Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Read the
passage.
I’m not sure I
can tell you what you want to know about my brother; but everything about the pet fox is important,
so I’ll tell all that from the beginning. It goes back to a winter afternoon after I’d
hunted the woods all day for a sign of our lost pet.
I remember the way my mother looked up as I
came into the kitchen. Without my speaking, she knew what had happened. For six hours I had walked,
reading signs, looking for a delicate print in the damp soil or even a hair that might have told of a
red fox passing that way—but I had found nothing.
Copyright
Info: Annixter, Paul. “Last Cover.” 57. (Phillips, Felts,
Blackman).
What was the first event that occurred?
a. | He talked to his
mother | c. | He looked for a print in the
soil. | b. | He found a pet fox. | d. | He walked for six hours. |
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Read the non-fiction
passage.
One difference between
insects and all other animals is the number of legs they have. Only insects have six legs in the
entire animal kingdom. Adult insects have four wings and two antennae on their heads.
If this
is true, you can conclude that:
a. | Spiders have wings; therefore, they
are insects. | c. | Insects are only
found in North America | b. | All animals are insects. | d. | A grasshopper is an insect. |
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Literary Response and
Analysis—Literary--RIT 201 – 210
Read the passage.
Billy has all the weapons and versatility to become a
Grand Slam Champion. He can out-slug his opponents from the baseline or suffocate them at the net.
But, the deciding factor could be his deceptively powerful serve!
You can tell the competitive
nature of the above passage from the writer’s use of:
a. | word
choice | c. | exaggeration | b. | humor | d. | seriousness |
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Read the
passage.
The ball flew into the
air with the force of a lightening bolt. The crowd sat riveted by the tension in the air. If the home
team caught the ball and returned it, they would have a chance at winning the championship game! You
could almost hear the hopefulness as the ball began to descend to the icy field in slow motion. What
did the future hold for the Bobcats—glorious victory or unbearable defeat?
The passage is
made more vivid by the author’s use of:
a. | humor | c. | comparison | b. | descriptors | d. | syntax |
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Read the
passage.
It is always possible
to find fish and shellfish along the waters edge in the early morning, and we walked with heightened
awareness to find our quota for the morning, so we could return to more important things, like
playing in the trees and building our fort. Ron walked behind me, and he was very distracted,
“What do you think will happen to the dolphins if they forget to come up for air?” he
asked as he meandered along in my footprints, not really helping with the task at hand. “They
don’t forget, now get back to work and help me,” I said in an irritated tone. Ron was
only six years old, so I could hardly blame him for his distraction, but I really was getting tired
of being the older sister in charge all the time. “Anna, he said, are you mad at me?”
This made me feel guilty for snapping at him, and I replied, “No I am not upset with you, I
just want to get back to the camp and help father and Tina with the rest of the daily chores, so I
have some time for myself later.” Just then I saw Brandon walking toward us with a basket full
of shellfish.
Who is telling this story?
a. | Anna | c. | Narrator | b. | Ron | d. | father |
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Read the
passage.
Why did I raise my
hand? He asked himself, but in his heart, he knew exactly why he had bolted his hand in the air so
fast. He longed for the spotlight and the attention. What would I do in the talent show, John
thought. I could sing, but Jake was a much better singer. I could play the piano, but Carla would
surely play her masterpiece and amaze everyone. I have no idea what I am even thinking!
What
can you infer about John?
a. | He is not a very good
singer. | c. | He needs to think
before raising his hand so quickly. | b. | He is not a very good piano player. | d. | He doesn’t have very much
self-confidence. |
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Read the
list.
Setting
Characters
Problem
Plot
Resolution
What literary device do
these elements describe?
a. | story
descriptions | c. | genres | b. | story structure | d. | fiction |
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Select the best
option.
What is the purpose of using dialogue in a story?
a. | to make a story
longer | c. | to demonstrate how to properly
punctuation dialogue | b. | to add vivid details and descriptions | d. | to bring characters to life and communicate
emotions |
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Read the
passage.
Rangers in Yellowstone
National Park might be getting more protection this winter from snowmobile noise and pollution.
Respirators were handed out last winter to some rangers who experienced headaches, sore throats,
burning eyes and other symptoms from exposure to snowmobile exhaust. “Safety is a top
priority,” park spokesperson said. “Everyone’s pitching in to find something
better.”
