F.A.S.T Skill Building Practice Test Part 1

ELA.6.R.1 - Develop setting It was a windy night and the whole school was at the stadium. The announcer said, "Number 98 made the sack". The stadium crowd cheered and hollered from the bleachers. Where is this event taking place?

• A. The gymnasium
• B. The school
• C. The bleachers in the stadium
• D. None of the above

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ELA.6.R.3 - Comparing author's writing to another If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.- Kenneth Blanchard A look at both the above statements tells us that they are talking about ______________.

• A. friendship
• B. leadership
• C. actions
• D. dreams

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ELA.6.R.3 - Comparing author's writing to another Read the following passage. The square is probably the best-known of the quadrilaterals. It is defined as having all sides equal. All its interior angles are right angles (90°). From this it follows that the opposite sides are also parallel. A square is simply a specific case of a regular polygon, in this case, with 4 sides. All the facts and properties described for regular polygons apply to a square. The rectangle, like the square, is one of the most commonly known quadrilaterals. It is defined as having all four interior angles 90° (right angles). The opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel and congruent. What is the difference between a square and a rectangle?

• A. All sides are equal in a square, whereas only opposite sides are equal in a rectangle.
• B. All the interior angles are right angles.
• C. Only the opposite sides are equal in both figures.
• D. Both are quadrilaterals.

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ELA.6.R.2 - Central idea of the text Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player of all time. He scored more than 100 points in 1,108 games, won two Olympic gold medals, and was ranked #1 by ESPN Magazine. Chosen for the NBA All-Stars 14 times, Jordan was ten times the scoring champ, five times the Most Valuable Player, and six times the scoring champ of the NBA. No other player has come close to those achievements. Highlight the main idea of the above paragraph.

• Jordan was six times the ‘scoring champ’ for NBA.
• Jordan was chosen for the NBA All-Stars 14 times.
• Jordan was the greatest basketball player.
• Jordan was a basketball player

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ELA.6.R.3 - Compare/contrast one author's presentation with another “Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.” Stevie Wonder “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Fredrich Nietzsche What is similar about these two quotations?

• A. Both talk about languages.
• B. Both talk about life.
• C. Both talk about music.
• D. They have nothing similar.

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ELA.6.R.3 - Compare/contrast one author's presentation with another “Friendship is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” - Muhammad Ali “If you live to be 100, I hope to live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.” - Winnie the Pooh What do both of these quotations have in common? Highlight the correct choice.

• They are both about living life.
• They are both about friendship.
• They are both about learning.
• They have nothing in common.

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ELA.6.V.1 - Distinguish between word associations and definitions The word "old" has a negative connotation. Which of the following options has the same denotation but a positive connotation?

• A. Decrepit
• B. Ancient
• C. Elderly
• D. Senile

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The dictionary contains ______________________.

• A. meaning of a word
• B. pronunciation of a word
• C. the etymology (where the word came from).
• D. all the above

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ELA.6.R.1 - Develop setting

“You,” replied the doctor, “for you cannot hold your tongue. We are not the only men who know of this paper. These fellows who attacked the inn tonight—bold, desperate blades, for sure—and the rest who stayed aboard that lugger, and more, I dare say, not far off, are, one and all, through thick and thin, bound that they’ll get that money. We must none of us go alone till we get to the sea. Jim and I shall stick together in the meanwhile; you’ll take Joyce and Hunter when you ride to Bristol, and from first to last, not one of us must breathe a word of what we’ve found.”

What is the importance of Dr. Livesey’s speech?

• A. It shows that Dr. Livesey understands more about sailing than the squire.
• It shows that Dr. Livesey is afraid.
• It gives details about the treasure map.
• It describes the ship they will board.

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I can’t make heads or tails of this,” said Dr. Livesey.

 

“The thing is as clear as noonday,” cried the squire. “This is the black-hearted hound’s account-book. These crosses stand for the names of ships or towns that they sank or plundered. The sums are the scoundrel’s share, and where he feared an ambiguity, you see he added something clearer. “Offe Caraccas,” now; you see, here was some unhappy vessel boarded off that coast. God help the poor souls that manned her—coral long ago.”

What is the meaning of the word ambiguity in section 4?

• A. unclearness
• B. unhappiness
• C. emptiness
• D. investigation

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