FSA ELA Test Prep

Which excerpt from Passage 1 helps explain why Jess changed his mind about the forest?

• “‘I used to think this place was haunted,’ Jess had confessed to Leslie the first afternoon he had revved up his courage to bring her there.

• ‘Oh, but it is,’ she said. ‘But you don’t have to be scared. It’s not haunted with evil things.’

• ‘How do you know?’

  ‘I can just feel it. Listen.’

• At first he heard only the stillness. It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence.”

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CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the theme of Passage 1?

• Nature can have a powerful effect on people.

• Children need friends who can keep secrets.

• People can find interesting things in forests.

• Children often benefit from being quiet.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

How do Jess and Leslie’s actions support the theme from Question #2 ?

• They promise not to tell anyone about Terabithia.

• They are excited about seeing the forest every day

• They decide not to talk when in the forest.

• They are determined to keep Terabithia sacred.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.9A

In Passage 2, what does the author mean by saying the roses “were like little trees”? (paragraph 11)

• The rosebushes have thick trunks.

• The rosebushes are tall enough to climb.

• The rosebushes have large, long branches

• The rosebushes are more leaves than flowers.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why is the description of the roses looking "like little trees" important?

• It shows that the garden lacks color.

• It shows that the rosebushes may be hard to cut down.

• It shows that the garden may be dangerous to play in.

• It shows that the rosebushes have been ignored for a long time.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What role does paragraph 11 have in the passage?

• It shows how difficult it is to keep gardens healthy.

• It helps explain the reasons why Mary is fond of flowers.

• It provides a setting where Mary can meet new characters.

• It helps create the idea that the garden has been abandoned.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.5

Why does the narrator show Mary talking to herself?

• to show how interested Mary is about the garden

• to show how nervous Mary feels inside the garden

• to show how little Mary understands about the garden

• to show how much the garden reminds Mary of other places

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.6

The title of Passage 2 calls Jefferson a “food pioneer.” Choose two sentences that support this description.

• In Jefferson’s day, there were no supermarkets, no refrigerators, and no trucks or airplanes to move food quickly over long distances.

• Mostly, people ate only what they or their neighbors grew and made.

• Because of this, most people were familiar only with local plants and were afraid of new ones.

• Perhaps because Jefferson traveled in Europe—and because he always liked to try new things—he was an exception.

• He loved to grow unfamiliar plants.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Which two sentences should be included in a summary of Passage 1?

• Jefferson’s garden was on a hilltop in Virginia.

• Jefferson cooked most of his food by boiling it.

• Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• Jefferson believed plants were important to society.

• Jefferson kept detailed records of the vegetables he grew.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

What does exception mean as it is used in paragraph 8?

• a person who does experiments

• a regular traveler

• a unique individual

• a person who grows vegetables

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4