ELA Standardized Test Practice

The speaker of a literary work (story)

• Character

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The "feeling" of a story

• Tone

• Mood

• Point of View

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Details that support an argument or claim

• Counterargument

• Evidence

• Summary

• Mood

A viewpoint or opinion

• Claim

• Central Idea

• Plot

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A short, concise retelling of a story

• Solution

• Counterclaim

• Summary

• Comparison & Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which inference is best supported by the following sentence? "The Golden Gate Bridge spans the San Francisco Bay, connecting northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco."

• The bridge enables many people to go from San Francisco to northern California.

• The bridge has the longest span of any other suspension bridge.

• Thick cables are best.

• The bridge is the most popular bridge in the Bay Area.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the meaning of this simile? “My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don’t do my chores on time.”

• Her hair is red.

• She gets really angry.

• She talks really loudly.

• She spits when she talks.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. This is an example of?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The author’s attitude (or how the author wants you to feel) is

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

_______ is the feeling the reader gets when reading the text.

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4