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ELA Questions Governor's Cup Flashcards

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Below are the four March sisters from Little Women. Which one, the oldest sister, marries John Brooke and has twins Demi and Daisy?
Amy, Beth, Jo, or Meg?

A

Meg

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Which one of the following characters is NOT a Mark Twain creation?
A: Captain Ahab
B: Pudd’nhead Wilson
C: Tom Canty
D: Huckleberry Finn

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A

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Below are four novels in James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Which one, the third published but the fifth chronologically, ends with Natty Bumppo’s death?
A: The Pioneers
B: The Pathfinder
C: The Prairie
D: The Deerslayer

A

C

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Katie Takeshima, whose big sister Lynn dies of lymphoma, is the protagonist of which Newbery-winning novel below?
A: Dead End in Norvelt
B: Kira-Kira
C: The Girl Who Drank the Moon
D: The Crossover

A

A

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Three of the following Newbery Medal-winning novels feature illustrated sequences. Which one does NOT?
A: Flora & Ulysses
B: The Last Cuentista
C: New Kid
D: Last Stop on Market Street

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B

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Below are four Newbery Medal-winning authors. Which one earned the award for a novel featuring Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin?
A: Madeline L’Engle
B: Lois Lowry
C: Scott O’Dell
D: Katherine Paterson

A

A

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In which of the following early Newbery Medal winners can characters like Chee-Chee the monkey and Polynesia the parrot communicate with a certain human?
A: Tales from the Silver Lands
B: Johnny Tremain
C: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
D: The Story of Mankind

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C

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Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledee, and Tweedledum appear in which classic children’s novel below?
A: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
B: Through the Looking Glass
C: The Hobbit
D: The Swiss Family Robinson

A

B

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Which of the following novels did C. S. Lewis publish as part of his Chronicles of Narnia?
A: The Two Towers
B: The Fellowship of the Ring
C: The Return of the King
D: The Horse and His Boy

A

D

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Match each author with his work:

x. Orson Scott Card 1. The Bad Beginning
y. Douglas Adams 2. Ender’s Game
z. Lemony Snicket 3. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
A: x-3, y-2, z-1
B: x-2, y-3, z-1
C: x-2, y-1, z-3
D: x-1, y-3, z-2

A

B

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Her novel When the Sea Turned to Silver was a National Book Award Finalist. Which author below earned a Newbery Honor for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?
A: Grace Lin
B: Jennifer L Holm
C: Kelly Barnhill
D: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A

A

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Seen here is an illustration from the graphic novel Roller Girl, a Newbery Honor Book by what author?

A: Lauren Wolk
B: Renee Watson
C: Sheila Turnage
D: Victoria Jamieson

A

D

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It earned a Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Which novel below is part of Kirby Larson’s Dogs of World War II series?
A: Nimona
B: Ghost
C: Echo
D: Dash

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D

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Sally M. Walker wrote a YALSA Finalist work about colonial Maryland and Jamestown. Which of the following nonfiction works was it?
A: America Redux
B: Written in Bone
C: Seen and Unseen
D: Uprooted

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B

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Brandy Colbert’s Black Birds in the Sky and Carole Boston Weatherford’s Unspeakable are both nonfiction books about a race massacre in which U.S. city?
A: Tulsa, Oklahoma
B: Portland, Oregon
C: Minneapolis, Minnesota
D: Albuquerque, New Mexico

A

A

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Among her nonfiction works are Giant Squid and The Family Romanov. Which of the following authors earned a Sibert Medal for Honeybee and a YALSA Award for The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh?
A: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
B: Dashka Slater
C: Candace Fleming
D: Gail Jarrow

A

C

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Below are four poets. Which one included “I Hear America Singing” and “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” in Leaves of Grass?
A: E.E. Cummings
B: T.S. Eliot
C: Walt Whitman
D: Edgar Allan Poe

A

C

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In 1860, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published a poem containing the line, “One if by land, and two if by sea.” That work’s subject was which of the following colonial figures?
A: John Hancock
B: Benjamin Franklin
C: Samuel Adams
D: Paul Revere

