F.A.S.T. ELA Review

Which is correct?

• enjoys working there

• enjoys working they're

Which sentence is written correctly?

• They go to the park.

• they go to the park.

• They goto the park.

• They go to the park

When summarizing a story you must include...

• Everything that happened

• The most significant information

• An Inference

• My background knowledge

The 'who/subject' is....

• the person or thing a text or article is about

• The date the article is happening

• where the stuff takes place

• What happens in the article or text

Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:
A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.

• A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.

• It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.

• Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.

• Most summer school students have high school reading to do.

Which of the following statements best describes how to paraphrase information?

• Copy the sentence and then put it in quotations.

• Copy the sentence, put it in quotations, and cite the source.

•  Determine key words in the sentence and replace one of two of them with words that have similar meanings. 

• Determine key words in the sentence and replace most of them with words that have similar meanings.  Rewrite the sentence in your own words.

Which is correct?

• classyfied

• classified

Which statement best explains the difference between a first- and third-person narrator?

• A third-person narrator shares personal thoughts and feelings, while a first-person narrator shares the thoughts of others.

• A first-person narrator uses pronouns like I or we, while a third-person narrator uses pronouns such as he, she, and they.

• A third-person narrator tells a story from a personal point of view, while a first-person narrator uses an outsider's point of view.

• A first-person narrator describes all of the characters' points of view, but a third-person narrator does not.

What is a theme of the poem?

• Making the world a better place is a human responsibility.

• An individual's actions can affect a community's well-being.

• In order to be respected, you must show respect to others.

• Sometimes a problem requires a creative solution.

Read the excerpt from "Amelia Earhart." In 1928, Amelia Earhart received a phone call that would change her life. She was invited to become the first woman passenger to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a plane. "The idea of just going as 'extra weight' did not appeal to me at all," she said, but she accepted the offer nonetheless. Which response best describes the excerpt from the passage?

• The excerpt gives a firsthand account of a phone call Amelia Earhart received about a flight that was to cross the Atlantic.

• The excerpt gives a secondhand account of why Amelia Earhart was invited to be a passenger on a trans-Atlantic flight and a firsthand account of her acceptance.

• The excerpt gives a firsthand account of how Amelia Earhart felt about being the first woman airplane passenger to cross the Atlantic and a secondhand account of the flight itself.

• The excerpt gives a secondhand account of Amelia Earhart's invitation to fly across the Atlantic and a firsthand account of her reaction to it.