Test Prep

What is the first way a student should try to determine the meaning of the word desert in the above sentence?

• ask the teacher

• use a dictionary

• use a thesaurus

• use context clues

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the following:

The tears of sadness fell down the side of her nose like little drops of rain.

Select the literary device used in the above sentence.

• hyperbole

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personfication

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which genre usually has a moral or teaches a lesson?

• legend

• fairy tale

• myth

• fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The author's purpose for writing informational text is most likely to

• persuade the reader to agree with their opinion.

• entertain the reader with interesting stories.

• direct the way to accomplish a goal.

• inform the reader with facts.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which literary element tells when and where the story takes place?

• plot

• setting

• theme

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which genre usually has lines and stanzas with rhyming words?

• ficiton

• nonfiction

• poetry

• drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read the following:

Jack and Brad were good friends. They enjoyed fishing together. On nice days, they would walk together to the river with all their fishing gear. They could spend hours sitting on the bank being very quiet anticipating the first bite. Even if the fish weren't biting, they still enjoyed their time together. On the way home they always discussed things they both enjoyed like playing video games and practicing baseball.

What is the best summary of the above selection?

• Jack and Brad are best friends.

• Jack and Brad like to fish, play video games, and practice baseball.

• Jack and Brad were good fishing buddies who also enjoyed playing video games and practicing baseball together.

• Jack and Brad were friends, who like to go fishing together. They didn't mind if they didn't catch any fish, because they enjoyed being together and talking about things they had in common.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which literary element includes the events in the story?

• setting

• characters

• characterization

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main character in a story is a/an

• antagonist

• intagonist

• detagonist

• protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In reading, the problem a character faces is also called the _____.

• Scenario

• Conflict

• Situation

• None of the Above

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3