Reading Review 2

Figurative Language POV Vocabulary

Main Ideas

Drawing Conclusions

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Question 1 - 100

Simile, metaphor, or onomatopoeia? The burning wood hissed and crackled.

Answer 1 – 100

Onomatopoeia

Question 1 - 200

Simile, hyperbole, or personification?

You could have knocked me over with a feather.

Answer 1 – 200

Hyperbole

Question 1 - 300

Simile, metaphor, or personification?

“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.”

Answer 1 – 300

Metaphor

Question 1 - 400

Personification, Metaphor, Alliteration

Opportunity knocked on the door.

Answer 1 – 400

Personification

Question 1 - 500

Simile, metaphor, or personification?

The world is my oyster.

Answer 1 – 500

Metaphor

Question 2 - 100Siniwai crouched behind a tree and watched the wolf pack. His breath came in short, hurried gasps and his

heart fluttered in his chest. He knew it was too late now. The wolves had seen him. If they attacked he would try to outrun them. He closed his eyes briefly and tried to steady his body. He hoped the wolves would forget

about him and begin their hunt. Then he would do what he had come to do. He remembered the wise old chief’s

words.

Answer 2 – 100

Third Person Limited

Question 2 - 200

It was clear to everyone in the room that the teacher was calling my name. I was, after all, the new kid. I was expected to parade to the front of the room so all the students could stare at this person named

Michael Bevons.

Answer 2 – 200

First person

Question 2 - 300

“Long ago, in a Pueblo village, a boy named Kuo-Haya lived with this father. But his father did not

treat him well. In his heart he still mourned the death of his wife, Kuo-Haya’s mother, and did not enjoy doing things with his son…As a result, Kuo-Haya

was a timid boy and walked about stooped over all the time.”

The Bear Boy by Joseph Bruchac

Answer 2 – 300

Third-person Limited

Question 2 - 400

“But Edmond secretly thought that it would not be as good fun for him as for her. He would have to admit that Lucy had been right, before all the others, and he felt sure the others

would all be on the side of the Fauns and the animals; but he was already more than half on the side of the witch.” There

was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of fur. She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them, leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to

shut one-self into any wardrobe.”

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Answer 2 – 400

Third person omniscient

Question 2 - 500“This Anselmo had been a good guide and he could travel wonderfully in the mountains. Robert Jordan could walk well enough himself and he knew from following him since before daylight that the old man could walk him to death. Robert Jordan trusted the man, Anselmo, so far, in everything except judgment. He had not yet had an opportunity to test his judgment, and, anyway, the judgment was his own responsibility.”

Whom the Bell Tolls by Edgar Allan Poe

Answer 2 – 500

Third Person Limited

Question 3 - 100

A writer tells the life story of another person.

Answer 3 – 100

Biography

Question 3 - 200

The central message or lesson in the story.

Answer 3 – 200

Theme

Question 3 - 300

A story passed on from person to person byword of mouth.

Answer 3 – 300

Folktale

Question 3 - 400

Words or phrases that appeal to one or moreof the five senses.

Answer 3 – 400

Imageryor

Sensory Language

Question 3 - 500

To restate something in your own wordsto make the meaning clear to yourself.

Answer 3 – 500

Paraphrase

Question 4 - 100Native peoples were astonishing astronomers. They had no

tools—no telescopes, no computers, not even any eyeglassesto improve their eyesight. Yet the Maya people of Central America

and the Yucatan made accurate observations of the skies and made predictions about the movements of Venus. These

predictions rival our computer predications today.

The paragraph tells mainly:a.About the movements of Venus.

b.About the skill of the Maya astronomers.c. Why the Maya had such poor eyesight.

d.Where in Central America the Maya lived.

Answer 4 – 100

b. About the skill of the Maya astronomers.

