TCAP ELA Practice

1 Part A

What is the meaning of the word drift as it is used in paragraph 18 of "Just Like Home"?

• consider

• wander

• change

• hover

1 Part B

Which detail from the story helps the reader understand the meaning of drift?

• Priya, Enrique, and Farah create drawings that have different colors and shapes.

• Jasper studies the drawings and decides they look like tropical fish swimming in a coral reef.

• Lily, Jasper, and Enrique make comments about the drawings as the students come close enough to see them.

• Priya smiles when her teacher and classmates show an interest in the drawings by describing them to one another.

2 Part A

Priya from "Just Like Home" would agree with which statement?

• Sharing family traditions can bring comfort.

• Working together is the best way to achieve success.

• Using imagination often makes ordinary situations exciting.

• Making quick decisions can sometimes bring the best results.

2 Part B

Which paragraph from the story supports the answer to Part A?

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 11

• paragraph 19

• paragraph 22

3 Part A

In "Just Like Home," what can be learned about Priya from her statement, "It looks like home"?

• She believes imagination improves art.

• She realizes many of her classmates have artistic talent.

• She misses the family traditions in India.

• She wishes she could spend time with her friends in India.

3 Part B

Which detail supports the answer to Part A?

• "At her old school, she spend recess climbing the monkey bars and sharing secrets with her friends." (paragraph 3)

• "While she and her classmates filed through the halls and out into the yard, Priya thought about how she and her mother used to draw chalk patterns in the long driveway leading up to their old apartment building." (paragraph 4)

• "Then he drew circles inside of circles, and surrounded them with small diamonds. Priya kept drawing too, in between and around Enrique's designs." (paragraph 11)

• "Priya, Enrique, and Farah stood up and looked at what they had done. The pavement was covered in bright colors and shapes: triangles, circles, squares, and diamonds, all mixed together." (paragraph 18)

"Life Doesn't Frighten Me" 4 Part A

What is the meaning of lines 37-38 of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"?

I've got a magic charm

That I keep up my sleeve

• a secret talent to use when the time is right

• a symbol of the speaker's imagination

• a special treasure hidden from cruel classmates

• a scary experience in the speaker's nightmares

4 Part B

Which lines from the poem BEST demonstrate the answer to Part A?

• lines 10-11

• lines 28-29

• lines 35-36

• lines 39-40

5 Part A

Which sentence summarizes the speaker's thoughts in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"?

• Some challenges are much more difficult than others.

• Dreams can be helpful when solving problems.

• Confidence is the best weapon against fear.

• Being alone is the scariest place to be.

5 Part B

Which lines from the poem show evidence of the answer to Part A?

• lines 1-2

• lines 10-11

• lines 19-20

• lines 35-36