15-Minute ELA Challenge

What is this text feature?

• Chart
• Graph
• Diagram
• Timeline

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What text feature is the arrow pointing to?

• heading
• bold words
• caption
• title

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Barry liked playing board games, but he hated losing. He hated losing so much that he would do whatever it took to win, even bending or breaking the rules. He'd steal money from the bank and hide it under the couch cushions. He'd skip spaces while he was moving around the board. He'd shortchange others money that they were owed and argue with them about it. Barry's techniques were effective. He did win most of the games that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and family, and it didn't take too long until they caught on to Barry's tricks. They tried to tell Barry to stop cheating. They said that the game wasn't any fun when he cheated, but he didn't listen. He continued with his treacherous style of game play, until nobody would play with him anymore.

Which statement expresses a main theme of the passage?

• Do not judge a book by its cover

• Winning isn't everything.

• Be thankful for the things that you receive.

• Don't sweat the small stuff.

When Hailey was given her surprise, she already knew about it. “Who let the cat out of the bag?” her father asked.

What does Hailey’s father want to know?

• who gave Hailey a cat without asking her parents

• who told Hailey about her surprise before she received it

• who bought such a wonderful surprise gift for Hailey

• who opened the door and let Hailey’s cat go outside

Which of these are examples of a metaphor? (There may be more than one)

• The toast jumped out of the toaster

• She cried like a baby

• He was as busy as a bee

• I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse.

Use context clues to find the correct definition to the word in color.

The movie star’s large and beautiful home was palatial.

• ugly

• tiny

• for dogs

• like a palace

Use context clues to find the correct definition to the word in color.

Slavery was abolished in the U.S. after the Civil War.

• outlawed

• exchanged

• running

• common

Use context clues to find the correct definition to the word in color.

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street

• crosswalks

• walkers

• stoplights

• parrots

Use context clues to find the correct definition to the word in color.

Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.

• popular

• out-dated

• careful

• round

Use context clues to find the correct definition to the word in color.

After the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with vivid colors.

• dark

• funny

• bright

• normal