fact and Opinion
Quotes and Paraphrasing
16
What does a metaphor do?
It compares something to another similar idea.
It doesn't compare anything.
Compares different ideas.
It includes a simile.
17
What is the meaning of a biography?
cause and effect
something that is fake but could happen
the life of someone
a ficitonal tale
18
Who is the Roman God of Sun?
Helios
Poseidon
Apollo
Hermes
19
What is an attention grabber and where is it located?
Meaning of Story
Catches the readers attention and in the introduction
Quotation
Body
20
Is this a fact or an opinion? " I say chocolate is better than vanilla."
All of the above
Fact
Opinion
Both
21
Which of the following situations are an example of cause and effect?
None of the Above
Marie tripped on a rattle, waking up the baby.
The fire crackled loudly like a lion.
The building in the distance was as big as a giant.
22
A simile compares two things that are...
alike
not alike
have never met
similar
23
POWER is the acronym used for planning to write. What does it mean?
Paper, Onomatopoeia, Work, Endless, Review
Plan, Order, Write, Emphasis, Redo
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
Pizza, Octopus, Wings, Enchiladas, Ravioli
24
A narrative story must have:
Indention and four paragraphs
Beginning, Middle and End
Character, Detail and Outcome
Explain the story from the narrator's point of view
25
What is thesis?
Main idea
Theme
An argument with support
Argument
26
Who created Stonehenge?
Humans
None of the Above
Gods
Aliens
27
Assonance means when...
When you repeat the first letter of every word.
When you repeat the same vowel sound in the sentence.
You repeat the same thing twice.
When you don't repeat anything.
28
What is non-fiction?
Something not real
Everything
Nothing
Something real
29
What is a theme?
The lesson, message or topic.
Context clue
Meaning and Lesson
Main Idea
30
Where do you write the narrative paragraph in an essay and what do you include?
write the conclusion and give details
place a period and comma in the same sentence
write the introduction and give reasons
body and the events, details, setting, and characters
31
Which of these is a
CONTRAST
key word?
Difference
Some
All
Alike
32
Which is an example of alliteration?
She is like a doll.
POW!
choppers chop, shoppers shop
She is as sweet as pie.
33
Every argumentative introduction must have...
attention grabber
claim
reasons
all of the above
34
Which is not a fact?
All of the above
Florida is a peninsula.
A leap year happens every four years.
The best ice cream flavor is chocolate.
35
The Glossary is found in the:
Front of the book
Beginning of the story
Back of the book
End of the story
36
Which is an opinion?
Hades is known as Pluto.
None of the above
My dog is awesome.
I'm twelve years old.
37
What is the meaning of illustration?
A graph, picture, drawing, painting, photograph, or image
a question
a caption
a BOLD word
38
Name three examples of author's purpose
To give me new information that I dont know
Pretty, Informing, Easy
To tell me what they think
Persuade, Inform and Entertain
39
What does
frolic
mean?
none of the above
excited
sad
happy and free
40
Which is a fact?
My cousin is 13 years old.
None of the above
I think cats are weird.
I say, "School is Awesome!"
41
" Off with her head", said the Queen, in the story, Alice in Wonderland.
Further away in space
So as to be less
So as to be no longer
On the way
42
In a mysterious and adventurous story what can be the tone?
happy and safe
happy and excited
scary and adventurous
happy
43
Which is an example of a thesis?
Sleepy Hollow is based on real events.
The pumpkin somehow became a tree.
The book is fiction.
There is food in books.
44
When a person talks/dialogues in a story or poem, it needs to have a ...
exclamation point
quotation at the beginning and the end
comma
period
45
In the beginning of the paragraph you must...
explain your idea
write a question
capitalize
indent
46
Who was Hades/Pluto?
Jesus
Athena
He was Zeus/Jupiter's brother.
Helios
47
What is a claim?
The attention grabber.
None of the above
It is when you state your opinion.
A quotation.
48
What does every story have?
four paragraphs
meaning
problem
characters, setting, conflict and theme
49
What is an argumentative essay?
None of the above
An essay that no one agrees with
An essay that everyone agrees with
An essay where the reader can agree or disagree on
50
Which one is an example of personification?
The wind one morning sprang up from sleep,
The boy was so sleepy he woke up late.
The wind feels graceful on my skin.
The wind was wooshing loudly
51
When citing evidence you must use which punctuation?
Quotes and ellipses
Periods and commas
Semi-colon and comma
Capitals and periods
52
What are the four parts of the introduction in an argumentative essay? Write in order.
lesson learned
make a connection
Attention grabber, claim, reasons and closing sentence.
restate claim
53
The table of contents must have:
Heading and Page #
Detail and Vocabulary
Title and Illustrator
Cause and Effect
54
What is another word for
elaborate?
explain
meaning
analyze
details
55
What is an example of non-fiction?
Little Red Riding Hood
All of the above
A biography on Oprah Winfrey.
