ELA Q2 Interim Review

A student is reading a passage and realizes they did not understand a sentence in the passage. Which would be the MOST effective strategy for the student to try first? 

• ask the teacher

• guess the meaning

• reread the sentence

• sound out the words

During the second reading of a passage, the teacher asks the students questions about the text. The teacher tells students to answer using specific details from the text. 

What is another term to describe what the teacher is asking the students to look for? 

• close reading

• context clues

• annotated text

• text evidence

A student stands in front of the class and gives a speech about why they think it's better to get more sleep at night. Is the student's speech a firsthand or secondhand account?

• firsthand

• secondhand

You are reading an article in Studies Weekly that describes what life was like for the colonists in 1776. Is the article a firsthand or secondhand account?

• firsthand

• secondhand

Your mom said that she hasn't seen the newest Trolls movie, but the reviews online say it's really good. Your mom telling you about the online reviews is a...

• firsthand account

• secondhand account

Getting enough sleep at night is essential. What does essential mean?

• Not needed

• Upsetting

• Fun

• Extremely important

If you add -ful to the end of a word, what does that mean? (Ex: This can be harmful to our health.)

• full of

• action of

• past tense

• can be done

If someone is advocating for something, what are they doing? (Ex: He was advocating for a limit on homework each night.)

• Going against something

• Publicly support something or recommend it

Sarah was giddy about her weekend plans. She was going to Six Flags with her friends.

What does giddy mean?

• Nervous

• Silly and joyful

• Angry

• Annoyed

The teacher was very irritable on Monday morning because she didn't have enough time to stop at Starbucks and she was running on 5 hours of sleep.

What does it mean to be irritable?

• to be tired

• to be easily annoyed or angry

• to be in a hurry

• to be sad