ELA Assessment Review

Common Assessment Review

by Demetra Green

​Context Clues

​When you come to an unfamiliar word , use text clues or visual clues around the unknown word. They can be in the same sentence or in sentences before or after the word.

Multiple Choice

The home team made sure that the officials were on their side. They won a close game and the championship with many questionable decisions from the officials. However, no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions. What does "legitimate" mean?

• real

• sneaky

• talent

• good looking

Multiple Choice

Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music. A dispute is a 

• musical instrument

• discovery

• choice of music

• disagreement

Multiple Choice

It's a wonder to me how anyone can still be undecided about this election. These two candidates are certainly distinct. Each would lead our nation in opposite directions. What does "distinct" mean?

• needing a bath

• clearly different

• dishonest

• about the same age

Multiple Choice

Mr. Huge was very proud of his auto superstore. "We have such an extensive selection of cars, " he said, "so everyone should find a vehicle that he or she will love!" The word extensive means

• costing a lot of money

• having no color

• large amount

• not enough

Multiple Choice

Friendship is a priceless thing. If Chris put a price, or conditions, on her friendship, it's no longer priceless. In fact, it's not real friendship at all! If something is priceless,

• it has a missing tag

• it has great value

• it has no value

• it is made out of rice

Multiple Choice

The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story. When something is authentic, it's 

• genuine or real

• full of tasty worms

• carefully written

• very old

Multiple Choice

Your plan looks good. I hope it will really work. It's time to implement it and see if it's as brilliant as you claim. An implement means

• instrument

• change

• take apart

• carry out

​Making Connections

​When you read, find ways that the text is like things in your own life and other texts you have read.

Multiple Choice

I read a story about a boy who loved to eat cheese for breakfast. It reminded me of the time we ran out of cereal and my mom made me a cheese sandwich for breakfast.

• text to world

• text to text

• text to self

Multiple Choice

I read a story about a boy who visited a magical land with witches and wizards. It reminded me of the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

• text to self

• text to world

• text to text

Multiple Choice

I read a book about how grocery stores get their food. It reminded me of the grocery trucks that drive by on the highway everyday.

• text to self

• text to world

• text to text

Multiple Choice

I read a website about the Golden State Warriors. It made me think about how many people try to become professional basketball players but don't make it to the NBA.

• text to self

• text to world

• text to text

Multiple Choice

I read a book about what life was like before electricity. It reminded me of of the time I went camping in a cabin that had no electricity.

• text to self

• text to world

• text to text

Multiple Choice

A connection between the book and another book you read

• text to self

• text to world

• text to text

Multiple Choice

A connection between the book and events in real life.

• text to text

• text to world

• text to self

​Making Inferences

​Authors may not tell you everything in a text. Sometimes you have to make inferences to fill in the holes.

Multiple Choice

An inference is

• A logical conclusion

• A guess based on evidence

• both

Multiple Choice

To make good inferences you need to...

• read fast

• look up every unfamiliar word

• pay attention to details

Multiple Choice

It is important to learn how ro make inferences because may times...

• authors don't write well

• authors are lazy

• authors communicare ideas indirectly

• authors don't think about readers

Multiple Choice

In your daily life, you can make inferences about people by observing their behavior.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Which of these will most help you infer someone's personality?

• their clothes

• their actions

• their words

• their family

Multiple Choice

A VALID INFERENCE is

• a wild guess

• supported with evidence

• never supported

• is hard to find

Multiple Choice

Many times, you can infer when someone around you is having a bad day.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

It can be inferred that the people are carrying something

• true

• false

​Summarize

​Summarizing means to tell about something read or heard with attention to details and sequence.

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• using your own words

• exact words from the text

• summary being shorter than the text

• including main ideas only

Multiple Choice

Which of the followings statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

• The summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.

• The summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.

• The summary is what the passage is mostly about.

• The summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

Multiple Choice

What is a summary?

• Tells the people in the story.

• Tells where the story takes place.

• Retells the main events of the story in a shorter version.

• Tells us the theme of the story.

Multiple Choice

What parts of the story do you need to include in your summary?