A

D

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Which poetic lines below did Langston Hughes write?
A: “I, too, sing America. / I am the darker brother.”
B: “You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I’ll rise.”
C: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by…”
D: “We real cool. We / Left school…”

A

A

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atch each person with his or her speech.

x. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1. The Four Freedoms
y. Eleanor Roosevelt 2. Citizenship in a Republic
z. Theodore Roosevelt 3. The Struggle for Human Rights
A: x-2, y-3, z-1
B: x-3, y-1, z-2
C: x-2, y-1, z-3
D: x-1, y-3, z-2

A

D

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Below are four playwrights. Which one created The Crucible as an allegory for the McCarthyist Red Scare of the 1950s?
A: Tenessee Williams
B: Arthur Miller
C: Oscar Wilde
D: George Bernard Shaw

A

B

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In 1852, which one of the following abolitionists delivered the speech “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July”?
A: Frederick Douglass
B: Sojourner Truth
C: Harriet Tubman
D: Booker T Washington

A

A

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Which choice below gives the real name of the title character in O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief”?
A: Goodman Brown
B: Charlie Gordon
C: Johnny Dorset
D: Lemon Brown

A

C

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Which of the following short stories did Mark Twain set in the High Sierras of California?
A: “The Rocking-Horse Winner”
B: “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
C: “War Party”
D: “The Lottery”

A

B

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Toni Cade Bambara wrote three of the stories below. Which one was the work of William Faulkner?
A: “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird”
B: “The War of the Wall”
C: “Raymond’s Run”
D: “A Rose for Emily”

A

D

26
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Seen here is a Squishmallow of what legendary creature that supposedly resides in the Himalayan Mountains?
A: yeti
B: bigfoot
C: ogre
D: jackalope

A

A

27
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Which choice below states the moral of Aesop’s fable “The Ants and the Grasshopper”?
A: “Simple and safe is better than extravagant but dangerous.”
B: “No one believes a liar, even when he tells the truth.”
C: “Work hard today to get ready for tomorrow.”
D: “The race isn’t always to the swift.”

A

C

28
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According to certain tall tales, Cordwood Pete and Tony Beaver are relatives of which man?
A: Pecos Bill
B: Casey Jones
C: John Henry
D: Paul Bunyan

A

D

29
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Which sentence below contains an appositive phrase?
A: The capital of France, Paris, hosted the 2024 Olympics.
B: We meant to leave the dance early.
C: Studying for tests is an important part of making good grades.
D: Known for her sweetness, my dog loves to give kisses.

A

A

30
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Match each sentence type with its purpose.

x. imperative 1. make a statement
y. interrogative 2. ask a question
z. declarative 3. issue a command
A: x-2, y-1, z-3
B: x-3, y-2, z-1
C: x-1, y-3, z-2
D: x-3, y-1, z-2

A

B

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Which one of the following sentences contains a usage error?
A: The free version of the app has fewer features than the paid version.
B: May I sit next to you?
C: I caught a fish in my pajamas.
D: If you need help, ask the teacher or me.

A

C

32
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An adverb clause is found in which sentence below?
A: Why my mom enjoys running is beyond me.
B: Her grandpa encouraged her to remember who she was.
C: He needs a friend who isn’t afraid of snakes.
D: While he was driving in an unfamiliar neighborhood, my brother got lost.

A

D

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A simple sentence consists of how many main clauses?
A: 0
B: 1
C: 2
D: 3

A

B

34
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Words in which of the following categories are NOT always capitalized?
A: holidays
B: months
C: seasons
D: language names

A

C

35
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Which sentence below uses commas INCORRECTLY?
A: She played the piano, the music filled the concert hall.
B: They picked apples, blackberries, and pears over the weekend.
C: Gina said, “Let’s build a snowman!”
D: While shopping for her school dance outfit, Becca bought her first pair of heels.

A

A

36
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An intransitive verb is found in which of the following sentences?
A: After she danced, she bowed to the audience.
B: Would you please read the letter aloud?
C: The kids bought dill pickles instead of dessert.
D: My dad’s snoring really annoys me.

