RLA Review for Benchmark

Harper, Grace, and Maya are studying for their literature exam. They come across a long passage in their textbook. How can they find the main idea of this passage?

• Skim through the passage and guess the main idea

• Read the first and last sentences of the passage

• Read the entire passage and identify the central theme or message.

• Ask someone else to summarize the passage for them

What does a Plot Diagram look like?

Place the labels in the correct box in the Plot Diagram

a

b

c

d

e

Falling Action

Resolution

Climax

Exposition

Rising Action

In Charlotte's English class, they are discussing the book they just finished reading. Aiden asks, 'What is the theme of the book?'

• The theme is the setting or location of the book

• The theme is the message, or lesson learned in the book

• The theme is the protagonist of the book

• The theme is the color scheme used in the book

Ethan, James, and Jackson are planning to participate in the school's annual marathon tomorrow. In order to perform well and have enough energy for the race, it was crucial for Ethan to get a good night's sleep.

What does the word crucial mean?​ ​ ​ (a)  

• important

• okay

• better

• funny

Nora, Arjun, and Michael are working on a school project. They need to persuade their classmates, inform them about a topic, and entertain them with their presentation. This combination of goals is called the...

Match the following

• Persuade

• Ad in the paper

• Persuade

• Cinderella
• Entertain
• Harry Potter
• Entertain

• Burger King commercial

• Inform

• Christopher Columbus Voyage

Edit:

Isla, Noah, Abigail and their family love to hangout at Galveston

• Isla, Noah, Abigail and their family love to hangout

• Isla, Noah, Abigail and their family love to hangout at Galveston.

• Isla, Noah, Abigail and their family love to hangout at Galveston

• no change

Arjun, Noah, and Abigail are reading a book for their literature class. What is the best way for them to identify the author's purpose in the passage they are studying?

• Guess the author's purpose based on the title of the book

• Identify the author's purpose by reading the entire passage and understanding the message

• Identify the author's purpose by reading only the first sentence of the passage

• Ask someone else to identify the author's purpose for them

In the story that Noah, Michael, and Emma are reading, what does the term 'Setting' refer to?

• Setting refers to Noah, the protagonist of the story

• Setting refers to the message or lesson that Michael learned in the story

• Setting refers to the time and place in which the story that Emma is reading takes place

• Setting refers to the color scheme used in the story that Noah, Michael, and Emma are reading