A wonderful 98 year old woman is working day and night to knit scarves to send as gifts for the troops. What a selfless person she is! A selfless woman _______.

cares more about others than herself

Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house. An intruder is someone who intrudes. To intrude is to __________.

go where one is not wanted or doesn't belong

wear ones shoes on the wrong feet

Your cousin claimed to be late because the doors of his house were frozen shut. Even though I have my doubts, his explanation is plausible. It got really cold last night. I'll just have to take his word for it. If a statement is plausible, __________.

it's believable enough to possibly be true

it's hard to understand because it makes no sense

Imagery has to do with _____.

the pictures that illustrate the story

Which of the following is a metaphor?

The sun is a giant heater on my skin.

The sun is as hot as a giant heater.

The sun is like a giant heater on my skin.

The sun and the heater beat down on my skin.

The English I/II STAAR test includes. . .

Revising, Editing, Writing, & Reading

What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?

Fiction and nonfiction are both made up.

Fictiona nd nonfiction both have real facts about a topic.

What are paired passages?

Passages that have something in common with three sets of questions.

Passages that are written together.

Passages that have no questions.

Passages with different topics and characters with two sets of questions.

In what order should you work on paired passages?

Read passage 1 and answer the questions, read passage 2 and answer the questions, answer 3rd set of questions

Read both passages and answer the the 3rd set of questions before answering the 1st or 2nd set of questions.

Read passage 1, read passage 2, answer 1st, 2nd, and 3rd set of questions.

Answer in the order that you chose on test day.

Which of the following sentences is an example of a compound sentence?

B) I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

A) She likes apples and oranges.

C) Although it was raining, we went for a walk.

English I Leap Prep

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English

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9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.8.4, RL.6.3, RI.8.10

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Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

is the background for the action of a story and includes the time and place

setting

rising action

exposition

resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

underlying message of a written work that reflects a certain outlook on life

theme

mood

tone

conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all! Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?

a. reduce

b. follow

c. behind

d. buy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What the passage is mainly about.

claim

central idea

support

evidence

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

noun, obsolete, ready for retirement

hemorrhaged

extricate

calibrated

superannuated

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author's opinion or message about a certain subject. The author will use specific sentence and paragraph structure, connotation/diction, rhetorical devices, figurative language, imagery, etc. to communicate this message to the reader.

claim

central idea

dialogue

purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

persuade, inform, or entertain

author's purpose

tone

mood

theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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English I Leap Prep

25 questions

is the background for the action of a story and includes the time and place

underlying message of a written work that reflects a certain outlook on life

If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all! Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?

What the passage is mainly about.

noun, obsolete, ready for retirement

The author's opinion or message about a certain subject. The author will use specific sentence and paragraph structure, connotation/diction, rhetorical devices, figurative language, imagery, etc. to communicate this message to the reader.

persuade, inform, or entertain

conversation between characters

Sequence of events in a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)

Christmas is a time when Dad reverts to his childhood. I really think he looks forward to Santa’s visit more than any other member of the family. Mom says that he’ll always be a child during this season. What does “reverts” mean in the above passage?

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