ELA Test Prep

What is evidence?

• Information from a text that can be used to support ideas, arguments, opinions, and thoughts

• The materials from which the writer gathers ideas and information

• Words that help connect or link ideas, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• What one thinks about something or somebody; viewpoint

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is revise?

• A story, description, or account of events

• An idea of conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning

• To make changes that correct or improve

• The most important point of the message the author wants to share

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

What is main idea?

• Information from a text that can be used to support ideas, arguments, opinions, and thoughts

• The most important point of the message the author wants to share

• An idea of conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning

• The part of a narrative that provides and solution and closure

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

What is an introduction?

• What one thinks about something or somebody; viewpoint

• Words that help connect or link ideas, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• The most important point of the message the author wants to share

• The part of a narrative that introduces the setting, characters, and problem

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

What is a transition?

• An idea of conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning

• Words that help connect or link ideas, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• The most important point of the message the author wants to share

• A story, description, or account of events

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What is an inference?

• An idea of conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning

• What one thinks about something or somebody; viewpoint

• To make changes that correct or improve

• The part of a narrative that provides and solution and closure

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is a conclusion?

• Words that help connect or link ideas, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• The part of a narrative that introduces the setting, characters, and problem

• The part of a narrative that provides and solution and closure

• An idea of conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

Which excerpt from Passage 1 helps explain why Jess changed his mind about the forest?

• “‘I used to think this place was haunted,’ Jess had confessed to Leslie the first afternoon he had revved up his courage to bring her there.

• ‘Oh, but it is,’ she said. ‘But you don’t have to be scared. It’s not haunted with evil things.’

• ‘How do you know?’

  ‘I can just feel it. Listen.’

• At first he heard only the stillness. It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence.”

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the theme of Passage 1?

• Nature can have a powerful effect on people.

• Children need friends who can keep secrets.

• People can find interesting things in forests.

• Children often benefit from being quiet.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How do Jess and Leslie’s actions support the theme from ?

• They promise not to tell anyone about Terabithia.

• They are excited about seeing the forest every day

• They decide not to talk when in the forest.

• They are determined to keep Terabithia sacred.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9