• Beginning and End

• Beginning and Middle

• Middle and End

• Beginning, Middle, and End

Multiple Choice

When you summarize, cut out the details and keep?

• non essential details

• essential information

• useless information

• anything you want

Multiple Choice

When you annotate out to the side of a paragraph, how does it help you?

• it doesn't 

• it helps me remember what the paragraph was about

• it takes up more time while reading

• it helps me with the main idea

Multiple Choice

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.The Summary of this passage is:

• There are a lot of cows in Texas.

• Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

• There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

• There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

Multiple Choice

Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.The Summary of this passage is:

• Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

• The pizza shop has the best pizza in town.

• Jill loves Mexican food.

• Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

Multiple Choice

 It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now. The Summary of this passage is:

• Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

• It was really hot at the zoo.

• The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

• Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

​Literary Elements

​Literary elements are the pieces that make up the story.

​Plot

​The plot of a story is made up of its characters, setting, and events.

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​Mia promised Uncle Filby that they will bring back one of his favorite treats. They tell him this to convince him to let them use the time machine.

​#4 is D and #5 is B

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​Plot is the conflict and resolution of the story. Conflict is the problem or struggle. Resolution is how the problem is solved. The sidewalk is crowded and that is the conflict. They are trying to make it back to the time machine before time runs out. B is the answer.

Multiple Choice

The basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

• Plot

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Setting

Multiple Choice

The element of plot structure that develops the conflict through a series of events to build interest and/or suspense and leads up to the climax

• Plot

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Rising Action

Multiple Choice

The point in a literary work at which the story’s problem is worked out

• Plot

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Setting

Multiple Choice

The element of plot structure that provides important details in the beginning of the story to introduce the setting, characters, background information, and details or hints about the conflict(s)

• Plot

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Exposition

Multiple Choice

The problem or struggle the characters face

• Plot

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Exposition

​Central\Main Idea

​What the text is mostly about

Multiple Choice

Details support the main idea. These details can be

• Examples

• Facts

• Descriptions

• All of the above

​Central \Main Idea is found in the introduction and is connected to the topic. Read the title to determine what the topic is. A is the correct answer.

​Organizational Pattern

The pattern an author constructs as he or she organizes his or her thoughts and provides supporting details. An author may choose to use more than one pattern.

Multiple Choice

An organizational pattern that explains reasons why something happens and/or the consequences of something happening

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Sequential/Logical Order

Multiple Choice

An organizational pattern for essays and paragraphs that explores similarities and/or differences between two or more people, places, events, or concepts

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Sequential/Logical Order

Multiple Choice

An organizational structure in which the author introduces the situation or conflict and then proceeds to explain how to correct the situation or resolve the conflict

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Sequential/Logical Order

Multiple Choice

An organizational structure events are explained in time order or order of importance

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Sequential/Logical Order

​C is the answer

​Figurative Language

​Language that's used in an unexpected way to create a special effect or feeling.

​Elements of Poetry

​Poetry evokes images and emotions using figurative langage, descriptive language, and words that make interesting sounds.

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject. Choose the verb that goes with it.

Devon, Marco, and Ellie (want/wants) to run for president.

• want

• wants

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject. Choose the verb that goes with it.

Asha and Ellie (is/are) good friends.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject. Choose the verb that goes with it.

One of the three (was/were) already president last year.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject. Choose the verb that goes with it.

They (decide/decides) who has the best ideas.

• decide

• decides

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject. Choose the verb that goes with it.

(Is/Are) anyone surprised that Ellie won the election?

• Is

• Are

Multiple Choice

Identify each underlined verb as regular or irregular.

Jake took his history test today.

• regular

• irregular

Multiple Choice

Identify each underlined verb as regular or irregular.

Joanne studied all weekend for the test.

• regular

• irregular

Multiple Choice

Identify each underlined verb as regular or irregular.

Tess wrote note cards.

• regular

• irregular

Multiple Choice

Identify each underlined verb as regular or irregular.

They knew the names of the Revolutionary War heroes.

• regular

• irregular

Multiple Choice

Identify each underlined verb as regular or irregular.

Jake thanked Tess for her help.

• regular

• irregular