ELA FSA Review questions

ELA FSA Review questions

3/30/22​

Open Ended

Multiple Choice

Fill in the bubble before one sentence from Passage 1 that helps explain why Jess changed his mind about the forest.

• “‘I used to think this place was haunted,’ Jess had confessed to Leslie the first afternoon he had revved up his courage to bring her there.

• ‘Oh, but it is,’ she said.

• ‘But you don’t have to be scared.

• It’s not haunted with evil things.’

• It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence.”

Multiple Choice

Part A: What is the theme of Passage 1?

• Nature can have a powerful effect on people.

• Children need friends who can keep secrets.

• People can find interesting things in forests.

• Children often benefit from being quiet.

Multiple Choice

Part B: How do Jess and Leslie’s actions support the theme from Part A?

• They promise not to tell anyone about Terabithia.

• They are excited about seeing the forest every day.

• They decide not to talk when in the forest.

• They are determined to keep Terabithia sacred.

Open Ended

Fill in the bubbles to show whether each option describes Jess or Leslie in Passage 1. In your short response, type in the answer for each one.

Multiple Choice

Part A: In Passage 2, what does the author mean by saying the roses “were like little trees”? (paragraph 11)

• The rosebushes have thick trunks.

• The rosebushes are tall enough to climb.

• The rosebushes have large, long branches.

• The rosebushes are more leaves than flowers.

Multiple Choice

Part B: Why is this description of the roses important?

• It shows that the garden lacks color.

• It shows that the rosebushes may be hard to cut down.

• It shows that the garden may be dangerous to play in.

• It shows that the rosebushes have been ignored for a long time.

Multiple Choice

What role does paragraph 11 have in the passage?

• It shows how difficult it is to keep gardens healthy.

• It helps explain the reasons why Mary is fond of flowers.

• It provides a setting where Mary can meet new characters.

• D It helps create the idea that the garden has been abandoned.

Multiple Choice

Why does the narrator show Mary talking to herself?

• to show how interested Mary is about the garden.

• to show how nervous Mary feels inside the garden

• to show how little Mary understands about the garden

• to show how much the garden reminds Mary of other places

Open Ended

. Fill in the bubbles to show whether each option describes the setting of Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages. Type into the short response your answers.

Open Ended

Compare and contrast the themes of the two passages.

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