ELPAC Reading Quiz #4

Read the text. What does the essay mainly discuss?

• the benefits of online schools

• whether school should be free

• who teaches online classes

• how much time online classes take

Read this sentence from the student's essay: "Currently only a few school districts are providing the option of attending an online school or a brick-and-mortar school." Choose the correct option to replace the underlined words.

• newly constructed

• physical

• virtual

• better

Why does the student writer mention a bell ringing in paragraph 2?

• to illustrate how long online classes take to complete

• to give an example of the kind of project an online class might involve

• to contrast online classes with regular classes

• to question whether online classes really offer more flexibility

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the student's essay: "Online schools have the ability to offer more classes that suits students' interests." Choose the correct word to replace the underlined verb.

• suited

• suit

• suiting

• suitable

Read the sentences from paragraph 3 of the student's essay. "For example, if I wanted to take Chinese, Vietnamese, or Farsi as a second language, an online school might offer it. Most brick-and-mortar schools do not offer these languages." Which word should be used to combine the two sentences?

• but

• otherwise

• so

• therefore

What does the student writer suggest about online classes in paragraph 4?

• There are only a few benefits to taking online classes.

• Online classes usually have more tests than regular classes have.

• Online classes are usually not offered during the summer.

• Online classes cause less disruption in students’ lives than regular classes.

Read the text. What does the word correspondence MOST LIKELY mean in paragraph 4?

• similarity

• communication

• completion

• making corrections

Which word or words MOST NEARLY mean the same as the root word motivate in the word motivation in paragraph 5?

• inspire

• give reasons

• be organized

• learn