ELA Standards

Which is a metaphor?

• The sun smiled upon me.

• He is as tall as a tree.

• Life is a puzzle.

• Her hair is like spun gold.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is correct?

• They're going to give there car away.

• They're going to give their car away.

• There going to give their car away.

• Their going to give they're car away.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

"My refrigerator called to me" is an example of what?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which is an example of alliteration?

• The thunderous tornado tore through town.

• The thunder exploded in a ferocious boom!

• His words boomed like thunder.

• The thunder boomed as a bright flash of lightening lit up the sky.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which does not have correct capitalization?

• The principal of New Canaan High School emailed parents.

• The Speaker of the House addressed the president.

• The taxpayers are unhappy with governor Malloy.

• The audience applauded Senator Chris Murphy.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which is not a type of Author's Purpose?

• Persuade

• Invite

• Entertain

• Inform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is an idiom?

• A bird?

• A device used to confuse the reader.

• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

• A group of words that begin with the same sound.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why do author's use idioms?

• To make their writing more interesting.

• To confuse the audience.

• To be mean.

• To cause frustration in the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• A) Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

• B) He ran as fast as the wind.

• C) The classroom was a zoo.

• D) The stars danced in the sky.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• A) The team are winning the match.

• B) The team is winning the match.

• C) The team were winning the match.

• D) The team has win the match.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F