A

A

37
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Which word below is a definite article?
A: a
B: an
C: they
D: the

A

D

38
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Which of the following choices is NOT a category of pronouns?
A: possessive
B: concrete
C: indefinite
D: intensive

A

B

39
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Which word below is spelled CORRECTLY?
A: indigo
B: arobics
C: seperate
D: envade

A

A

40
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Match each word with its synonym.

x. disdain 1. contempt
y. indifference 2. apathy
z. apprehension 3. dread
A: x-1, y-3, z-2
B: x-3, y-1, z-2
C: x-2, y-3, z-1
D: x-1, y-2, z-3

A

B

41
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Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?
A: persuasive
B: abduction
C: paralized
D: misfortune

A

C

42
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Three of the prefixes below can mean “not.” Which one means “again”?
A: un-
B: re-
C: non-
D: dis-

A

B

43
Q

Which one of the following suffixes means “without”?
A: -less
B: -er
C: -ful
D: -ment

A

A

44
Q

The Latin root meaning “know” is found in which word below?
A: dynamic
B: migration
C: recognize
D: sentimental

A

C

45
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It has similar roots to the Greek word for “number.” Which word below derives from Arabic and has meanings in both math and computer science?
A: elixir
B: algorithm
C: tariff
D: alchemy

A

B

46
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Which one of the following French words is a synonym of “deadlock”?
A: facade
B: blase
C: cliche
D: impasse

A

D

47
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It might apply to selections from the Vedas. Which word below can refer to a word or formula that is chanted or sung?
A: mantra
B: bungalow
C: guru
D: chutney

A

A

48
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It is the opposite of litotes. Which literary device below relies on humorous exaggeration?
A: paradox
B: euphemism
C: hyperbole
D: oxymoron

A

C

49
Q

Three of the following poetic forms are lyric. Which one is narrative?
A: elegy
B: epic
C: sonnet
D: ode

A

B

50
Q

Match each sound device with its example.

x. onomatopoeia 1. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
y. assonance 2. The fireworks boomed and popped.
z. alliteration 3. My phone is dead as a doornail.
A: x-1, y-2, z-3
B: x-1, y-3, z-2
C: x-2, y-3, z-1
D: x-2, y-1, z-3

A

D

51
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Which of the following men created the Sakkaros, a family made of sugar, in the short story “Rain, Rain, Go Away”?
A: Roald Dahl
B: William Wymark Jacobs
C: Isaac Asimov
D: Jack London

A

C

52
Q

A limerick and a cinquain each consist of how many poetic lines?
A: 3
B: 5
C: 14
D: 19

A

B

53
Q

The word “magnify” includes a Latin root meaning which of the following?
A: away
B: shape
C: great
D: soul

A

C

54
Q

Below are four recipients of King Awards or King Honors. Which one wrote the verse novel Before the Ever After and the verse memoir Brown Girl Dreaming?
A: Jason Reynolds
B: Angie Thomas
C: Kekla Magoon
D: Jacqueline Woodson

A

D

55
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Which one of the following words is an antonym of “lucrative”?
A: unprofitable
B: durable
C: fearful
D: objective

A

A

56
Q

Which of the following books is part of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time fantasy series?
A: A Song of Fire and Ice
B: Dune
C: A Crown of Swords
D: The Amber Spyglass

A

C

57
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Which adjective below is in the superlative degree?
A: more trustworthy
B: fastest
C: sunny
D: higher

A

B

58
Q

Don Brown’s In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers centers on a catastrophic event that happened on which of the following dates?
A: October 29, 1929
B: December 7, 1941
C: November 22, 1963
D: September 11, 2001

A

D

59
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Which character below appears in Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet?
A: Oberon
B: Titania
C: Tybalt
D: Puck

A

C

60
Q

Match each Japanese word or phrase with its meaning.

x. kudzu 1. martial art
y. jujitsu 2. decorative paper
z. washi 3. fast-growing vine
A: x-3, y-1, z-2
B: x-2, y-1, z-3
C: x-3, y-2, z-1
D: x-1, y-3, z-2

A

A

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