Unit 3 Semester 2

Which sentence best uses sensory language about snow?

• It was white.

• It was pretty.

• It dazzled my eyes with brightness.

• It covered the lawn and the house.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Maya wants to revise a sentence to create a sense of fear.

Which sentence uses precise language to best achieve the desired effect?

• The kitten sat in the corner.

• The kitten cowered in the corner.

• The kitten rested in the corner.

• The kitten was in the corner.

Read the excerpt from "Homesick".

Sometimes old women knelt on the riverbank, begging the River God to return a son or grandson who may have drowned. They would wail and beat the earth to make the River God pay attention, but I knew how busy the River God must be. All those people on the Yangtse River! 

• hopeful

• contented

• annoyed

• despairing

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence uses the word compromise correctly?

• The boys chose to compromise on the movie they were going to see.

• My sisters were compromise at the football game.

• I like to compromise when I am alone.

• The decorations were compromise.

Based on the following information, which answer choice best defines glowering?

Glowering is the antonym of grinning.

• lurking

• staring

• glancing

• scowling

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Which word correctly completes the analogy?

hire : employ :: resign : _______

• fire

• quit

• recruit

• appoint

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which word fits this spelling pattern?

scene

scientific

discipline

• disguise

• scent

• signify

• strange

Which sentence correctly uses punctuation to separate coordinating adjectives? 

• Oscar's pet is an adorable, squeaky hamster named Rufus.

• Oscar's pet is an adorable, squeaky, hamster named Rufus.

• Oscar's pet is, an adorable squeaky hamster, named Rufus.

• Oscar's pet is an adorable squeaky hamster named Rufus.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Read the sentence.

My sister Darla has a diary with a gold lock.

What is the function of the phrase with a gold lock?

• It is an adjective phrase modifying sister.

• It is an adjective phrase modifying Darla.

• It is an adjective phrase modifying diary.

• It is an adjective phrase modifying My.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E