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.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A writer wants to include more sensory language in her work. 

Which sentence best uses sensory language to describe a flower?

• The flower looks pretty.

• The flower has a sweet fragrance.

• The flower is a few inches tall.

• The flower grows in a pot.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Karen wants to revise a sentence to create a sense of anger.

Which revision uses precise language to achieve the desired effect?

• Her mother looked at her.

• Her mother stared at her.

• Her mother glared at her.

• Her mother glanced at her.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Jeremy wants to revise a sentence to create sense of playfulness.

Which revision uses precise language to achieve the desired effect?

• The dog came into the house.

• The dog walked into the house.

• The dog galloped into the house.

• The dog is going into the house.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Read the excerpt from "Homesick."

As soon as Miss Williams was gone and my mother was sitting down again, I burst into tears. Kneeling on the floor, I buried my head in her lap and poured out the whole miserable story. My mother could see that I really wasn’t in one piece after all, so she listened quietly, stroking my hair as I talked, but gradually I could feel her stiffen. I knew she was remembering that she was a Mother.

What is the tone of this excerpt from "Homesick?"

• brave

• outraged

• indifferent

• remorseful

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence uses the word chaos correctly?

• The room was complete chaos after the announcement of the new class president.

• I wanted to chaos but I was too tired.

• My chaos time was worse this year than last year.

• I felt chaos when my mom said we were moving.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence uses the word venture correctly?

• The boy decided to venture out into the forest on his own.

• The car had a faulty venture that needed repair.

• He was feeling venture as he bravely stepped up to sing.

• I never venture the computer outside for fear of breaking it.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Allay is the antonym of aggravate.

Which answer choice best defines allay?

• annoy

• rouse

• repair

• calm

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Jaunty is the antonym of inactive.

Which answer choice best defines jaunty?

• melancholy

• weary

• lively

• content

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4