SBAC ELA

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• You will be happy to learn Ms. Smith, that you have won the contest.

• You will be happy to learn, Ms. Smith that you have won the contest.

• You, will be happy to learn Ms. Smith, that you have won the contest.

• You will be happy to learn, Ms. Smith, that you have won the contest.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence does NOT use verb tense correctly?

• Mia asked her sister, "Have you seen my new book? I set it right here on the counter after school."

• "Mia, I have not seen your book, but I believe that you probably put it somewhere and forgot about it," her sister explained.

• Mia frowned and replied, "If I had put my book somewhere else, I would not have forget it!"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the primary purpose of dialogue in a narrative?

• To provide a break from the main action

• To describe the setting in detail

• To develop characters and advance the plot

• To introduce new characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A synonym for "bearing" is:

• churning

• significance

• wheel

• traitor

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

What does it mean to analyze a text?

• To summarize the text's main points

• To describe the text to someone else

• To examine the text's components and understand their relationship

• To translate the text into another language

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

"resolve" is a synonym for

• settle

• concentration

• engage

• insensible

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

What is the effect of using first-person point of view in a narrative?

• It allows the reader to see the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• It limits the narrative to the experiences and perceptions of the narrator.

• It provides an objective overview of all events in the story.

• It encourages the reader to disagree with the narrator's perspective.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If an author provides a real life example to prove his claim, he can be said to __________ his claim.

• contradict

• illustrate

• edit

• skim

Identifying the theme of a story involves understanding what?

• The main conflict in the story

• The setting of the story

• The underlying message or lesson of the story

• The sequence of events in the plot

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

a synonym for "represent" is

• typify

• imitate

• embody

• all three answers

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A