SBAC ELA Review

Mr. Martinez was thinking about Juan, who had been late three times in the last two weeks. Mr. Martinez had hired him to help with deliveries. Customers were beginning to complain. Mr. Martinez glared at Juan as he came in the door. Mr. Martinez is most likely_______.

• pleased with Juan

• angry at customers

• angry at Juan

• making lots of money

Joan sat at the computer. She rubbed the back of her neck and sighed. She glanced at the clock and then went back to work.

Joan has most likely ________.

• just started working

• been working for a while

• finished her work at last

• been talking on the phone

The house had two broken windows. Weeds had grown up in the yard, and the paint had begun to peel on the sides of the house. One window faced the street, and through it one could see a room empty of furniture.

It is most likely that ___________.

• a large family lives in the house

• the house has been empty a while

• a new family is moving in

• the family is on vacation

Lucia snatched up the dirty clothes that were strewn across the floor and haphazardly tossed them into the laundry basket her mother had placed outside the door. Then, she organized her desk, cramming markers, glue sticks, and other tools of the learning trade wherever they would fit inside the drawers. She jammed trash into the wastebasket until not one more piece could fit and pulled the bag out to take downstairs. Finally, she made her bed and summoned for her mother to come do her white-glove inspection. Read this sentence from the story. Finally, she made her bed and summoned for her mother to come do her white-glove inspection. Based on this sentence, the reader can conclude that Lucia’s mother —

• is concerned about the bed being made correctly

• wears gloves to protect her hands while she cleans

• has high standards for cleanliness

• insists that Lucia make her bed every day

Jose desperately wanted to finish his homework before he arrived home. His gaming system had patiently waited the entire day for his return. He couldn’t disappoint it. Just thinking about the fun they would have together was distracting enough, but the noise generated by the other kids talking and laughing around him made it nearly impossible to concentrate. With the decibel level of the engine and the squeaking of the brakes at every stop added in, there was no way he could finish his homework here. Jose conceded that he would indeed have to let his faithful companion down. Jose’s thoughts in this paragraph help the reader understand that he —

• does not get along well with other children

• is a responsible boy who is committed to his priorities

• cares less about his studies than he does playing video games

• is easily irritated when things do not go as he has planned

What does it mean to draw a conclusion?

• To take a random guess at something.

• To draw a good guess based on evidence and detail from a source, as well as your own personal experience.

• To draw a good guess based on the mood that you are in that day.

• To base a good guess on your own personal experience.

How do you make an inference?

• Background knowledge only

• Text evidence only

• Three pieces of text evidence

• Background knowledge and text evidence

How do you draw a conclusion?

• Background knowledge + 2 pieces of textual evidence

• One piece of textual evidence

• At least three pieces of textual evidence

• You grab a pen and draw a picture!

The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down; She had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?

• She lost her first game.

• Her head was hanging down.

• She walked down the street.

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means: They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling.

• Nervous

• Discouraged

• Excited

• Relieved