Test Prep - Check In #2

Which sentence contains a simile?

• For a while, she tried to follow the groups footprints.

• The wolf slept next to her, protecting her like a fierce soldier.

• The small girl liked the animals.

• His teeth are sharp as he bites down on his food.

Which is an example of personification?

• The ships in the harbor yawned in the lazy day.

• Gavin could barely stand the sight.

• Even the sun was covered up by the gray clouds.

• The tide gurgled and burped as it crashed against the shore.

The meaning of the root "photo" helps you to know that the word "photograph" means ________.

• a picture taken with color.

• a picture taken in the heat.

• a picture taken in the cold.

• a picture taken with light.

"To support the floors that went over the waterfall, he used concrete reinforced with steel rods." What is the meaning of the word support as it is used in the sentence?

• hold up

• define

• understand

• provide

What is the purpose of a heading in an informational passage?

• to indicate a new topic introduced to the reader

• to define key terms for the reader

The 3rd graders at Moore Elementary are going on a once

in a lifetime field trip. They will get to see Mickey Mouse

and a beautiful castle. All of the students can’t wait to

ride on all of the rides.

What can you infer about where the student's are going on their field trip?

• They are going to the zoo.

• The students are 3rd graders.

• They are going to Disney World.

• Moore Elementary takes their students to Disney World twice a year.

Jamal loves to read. His favorite types of books are the ones that give lots of clues to solve a problem. Jamal feels like he is helping solve the cases when he reads this type of book.

What can you infer about the genre Jamal likes to read?

• He likes to read mystery books.

• He likes to read comic books.

• He likes to read the newspaper.

• He likes to read science fiction books.

Andrew's favorite subject in school involves using lots of numbers. He loves to solve equations and often uses a calculator.

Infer Andrew's favorite subject.

• Science

• Reading

• History

• Math

Which evidence best supports the claim that schools can reduce discipline problems by requiring that students wear uniforms?

• 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 academic achievement."

• A study found that, on average, the introduction of school uniforms in the most violent schools increased the volume of assaults.

Native Americans dried strips of meat, pounded it into a paste, and then mixed it with fat. Sometimes they added berries and sugar to the mix as well. After creating the mix, they pressed it into small cakes. They called these cakes pemmican. Due to the way it was prepared, pemmican didn't spoil, and it provided lots of energy for people traveling or going hunting; therefore, even modern explorers find pemmican useful.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Who uses pemmican during modern times.

• What can be added to pemmican

• How pemmican was prepared by Native Americans

• Why people eat pemmican