Extra Credit English

The books are _____. They are not _____.

• their, theirs

• they, mine

• them, mine

• theirs, mine

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

The mother was sleeping ______ on the living room couch so the children walked ________ out of the room.

• soundly, quietly

• quietly, loudly

• loudly, ran

• softly, quietly

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

We went swimming in the sea every day while we were on _____ holiday.

• an

• the

• a

• at

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Linda gave me ____ book for my birthday.

• the

• a

• can

• it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1H

The monkeys ____ not in the zoo yesterday.

• was

• are

• where

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Read the paragraph below and choose the writer’s tone.

• hostile

• objective

• pessimistic

• optimistic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which literary element is shown below?
The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb;
What is her burying grave, that is Rainbow in her womb;

• parable

• paradox

• parody

• satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What would be an appropriate meaning for the phrase "clasping remembered beauty"?

• Imagining future events

• Recalling past events

• Creating current events

• Forgetting past events

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the impact of the metaphors “the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade; the withered leaves of industrial enterprise lie on every side” in paragraph 2?

• They remind consumers that lies have led to economic ruin.

• They provide a bleak depiction of the nation’s financial state.

• They create an image of a once prosperous country after war.

• They establish how disappointing the nation’s harvests have been.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In which mode is this passage written?
I watched my grandfather lying helpless and realized that only I had the power to help him. I reached into my backpack and found the stone that seemed to be glowing like precious rubies. 

• persuasive

• explanatory

• informative

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10