ELA Review

The box of textbooks was heavy.

Which of these is an antonym for the word heavy?

• small

• bulky

• light

• easy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

I would love to go out and play, but I am feeling a bit under the weather today.

The idiom under the weather means...

• to be cold

• to feel sick

• to feel better

• it is a rainy day

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does the prefix dis- mean?

Kendra and Jamie fought so much, it seemed like they disagreed on everything.

• the opposite of

• very much

• always

• again

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the purpose of the sentence below?

At six feet tall and 285 pounds, John is a bear of a man.

• It is a metaphor comparing John to a bear because he lives in the woods.

• It is a simile explaining how John is like a bear because he is a big man

• It is a metaphor comparing John to a bear because he is a big man.

• It is personification because it is giving human– like qualities to the bear.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which word is a synonym for authored?

• wrote

• bought

• read

• drew

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word would best connect the two independent clauses in the sentence below?

Talking on your cell phone while driving is against the law; __________, it puts other driver's lives in danger.

• however

• furthermore

• yet

• otherwise

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The stars were sparkling diamonds in the sky.

What is this sentence an example of?

• The sentence is a simile comparing the stars and diamonds

• The sentence is a metaphor comparing the stars to diamonds.

• The sentence is an idiom because you would not actually find diamonds in the sky

• The sentence is a hyperbole because it makes both stars and diamonds bright.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is the correct way to write the sentence below?

My favorite song is Over the Rainbow.

• My favorite song is "Over the Rainbow."

• "My favorite song is Over the Rainbow."

• My favorite song is Over the "Rainbow."

• Correct as is

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is the correct way to write the following sentence? First I read the book, "To Kill a Mockingbird," and then I read the article, "Life During the Depression."

• First I read the book, "To Kill a Mockingbird," and then I read the article, Life During the Depression.

• . First I read the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, and then I read the article, "Life During the Depression."

• First I read the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, and then I read the article, Life During the Depression.

• Correct as is

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is the correct way to punctuate the underlined part in the sentence below?

After school, Johnny needs to clean his room do his homework finish his science project and take a shower.

• clean his room, do his homework, finish his science project, and, take a shower

• clean his room do his homework, finish his science project, and take a shower.

• clean his room, do his homework, finish his science project, and take a shower.

• Correct as is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A