Leap ELA Review

Part A In both passages, what causes the conflict between the narrator and her parent?

• The narrator does something to disappoint her parent.

• The narrator misunderstands her parent’s intentions

• The parent acts in a way that neglects the narrator’s interests.

• The parent makes a mess that the narrator will have to clean up.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Part B Which paragraphs from the two passages best support the answer to Part A?

• paragraph 3, Confetti Girl; paragraph 1, Tortilla Sun

• paragraph 12, Confetti Girl; paragraph 5, Tortilla Sun

• paragraph 19, Confetti Girl; paragraph 6, Tortilla Sun

• paragraph 26, Confetti Girl; paragraph 9, Tortilla Sun

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the author organize the information about the emerald ash borer?

• by providing general facts followed by a statement of a proble

• by defining the problem in scientific terms followed by an argument for proposed action

• by presenting a problem followed by a suggested solution

• by listing facts in order of importance followed by causes of a problem

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which sentence contains an error in pronoun usage?

• The pilot herself was glad that the long flight was finally finished.

• The musicians theirselves will attend the celebration to honor the orchestra.

• The weather itself was not enough of a reason to cancel the soccer match.

• Mark himself wondered about whether the book would be interesting to read.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Read the sentences from a story. (1) When Melanie was a girl, the family member she most appreciated, besides her parents and brother, was her Uncle Bill. (2) They used to take Melanie’s brother and her fishing. (3) Uncle Bill, whenever he had time, took them to Silver Lake, the most peaceful place in all of Jackson County. (4) Her brother still speaks fondly of Uncle Bill and good times fishing on the lake. Which change should be made to correct the pronoun error in the paragraph?

• Change she to we in sentence 1.

• Change They to He in sentence 2.

• Change them to us in sentence 3.

• Change Her to Their in sentence 4

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which sentence from a children’s story is punctuated correctly?

• The children enjoyed stomping in the rain in spring, swimming at the pond in summer, building bonfires in autumn, and sledding down the hill by the school in winter.

• The children, enjoyed stomping in the rain in spring, swimming at the pond in summer, building bonfires, in autumn and sledding down the hill by the school in winter.

• The children enjoyed stomping, in the rain in spring, swimming at the pond, in summer building bonfires, in autumn and sledding down the hill by the school in winter.

• The children enjoyed, stomping in the rain in spring, swimming at the pond, in summer building bonfires in autumn, and sledding down the hill by the school in winter.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the sentences. (1) Last year the art club participated in workshops, hosted exhibits, and visited local art galleries. (2) This made being in art club enjoyable and rewarding. Which revision best corrects the vague or unclear pronoun in sentence 2?

• These activities made being in art club enjoyable and rewarding.

• Which is why being in art club was enjoyable and rewarding.

• It was what made being in art club enjoyable and rewarding.

• That made being in art club enjoyable and rewarding.

Which sentence in the paragraph below contains an error in verb tense?

• Last year our teacher assigned us the task of making a class book.

• We complete the last few pages a week before the book was due.

• The only piece that remained unfinished was the cover.

• Stephan volunteered to design it, but he never finished it.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which change should be made to the paragraph to correct the error in subject-verb agreement?

• Although robots are used for an increasing number of activities, scientists who program them says that there are many things they cannot do well.

• One of those things is communicating through conversation.

• Human beings naturally detect meaning in words that robots do not

• Programmers of robots hope to make advances, but for now, humans are the better communicators.

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CCSS.L.3.1F

Which sentence contains an error in subject-verb agreement?

• A) The team of scientists are working on a new project.

• B) The group of students is planning a field trip.

• C) The list of items were on the table.

• D) The pair of shoes is on sale.

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CCSS.L.3.1F