Common Core

Choose the sentence that contains a prepositional phrase.

• Please put your paper down so that others won't see your answers.

• Because he doesn't have enough money to buy ice cream, he must do without.

• Do not leave for school without your lunch box.

• Please don't forget to let the dog in.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the below sentence.

The puppy barked loudly and chased the kitten across the yard.

• barked loudly

• chased across

• barked loudly and chased

• across the yard

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below. The fox chased the deer down the trail.

• chased the deer

• the fox

• down the trail

• the deer down

What does the term 'Contrast' mean in the context of the Common Core key terms?

• To examine in order to note significant differences between two or more things

• To describe, explain, display or illustrate through examples

• To tell or show with written or spoken words

• To establish as particular by noting individual features or characteristics

What does the term 'Compare' mean in the context of the Common Core key terms?

• To make clear or understandable to others

• To back up, justify your answer, opinion, or claim

• To examine in order to note likenesses between two things

• To tell or show with written or spoken words

What can you infer about Maddie’s feelings toward flying before the trip? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

Choose the sentence that contains a metaphor.

• A) The classroom was a zoo during the lunch break.

• B) The sun was shining brightly in the sky.

• C) The leaves were green and lush.

• D) The dog barked loudly at the stranger.

Identify the simile in the following sentence: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

• A) Her smile was bright.

• B) As bright as the sun.

• C) Her smile was the sun.

• D) The sun was bright.

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb 'to be'?

• A) She are going to the store.

• B) They is playing outside.

• C) He am reading a book.

• D) We are having dinner.

What is the main idea of a passage?

• A) A detailed description of a character.

• B) The central point or message of the text.

• C) A list of events in the story.

• D) The setting of the story.