ELA Review

Which answer choice best explains what the "main idea" of a passage is?

• Supporting details from the passage.

• The most important idea of the text.

• The central message of the passage.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which answer choice best describes what the "theme" of a passage is?

• A message or lesson the author is trying to convey in the text.

• The most important idea the author is trying to get across in the text.

• The important details found in the text.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is a stanza?

• When the ending words in a line of poetry have the same sound

• The type of pattern that the rhyme makes.

• The "sentences" that make a poem.

• The "paragraphs" of a poem.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

The image provided is of a poem. How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 5

• 16

• 4

• 3

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 2?

• ABCB

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCD

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which of the following features are specific to Drama's?

• Stanzas

• Paragraphs

• Stage directions

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

Do you enjoy ice cream? Many people over the ages have enjoyed ice cream. The ancient Greeks ate snow mixed with honey and fruit. It really took off as a dessert in the 18th century. Today, people all over the world enjoy the wonderful taste of ice cream. What is the main idea of this passage?

• The Ancient Greeks ate a version of ice cream.

• Ice cream has been around a long time.

• Ice cream was popular in the 18th century.

• Many people eat ice cream.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The sun is some ways away from Earth. It may not seem that far when you look at it in the sky. However, it is so far away that it takes eight whole minutes for the light from the sun to reach us on Earth. And yet, it is still far closer than any other star in the universe. What is the main idea of the text?

• The sun is far away from Earth

• The sun's light takes eight minutes to reach Earth.

• The sun appears closer than it is.

• There are suns across the universe.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Little Things

by Ebeneze Cobham Brewer

Little drops of water,

Little grains of sand,

Make the mighty ocean

And the pleasant land.

Thus the little minutes,

Humble though they be,

Make the mighty ages

Of eternity.

What is the theme of the poem above?

• The minutes tick by slowly.

• Never underestimate the power of a child.

• Drops of water and grains of sand are very small.

• The small things are as important as the big things.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

In Irish Legend, leprechauns are fairies. They take the form of old men wearing little green coats. Leprechauns like to get into a lot of mischief, of playing tricks. When they're not making mischief, leprechauns spend their time making shoes. They take the money they earn from making shoes and hide it in a pot of gold which is hidden at the end of a rainbow.

Determine the meaning of mischief in this text.

• Lying and getting into trouble.

• Angry outbursts and emotions.

• Silly and happy actions.

• Playful misbehaviors or trickery.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1