Tom and Jerry
56
What is main idea?
Where the story takes place.
Why the author wrote it.
What the characters do.
What the story is about.
57
What type of story is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Biography
None of the above
Non-Fiction
Realistic Fiction
58
What type of figurative language is this, " I'm thirsty, my throat is as dry as a desert."
personification
metaphor
alliteration
simile
59
Is Zeus the main god or Hades?
Proserpina
Apollo
Earth
Zeus
60
What does this idiom, "Method to my madness" mean?
Someone that gets mad for no reason.
When someone looks strange doing something.
None of the above
Strange actions that appear crazy but done for good reason.
61
What does phosphorescence mean?
Give off light
A reflection
Pearly color or gloss
Light shown after exposure to radiation
62
If you read your own essay to check for mistakes, what are you doing?
proofreading
nothing
double checking
reading the essay
63
When writing an essay, what is the last paragraph called?
Conclusion
Body
Attention Grabber
Ending
64
What is a climax?
turning point or most exciting part of story
all of the above
argument
main idea
65
Is this a fact or opinion, being an artist is better than being a musician?
None of the above
Opinion
All of the above
Fact
66
" What a cacaphony!" What does the word
cacaphony
mean in the previous statement?
Large sheet of floating ice
A disturbance from a person
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Loud and obnoxious
67
What does "I" mean in the word "PIE"?
Interesting
Idiot
Intelligent
Inform
68
Which is the Greek God/Goddess of Wisdom?
Apollo
Athena
Hades
Persephone
69
What is the meaning of fiction?
A text structure.
A story that is made up but can happen.
A story that is made up.
A story that is real.
70
When do you use commas and ellipses together?
At the beginning of the sentence.
When you write the main idea.
When you end a sentence.
When you cite text evidence.
71
Onomatopoeia is a form of Figurative Language. Which is an example?
Woosh!
Hurry!
Peter piper picked a pail of pickled peppers
Oh my God!
72
The Roman God Jupiter is called what in Greek?
Viride
Zeus
Hades
Poseidon
73
How many points do you need to pass sixth grade?
8 points
10 points
5 points
6 points
74
Is this sentence an opinion or fact? I like hot dogs better than hamburgers.
None of the Above
Both
Opinion
Fact
75
At the beginning of a sentence, you must...
place a period
put a comma
capitalize
indent
76
What part of speech is the word intrinsic?
Adjective
Verb
Noun
Adverb
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What does the word
madcap
mean?
dead body of an animal
crazy and mad
a group of people
to be impulsive or not careful
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When you compare and contrast something you need...
You dont need anything
more than one object, person, place or thing
One item that you know well
One item that has similarities and differences
79
Name one example of text feature.
capitalization
ellipses
caption or explanation of visual
indent
80
Which statement is an opinion?
Stars are ugly.
The galaxy consists of stars.
There are over a thousand stars.
Donald Trump is running for president.
81
Which of the following is
not
an opinion?
Movies are better than books.
The color purple is prettier than pink.
Math is easier than Science.
The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France.
82
What is the setting?
Plot
None of the Above
Problem
Time and Place
83
What does "vouch" mean?
to bend over
to speak out for someone
to speak up
to help
84
Context clues help you determine the meaning of the paragraph or story with what?
Inferences and Educated Guesses
All of the above
Synonyms and Antonyms
Definitions and Examples
85
What is a homophone?
Two or more words different pronunciation same meaning
Two or more words sound the same
Two or more words with silly pronunciation
2 or more words same pronunciation different meaning
86
Who is the main character in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
None of the above
Katrina
Ichabod
All of the above
87
Which one of these are an idiom?
Chocolate is very good.
The Eiffel Tower is so big it reaches space.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
It's raining cats and dogs.
88
What is the process of writing?
Attention grabber, reason, claim, catch ending
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
Introduction, Rising Event, Climax, Falling Action, Ending
Write, Edit, Revise
89
What is "throw in the towel"?
Idiom
Pool Man
All of the above
Metaphor
90
Which of these are an opinion?
Florida is a peninsula.
There is a state called Texas.
The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona.
Blue is the best color.
91
What is realistic fiction?
a story that is fake but has real events
a story that is fake
a story with non real characters
a story that is not real but could happen
92
Is the statement an opinion or a fact, "The best phone company in the world is Apple!"?
Fact
Both
None
Opinion
93
Who is the Greek Goddess of War?
Zeus
Athena
Hades
Katros
94
What is Cupid's name as a Roman God?
Zeus
Eros
Hermes
Hades
95
Which is NOT a transition word?
Now
First
I
Lastly
96
What color was the jacket from the story, " The Jacket " written by Gary Soto?
Purple
Green
Red
Blue
97
Which of the following is a fact?
None of the Above
Blue is a beautiful color.
A leap year has 366 days.
Summer is the best season.
