Middle School ELA EOG Mastery Quiz

When reading a complex text, what strategy can help you understand the main idea?

• Skimming the text quickly without looking at the details.

• Reading only the first and last paragraph.

• Asking questions about the text before, during, and after reading.

• Ignoring unknown words and focusing on the text's images.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which literary device is used to give human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the purpose of a comma in a series?

• To connect two independent clauses.

• To separate items in a list.

• To introduce a quotation.

• To add unnecessary pauses in a sentence.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the type of conflict in a story where a character struggles with their own fears or desires.

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Self

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• She is a fast runner.

• He swims like a fish.

• The snow is a white blanket.

• Time is money.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the rule for using apostrophes in possessive nouns?

• Add 's to the plural form of the word.

• Add 's to the singular form of the word, even if it ends in s.

• Add an apostrophe after the s in plural nouns.

• Never use an apostrophe to show possession.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which reading comprehension strategy involves making guesses about what will happen next in a text?

• Summarizing

• Predicting

• Visualizing

• Connecting

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is an oxymoron?

• A long, descriptive poem.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

• A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause stronger than a comma but weaker than a period?

• Semicolon

• Colon

• Dash

• Ellipsis

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Identifying the theme of a story involves understanding what?

• The main events of the plot.

• The setting and its influence on the story.

• The underlying message or lesson of the story.

• The characteristics of the main characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2