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Part I: Key Reading Skills and Key Literary Elements




1.When you recognize part of yourself in what you read, you are using the skill of connecting.
A.True
B.False



2.When you make judgments or form opinions about what you read, you are monitoring comprehension.
A.True
B.False



3.Alliteration and assonance are examples of
A.figurative language.
B.symbolism.
C.interpreting.
D.sound devices.



4.What skill do you use when you use your own understanding to decide what the events or ideas in a selection mean? ____



5.Rhyme, rhythm, and meter involve all of the following EXCEPT
A.patterns of stress.
B.repetition of consonants at the beginning of words.
C.repetition of sounds, especially at the end of lines.
D.patterns of beat.



6.Which of the following is an example of figurative language?
A.Science class was quite exciting today.
B.It was like a spring day, even though it was January.
C.My mother was so angry that she was like a boiling teapot.
D.I feel very tired today, so I’m not in such a good mood.



7.What should you do to monitor comprehension as you read a text? ____

Part 2: Vocabulary
Choose the word or phrase that means about the same as the underlined word.




8.Yesterday was Friday the 13th. Ironically, I had a lot of good luck.
A.As usual
B.Unexpectedly
C.Fortunately
D.Understandably



9.He looked vaguely familiar.
A.very
B.not at all
C.slightly
D.strangely



10.The school halls were chaotic on the last day of school.
A.decorated
B.disorderly
C.mostly empty
D.very quiet

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