Map Reading Practice 1

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• a.“stop,” the officer commanded, “you must wait here.”

• b.“Before you go to the game,” Mom said, “you must clean your room.”

• c.“After practice,” coach said, “We are going to watch film.”

• d.“I ordered a pizza,” Bob said. “why don’t you order dessert?”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

What figure of speech does this sentence use?

• a.metaphor

• b.exaggeration

• c.simile

• d.personification

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following would be the best title for a paper contrasting tea and coffee?

• a. My Favorite Teasc.

• b.The History of Coffeed.

• c. Types of Drinks

• d. Tea or Coffee: A Cultural Debate

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

If you were assigned a reminiscence, a story from your life, the best point of view to use would be:

• a.first person

• b.second person

• c.third person

• d.third person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following provides the most vivid description?

• a.Sarah bought a new skirt and blouse. She always shopped at stores that were having sales. She was a bargain shopper.

• b.The day began with a memorable sunrise. The rain fell, and the wind blew. It was going to be an ugly day.

• c.Joe’s legs quivered violently as he waited for Miss Pearl to deliver a copy of the dreaded exam. As she approached his shabby desk, her steely eyes bore right through him.

• d.Reading a book was fun for Lindsey. She sat in a chair near the door.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word in the list would NOT use the same criteria in selecting a movie?

• a.English

• b.Spanish

• c.Drama

• d.French

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which should be combined into one sentence?

• a.Janelle wanted her entire family to attend the reunion. Several of her grandchildren chose not to oblige.

• b.Cindy left all her cosmetics at the office. Her clothing appeared rumpled and wrinkled.

• c.Martha fell when she tried to walk through the aisles in her classroom. Jack tripped over Sally’s backpack.

• d.Joe wanted to earn an A in Mrs. Cosmo’s class. Mr. Smith expected him to fail hisclass.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following contains an error?

• a.Her puppy has found where the bones were hidden.

• b.Sam smiled happily as he left school early.

• c.Mary seems to have growed an inch in the last week.

• d.Susie ran from her car because of the pouring rain.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an figure of speech?

• a.My love is like a red, red rose.

• b.She moves like the night through the dimmed hallways.

• c.He ran today’s race with much gusto.

• d.The screaming headlines alerted us that our candidate had lost.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following would best support the conclusion that doctors make more money than lawyers?

• a.lawyers charge by the hour

• b.Dr. Jones has the biggest house in the neighborhood.

• c.doctors get longer vacations

• d.a graph in Newsweek that shows American doctors’ salaries and lawyers’ salaries

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1