1.When you make an inference about a play you are watching, you should then–
visualize what comes next
relax and continue watching the play
see if your inference is correct
assume you guessed correctly
2.When you watch a play performed on stage, you don’t see the–
details of the play
actors’ facial expressions
stage directions
3.When you read a play, you have to–
visualize what the action would look like
make inferences about what you are seeing
skip the stage directions and scene markers
4.Distance makes the heart grow fonder” is–
a fairy tale
an adage
a simile
a tale tale
5.When you’re reading a play, how do you know which parts are stage directions?
They only appear with the cast of characters.
Stage directions are often in parentheses and in italics.
Stage directions only come at the beginning of scenes.
They only appear after characters’ names.
6.What kind of story is most often used to show a proverb or adage?
fairy tale
tall tale
screen play
short story
7.What is missing in the sentence fragment below?
At the beginning of the week after breakfast and before school
a subject
a complete thought
a verb
a subject and a verb
8.Sentence fragments are often missing which parts?
subjects and pronouns
verbs, adverbs, and complete thoughts
subjects, verbs, and complete thoughts
subjects, verbs, or adjectives
9.When does the setting of a play usually change?
when the first act is finished
when all the characters exit the stage
when the scene changes
when the main character exits the stage
10.The following line is from the play “The Gifts.” Why do the sentence fragments below work better than complete sentences?
Tailor: I want to. . . .
Goldsmith: (Yelling) Awwwwww!
They show anger and confusion.
They show how rude the characters are.
They show who should be talking
11.How can you tell when a sentence in a play is left incomplete?
It ends with a question mark.
It ends with an exclamation point.
It ends with a series of periods.
It ends with a period.
12.Why are sentence fragments used in stage directions?
because sentence fragments mimic everyday speech
Because the actors or readers already know who is doing the action
because complete sentences take up too much space
13.Why does the cast of characters include speaking and nonspeaking parts?
so that readers know who will speak and who won’t
so that readers know who everyone in the play is
so that everyone in the play is recognized
14.Which words often appear before an adjective in a sentence?
one, two, three
am, is, was
walk, run, sprint
sit, stand, li
15.When a poet chooses carefully between words with only slightly different meanings, what is he or she trying to do?
to make readers confused
to create just the right nuance
to create a simile
to make readers think harder
16.When you read a play, how do you know that the characters are interrupting each other?
You see very short but complete sentences.
You see a list of items separated by a comma.
You see a long sentence with many nouns and verbs.
You see a sentence fragment followed by a dash.
17.Which of these sentences includes a metaphor?
The opossums tail was the color of its nose.
The opossums tail was an ugly pink snake.
The opossums tail was like a rats tale.
The opossums tail was sticking straight up
18.Which of these sentences is an adage?
Wherever you go, go early.
The early bird gets the worm.
Birds start feeding early each morning.
Morgan hoped to arrive first
19.Which word should appear in the sentence below, to complete the pattern of repeated sounds?
Day by day, we _________ and dream.
try
drown
sing
sleep
20.When are sentence fragments most often used in the dialogue of a play?
when a character is supposed to seem stupid
when a scene is about to end
when a character is excited, angry, or afraid
when a character suddenly dies
21.Which kind of figurative language appears in the sentence below?
The moon hid its face behind a small cloud.
metaphor
symbol
simile
personification
22.Where do the homophones to, too, and two belong in the following sentence?
The _____ boys were _____ afraid _____ cross the junkyard.
Choose the correct order for filling the blanks in the sentence.
two, too, to
to, two, too
too, to, two
two, to, too
23.Which part of speech is long in the sentence below?
My grandmother loved to take long walks in the woods with me.
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
24.When does the setting of a play often change?
when the conflict is resolved
when a new scene starts
when the themes is revealed
when the main character enters
25.Which part of a poem is most like a paragraph?
stanza
title
line
word
26.When are sentence fragments used in stage directions?
when the cast of characters includes just two characters
when the play is written for a very young audience
when the action is more physical than mental
when they appear between a characters name and the characters line
27.What is the main difference between poetry and prose?
the way the words are arranged on a page
the way punctuation and capitalization are used
the number of words that appear in each sentence
the number of difficult words you must read
28.Which sentence uses alliteration?
The hunters children pray it escapes.
Again it retreated to its den.
The hounds scattered across the field.
The fox was a fearless foe.
29.Which phrase describes a group of words without a subject or without a verb?
a complete sentence
a sentence model
a specific sentence
a sentence fragment
30.How can you tell which parts of a play are stage directions?
Stage directions usually appear in at the end of a play.
Stage directions usually appear in parentheses and italics.
Stage directions always appear beneath the title.
Stage direction always include a stage directions label
31.How is free verse different from other forms of poetry?
It does not follow any grammar rules.
It is available for anyone to use.
It has a very strict rhythm.
It sounds more like ordinary speech
32.Where do the homophones there, their, and they’re belong in the following sentence?
_____ is more room in _____ garage, but _____ not going to buy another car.
Choose the correct order for filling the blanks in the sentence.
there, their, they’re
they’re there, there
there, they’re, their
their, there, they’re
