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1
In a Peggy Rathmann Caldecott-winning book, Gloria the dog assists a member of what profession during school assemblies?
pediatrician
fire fighter
police officer
psychiatrist
2
Which of the following characters is NOT found in Louis Sachar’s Holes?
Kissin' Kate Barlow
Tree-Ear
Stanley Yelnats
Madame Zeroni
3
Katie Takeshima’s sister Lynn dies of lymphoma in which of the following Newbery-winning novels?
When You Reach Me
A Single Shard
Kira Kira
The Giver
4
What part of a story
gives a reader introductory background information about characters, settings, or events?
climax
falling action
resolution
exposition
5
He is Leader of Village in Messenger. Who is the boy appointed as the new Receiver of Memory in The Giver?
Jonas
Asher
Gabriel
Matty
6
The title character of which Newbery Medal winner below has a French guardian named Brigitte and a dog named HMS Beagle?
The Midwife’s Apprentice
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
The One and Only Ivan
The Higher Power of Lucky
7
Of the four Newbery Medal winners below, which one is set in Oklahoma during the Great Depression?
Out of the Dust
Holes
A Single Shard
The Tale of Despereaux
8
What is the structure of the following sentence?
Serena drank tea while she read her novel.
complex
compound
simple
9
Is this sentence written correctly?
Superman is better then Batman.
True
False
10
Which plant-related word has a homonym that is a unit of measurement?
field
yard
garden
lawn
11
Which word below is a subordinating conjunction?
although
nor
for
and
12
Which of the following choices correctly spells the word meaning “a small book usually having a paper cover”?
pamflit
pamplet
phamphlit
pamphlet
13
Three of the following works’ titles should be italicized. Which one’s title should appear in quotation marks?
newspaper
magazine article
novel
movie
14
Which of the following tall tale men was NOT a lumberjack?
Febold Feboldson
Paul Bunyan
Cordwood Pete
Tony Beaver
15
Josh and JB Bell are twin athletes in which Newbery Medal-winning novel?
The View From Saturday
The Crossover
When You Reach Me
Hello, Universe
16
Which of the following subjects of Caldecott Medal-winning books takes a sick day from his job at the zoo?
Amos McGee
Hugo Cabret
Snowflake Bentley
Beekle
17
Polly O’Keefe stumbles into a conflict between the People Across the Lake and the People of the Wind in which novel?
An Acceptable Time
A Wind in the Door
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Many Waters
18
The Greek root for “ruler” or “chief” appears in which one of the following words?
matriarch
horoscope
maximum
autograph
19
As a verb, this word means "to be able to." Also as a verb, it names a way of preserving food by sealing it in a jar.
jar
can
do
will
20
In an Aesop fable, a fox is bitter after failing to reach what high-hanging fruit?
cherries
oranges
bananas
grapes
21
Virginia Hamilton became the first African-American recipient of the Newbery Medal when she won for which book?
M.C. Higgins, the Great
Fantastic Mr. Fox
A Wind in the Door
Number the Stars
22
David Wiesner won a Caldecott Medal for his adaptation of which fairy tale below?
The Little Mermaid
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
23
This is what
contrasts with the main character in a story to highlight the main character’s qualities
climax
setting
foil
protagonist
24
Which of the following figures does Washington Irving include in his story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?
The Lone Ranger
The Loch Ness Monster
Zorro
The Headless Horseman
25
Below are four theatrical jobs. Which one is a compound word?
producer
director
stagehand
actor
26
Her lesser-known works include Hospital Sketches and Jo's Boys. Who wrote Little Men and Little Women?
Louisa May Alcott
Emily Dickinson
Maya Angelou
J.K. Rowling
27
Time travel figures prominently in which of the following Newbery-winning novels, written by Rebecca Stead?
The View From Saturday
Dead End in Norvelt
Walk Two Moons
When You Reach Me
28
Is this sentence written correctly? Y
our going to regret being mean to me.
False
True
29
Which of the following choices is NOT a character in Erin Entrada Kelly’s Newbery Medal-winning novel Hello, Universe?
Mary Alice Dowdel
Chet Bullens
Kaori Tanaka
Valencia Somerset
30
A young girl spends time with her grandparents in which of the following Caldecott-winning books, by Norton Juster?
Hello Lighthouse
The Hello, Goodbye Window
Radiant Child
The House in the Night
31
Is this sentence written correctly?
My three-year-old cousin is fun to babysit.
False
True
32
Is this sentence written correctly?
I want to eat ice cream for breakfast too!
False
True
33
The insect, a bright orange butterfly, landed on Robby’s nose. What kind of phrase is present in the previous sentence?
infinitive
gerund
appositive
participle
34
In this book, Asher becomes Assistant Director of Recreation, while Fiona becomes Caretaker of the Old.
Messenger
Number the Stars
The Giver
The Outsiders
35
Which poem below was the work of Alfred Noyes?
Fog
Mother to Son
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Daddy Fell into the Pond
36
According to a nursery rhyme, which of the following characters runs through town to ensure children are in bed by 8:00?
Humpty Dumpty
Old King Cole
Little Jack Horner
Wee Willie Winkie
37
True or False "I caught a fish today!" is an imperative sentence.
False
True
38
Norton Juster, the author of The Phantom Tollbooth, also wrote which one of the following Caldecott Medal winners?
Kitten's First Full Moon
The House in the Night
The Hello, Goodbye Window
Smoky Night
39
Gathering Blue and Messenger are two novels in a quartet by what author?
Madeleine L’Engle
Lois Lowry
L. Frank Baum
Virginia Hamilton
40
Who won the Caldecott Medal for his collollaboration with Judith St. George, So You Want to Be President?