Question 4 - 200Ann Fitzpatrick makes the sweetest statues. She builds them

out of gumdrops. She learned to do this while she was recovering from a skiing accident. She first makes a paste of

sugar, then shapes it and sticks gumdrops onto it. She makes castles, dolls, toy-size cars, and even life-size humans. You

probably wouldn’t eat one of Ann Fitzpatrick’s statues, However. They look too good—and may cost more than $700

The paragraph tells mainly:a.How Ann Fitzpatrick was injured.b.Where Ann Fitzpatrick lives.c. Why Ann Fitzpatrick uses gumdrops for her statues.d.What unusual skill Ann Fitzpatrick has.

Answer 4 – 200

d. What unusual skill Ann Fitzpatrick has.

Question 4 - 300The governor of New York signed a bill in 1933 that outlawed any

dance lasting longer than eight hours. The law was aimed at dance marathons. After each hour of dancing in the marathons,

couples were allowed fifteen minutes to rest or eat. In order to win prizes, couples would often dance their way to exhaustion. The

law stepped in to stop the dangerous fad.

The paragraph tells mainly:a. How long dance marathons lasted.b. Why the law had to stop marathon dances.c. How couples won prizes for dancing.d. When the dance marathon was a fad.

Answer 4 – 300

b. Why the law had to stop marathon dances.

Question 4 - 400During the early days of our country, most people ate corn twice a day, day after day, year after year, all their lives. Somepeople ate corn three times a day. Often it was mixed withwater or milk. Then it was boiled for hours with much stirring, till it formed a rather solid pudding. This was called hasty pudding.

The paragraph tells mainly:a.Why people raise corn.b.How delicious hasty pudding is.c.How much corn people ate long ago.d.Why people like the taste of corn so much.

Answer 4 – 400

c. How much corn people ate long ago.

Question 4 - 500One of the greatest avalanche disasters in the history of the

United States occurred in 1910 at Wellington, Washington. Three trains were hurled into a canyon by a single snow slide. More than a hundred people were killed. One of the greatest

avalanche disasters in the world occurred during World War I. In a period of twenty-four hours, five thousand Austrian and

Italian soldiers were buried alive by an avalanche in the Alps. The paragraph tells mainly:

a. Where avalanches have occurred.

b. How destructive avalanches can be.

c. What the most destructive avalanches were.

d. How powerful avalanches can be.

Answer 4 – 500

c. What the most destructive avalanches were.

Question 5 - 100English women once thought they looked best with

wigs that rose two or even three feet above their heads. They certainly looked taller. Wool, cotton, and goats’ hair were used to give the hairpieces the desired height. The finest high-piled wigs were often decorated with imitation fruit, model ships, horses, and figurines.

From the story you cannot tell…

(a)How high the wigs were.

(b)What wigs were made of.

(c)The color of wigs.

Answer 5 – 100

(c) The color of wigs.

Question 5 - 200Bees have cleanup squads that not only clean the wax cells

that will hold the precious honey, but also help keep infection from spreading in another way. When a bee has died inside the hive, the workers carry the dead bee far away. In the case of larger animals who have died in the hive, they seal them in bee glue like mummies, thus preventing the spread of disease.

Bees are very concerned with their…(a)Color(b)Mummies(c)Health

Answer 5 – 200

(C) Health

Question 5 - 300The first national park to be established in the United States

east of the Mississippi River is known as Acadia National Park. The park, located in Maine, covers over 41,000 acres on Mount Desert Island, Isle au Haut, and on Schoodic Peninsula. A spectacular view is provided from the peak of Mount Cadillac. Acadia National Park is also an excellent sanctuary for wildlife.

The writer hints that…(a)Mount Cadillac was named after an automobile.(b)Earlier parks were established west of the Mississippi.(c)Acadia was America’s first national park.

Answer 5 – 300

(b) Earlier parks were established west of the Mississippi.

Question 5 - 400“Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning” is an old

proverb that warns of rain. Actually, there is a reason why this proverb about the color of the morning sky is so widespread. A red sun indicates that there is dust and moisture in the air. These are two of the important elements necessary for rain. Thus there is some degree of truth in the proverb.