Copyright Info: Poster Register Newspaper, November 8,
2002. Page C4.
Which of the following best describes the above
passage?
a. | Newspaper
Writing | c. | personal
note | b. | short story | d. | Newspaper Ad |
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Read the
passage.
It was the middle of
World War II, and we all sat around the fire in fear for what would come next. Our uncle, Sam, had
been fighting in the war, and we knew exactly what it meant when the officers came knocking at the
door. We had experienced this before with our father. War was a truly awful thing.
Select the
appropriate genre for this passage.
a. | fiction | c. | historical fiction | b. | non fiction | d. | fable |
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Read the
passage.
Abraham Lincoln
wasn’t the sort of man who could lose himself in a crowd. After all, he stood six feet four
inches tall, and to top it off, he wore a high silk hat. His height was mostly in his long, bony
legs. When he sat in a chair, he seemed no taller than anyone else. It was only when he stood up that
he towered above other men. At first glance most people thought he was homely. Lincoln thought so
too, referring once to his, “poor, lean, lank face.” As a young man he was sensitive
about his gawky looks, but in time, he learned to laugh at himself. When a
rival called him
“two-faced” during a political debate, Lincoln replied: “I leave it to my audience.
If I had another face, do you think I’d wear this one?” According to those who knew him,
Lincoln was a man of many faces. In repose he often seemed sad and gloomy. But when he began to
speak, his expression changed.
Copyright Info: Freedman, Russell.
“The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln,” Elements of Literature, Introductory Course. Holt, Rinehart
and Winston, 1997.
Select the appropriate genre for this
passage.
a. | non
fiction | c. | personal
note | b. | fiction | d. | journal |
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Read the
passage.
The fires were burning
in the New York streets, as people from all over the city ran around in complete chaos, rioting and
fighting among one another. Stores were being broken into and the police seemed to have no control
over the huge crowd of people. Everyone was in fear for their life, and I saw a small girl sitting in
the middle of the street, crying. She couldn’t have been more than six years old, and she
appeared to be all alone. Someone should help that poor child, I thought to myself. I looked around
at the dark, smoky night and realized, that someone should be me.
Select the appropriate genre
for this passage.
a. | non
fiction | c. | poetry | b. | realistic fiction | d. | tall tale |
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Read the
passage.
On a warm, summer day,
the tall green giant of the hills looked down upon the village below and cried. He wanted more than
anything to become friends with them, but he knew from past experiences that they would were too
afraid of him because of his horrible appearance. The people of the village were small in stature and
plain looking. The giant was a horrible sight, with orange warts covering his face, yellow eyes, blue
hair and standing almost 50 feet tall and
weights several tons. The earth seemed to shake when he
walked, and he knew that the people of the village thought he was a monster. They had run him out of
the village years ago with fire torches, chanting and waiving him out forever. His thoughts were
interrupted by the sobbing sounds coming from nearby. He went to investigate and found a small child,
lost in the hills. She was blind and could not find her way back home. The giant spoke to her in a
soft voice, and because she couldn’t see his appearance, she was not afraid. He invited her in
to his house for cookies and milk, and then he led her back to the gates of the village. They both
promised to keep in touch and be great friends. The little girl skipped away happily and the
giant’s heart felt lighter.
What is the pupose of this passage?
a. | to warn people away from
giants | c. | to keep people away from
monsters | b. | to describe what giants are supposed to look
like | d. | to show that you can’t always judge people based on
their appearance |
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Read the
poem.
It falls down,
Like
sheets of ice.
Blanketing the ground,
With a freezing slice.
Melting to water,
As it
touches the ground,
WET!
What is the author referring to in this
poem?
a. | snow | c. | wind | b. | rain | d. | clouds |
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Read the
passage.
There was once a very
wise man. He lived on a high mountain and was called Pundabi. With him lived a young boy. The
boy’s name was Ali. Each morning Ali would come down the mountain. He would sit in the shade of
a fig tree. Many people would come to him. They brought him loaves of bread. In the bread were pieces
of fine linen. There would be questions on the linen for the wise Pundabi to answer. They would be
questions of life and death, or about the search for happiness. Each evening Ali would climb the
mountain and give the loaves
of bread to Pundabi. Pundabi would answer all the questions. Then
they would eat the bread.
