English Practice for Exam

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.

• Benjamin Franklin was a famous politician.

• Benjamin Franklin was a renowned artist.

• Benjamin Franklin was a skilled musician.

A character, Flora, goes on a field trip to an amusement park. She tells her teacher she’s scared to go on the roller coasters. “No way I’m going on those!” she thinks. Flora’s classmates comment on how she’s shaking and looks pale. Based on this evidence, one trait that describes Flora is ________.

• brave

• cowardly

• adventurous

• confident

What is a coronavirus?

• a common virus that can cause illnesses of the upper respiratory tract

• a type of bacteria that causes skin infections

• a rare genetic disorder affecting the lungs

• a vaccine used to prevent respiratory diseases

The time and place of the story is called

• the setting

• the plot

• the theme

• the character

You do a lot of ________ in soccer games.

• movement

• standing

• sitting

• watching

The main character is

• the person or animal that the story is 'all about'

• a minor character in the story

• the setting of the story

• the antagonist of the story

Who are the characters?

• Steve and his sister

• John and his brother

• Alice and her friend

• Tom and his cousin

What does the word "pedestrian" mean in the paragraph above?

• a person traveling on foot

• a type of vehicle

• a person who rides a bicycle

• a person who travels by train

Select the word that means the SAME.
^big

• large

• tiny

• medium

• small

A story about a person

• biography

• novel

• autobiography

• fable