SBAC ELA Practice

When I first saw where we were going to live, I vacillated between feeling terrified and excited.

What does the author communicate to the reader with the use of "vacillated?" Select three options

• The narrator's emotions were in conflict.

• The narrator had trouble deciding how to feel.

• The narrator was scared and thrilled at the same time.

• The narrator kept changing her mind about the situation.

• The narrator stopped being scared and began to feel happy.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

• to show that the narrator comes from a family that is used to spending money

• to reveal the narrator as someone who is shallow and cares only for nice things

• to contrast the narrator's grand dreams with the sparse life her parents have in mind

• to emphasize the narrator's nervousness about moving to a place so far removed from civilization

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

• Other organisms in the Gulf waters feed on the larvae of blue crabs.

• Most of the spilled oil that contaminated the Gulf waters recently has been cleaned up.

• Scientists recently discovered oil droplets on blue crab larvae in waters along the Gulf coast.

• Scientists fear long-term negative effects on Gulf coast organisms from contaminated blue crab larvae.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

• Some of the spilled oil has left the Gulf waters.

• Some of the spilled oil has been made non-toxic.

• Some of the spilled oil has intensified in strength.

• Some of the spilled oil has separated into smaller parts.

• Some of the spilled oil has been consumed by ocean organisms.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

• It emphasizes the strength and durability of the blue crabs' outer shells.

• It emphasizes the mystery and uncertainty of blue crabs' future in the Gulf.

• It emphasizes the importance of the blue crabs' role in the Gulf's ecosystem.

• It emphasizes the blue crabs' ability to survive the threats to their environment.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

• The negative aspects of volunteering should not be overstated.

• Many teens need to be convinced that volunteering should be mandatory.

• However challenging volunteering may be, it will, in the end, provide many benefits.

• It is understandable why students feel they can not commit to volunteering in the community.

“In fact, the boat might almost as well have gone to St. Jo by land, for she was walking most of the time, anyhow—climbing over reefs and clambering over snags patiently and laboriously all day long. The captain had said she was a “bully” boat, and all she wanted was more “shear” and a bigger wheel. I thought she wanted a pair of stilts, but I had the deep sagacity not to say so.”

Which literary device does the narrator use in this paragraph?

• alliteration with the “bully” boat description

• personification of the boat as a “she”

• symbolism of the reefs and snags being obstacles in life to overcome

• euphemism with the description of “climbing over reefs” rather than “scraping along the bottom”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is repetition?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Words or phrases that repeat

• Words that sound the same

• The repetition of consonant sounds inside of words

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is alliteration?

• words that rhyme

• giving inanimate objects human capabilities

• a repeated consonant sound occurring at the beginning of words

• an extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is onomatopoeia?

• The repetition of letter sounds

• An obvious exaggeration

• A word that names a sound

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4