Copyright Info: Myers, Walter Dean. “The
Golden Serpent.” Elements of Literature, Introductory Course. Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997.
This passage is an example of what
genre?
a. | non-fiction | c. | fable | b. | fairy tale | d. | poetry |
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Read the
passage.
He could hear the
deafening clomp of the footsteps behind him as he ran through the trees in utter darkness. His heart
was beating out of his chest, and he fumbled in his pockets for something, anything to defend
himself. It was getting closer, and he could feel its hot breath on the back of his neck. Trying to
scream, John opened his mouth, but no sound would come out. He decided he must take action. So,
summoning all of his courage, he darted behind a tree and
turned to face the
creature.
The author’s use of
_____________________ makes this passage more interesting to the reader.
a. | rhyme | c. | dialogue | b. | suspense | d. | character development |
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Read the
passage.
None of the other
children on the playground wanted to play with Jan, because she was hitting
them when they would
tag her. Jan’s teacher walked over to Jan and asked her what was
wrong. Jan said that none
of the other students liked her and she had no friends, because they
all though she was mean. Her
teacher smiled and said, “You can always catch more flies with honey than with
vinegar.”
What did Jan’s teacher mean by this?
a. | f you give the other children honey,
they will like you. | c. | The students would
like to eat honey on a picnic. | b. | Flies like to eat honey, but they don’t like to eat
vinegar. | d. | You will make more friends by being
sweet than being sour. |
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Read the
poem.
The
Storm
In fury and terror
The tempest broke,
It tore up the pine
And shattered the
oak,
Yet the hummingbird hovered
Within the hour
Sipping clear rain
From a trumpet
flower.
Copyright Info: Coatsworth, Elizabeth. “The
Storm.” Elements of Literature, Introductory Course. Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997.
The
author’s use of _________________ appeals to the senses of the reader.
a. | imagery | c. | irony | b. | figure of
speech | d. | metaphor |
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Read the
poem.
Fame is a bee.
It has a song—
It
has a sting—
Ah, too, it has a wing.
Copyright Info: Dickinson, Emily.
Elements of Literature, Introductory Course. Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997.
This is an
example of:
a. | mood | c. | metaphor | b. | similie | d. | irony |
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Read the
passage.
It was her first day
at her new school, and Jenny was terrified. She didn’t know anyone there, and this was a much
bigger school than she was used to. Jenny wasn’t even sure she could find her locker, let alone
her classes! She walked slowly down the hall with her chin tucked to her chest, so as not to make eye
contact with anyone. She rubbed the old penny in her pocket with her left hand and remembered the
night her grandmother had given it to her, saying that it
was a penny she loved as a child and
Jenny should always keep it with her to remind herself that she is always loved too. As she finally
found her locker and put all her books away, Jenny rubbed the penny again and thought to herself, I
can do this, and she walked with her head up to find her first class for the day.
What does the
penny symbolize to Jenny?
a. | peace | c. | friends | b. | love | d. | money |
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Read the
passage.
Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches
Had bellies with stars.
The Plain-Belly
Sneetches
Had non upon thars.
Those stars weren’t so big. They were really so
small
You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.
But because they had
stars, all the Star-Belly Sneetches
Would brag. “We’re the best kind of Sneetch on the
beaches.”
With their snoots in the air, they would sniff and they’d
snort.
“We’ll have nothing to do with the Plain-Belly sort!”
And whenever
they met some, when they were out walking,
They’d hike right on past them without even
talking.
When the Star-Belly children went out to play ball,
Could a Plain Belly get in the
game . . .? Not at all.
You only could play if your bellies had stars
And the Plain-Belly
children had none upon thars.
What is the problem and possible resolution for this
passage?
Copyright Info: Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). “The
Sneetches.” Elements
of Literature, Introductory Course. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Harcourt Brace and Company,
1997.
a. | The Star-Belly Sneetches don’t
like the Plain Belly Sneetches because they are shorter, and they should move to another part of the
country to avoid them. | c. | The Star-Belly
Sneetches and the Plain Belly Sneetches are good friends, and they should
make plans
together. | b. | The Plain Belly Sneetches don’t like the Star-Belly Sneetches because
they act funny, and they should tell them to leave them alone. | d. | The Star-Belly Sneetches don’t like the Plain Belly Sneetches because
they look
different, and they should learn to accept them and not judge
them. |
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Read the
passage.
