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SOL Reading Practice

Authored by Rebecca Sutherland

English

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which word carries a negative connotation in this sentence?

Patrick's mother is assuming that when her son refrains from fraternizing so much, he will become more accomplished.

mother

assuming

refrains

fraternizing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Ryan was meticulous with his writing assignments, 

so the papers he turned in for English class received the highest grades

 for grammar because they never contained mistakes.

As used in this sentence, the word meticulous means :

Notably interested and insightful

Especially careful about details

overly cautious of possible consequences

Exceptionally rational and reasonable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which fact from a magazine article would be best to include in a 

report about the literary career of William Faulkner?

By the time 

Faulkner entered 

eighth grade in 1911, he had begun to show signs of

 increasing truancy.

Faulkner worked

 briefly as a clerk 

at First National 

Bank, which was

 owned by his

 grandfather.

Shortly after 

entering the

 University of 

Mississippi, Faulkner

 won a $10 poetry

 prize offered by

 Professor Calvin 

S. Brown.

In 1921 Faulkner 

accepted a job as postmaster at the University of

 Mississippi post

 office.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The days following tryouts for the wrestling team were a roller coaster ride for Ian. 

He had done his best at the tryouts and hoped the coaches would want him to wrestle on the varsity team. 

He worried over it for hours. The purpose of the figurative language in these sentences is to suggest that Ian 

regretted how he 

performed

alternately felt

 optimistic and 

pessimistic

desperately 

wanted to be on

 the varsity team

waited a long time to learn the results of the tryouts

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The fanfare and flourishes of the finale announced a farewell to our carnival.  

This is an example of:

onomatopoeia

alliteration

metaphor

allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A quick scan of Saint-Saëns's biography  provided little assistance—the  information was nearly incomprehensible to a beginner such as myself.  

The word incomprehensible contains a root word that means to —

enjoy

understand

invent

construct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The ticket was inscribed with the logo for KidsPop,

 the symphony orchestra's 

overt attempt to entice children away from  video games and into the world of classical music. 

meant to be 

adequate

easy to recognize

for a limited time

priced to be 

affordable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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