ELA Test Prep Reading and Language Usage

It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the horizon bright and keen. She hadn't meant to come down onto the beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the street, till she could walk home from school in peace without strangers staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

Which textual evidence best describes Emily's thoughts and feelings?

• "... sea eagle that called Emily..."

• "... till she could walk home from school in peace..."

• "... its broad wings dusty..."

• "... the bird seemed to urge her to come down."

They weren’t on the hook by the phone and they weren’t in her purse. Alison checked the pockets of the jacket she’d worn the day before, but they weren’t there either. She looked at her watch and realized she would be late for work if she didn’t leave soon..

What is Alison looking for?

• Her Keys

• Her Car

• Her Cat

• Her Smoothie

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Schools should require uniforms, which makes students safer by deterring crime. Which is the strongest evidence to support the claim? 

• After one year of having a uniform policy, Nevada's Sparks Middle School experienced a two-thirds reduction in police log reports. 
• In one survey, 86% of principals and other school leaders agreed that uniforms make a "significant, positive impact on peer pressure."
• A study found that, on average, the introduction of school uniforms in the most violent schools increased the volume of assaults. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

• connotation 
• denotation 
• hyperbole
• rhetoric

Many breeds of dogs are used for work. In many cultures dogs are used to herd sheep. The dogs keep the flock from being attacked by animals such as wolves. They also keep sheep from wandering off. Sheepdogs are known for their loyalty and gentleness. Based on your reading of the text, you can INFER that:

• Sheepdogs are not very smart dogs.
• Sheepdogs are gentle and loyal.
• There are many breeds of dogs.
• Wolves are afraid of sheepdogs.

Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar. Then they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting. Today explorers still carry and eat this food.
What is the passage mostly about?

• who uses pemmican today
• what can be put into pemmican
• how pemmican was prepared by Native Americans.
• why people eat pemmican today

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Chad tightened his grip on the rope. He could feel his fingers weakening. "Come on, Chad! Pull! We're losing ground!" shouted his teammate George. Chad gazed at the mud puddle toward which he and George were being dragged. Then he looked up at his opponents. They were screaming something, but Chad couldn't quite hear it. The muscles in his arms and shoulders were tightening. "It's now or never!" George shouted. Chad dug his heels in the dirt and pulled with all his strength.

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Objective

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket.
• The snow is like a white blanket.
• Time is greater than money.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What point of view is the following:
Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her.

• First person
• Third person 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the term that shows us who is telling the story?

• Point of view
• Foreshadowing
• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5