AASA ELA testing

Read these sentences from paragraph 9 of “Discovering Japan.”

Ana stared at Blair’s elegant drawing, and a smile flickered across her face. ‘You may not be a poet, but you are a fantastic artist, and your drawings are lovely Ana exclaimed.

What does elegant mean as it is used in the paragraph?

• Beautiful

• Huge

• Colorful

• Simple

Answer explanation

Remember to always read the word in the paragraph it is in. Some words have multiple meanings.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

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What is a theme of “Discovering Japan”?

• Studying other countries can help people learn new skills.

• Working in groups can make it easier to understand a difficult subject.

• Keeping a positive attitude is important to overcoming challenges.

• Trying something new often helps people discover hidden talents.

Answer explanation

In the story, the students didn't really know each other in the beginning. In the middle they started to lose confidence in their presentation, but then Ana notices Blaire's talent in drawing. This discovery brought out the confidence in all the students because they could use their talents to make their presentation great!

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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CCSS.RL.5.9

Which detail is not one of the three options that support the inference that friends work well together?

• We could paint that fence

• Bree and Marcos chatted about planting flowers

• his face lit up with inspiration

• Bree and I shouted in agreement.

Answer explanation

Bree and Marco chatting is a detail, but it is not best to use in support of friends working well together. People chat all the time, it doesn't mean they work well together.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Based on the information in “A Summer Plan,” which two statements are true about the mural shown in the illustration?

• Bree painted the rocks.

• Bree painted the fish.

• Marcos painted the waterfalls.

• Marcos painted the bridge

• Emma painted the birds.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

In the story Summer Plan, who decied to enter the contest?

• Dad

• Marco

• Bree

• Emma

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When I finish my testing, I can _________

• Lay my head down

• Draw

• Read a book

• Talk to my neighbors who are finished too.

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Both “Discovering Japan” and “A Summer Plan” share the idea that—

• projects are more fun when good friends can work together

• adults are often able to give children good advice

• actions of each individual are important to the success of a group

• creative ideas are sometimes difficult to come up with

Answer explanation

Remember! In both stories, each individual participated in creating something great together!

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Which statement describes the point of view in “Discovering Japan” and the point of view in “A Summer Plan”?

• “Discovering Japan” is told from a first-person point of view, but “A Summer Plan” is told from a third-person point of view.

• “Discovering Japan” is told from a third-person point of view, but “A Summer Plan” is told from a first-person point of view.

• Both “Discovering Japan” and “A Summer Plan” are told from a first-person point of view.

• Both “Discovering Japan” and “A Summer Plan” are told from a third-person point of view.

Answer explanation

When finding point of view,we ignore the "dialog". First person pronouns (I, Me, We) Third person pronouns(He, she, They)

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CCSS.RL.5.7

The drawing is important to the passage because it shows—

• how sundials became popular tools for telling time

• why people had challenges with clocks that needed shadows 

• how water clocks helped people recognize the hour of the day

• why knowing the time was important for setting up meetings

Answer explanation

If you read paragraph 5 (after the picture), it tells you that sundials needed sunlight,and without light they were a challenge to tell time.

when you are asked a text feature question,look at the text right before and after it to help. The feature normally will be close to the text that it goes with.

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Which two phrases from paragraph 7 help the reader understand the meaning of increased?

• “towns and cities grew”

• “trade between countries”

• “lots of new jobs”

• “in the same place”

• “to get them done”

Answer explanation

Grew and lots are the two best words that describe an increase.

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