You can tell that…(A)There is no truth in this proverb.(B)Other elements are also important for rain.(C)Rain doesn’t need moisture or dust.

Answer 5 – 400

(B) Other elements are also important for rain.

Question 5 - 500If you were trying to fall asleep, would a dark, quiet room be

the best place to go? French scientists have found that a boring situation brings on sleep better than darkness and silence. In this experiment, people who experienced the tiresome repeating of a sound or light fell asleep more easily than people in quiet darkness. Next time you can’t get to sleep, listen to the faucet drip or watch the corner traffic light.

People trying to stay awake should…(A)Watch a slowly blinking light.(B)Listen to a repeated sound.(C)Read an exciting book.

Answer 5 – 500

(C) Read an exciting book.

QUIZ Instructions

• Title your paper Jeopardy Quiz.• Put a proper heading in the right-hand corner of your

paper.• Number your paper 1-10.

#1 What is the POV?Carly heard the buzzer, which was the signal to begin her descent. The thoughts whirling around in her head quickly disappeared and she dug her ski poles into the packed snow. She leaned forward and began speeding down the steep snow-covered mountain. Her heart was thumping. Her breathing came in quick gulps and she knew that there was no turning back. No time to fear.

#2 What is the POV?

“I tried to look tough. I’d stolen a few paper clips in my time, a pencil or two, and had been made

to stay after school for cheating on a test.”

Chicken Boy by Frances O’Roark Dowell

#3 Main IdeaJapanese fishers long ago figured out how nature could help them catch fish. The fishers have trained big birds, called cormorants, to do most of their work. Fishing from boats at night, the Japanese hang fires in baskets over the sides of their boats. Fish are attracted to the fire. The cormorants, on leashes, grab the fish, and the fishers grab the fish from the birds.

The paragraph tells mainly:

a.What kind of fish the Japanese catch.

b.Where the Japanese catch fish.

c.How the Japanese catch fish.

d.Why the Japanese catch fish.

#4 Main IdeaIn August of 1873 the first hydrogen-filled balloon was launched in Paris. It landed near a little village fifteen miles away. The peasants were terrified. They thought it was a monster from another world. One fired a shot into it, allowing the hydrogen to escape. Others tore the balloon to shreds with their pitchforks.

The paragraph tells mainly:

a.What the first hydrogen-filled balloon flight proved.

b.What hydrogen is.

c.What happened to the first hydrogen-filled balloon.

d.Why the first balloon was filled with hydrogen.

#5 Figurative Language

Alliteration, simile, or personification?

The ocean heaved a sigh.

#6 Figurative Language

Simile, Metaphor, Personification?

The skies of his future began to darken.

#7 Vocabulary

What is the central message or lesson in a story?

#8 Vocabulary

A story passed down from person to person by word of mouth.

#9 Drawing Conclusions Elephants display surprising intelligence. In the London Zoo elephants were separated from the public by two fences. Sometimes peanuts thrown by the onlookers landed between these fences, beyond the reach of both the people and the elephants. With a blast of air from their trunks, the elephants simply blew the peanuts back to the crowd so they could be tossed back again!

From the story you cannot tell:

a.Where the elephants were kept.

b.How many fences there were.

c.How many peanuts were lost.

d.How the elephants returned the peanuts.

#10 Drawing ConclusionsThe English language did not originate in England. The language that became known as English was apparently first spoken by people living in what is now Germany. Tribes from this area brought their language with them when they invaded England. When we hear this early English, known as Anglo-Saxon or Old English, we find it hard to believe that it was the ancestor of Modern English. It sounds more like German.

The writer suggests that without Germany:

a.There would be no written language.

b.The English language would be different today.

c.There would be no English people.

d.England would have no language.

Answer Key1. Third Person Limited2. First Person3. C. How the Japanese catch fish.4. C. What happened to the first hydrogen-filled balloon.5. Personification6. Metaphor7. Theme8. Folktale9. C. How many peanuts were lost.

10. B. The English language would be different today.