SBAC ELA Practice

'To show something' is to...

• give the purpose

• develop a theme

• change the structure

• reveal it

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

'Background information that helps us to understand something' is...

• setting

• mood

• evidence

• context

Tags

CCSS.W.8.3A

The word 'synonym' means...

• a word that has the same/similar definition

• a word that has the opposite definition

• a word that has more than one definition

• a word that doesn't have a clear definition

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The word 'emphasize' means...

• to repeat

• to end something

• to make something less important

• to give importance to something

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

'To give evidence or to back something up' means to...

• support

• develop

• emphasize

• explain

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does a 'statement' mean?

• something communicated by writing or speaking

• an argumentative essay

• a realistic story

• an article

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does 'Mood' refer to?

• how the audience feels when reading something

• how the author feels when writing something

• the general atmosphere of a place

• the tone of a conversation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of 'Tone'?

• how the author feels when writing something

• how the audience feels when reading something

• the structure of a sentence

• the choice of words in a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is an antonym?

• Opposite

• Equal

• Similar

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.5B

'Writer's Audience' means...

• what the writer must write about

• who the writer must write for

• why the writer is writing

• where the author is writing

Tags

CCSS.W.8.4

CCSS.W.8.5