Reading and Language Usage

The ______________ of the crew building the new structure was deafening.

• attitude

• aroma

• situation

• sound

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which one of these is a tall tale?

• The Boy who Couldn’t Grow.

• How a Boy Grew Ten Feet in One Year.

• A boy Wanted to Make the Basketball Team.

• The Life and Times of Edward Small.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which genre is always associated with a suspenseful tone?

biography

adventure

comedy

historical fiction

• biography

• adventure

• comedy

• historical fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read these lines from a ballad:

Light do I see within my Lady’s eyes

And loving spirits in its planisphere

Which bear in strange delight on my heart’s care

Till Joy’s awakened from that sepulcher.

Which story elements are emphasized with these lines?

• plot and setting

• mood and conflict

• characterization and mood

• theme and irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Chastised by the looks from both her mother and father, Anna returned the novel to her brother.

What does “chastised” mean as it is used in this sentence?

• encouraged

• petrified

• entertained

• reprimanded

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

As soon as Ella graduates, she will go to a job anywhere to get it.

Choose the BEST way to write this sentence.

• As soon as Ella graduated, she would agree to a job anywhere.

• Anywhere a job is had, Ella will graduate to get it.

• As soon as Ella graduates, she will go anywhere to get a job.

• Best as it is

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Whether to play sports or go out for the drama, _______ is the question Jenna must ask herself.

• that

• who

• whom

• which

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Which of these is NOT a complete sentence?

• Suddenly she took off after the dog, but Benji kept running.

• That dog is always getting loose.

• For example, both yesterday and the day before.

• If he comes home on his own, it will be a miracle.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The class was ten minutes late for lunch. Sixth grade students were all late.

Choose the BEST way to combine these sentences.

• The class was ten minutes late for lunch; sixth grade students were all late.

• The sixth grade students came late to class and lunch.

• The sixth grade class was ten minutes late for lunch.

• They were all late, the sixth grade class, for their ten minute lunch.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

And the main roads were so overcrowded, so they, the Smiths, were late for dinner.

Choose the BEST way to rewrite this sentence.

• Therefore, the main roads were so overcrowded, so they were really late for dinner.

• Although the main roads were overcrowded, they, the Smiths, were late for dinner.

• Since the main roads were overcrowded, the Smiths arrived late for dinner.

• Best as is

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1