ELA Smarter Balance Questions

Gina was the ________ student in the class.
Which answer choice correctly completes the sentence?

• successfuler
• successfulest
• more successful
• most successful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Her brother studied _________ than she did.
Which adverb form BEST completes the sentence?

• frequently
• frequentlier
• most frequently
• more frequently

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

The groups of lines in poetry are called

• rhythm
• rhyme
• stanza
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.K.5

I went to the store to buy a cake. 
This is a _______sentence.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Alex went to the skating rink and Andy drove him there. This is a _____ sentence.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

While we drove to the Grand Canyone, we enjoyed the view.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Mary had a little lamb.
Had is ____

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Whose fleece was white as snow. Fleece is _____

• noun
• verb
• adverb
• adjective

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.K.5

How does Tyra expect me to get my chores completed if she keeps talking to me.
What should be done to correct the sentence?

•  Put a semicolon after the word me.
• Put a question mark at the end of the sentence
• Put a comma between the words completed and if
• Put an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence below would most likely be included in an essay about pine trees?

• The boy looked up to see the cat stuck in the pine tree
• I used to live on Pine Street, but now I live on Maple Avenue.
• Amazingly, the large cones of the pine tree are the seeds of the tree.
• The bald eagle, our national symbol, can sometimes be spotted in pine trees.

Tags

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.2