ELA LEAP PREP REview 2025

ELA LEAP PREP REview 2025

About this Quiz

• You will/have been given a copy of each text or story for the following questions. You are going to answer part A and then Part B for each question then move to the next question.

• Take your time answering each question. Go back to the text as needed.

Multiple Choice

1. PART A: What does the word harsh mean as it is used in paragraph 3 of “Life in a Deep Freeze”?

• located in a faraway region

• physically uncomfortable

• lasting for a long time

• easily managed

Multiple Select

Part B

Which two sentences from the article help readers understand the meaning of the word harsh as it is used in paragraph 3?

• “Strong winds blow across ice-covered ocean waters.” (paragraph 1)

• “It’s about as far north as you can go.” (paragraph 2)

• “This bear spends all spring, summer, and fall eating and storing up fat.”

  (paragraph 4)

• “The seal is a fast swimmer and can stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time.”

  (paragraph 8)

• “When temperatures drop, the owl crouches on the ground behind an object that

  can block the wind.” (paragraph 12)

Multiple Choice

Part A

The author of “Life in a Deep Freeze” begins the article with the question:

How do animals survive the Arctic’s c-c-cold winters?

Which answer to this question reveals the main idea of the article?

• Some animals have fur that changes color with the seasons. Having white fur in

  the winter helps the animals hide from their predators. Thick fur also keeps the

  animals warm.

• Animals like the musk ox have a thick outer layer of hair and an undercoat of soft

  wool. The musk ox can shed the undercoat in the summer when the weather gets

  warmer.

• Animals use more than one adaptation for surviving in a cold environment.

  Different animals use different tactics to keep warm, blend in, and hide from their

  predators.

• Several types of animals have thick layers of blubber. Thick layers of fat can keep

  animals warm even when they are swimming in icy water. The blubber blocks out

  the cold.

Multiple Choice

Part B

Which sentence from the article supports the answer to Part A?

• A. “But, for many animals, this place is home.” (paragraph 1)

• B “Arctic animals have adapted well to their surroundings with some rather clever

  survival tactics.” (paragraph 2)

• C “For some animals, being fat means staying alive.” (paragraph 6)

• D “As winter approaches, the fox replaces its brown summer fur for a longer, heavier

  snow-white coat.” (paragraph 13)

Multiple Choice

10. Part A

How do the section headings: ESCAPE ARTISTS, THE LAYERED LOOK, and DRESSED FOR WINTER help readers better understand the information in the

article?

• A. They help readers locate specific places where animals live.

• B Their unusual titles show readers why animals have found clever survival tactics.

• C They divide the information about how animals adapt in different ways.

• D Their descriptive titles help readers understand the challenges of living in the

  Arctic.

Multiple Select

Part B

Which two characteristics are typical of Arctic animals discussed in the section ESCAPE ARTISTS?

• A sleeping all winter

• B covered with feathers

• C using fat to block the cold

• D growing another coat

• E digging under the snow

Multiple Choice

11. Part A

What does the word teeming suggest as it is used in paragraph 1 of “Inuit”?

• A challenging

• B abandoned

• C plenty

• D modern

Multiple Select

Part B

Which two sentences from the article help readers understand the meaning of the word teeming as it is used in paragraph 1?

• A “In one of the most remote places in the world, the Canadian Arctic, a people have

  survived over a thousand years.” (paragraph 1)

• B “Depending on how far north they live, the Inuit find everything from caribou herds

  and polar bears to beluga whales.” (paragraph 1)

• C “At one time they were considered to be among the healthiest people in the world.”

  (paragraph 1)

• D “Today, the Inuit are rediscovering their rich heritage and they are learning to

  govern themselves in a modern world.” (paragraph 2)

• E “They ate animals such as caribou, seals, walruses, polar bears, arctic hares,

  musk oxen, birds such as ptarmigan, and fish such as arctic char, salmon and

  whitefish.” (paragraph 4)