ELA State Test California CCSS

what is a personification?

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

what is a sonnet

• has 14 lines

• always rhymes

• 10 syllables in each line

• cant have more than 114 words in the poem

write a simile

What is a theme in the poem "In Spite of War"?

• One should dwell on life's sorrows.

• Life is best when it is not complicated.

• One should focus on beauty rather than misery.

• Natural beauty can be found everywhere.

Read these lines from the poem "The New Colossus."

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning...

What is the meaning of the phrase "the imprisoned lightning?"

• the fire burning in the statue's crown

• the lightning in the sky above the statue

• the lights in the city behind the statue

• the light in the torch held by the statue

Which sentence uses thrive correctly?

• With all the sunlight and fresh air coming in, the plant will thrive on the windowsill.

• I thrive that I do not have another quiz today in my geography course.

• He did not want to thrive his mother anymore because she was already irritated.

• The rain came pouring down, creating a thrive in the streets and sidewalks.

Which sentence is written in nonstandard English?

• We decided to skip the game and chill at home instead.

• Our plans for a hike were spoiled by an unexpected thunderstorm.

• I am so excited that you will be able to come to my party.

• The player who scored the winning goal let out a celebratory cheer.

Read the sentence.

The judges selected a contestant more skilled than I am as the winner of the talent show.

What is the function of "more skilled than I am" in the sentence?

• prepositional phrase

• adjective phrase

• adverb phrase

• appositive phrase

Read this paragraph from the article, "Caring for Vets Should Be National Duty."

In advance of this year’s Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, the legions of men and women who have served in our nation’s military received some welcoming news: Congress finally agreed to fund the VA

Mission Act, which since its June passage had been mired in budgetary disputes.

Which word best describes the tone of the paragraph?

• celebratory

• angry

• contented

• pleading

Read the lines from the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay."

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

What is the connotative meaning of the word subsides?

• blooms

• falls

• ends

• weakens