ELA ACAP Practice

Choose whether their, there, or they're is correct for the sentence. It turned out that it was _________ dog we found.

• their

• there

• they're

Which inference is best supported by the following sentence?

• The bridge enables many people to go from San Francisco to northern California.

• The bridge has the longest span of any other suspension bridge.

• Thick cables are best.

• The bridge is the most popular bridge in the Bay Area.

What is the meaning of this simile? “My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don’t do my chores on time.”

• Her hair is red.

• She gets really angry.

• She talks really loudly.

• She spits when she talks.

The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. This is an example of?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

The author’s attitude (or how the author wants you to feel) is

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Main Idea

_______ is the feeling the reader gets when reading the text.

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Main Idea

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through

• Theme

• Structure

• Word choice

• Main Idea

What is the tone of the following text?

"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!"

• Pleased

• Angry

• Happy

• Suspicious

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

• True

• False

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