VA Reading Skill Review

Question 1

A dynamic character is one that stays the same despite events and interactions throughout the story.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

________ is a five lined poem, that is usually funny.

Accepted Answer

Limerick

Question 3

Jane pressed the flowers between the leaves of an old book. In this sentence, leaves means.

Accepted Answer

pages

Question 4

_______: a literary device that uses contrast /contradiction, the opposite of what is expected.

Accepted Answer

irony

Question 5

The silence was a brick wall between us. This is.....

Accepted Answer

a metaphor

Question 6

Mark shared all of his birthday candy with his sister. Mark is.....

Accepted Answer

generous

Question 7

The snow tickled my nose. This is.....

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 8

________ are words that have the same or very similar meanings.

Accepted Answer

synonyms

Question 9

The ______ is what happens in a story, the sequence of events. It has five parts.

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 10

The clerk gave Pete a handful of change. In this sentence change means...

Accepted Answer

coins

Question 11

A ______ is a word part that is added before the root or at the beginning of a word.

Accepted Answer

prefix

Question 12

Finish this analogy: Sugar is to sweet as lemon is to _________.

Accepted Answer

sour

Question 13

_________ is language that appeals to the five senses.

Accepted Answer

sensory language, imagery

Question 14

The _______ of a story is the time and place of the action.

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 15

A ________ compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another.

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 16

The _____ is the central message or insight into life.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 17

____ is a sound device that uses sounds as words (boom, hiss, bang).

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 18

The math teacher reports that her students are sharp. In this sentence, sharp means.....

Accepted Answer

smart

Question 19

A ________ is a song-like narrative poem that has rhyme, rhythm, and refrain.

Accepted Answer

Ballad

Question 20

_________ is an extreme exaggeration.

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 21

A _______ is a person or animal that takes part in the action of a story, novel, or play.

Accepted Answer

character

Question 22

Finish this analogy: Observe is to watch as:

Accepted Answer

transmit is to send.

Question 23

_____ is the poem's rhythmical pattern.

Accepted Answer

meter

Question 24

The ________, also known as the exposition, sets up the story and starts the action.

Accepted Answer

initiating event

Question 25

The ___ ____ is the main reason for writing, it can be to inform, to persuade, or to entertain.

Accepted Answer

author's purpose

Question 26

A ______ is an object, person, animal, place or image that represents something else.

Accepted Answer

symbol

Question 27

_______ are literary works that describe made up people and events.

Accepted Answer

Fiction

Question 28

He ran the mile like a gazelle on the plains. This is.....

Accepted Answer

a simile

Question 29

_________ is a struggle between opposing forces.

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 30

He was as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. This is ....

Accepted Answer

a simile

Question 31

A ____ is a word part that contains the words basic meaning.

Accepted Answer

root

Question 32

Finish this analogy: Easy is to difficult as quiet is to ________.

Accepted Answer

noisy

Question 33

The _________ of the story occurs when the conflict or problem is solved.

Accepted Answer

resolution

Question 34

A ______ compares two unlike things by using the words "like" or "as".

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 35

In ____________ point of view, the story is told by a character who is in the story.

Accepted Answer

first person

Question 36

The eagle on the seal of the United States represents strength. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

a symbol

Question 37

________ are words with opposite meanings.

Accepted Answer

antonyms

Question 38

A ______ is a word part that is added after the root or at the end of a word.

Accepted Answer

suffix

Question 39

_______ is the repetition of sounds at the beginnings of words.

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 40

_____ is a writer's attitude toward his/her subject or characters.

Accepted Answer

tone

VA Reading Skill Review

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VA Reading Skill Review

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