Literature, Figurative Language, & More Practice Worksheet

Literature Elements: For each item below, select one of the literature elements listed and write it on
the line after the sentence. Each literature element will be used only ONE time.
Plot 1st Person 3rd Person Theme Symbolism Protagonist Antagonist Conflict Climax Setting

1. The author/narrator of the story is NOT a character in the story. _____________________

2. Sam is the name of the main character. _____________________
3. Near the end of the story, the lost, blind dog nearly fell down a cliff before being found. _________________
4. The author/narrator of the story IS a character in the story. ____________________
5. In the story The Cost of Gratefulness, the corner represented excitement. _______________________
6. A middle-school boy must raise his F in math to a B in a day, or he misses the season. _______________
7. The storyline is this: A shy girl writes a letter to her crush, he reads it, and they become a couple. ________
8. It is always good to give back to someone who gives to you is what I learned in the story. ______________
9. Jason is a bully in the story and continually harasses the main character. ____________________
10. The story takes place in the fall, in Mr. Moffatts room, in Suncrest. _____________________

Figurative Language: For each item below, select one of the literature elements listed and write it
on the line after the sentence. Each literature element could be used MORE THAN ONCE.

Onomatopoeia Simile Metaphor Alliteration Hyperbole Personification Oxymoron

11. Katie is as talkative as an auctioneer. ______________________

12. Sally sells seashells by the seashore. ______________________
13. The trees touched the sky. _______________________
14. Wind whooshed through the girls hair. ____________________
15. Garrett is a beast on the football field. ___________________
16. Mr. Moffatt has given us a ton of notes this year! _____________________
17. The fisherman caught a jumbo shrimp. __________________
18. Mary motioned toward Michael to move his motor home. ___________________
19. Mr. Moffatt gets excited sometimes and talks a million miles an hour. _______________________
20. The lazy boys pencil yelled at him to begin working! ___________________
21. Science journaling sure is an easy task. ___________________
22. My little brother sure is a pain! yelled Ryan. _____________________
23. Mr. Moffatt said, Mrs. Moffatt is Faith Hill, and Im Tim McGraw. ____________________
24. As the Moffatts searched for yet another lost cat, they heard a Hoot, hoot in the trees. _________________

Sentences, Quotes, and More: For each item below, select one of the terms listed that best
describes it and write the term on the line after the item. Each term will be used ONLY ONE TIME.
Interrogative Imperative Exclamatory Declarative Interrupted Quote QWAQ Complex Compound-Complex
Semicolon Compound Comma-Conjunction Compound Semicolon-Comma Compound

25. Halloween has come and gone; however, many kids still have lots of sugar in them. _____________________
26. Where have the leaves blown? ___________________
27. I know who you are, and I am happy about it. _____________________
28. Turn in your Book Project Sheet by Tuesday, November 29, 2011. ____________________
29. The project is worth 200 points; that is a lot of points for that type of assignment. __________________
30. Oklahoma will play in the National Championship Game this year! ______________________
31. Although it was cheap, some kids didnt attend the dance, and they missed the fun. ____________________
32. It will snow soon. _______________________
33. If you work hard in this class, you will find language arts to get easier each day. ___________________
34. Will you, asked the short, brown-haired girl, go to the dance with me? _________________________
35. The boy told his dad, During lunch the other day, a girl said, You are hot, and I blushed. __________