Pass ELA

Pre-writing includes deciding what to write about, doing research, and making lists or outlines to help plan your essay.

• True

• False

Your first draft of a paper is sometimes called a “sloppy copy.”

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Revision is when you make the content of your writing better.

• True

• False

If your introduction is not interesting, most readers will keep reading your writing anyway.

• True

• False

A good conclusion gives your reader something to think about.

• True

• False

What did Dove do when he heard Ant screaming “Help”?

• Dove ignored Ant’s cry and sat in a nearby tree.

• Dove dropped a twig into the water so Ant could climb on and float to shore.

• Dove told Ant to get a drink of water from the nearby brook.

• Dove perched happily in a tree and cooed a cheerful song.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the moral of the story The Dove and The Ant written by Aesop?

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Choose the moral that is illustrated by the events: A long time ago there was a king who wanted nothing but gold. He wished everything he touched turned into gold. A fairy made this wish come true. Then anything he tried to eat turned into gold, so he starved to death.

• Don’t be greedy.

• Be kind to others.

• Don’t steal.

• Respect your elders.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Choose the moral that is illustrated by the events: Long ago a beautiful princess had all beautiful expensive dresses. She boasted about them all the time. The other maidens got so tired of hearing about it that they stopped being friends with her.

• Eat all your vegetables.

• Necessity is the mother of invention.

• Don’t brag; be modest.

• Don’t talk to strangers.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which inference is best supported by the following sentence? "The Golden Gate Bridge spans the San Francisco Bay, connecting northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco."

• The bridge enables many people to go from San Francisco to northern California.

• The bridge has the longest span of any other suspension bridge.

• Thick cables are best.

• The bridge is the most popular bridge in the Bay Area.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2