Reading SOL Review

Which word contains a root that means "pertaining to neighbors or a neighborhood"?

• company
• vicinity
• blockade
• assistance

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"Harlem Renaissance"

Identify the sentence as fact or opinion.
Beginning about 1920, it was called the Harlem Renaissance.

• fact
• opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"Harlem Renaissance"

Identify the sentence as fact or opinion.
Instead, this artistic awakening was created exclusively by African Americans, and it occurred at the perfect time.

• fact
• opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"Harlem Renaissance"

Which visual aid would be most effective for an oral presentation on Langston Hughes's contributions to the Harlem Renaissance?

• A timeline of Hughes's life from childhood
• A projected image of one of Hughes's poems from the 1920s
• A photograph of Hughes as a young man in the early 1920s
• A list of African-American authors who were mentors to Hughes

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

"[The Grand Canyon] is the land of music. The river thunders in a perpetual roar, swelling in floors of music when the storm gods play upon the rocks and fading away in soft and low murmurs when the infinite blue of heaven is unveiled. With the melody of the great tide rising and falling, swelling and vanishing forever, other melodies are heard in the gorges of the lateral canyons, while the waters plunge in the rapids among the rocks or leap in great cataracts."
-"The Most Sublime Spectacle on Earth" by John Wesley Powell
In this passage, the varied sounds heard in the Grand Canyon come from--

• rock slides
• the tide of the ocean
• musical concerts
• the river

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"[The Grand Canyon] is the land of music. The river thunders in a perpetual roar, swelling in floors of music when the storm gods play upon the rocks and fading away in soft and low murmurs when the infinite blue of heaven is unveiled. With the melody of the great tide rising and falling, swelling and vanishing forever, other melodies are heard in the gorges of the lateral canyons, while the waters plunge in the rapids among the rocks or leap in great cataracts." 
-"The Most Sublime Spectacle on Earth" by John Wesley Powell
Based on the passage, which of the following is most likely true of the river in the Grand Canyon? 

• it has no waterfalls
• the river dries up to a trickle during the summer
• no fish live in the river
• streams join the river as it passes through the canyon

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

"[The Grand Canyon] is the land of music. The river thunders in a perpetual roar, swelling in floors of music when the storm gods play upon the rocks and fading away in soft and low murmurs when the infinite blue of heaven is unveiled. With the melody of the great tide rising and falling, swelling and vanishing forever, other melodies are heard in the gorges of the lateral canyons, while the waters plunge in the rapids among the rocks or leap in great cataracts." 
-"The Most Sublime Spectacle on Earth" by John Wesley Powell
What is the best description of the tone of this passage? 

• fearful
• awestruck
• bored
• surprised

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"[The Grand Canyon] is the land of music. The river thunders in a perpetual roar, swelling in floors of music when the storm gods play upon the rocks and fading away in soft and low murmurs when the infinite blue of heaven is unveiled. With the melody of the great tide rising and falling, swelling and vanishing forever, other melodies are heard in the gorges of the lateral canyons, while the waters plunge in the rapids among the rocks or leap in great cataracts." 
-"The Most Sublime Spectacle on Earth" by John Wesley Powell
Based on the passage, what is the most likely meaning of the word "sublime" from the title? 

• jaded and tedious
• ordinary
•  impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power
• to improve or refine

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"[The Grand Canyon] is the land of music. The river thunders in a perpetual roar, swelling in floors of music when the storm gods play upon the rocks and fading away in soft and low murmurs when the infinite blue of heaven is unveiled. With the melody of the great tide rising and falling, swelling and vanishing forever, other melodies are heard in the gorges of the lateral canyons, while the waters plunge in the rapids among the rocks or leap in great cataracts." 
-"The Most Sublime Spectacle on Earth" by John Wesley Powell
Based on its use in the passage, "lateral" most likely means

• transparent
• coming from or related to the side
• to flow
• coming from or related to above

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Lindsey smiled brightly at his back, shrugged casually, and kept her voice smooth as she reassured, "I'm not going anywhere." Then she began to laugh as she saw his shoulders almost flinch. 

• 1st Person
• 3rd Person Limited
• 3rd Person Omniscient
• 3rd Person Objective

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6