ELA State Test Practice

Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail for the following topic sentence?

The town of Millville has always helped less fortunate families.

• Millville cooks meals for the needy people during the holidays.

• The town donates toys to the needy children.

• The Millville shelter donated clothing to the homeless last year.

• Millville has stopped providing assistance to poor families.

Which is the best topic sentence for the following paragraph?



I walked to home plate and held my bat up. However, my hands were shaking so much that I couldn’t keep the bat still. The umpire even told me to calm down. I was still shaking when the first pitch came. It was high, but the umpire called it a strike since my bat was still moving.

• I was nervous when it was my turn to bat.

• Baseball is my favorite sport.

• Umpires are often unfair.

• I hurried out of the dugout

A student is asked to write a CRQ on how the climate in Alaska impacts the transportation and infrastructure of the state.

Which topic sentence would be the most appropriate?

• According to the passage “Climate of Alaska,” the increase in temperature is causing an impact on the state’s transportation and infrastructure.

• The increase in temperature, as stated in the passage, has been shown to affect Alaska’s transportation and infrastructure.

• Alaska’s transportation and infrastructure have been affected by climate change because the permafrost has been thawing, and the temperature has increased by three degrees.

• I read an article regarding the climate change in Alaska, and I will be telling you how the climate has affected this state.

Read the following excerpt below and determine its text structure.

Many people think that they can get sick by going into cold weather improperly dressed; however, illnesses are not caused by temperature. They are caused by germs. So, while shivering outside in the cold probably won’t strengthen your immune system, you’re more likely to contract an illness indoors because you will have a greater exposure to germs.

• Chronological order

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

What’s the author’s purpose of the paragraph below?

I know that you want to go to the zoo today, but I would rather go to the beach. It is going to be hot outside, and it would be so nice to cool off in the water. We could bring the big beach ball to play with. We could build a sandcastle. I will even let you bury me in the sand. We could get ice cream at the snack bar after lunch. Doesn’t the beach sound like more fun than the zoo?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Which dialogue statement is written correctly?

• “Today is Friday.” Said Mrs. Jones.

• “Today is Friday,” said Mrs. Jones.

• “Today is Friday”! said Mrs. Jones!

• “Today is Friday.” said Mrs. Jones.

____________going to do well on the test.

• Your

• You’re

• Your’e

• Your’re

____________going out of town next week.

• Their

• Theyre

• There

• They’re

I can’t drive my car because one of _______tires is flat.

• its’

• its

• it’s

¹ A helicopter land near the top of a erupting

² volcanoe. With care and speed, a team of scientists gets out to do ³there work. “Ive been out there sometimes

⁴ when lava is shooting out of the ground 100 meters high exclaimed ⁵Margaret mangan a scientist that studies

⁶ volcanos.

Which line is missing an apostrophe?

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Line 4