ELPAC Reading Quiz

Choose the sentence that matches the picture

• A) The dog is ripping apart the couch.

• B) The box is ready to be taken to the post office.

• C) The boy is surprised by the mess on the floor.

• D) The boy is searching for something inside the box.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

• A) The girls are lying down on the grass.

• B) The girls are playing volleyball.

• C) The girls are climbing a tree.

• D) The girls are jumping rope.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the main topic of the text?

• A) how to identify a cheetah

• B) what kinds of foods cheetahs eat

• C) why cheetahs can run so fast

• D) why some animals have big eyes

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Read this sentence from the text.

A typical cheetah can get its speed up to 60 miles an hour in just three seconds.

What does the word typical most likely mean in the sentence?

• A) large

• B) young

• C) strong

• d) normal

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

According to the text, what does a cheetah's tail help the cheetah do?

• A) defend itself

• B) move quietly

• C) stay balanced

• D) keep warm

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Where does the pinecone fish get its name from?

• A) its size

• B) its eyes

• C) its diet

• D) its appearance

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Read this sentence from the text.

Spiny scales stick out from its body.

What does spiny MOST LIKELY mean in the sentence?

• A) dark

• B) sharp

• C) difficult

• D) strange

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why does the author write “It is like having an underwater flashlight”?

• A) to explain how the bacteria help the fish

• B) to describe the fish's living environment

• C) to explain what the bacteria look like

• D) to describe the fish's special skin

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the text mainly discuss?

• A) why German students no longer go to school on Saturdays

• B) why all students should participate in extracurricular activities

• C) how American students would benefit from school on Saturdays

• D) how Japanese students participate in non-academic activities

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Read these sentences from paragraph 2.

In Germany, students went to Saturday schools until the 1990s. Most German children now go to school only 5 days a week, but they spend their time in school focused only on academics.

What does “they” refer to in the sentence?

• A) American students

• B) academic subjects

• C) Saturday schools

• D) German children

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4