ELA Assessment

Dreaming about a Houseboat

This passage is written from which point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third-person omniscient

• third-person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Dreaming about a Houseboat

What does the introduction tell about Declan?

• He likes to change his mind.

• He often daydreams.

• He finished his report.

• He likes doing his homework.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Dreaming about a Houseboat

Which statement BEST provides an inference that can be made about the narrator's attitude toward Declan in the first paragraph?

• The narrator thinks that Declan will not be distracted by daydreams.

• The narrator says that Declan wants to live on a houseboat.

• The narrator says that Declan is always distracted by daydreams.

• The narrator doesn't think that Declan will finish his report.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Dreaming about a Houseboat

What does the following sentence mean?

Declan's smile was like a torch, right there in the dining room.

• Declan's smile cheers up the room.

• Declan is very warm.

• Declan is smart and bright.

• Declan's smile makes him sweat.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Dreaming about a Houseboat

Read the sentence.

This city has many canals, and there are houseboats moored all along them.

What is the meaning of the word "moored".

• to steer a boat to a dock.

• to sail a boat.

• to drive a boat in a canal.

• to hold a boat in place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Dreaming about a Houseboat

Why does Declan ask for help at the end of the passage?

• He is worried about the houseboat.

• He needs help finishing his report.

• He doesn't like the topic for his report.

• He wants to get an A on his report.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Henry Knox and the Knox Trail

Which of the following BEST explains the relationship between Henry Knox and the British occupation of Boston?

• Knox lived in Boston during its occupation by the British.

• Soldiers fired Knox's cannons to defeat the British in Boston.

• Knox obtained cannons to defeat the British in Boston.

• Knox escaped from the British in Boston.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Henry Knox and the Knox Trail

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between George Washington and Henry Knox?

• George Washington had previously served with Henry Knox.

• George Washington paid Henry Knox money.

• George Washington was Henry Knox's friend.

• George Washington was Henry Knox's superior.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What detail from the passage BEST supports the idea that Knox's mission was difficult?

• Knox found more than forty cannons at For Ticonderoga.

• Boats carried the cannons over Lake George.

• Sleds pulled by horses and oxen moved the cannons over the mountains.

• Cambridge is 300 miles from Fort Ticonderoga.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Henry Knox and the Knox Trail

Why was Dorchester Heights an important landform in the American victory over the British Boston in 1776?

• It provided protection.

• It helped transport artillery.

• It provided natural resources.

• It freed the people of Boston.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5