State Test Prep

Why is it important to cite evidence in your writing?

• It confuses readers and makes your writing less clear.

• Readers prefer unsupported claims over cited information.

• It adds credibility to your arguments, demonstrates thorough research, and allows readers to verify the information presented.

• Citing evidence is time-consuming and unnecessary.

What does it mean to infer while reading a text?

• Ignoring the text completely

• Drawing conclusions based on information in the text

• Summarizing the text in a few words

• Reading the text word for word

Arrange the following events in the correct sequence: A. I got on the bus. B. I woke up. C. I went to school.

• BCA

• ACB

• BAC

• CAB

What is main idea?

• The topic of a text.

• An idea that is main.

• Author's biography.

• Historical text.

Why is it important to support your claim with evidence from the text?

• It confuses the reader

• It provides credibility, demonstrates understanding of the material, and helps convince others of the validity of your argument

• It wastes time

• It makes the argument weaker

What is the central message the author is trying to convey in the text?

• The author's shoe size

• The central message the author is trying to convey in the text.

• The best vacation spot

• The author's favorite color

Choose the answers with personification.

• He cried a waterfall for three hours.

• Lightning danced across the sky.

• Her smile was like the sun.

• My alarm clock screams at me every morning.

introduction paragraph

• the beginning

• the middle

• the end

Select the similes

• Her teeth were white as snow.

• She heard the crash and bang and came running.

• The dog's bark was like a fire alarm, loud and annoying.

• The door complained as she opened it.

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• A) The team are winning the match.

• B) The team is winning the match.

• C) The team were winning the match.

• D) The team be winning the match.