Reading Semester Exam Fall '24

1. Which of the following contains a simile?

• The thunder roared.
• The bee visited each flower.
• My hands were as cold as ice.

2. Which of the following contains a metaphor?

• My brother is a pig at dinner.
• I chased the mouse quickly.
• Im as fast as a cheetah.

4. The tone of a story is ....

• The attitude or mood of the author or character in a text.
• The lesson of a story
• The point of view the author uses in a text.

7. All personal narratives are written in what point of view?

• 2nd person point of view
• 1st person point of view
• 3rd person point of view

8. What is the purpose of a myth?

• To teach generations of people to be kind
• To explain how and why things happen
• To understand how pyramids were built

9. Immense means extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree. Which of the following words is a synonym of immense?

• Minuscule

• Gigantic

The word 'bark' has multiple meanings. Meaning #1: bark- the sound a dog makes. Meaning #2: bark- the outer covering of a tree. Which meaning is used in the following sentence? The bark of the tree was rough to the touch.

• Meaning #1.

• Meaning #2.

Read the following text: "Growing up with archaeologist parents, Sarah spent much of her childhood exploring ancient Egyptian sites. She was captivated by the hieroglyphs she saw on the walls of tombs and temples. These intricate carvings depicted animals, people, and various symbols. Sarah started drawing these hieroglyphs when she was just seven years old. One symbol looked like a bird, while another resembled a seated figure. What could these hieroglyphs, or symbolic carvings, represent?" Using context clues, what do you think the word hieroglyphs means?

• Symbolic carvings

• Egyptian sites

• Archaeologist parents

What inspires Don Quixote to embark on his adventures as a knight-errant?

• A longing for wealth and power

• His affection for a noblewoman

• His fascination with chivalric tales

• A desire to avenge past wrongs

23. In this plot diagram, label C. is called the ________________.

• climax
• exposition
• resolution