Marla Frazee
Uri Shulevitz
Jerry Pinkney
David Small
41
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
Had we known, we would’ve been there.
True
False
42
In which nursery rhyme does Jack pull a plum out of a Christmas pie using only his thumb?
Jack and Jill
Little Jack Horner
Jack Sprat
Jack Be Nimble
43
In the Washington Irving story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” who does Ichabod Crane thsees, causing him to leave town?
Hans Van Ripper
Brom Bones
The Headless Horseman
Katrina Van Tassel
44
Which word below is spelled CORRECTLY?
parden
cieling
oxagen
referee
45
After his encounter with a vacuum cleaner, Ulysses the squirrel develops special powers. Which is NOT one of his powers?
poetry writing
super strength
flight
x-ray vision
46
In the sentence "The shoes look expensive." Which word is the predicate adjective?
the
look
shoes
expensive
47
Stanley Yelnats is the hero of which novel, in which he breaks a familial curse while incarcerated at Camp Green Lake?
A Year Down Yonder
Holes
Moon Over Manifest
The Graveyard Book
48
A former stop on the Underground Railroad is the setting for which novel, written by Virginia Hamilton?
M.C. Higgins, the Great
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
A Wrinkle in Time
The House of Dies Drear
49
Is this sentence written correctly?
Their going to the park on Saturday.
True
False
50
This is a cover illustration for Where the Sidewalk Ends, a poetry collection by what man?
Edward Lear
Jack Prelutsky
Ogden Nash
Shel Silverstein
51
What is the term for two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling?
acronyms
homophones
antonyms
synonyms
52
What British poet describes a day's transformation from dull to memorable in the poem "Daddy Fell into the Pond?"
Alfred Noyes
Carol Ann Duffy
T. S. Eliot
Alfred Tennyson
53
The Caldecott-winning book Lon Po Po is a Chinese adaptation of which fairy tale?
Hansel and Gretel
Little Red Riding Hood
Goldie Locks and the Three Bears
Cinderella
54
A steam drill and a large hammer are vital to the story of which of the following tall tale men?
Paul Bunyan
Casey Jones
Johnny Appleseed
John Henry
55
What 2021 Newbery Medal winner by Tae Keller tells of 12-year-old Lily who learns family secrets from a magical creature
Island of the Blue Dolphins
The One and Only Ivan
The White Stag
When You Trap a Tiger
56
Allen Say wrote and illustrated the story of his grandfather’s journey to America from which of the following countries?
Russia
India
Brazil
Japan
57
Which choice below CORRECTLY spells the word meaning “a single human being”?
individual
indaviduel
individuel
indavidual
58
This
stands in opposition to a work’s main character
hero
setting
protagonist
antagonist
59
A story's main character is also known as the
protagonist
antagonist
plot
foil
60
Which one of the words below is MISSPELLED?
pickel
curtain
feather
virtue
61
Which of the following authors titled his autobiographies Boy: Tales of Childhood and Going Solo?
Rudyard Kipling
Terry Pratchett
L. Frank Baum
Roald Dahl
62
Which choice below names the antagonist of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, who kills Nobody Owens’s family?
Jack Frost
John Aycliffe
the Laughing Man
Mack
63
Which of the following words is spelled CORRECTLY?
patriotic
evidense
aplause
possable
64
"The team celebrated as soon as the final buzzer sounded" has what type of clause?
noun
adjectival
adverbial
verb
65
In Linda Sue Park’s novel A Single Shard, orphan Tree-Ear apprentices himself to Min to learn what trade?
silver-smithery
glass blowing
stone carving
pottery
66
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Ender’s Game, and The House of the Scorpion are all works in which literary genre?
science fiction
biography
historical fiction
myth
67
Which of the following is NOT a Shel Silverstein poem?
Lazy Jane
Mending Wall
Listen to the Mustn'ts
Falling Up
68
In a H.C. Andersen fairy tale, which vegetable does a queen place under her prospective daughter-in-law’s mattress?
pea
corn
broccoli
carrot
69
Which poet often used unconventional punctuation & capitalization, including in “maggie and milly and molly and may"?
Carl Sandberg
A. A. Milne
E.E. Cummings
Langston Hughes
70
Robert Frost wrote three of the following poems. Which one is the work of Robert Burns?
Mending Wall
A Red, Red Rose
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
The Road Not Taken
71
How many words should be capitalized in the following sentence: "My favorite cousin, steve, visited dublin, ireland."
2
4
1
3
72
E. B. White wrote three of the children’s novels below. Which one was the work of Richard and Florence Atwater?
Trumpet of the Swan
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Charlotte's Web
Stuart Little
73
This sentence has what type of structure?
Andy arrived early to school, but Sam was late.
compound
simple
complex
74
What type is the following sentence? :: I refuse to drink warm milk.
simple
compound-complex
compound
75
Roald Dahl wrote the novel The BFG. What does BFG stand for?
Bogus Fierce Goober
Big Friendly Giant
Brilliant Furry Gerbil
Bad Frightening Greyhound
76
Which of the following characters did Roald Dahl NOT create?
Meg Murry
Charlie Bucket
Matilda Wormwood
James Trotter
77
Which pair of words are synonyms?
formal; relaxed
hostile; friendly
anxious; tranquil
depart; leave
78
What is the gerund in the following sentence? You will get into trouble for faking an illness to skip school.
illness
for
school
faking
79
How many lines make up the poetic stanza called the quatrain?
3
2
5
4
80
What phrase gives more information about a noun?Example:
Elvis, my brother’s guinea pig, loves to eat carrots.
pronoun
appositive
announ
annegative
