ELA Essentials Pretest

How should a summary be written?

• In Sequential order.

• In chronological order.

• The events should be listed in order of importance.

• It doesn't matter how you write a summary as long as it includes all the important information.

How long should a summary be?

• Shorter than the original text.

• Longer than the original text.

• The same length as the original text.

• The length depends on the situation.

What makes a good summary? (choose all that apply)

• Only including information from the text

• Explains what the author thinks

• Includes only most important details.

• Copies sentences word for word from the text.

• States the reader's opinion

Which detail from the second paragraph would be most important to include in a summary of this passage?

April's parents were dog breeders and their kennels were often filled with a litter of puppies. April helped care for the dogs by bathing them and giving them the best food and water.

April's class had also been learning how to care for animals in their science lessons, so she was thrilled when her teacher announced a field trip to an animal shelter. The shelter manager, Rachel, led the class into the kennel area where dogs and cats sat along opposite walls of the building. April was stunned by what she saw. Some dogs looked like they had been starved before coming to the shelter.

"What happened to these dogs?" April asked.

"These dogs are here because their owners did not care for them properly," Rachel replied. "We try to keep the animals healthy so they can go to good homes. If you know someone who wants to adopt a pet, please tell them about our shelter."

April decided to take action and she printed flyers with information about the shelter. April's parents handed them out to people who bought their puppies. The following day April received permission to post a flyer at her school. That afternoon, April received a phone call at home.

"Hi, April, this is Rachel. I wanted to thank you for creating flyers for the shelter. Our adoptions have already started to increase!"

"You're welcome! I just wanted to help rescue the puppies."

• The shelter manager named Rachel gave April a tour.

• April's class took a field trip to the local animal shelter.

• April's class had been learning about animals in their classes.

• April received a phone call at home in the afternoon.

Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax!

Which is the best way to summarize this passage?

• A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.

• Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales.

• Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.

• Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.

What are clues?

• Blue's ....

• Murder Mystery

• What the reader looks for.

• Details that help you figure something out.

What is context?

• A clue.

• Words or phrases in the passage that assist the reader in decoding unknown words.

• A story

• Understanding what you are reading.

Which of the following are types of context clues?

• Antonym

• Cinnamon

• Definition

• Synonym

• Example

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• Many abilities.

• Boring

• not skilled

• exciting

• popular

Tristan couldn't see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke.

• Bounced

• Covered.

• Invisible

• Ruined