ELA Review- Wellbeloved

Read the quotation:

“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.” –from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Which choice is the best paraphrase of this quotation? Lesson 1.2

• A person can have good or bad thoughts, but he or she is ultimately defined by his or her actions.

• A person can act on good or bad intentions, and that is fine because it is true of everyone.

• Everyone is good and bad, but a person cannot choose to act on both good and bad.

• A person should choose to act only on good intentions.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which choice best describes successful paraphrasing? Lesson 1.2

• Paraphrasing uses most of the same language from a text.

• Paraphrasing tells the ideas in a text in your own words.

• Paraphrasing explains the main idea of a text.

• Paraphrasing uses all of the specific details from a text.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which statement best describes a theme shared by the two poems "The Road Not Taken" and "Choices"? Lesson 1.3

• Making choices often leads to bitterness over the option that wasn't selected.

• It is important to think long and hard in order to make the right choice.

• Making a choice often involves some sort of compromise and might be regretted.

• It is important to focus on the path you choose and not think of other paths.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Read the excerpt from "The Road Not Taken."

I shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by

Read the excerpt from "Choices."

since i can't go, where i need to go ... then i must go  where the signs point 

Which statement most likely describes the authors' purpose for using figurative language in these lines? Lesson 1.3

• The figurative language conveys the idea that life is similar to a journey.

• The figurative language shows that the speaker in each poem has many options.

• The figurative language gives the poems a sad tone.

• The figurative language helps warn the reader to be cautious when making choices.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What purpose does the conversation between Martha and her grandfather best serve in the personal narrative "The Scholarship Jacket?" Lesson 1.4

• It serves as a resolution to the main conflict; it shows that Martha will not get the jacket after all because she can't afford it.

• It serves as character development; it shows the difficult relationship between Martha and her grandfather.

• It serves as suspense; it makes the reader question how the story's conflict will ultimately be resolved.

• It serves as a major turning point; it explains what causes Martha's view of the situation to change.

Which choice best summarizes Martha's immediate response to the central incident ( the conversations she overhears) in the personal narrative "The Scholarship Jacket?" Lesson 1.4

• Martha is upset and wants to do what the school asks so she can have the jacket.

• Martha is embarrassed and wants to hide because the principal criticizes her.

• Martha is angry and wants to demand the jacket because she feels she earned it.

• Martha is indifferent and wants to tell the principal that someone else should have the jacket.

What evidence from the passage best supports the conclusion that the central conflict of "The Scholarship Jacket" is resolved in a positive way? Lesson 1.4

• “Then if you pay for it, Martha, it’s not a scholarship jacket, is it? Tell your principal I will not pay the fifteen dollars.”

• “I guess you’ll just have to give it to Joann.” I hadn’t meant to say that, it had just slipped out.

• “Okay. We’ll make an exception in your case. I’ll tell the Board, you’ll get your jacket.”

• "Grandpa didn’t say anything; he just gave me a pat on the shoulder and a smile."

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read the following sentence.

Her grades were the best in the class.

Which option can correctly replace "her"? Lesson 1.4c

• Martha

• Martha's

• Marthas'

• Marthas's

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the following sentence.

Martha overheard their argument about her.

Which phrase can correctly replace "their" in the sentence? Lesson 1.4c

• her teachers

• her teacher's

• her teachers'

• her teachers's

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A