Milestones Prep I

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Did you remember to call Julia?" Dina asked.

• "Did you remember to call Julia, Dina asked."

• Did you remember to call Julia? "Dina asked."

• "Did you remember to call Julia? Dina asked.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• His mom asked, "would you like some broccoli?"

• At the assembly, the fire department told us, "During a fire drill you must be silent."

• "You must do your very best," My teacher said.

• Chris yelled, "watch out for the tree!"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The solution to the problem or the end of the main dramatic conflict.

• plot

• point of view

• resolution

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

When the Hernandez family moved into a new house, the twins, Juan and Maria, argued about who would get the bigger bedroom. Mr. Hernandez told them to "work it out." At first they tried a staring contest, but Juan cheated. Then, they tried to see who could run up and down the stairs faster, but both of them claimed to win. When Mrs. Hernandez checked to see what all the noise was about, she saw the twins wrestling on the ground.

"Enough!" she yelled. "Whoever unpacks the most boxes get the bigger room. Ready! Set! Go!"

What is the PROBLEM in the passage?

• The Hernandez family moves into a new house.

• Juan and Maria have a race.

• Mrs. Hernandez makes the twins unpack boxes.

• Juan and Maria both want bigger rooms.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

When the Hernandez family moved into a new house, the twins, Juan and Maria, argued about who would get the bigger bedroom. Mr. Hernandez told them to "work it out." At first they tried a staring contest, but Juan cheated. Then, they tried to see who could run up and down the stairs faster, but both of them claimed to win. When Mrs. Hernandez checked to see what all the noise was about, she saw the twins wrestling on the ground.

"Enough!" she yelled. "Whoever unpacks the most boxes get the bigger room. Ready! Set! Go!"

How do the twins solve the problem?

• They have a staring contest.

• They have a race to unpack boxes.

• They wrestle.

• They agree that Maria can have the bigger room.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

The twins always disagree about everything.

What does the word disagree mean in this sentence?

• to think that each other is correct

• to have the same opinion

• to agree over and over again

• to not agree

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?

• What the story is about
• The topic of the text
• A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
• Where and when the story happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

A novel can have more than one theme.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

The lesson or message of a literary text.

• theme

• plot

• resolution

• point of view

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.5.5