ACAP ELA Review

When you cite details to support your answer, you cite or show __.

• strong examples or evidence from the text

• your own comments or commentary

• what you think is the right answer

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Again, before you start answering questions that require you to read first, make you sure read each text or passage __.

• carefully

• quickly

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Which one uses commas correctly to join coordinate adjectives (adjectives that describe the same word)? Remember to place a comma between each adjective except the last one.

• He's a smart, young athletic student.

• He's a smart, young, athletic student.

• He's a smart, young, athletic, student.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Match the following kinds of sentences:

• compound-complex

• Jennifer is my sister; Shun is my brother.

• simple

• Because I want to play football in 8th grade, I must make good grades in my classes.

• complex

• Randy cooked barbeque ribs on the grill.

• compound

• While running across the yard, Mike found he missed the bus, so he had to walk to school.

Don't forget the rules about capitalization and especially the rules about subject-verb agreement. Which sentence uses subject-verb agreement correctly?

• The girl with the pink shoes plays in the school band.

• The girl with the pink shoes play in the school band.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

The theme is the main meaning or message of a work of literature; it is an idea about life that is revealed through some part of the story. Which statements are examples of a story's theme? (Select 2 choices.)

• Good always wins over evil.

• Hard work and dedication pay off at the end.

• She is a strong character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

An objective summary is a summary that (a)   any opinions or judgments about what is written in the text. Instead, it only includes information that comes from the text.

• does include

• does not include

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

A poem contains lines and stanzas (paragraphs); it may or may not rhyme (rhythm). The narrator of a poem is called the __ (the "voice" that talks to the reader).

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Match the following reading terms to their definitions:

• contrast

• to tell the similarities

• summarize

• to form or draw conclusions based on evidence found in a text

• compare

• to give a brief statement of the main points of a text, telling what the text is about

• revise

• to make changes and corrections after you look at something

• infer

• to tell the differences

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the author in the Works Cited entry below? (Click on the explanation for help--if needed.)

• Austen, Jane

• Emma

• Dover Publications

Answer explanation

When writing research papers, you will often be asked to follow a particular style guide for your citation page. One popular style guide is the Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook. The MLA Handbook identifies the important elements of a citation. These elements should always appear in this order:

SAMPLE FORMAT (in order):

Author. Title of the Source. Publisher, Publication Date

Author Note: This is the name (or names) of the work's creator(s). The first author's name is written in last name, first name format (Smith, Jane).

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9