ELA Benchmark 3 for Twins

Choose the correct answer to identify the purpose of the following sentence. (ELAGSE7L1:b)

The waves were crashing on the shore; it was a beautiful sight. 

• Declarative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

• Interrogative

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Choose the correct answer to identify the purpose of the following sentence. (ELAGSE7L1:b)

Get your literature book and turn to page 60.

• Declarative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

• Interrogative

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Dad said, “This meal smells delicious.”

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Simple Subject

• Indirect Object

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

The director tells the composer the mood of the movie.

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Simple Subject

• Indirect Object

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

All morning, a steady rain fell on our neighborhood. 

• Clouds

• Rain

• Neighborhood

• Morning

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence uses coordinate adjectives and is correctly punctuated? (ELAGSE7L2:a)

• the experienced, medical doctor was on call when we arrived at the emergency room.

• The humorous uplifting book was a popular one at the library.

• The fun-loving, intelligent student is well-liked on campus.

• The model wore a beautiful, wedding dress for the photo shoot.

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? (ELAGSE7L1)

 How did you get your shoes on the roof?

• get your shoes

• get on the roof

• on the roof

• How did you get

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is the BEST way to combine the two sentences to make a compound sentence? (ELAGSE7L1:b)

 

The door to the workshop was locked. We had to call Mr. Higgins for the key.

• The door to the workshop was locked, yet we had to call Mr. Higgins for the key

• The door to the workshop was locked, so we had to call Mr. Higgins for the key

• The door to the workshop was locked, and we had to call Mr. Higgins for the key

  , Not Selected

• The door to the workshop was locked, but we had to call Mr. Higgins for the key

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of these BEST revises sentence 2 to provide more descriptive detail? (ELAGSE7RL5)

(1) My favorite time of the day is right before bed. (2) I climb under the covers and feel good. (3) I open an interesting book and read a few pages until my eyes become too heavy for me to hold them open. (4) Then, I shut off the light and lazily drift to sleep.

• I climb under the covers, and I feel great.

• I climb under the covers and feel just fine.

• I climb under the covers, feeling safe and warm.

• I climb under the covers, and I am okay.

• I climb under the covers, feeling safe and warm.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What type of figurative language is the following example?

His weapon hummed softly. (ELAGSE7RL4)

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3