2nd Nine Weeks Benchmark Review

2nd Nine Weeks ELA Review

Take your time and review the key topics for our Benchmark!

• When we compare, we say how things are alike.

• When we contrast, we say how things are different.

**We use a Venn Diagram to show the similarities and differences**​

Compare and Contrast

• instead

• although

• different

• unlike

• in contrast

Contrast

• similar

• the same

• just as

• both

• like

Compare

Compare and Contrast Key Words

Multiple Choice

What is the key word in the following example?

Unlike Thomas, Allison gets all A's in her classes.

• Like

• Her

• Unlike

• Gets

Multiple Choice

Is this compare or contrast?

Unlike Thomas, Allison gets all A's in her classes.

• Compare

• Contrast

• The main idea is what the text is mostly about.

• Main idea is specific to one story.

• Supporting details are used to support the main idea.

• Main idea and theme are NOT the same!

Main Idea

Multiple Choice

People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes, state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones. If people were more aware of these taxes, they would really be upset about how high they are.

What is the main idea?

• People think their taxes are too high.

• We pay more taxes than we may should

• Inheritance taxes and real estate taxes are unfair.

• Some taxes are unfair

Multiple Choice

There are many kinds of unusual plants. Cactuses, for instance, can survive in the great heat of the desert sun at noon and in the bitter cold of the desert at night. Instead of regular leaves, they have needles that serve as a defense against hungry animals. Their stems are full of hollow cells that store enough water to last for months. These features make the cactus a remarkable plant, able to live in one of nature’s harshest environments.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Cactuses can live in hot places

• Cactuses can defend against animals

• There are many different types of plants.

• The cactus is a remarkable plant that can live in harsh environments.

Multiple Choice

Which detail supports the main idea that Allison should become the president of the student council at the elementary school?

• Allison has never had very many friends.

• Allison is a great class leader.

• Allison is smart.

• Allison is new to the school and wants to get to know people.

Multiple Choice

Which quotation could be used to support the following claim?

Carnivorous plants are unique, because they receive their nutrients from the bugs they capture and eat.

• "The Venus Flytrap is able to survive in really warm weather."

• "The corkscrew plant entices bugs to its nectar, but tricks it. Once the bug is in the nectar, it is stuck and the plant eats it to receive nutrients."

• "Bees feed off the pollen in plant stems."

• "Carnivorous plants are not very common in nature."

• The moral, message, or life lesson the author is trying to teach you.​

• Theme is NOT directly stated. You have to use your brain to figure it out!

• Theme is not specific to the story. It is applied to your life!

Theme

Multiple Choice

What is the theme?

Messy Missy was never doing her chores or cleaning up her mess. She hadn't made her bed in nearly 3 years, but that was not an option because you couldn't even see her bed with all the papers and clothes she had lying around. Missy's room had a terrible smell...probably from all the food wrappers and trash. One day Missy received a phone call from the local radio station. Her ticket from the fair had been chosen to win a $500 prize. Missy had to take her ticket to the station to claim her money. Missy couldn't find her ticket! She knew it was somewhere in her room. but where? After 3 days of searching and cleaning, Missy had to call the station and deny the prize she she could not find her ticket. The next caller got the $500 instead of Missy.

• Keep your room clean and organized because one day it might help you out.

• Missy needs a punishment for her mess.

• Honesty is the best policy.

• Cheaters never win.

When we make inferences, we are reading between the lines. The author doesn't directly tell us, but we can use our prior knowledge and what we read to make a logical, educated guess, or an inference.

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​Making Inferences

Multiple Choice

Make an inference. Who am I?

I had finally gotten used to being weightless. It became a comfortable feeling. I especially liked floating by

the window to see the planet Earth below

• Teacher

• Librarian

• Astronaut

• Agent

Multiple Choice

Who am I?

My father did not like to wear his crown. He said it was heavy and made his head hurt. While I did not

have a crown, my parents made sure I had a silk dress with gold thread to wear for the coronation

• Queen

• Princess

• Knight

• Security

Multiple Choice

My dog Jack is very friendly, and he likes to be around people. Yesterday, our neighbors were having a party, and we all went over to cookout and swim at their house. We could hear Jack barking loudly from our backyard. After a little while, he got quiet, so we thought he had finally calmed down. But, several minutes later, all of the adults start laughing, and I see a black blur and hear a giant splash at the other end of the pool.

What most likely made the splash?

• Someone fell into the pool.

• The dog, Jack, jumped into the pool.

• A big black dog from the neighborhood ran over and jumped into the pool.

• The dog's owner did a trick and jumped into the pool.

• We use context clues (clues around the word) to determine the meaning of a word we do not already know.

• Remember, even if you do know the word, you need to plug the answer choices back in!!!

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Context Clues

Multiple Choice

Which word could replace the underlined word?

He was so impudent to his mother that I would have punished him if he talked to me that

• Sweet

• Patient

• Kind

• Rude

Multiple Choice

Which word can replace the underlined word?

The job candidate’s background was impeccable – good references and many years of experience, sp the company did give her the job.

• ugly

• risky

• ideal

• unwanted

​Plot is all the events that make up a story. Remember, a story has to have a specific order of events to make sense.

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Plot Diagram

Multiple Choice

What is the most exciting and intense part of the story?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Resolution

Multiple Choice

Which part of the story includes an introduction to the characters and the setting?

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution

Complete the following review questions!

Multiple Choice

What is a single row of words in a poem called?

• Stanza

• Rhyme

• Line

• Meter

Multiple Choice

The wind danced in the wind.

This is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

Multiple Choice

The main character in the story is called the ________________

• Antagonist

• Hero

• Protagonist

• Speaker

Multiple Choice

True or False.

The narrator is always part of the story.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Grandpa sees that his chocolate cake is all gone.  Brad has crumbs on his mouth. What do you think happened?

• Brad baked his own cake.

• Brad needs to brush his teeth again.

• Brad ate grandpa's cake.

• Brad ate grandpa.

Multiple Choice

Elaine pulled a rusty bolt out of the door.

What is the meaning of bolt as it is used in the sentence?

• A flash of lightning

• To run away

• To run very fast

• A metal piece used to hold a door together.

Multiple Choice

What type of text structure talks about events and the order that they happen?

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

Which type of text structure tells how things are similar and different?

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

Reminders

• Take your time. I can see how long you spend on the test, and I expect that you take your time working through the questions.

• Read the passage, answer the question, and PROVE your answers!!! Take the time to go back and make sure you are 100% right. It is worth it!

• Remember if you make growth from last benchmark you will be getting a ticket for the drawing!

• You are well prepared for this test. Take a deep breath and show what you know. I am proud of you - always! :)