ELA 1st Quarter Review

The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down; She had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?

• She lost her first game.

• Her head was hanging down.

• She walked down the street.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The water felt so good on such a hot day! I heard the other children laughing and yelling across the way. The concrete was wet from a group of teenagers splashing each other in the corner. The lifeguard watched closely to keep children from running.

This is at a public pool: what detail from the text best proves this?

• The water felt so good...

• I heard the children laughing...

• The lifeguard watched closely...

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

To improve the quality of instruction, students should be able to grade their teachers.

Which is the strongest evidence to support the claim?

• Speaking to a local journalist, one student said, "Student assessments of teachers are necessary for quality instruction. I'm grateful that the administration adopted this much-needed program."

• In one school, almost all teachers reported that they would change their approach if student feedback indicated that it was not working.

• Several students surveyed about their teachers' effectiveness said that they questioned the anonymity of the survey and therefore were not completely truthful.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student replied, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• School uniforms can be ordered online.

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

Tiffany held her breath as her teacher returned the math test the class had taken last week. Tiffany had not studied very hard for the test, and she was worried about her grade. Her teacher handed Tiffany her test. Tiffany groaned and put her head down on her desk.

It is likely that:

• Tiffany earned a bad grade on the test.

• Tiffany is tired from staying up late.

• Tiffany received a good grade on the test.

• Tiffany is angry at her teacher.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling.

• Nervous

• Discouraged

• Excited

• Relieved

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Based on the context clues in the passage below, eliminate means ________________.

Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.

• color

• add

• find

• delete

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Based on context clues in the sentence below, migrate means ______.

Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.

• Lay eggs

• Move away

• Eat

• Sing

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the passage below. Which words best help you understand the meaning on the word obedient?

The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.

• Followed her mother's requests.

• Brushed her teeth.

• Folded her clothes .

• Went to bed.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• walked

• ran

• sweated

• hiked

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4