It was wintertime when
Martha came to the USA from Mexico. She didn’t like the cold, but she loved to play in the
snow. At school, she didn’t have many friends. It was difficult to learn a different language.
Her friends and her teacher couldn’t understand her very well.
In this story, the main
problem is:
a. | Martha cannot communicate with
others very well. | c. | Martha misses
Mexico. | b. | Martha doesn’t like winters. | d. | Martha doesn’t have many
friends. |
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Read the
passage.
One day, Peter told
his brother about the fish he caught. He said, “I caught a beautiful trout yesterday. It was as
big as a truck!” Peter told his brother he would take him fishing on Saturday, so he could
catch a big fish too.
Peter exaggerated his story when he said:
a. | The fish he caught was
beautiful. | c. | He would take his
brother fishing on Saturday. | b. | The fish he caught was as big as a truck. | d. | He would take his brother
fishing. |
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Literary Response and
Analysis—Problem Resolution--RIT 201 – 210
Read the
passage.
Sally was home alone.
She could hear thunder and see lightning when she looked out the window. All of a sudden, the lights
went out. Sally stood rigidly still as the tears filled her eyes.
Identify Sally’s
problem and what resolution she should use.
a. | The power is out, and Sally should
go get the flashlight from the kitchen. | c. | The lights are out, and Sally should go to the kitchen to get a
cookie. | b. | The power is out. Sally should go to bed. | d. | The lights are out, and Sally should go to the store for more light
bulbs. |
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Word
Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 201 – 210
Read the passage.
Then
Miss Hopley did a formidable thing. She stood up. Had she been standing when we entered, she would
have seemed tall. But rising from her chair, she soared. And what she carried up and up with her was
a buxom superstructure, firm shoulders, a straight sharp nose, full cheeks slightly molded by a
curved line along the nostrils, thin lips that moved like steel springs, and a high forehead topped
by hair gathered in a bun. Miss Hopley was not a giant in body, but when she mobilized it to a
standing position she seemed a match for giants. I decided
I liked her.
Which sentence is
the best example of the opposite of this description of Miss Hopley?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Barrio Boy, page 127. (Teacher authors:
Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).
a. | Miss Hopley lay motionless on the
floor. | c. | Miss Hopley was a match for giants
when she moved. | b. | Miss Hopley rose from her chair, soaring over
others. | d. | Miss Hopley had a pointy nose and full
cheeks. |
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Complete the
sentence.
The farmer went into the fields to _____ his seeds.
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Word
Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 201 – 210
Read the
passage.
Then he jumped. The head was lying a little clear of the water jar, under the curve
of it; and as his teeth met, Rikki braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold
down the head. This gave him just one second’s purchase, and he made the most of it. Then he
was battered to and fro as a rat is shaken by a dog—to and fro on the floor, up and
down, and round in great circles, but his eyes were red and he held on as the body cartwhipped over
the floor, upsetting the tin dipper and the soap dish and the flesh brush, and banged against the tin
side of the bath.
Copyright Info: Not enough information.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Page 11. (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman, Felts).
What
does the word battered mean?
a. | attacked | c. | baseball equipment | b. | bread dough | d. | lathered |
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Read the sentence and choose
the best synonym for the underlined word.
In the gloom of the rainy dawn, Kayla scanned the horizon searching for the
long-promised arrival of the horse-drawn carriage.
a. | searched | c. | glanced | b. | looked | d. | noticed |
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Word Analysis—Multiple
Meanings--RIT 201 – 210
An ad for hand cream claims the cream moisturizes and evens skin
tone. What does tone
mean?
a. | quality of
color | c. | elegant
style | b. | musical sound | d. | interval on a musical scale |
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Word Analysis—Word
Components--RIT 201 – 210
Which is a multi-syllable compound word?
a. | motorcycle | c. | motoring | b. | motionless | d. | multi-purpose |
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From what root word is
electioneer made?
a. | electric | c. | elective | b. | elect | d. | election |
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With the addition of a
prefix, which word now means the opposite of do?
a. | redo | c. | undo | b. | doer | d. | doing |
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What suffix added to the
word breath changes its meaning?
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