6th/7th Grade Uplift Reading Benchmark Review

The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder.
What type of figurative language is used?

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

After Dan climbed the steep hill, his legs were rubber.
What type of figurative language is used?

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The owl laughed into the darkness.
What type of figurative language is used?

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The girl could smell the fresh lavender as she glided through the beautiful garden of delicate flowers. 

• Imagery
• Idiom
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

She raced to the wall and scanned the list, but was disappointed when she did not find her name on it.

• sound imagery
• visual imagery
• touch imagery
• no imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Do you carpool to school? Do you take a bus? It should be a requirement for everyone to either share a ride or walk to school every day. If we are serious about saving the planet, we must take steps to conserve energy and reduce fossil fuel emissions.

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain
• Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle.

• Perdusade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

“Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, there lived a great hero. He was about to set out on a dangerous quest!”

• Explain
• Persuade
• Entertain
• Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is the purpose of a narrative written by another student about the first time she tried to ice skate?

• Entertain
• Explain
• Persuade
• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

Hellen Keller was born in 1880 and died in 1968. Despite being deaf and blind, Keller was a political activist, a lecturer, an author, and a tireless advocate for those with disabilities.

• Entertain
• Explain
• Inform
• Describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9