ELA Semester 2: Unit 2

What is a characteristic of a credible source?

• published in books

• written by experts in their field of study

• full of facts and statistics

• often written anonymously

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which strategy would be most useful in determining an appropriate topic for an argument?

• Watch reliable news programs to identify current issues you feel strongly about.

• Think of topics that will provide a lot of information and material, such as global warming.

• Make a list of your favorite books and movies, and then focus on the one you like best.

• Flip through an encyclopedia until you find a topic that interests you.

Read the sentence.

She was proactive and boarded up the windows before the hurricane hit.

The word act means “to do something."

Based on this, what is the best definition for the term proactive?

• acting as if something is unimportant

• acting in anticipation of a problem

• acting without thinking

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word would most likely be used to talk about a feeling brought out by a poem?

• advocates

• condemns

• premeditates

• evokes

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which word would most likely be used to describe a former leader?

• deposed

• stagnant

• cosmopolitan

• related

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word would most likely be used to describe an situation in which someone is well known for doing bad things?

• graciousness

• infamy

• righteousness

• hindrance

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word best completes the sentence?

I don't want to ______ on your privacy, so please keep your door closed if you don't want visitors.

• advocate

• knock

• encroach

• condemned

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

• Tessa ate a sandwich, yet she still felt hungry.

• Tessa ate a sandwich yet she still felt hungry.

• Tessa ate a sandwich yet, she still felt hungry.

• Tessa ate, a sandwich yet she still felt hungry.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

• The baseball player hit the ball and, the crowd cheered.

• The baseball player, hit the ball and the crowd cheered.

• The baseball player hit the ball, and the crowd cheered.

• The baseball player, hit the ball, and the crowd cheered.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

• The crowd cheered, but the game wasn't over.

• The crowd cheered but the game wasn't over.

• The crowd, cheered but the game wasn't over.

• The crowd cheered but, the game wasn't over.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A