ELA Regents Practice

True or False: The theme is the lesson or message that the writer wants to get across in his or her story.

• True

• False

Jacob never felt as trapped and scared as he did in this moment. His parents were nowhere to be found and he could see the flooding in the streets get worse. He saw the flash flood warning on the TV screen when it interrupted the cartoon he was watching. He chose to stay home while his parents went to visit his grandma and brought her some food. The water inched closer to the house. Closer than the water had ever been to the house before. What is the conflict of the story?

• Man v. Man

• Man V. Self

• Man v. Nature

• Man v. Society

7.7 A: What is the theme of this text?

Kevin was walking home from school when he saw a little girl getting picked on by one of Kevin’s classmates. He felt sorry for her, but he did not stop to help her. A few weeks later, the same classmate began picking on Kevin.

• Love Conquers All

• Crime Does Not Pay

• Perseverance

• What comes around goes around

Complete sentences must have a

• subject

• adjective

• predicate

• adverb

Change one word to correct the sentence. Which word would you have to change? Which word would you use? We are not going nowhere until we clean our rooms.

A ____________compares one thing to another using "like" or "as".

• simile

• metaphor

A ___________________compares two objects or ideas by saying one thing is something else.

My dog is a pig when she eats.

• simile

• metaphor

Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.

We ________ going on a field trip to Hogwarts.

• are

• is

• was

• were

Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.

Our teacher ___________ the biggest Harry Potter fan.

• are

• is

• were

• am

Which is the correct spelling of the word

• ladys

• ladeys

• ladies

• lades