Quarter 2 ELA Review

Read the following sentence:

The hole in the crust is situated near the Canary Islands.

If the author wanted to change the underlined word, what word could replace the word situated, without changing the meaning of the sentence?

• expanded

• shrinking

• located

• threatened

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The paragraph about the giraffe was unnecessary because it did not relate to the story.

Using your knowledge of multi-syllable words, what could be another word or words for unnecessary?

• needed

• interesting

• not needed

• required

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

 

How do we understand the authors point of view in a text?

• The author will either agree or disagree leaving clues in the text.

• The author puts pictures in the text.

• The author will use exclamation marks.

• The title of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the author's point of view on Summers in Arizona?

• Summers is Arizona are chilly and windy.

• Summers in Arizona are miserable.

• Summer in Arizona is the best time of the year.

• You can be outside all of the time during the summer in Arizona.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What text evidence is there to support the authors point of view?

• People need to go outdoors and enjoy the sun.

• It is cool temperatures of 60 degrees in the summer.

• Summers in Arizona are pleasant.

• The heat when the sun is out is dangerous and unpleasant.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Mark wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Mark's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He  wanted them to say, "Mark is the best skater in the whole world." What is the main idea?

• Mark wants to learn how to skate so he can compete.

• Mark practices very hard to become a great skater.

• Mark is the best skater at the park.

• Mark wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

• There are many landfills available for waste.

• Clean jars before recycling them.

• Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

• Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What is the purpose of informational writing?

• to entertain others

• to teach others

• to persuade others

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Peter walked quickly down the dark street.  It was very quiet.  Suddenly, a dog howled.  Peter walked even faster after that.CAUSE: A dog howled.What was the EFFECT?

• Peter went inside.

• Everything was quiet.

• Peter walked even faster.

• Peter shouted out

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The _______ is the reason why something happened.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3