spelling advance benchmark unit 4 week 2

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
What can you infer about Violet?

• She is energetic
• She is shy
• She is mean
• She hates people

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The phrase, “out of this world,” means not only “off planet Earth” but also, figuratively, 

• on another planet’s moon.
• going outside the atmosphere.
• visiting Mars and beyond.
• above and beyond the usual.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

“The city was a jungle.” is an example of what?

• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole
• simile

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

The difference between a simile and a metaphor is

• A metaphor uses "like" or "as"
• A simile uses "like" or "as"
• There is no difference
• A metaphor compares something to a person

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

the reason an author writes a story or text 

• theme
• main idea
• summary
• author's purpose

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

• remove
• call
• explain
• stop

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

Inform means...

• Give informal speech
• Give information
• Take the form
• Give in a form

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.7.5