ELA Fast Test Prep

Which excerpt from Passage 1 helps explain why Jess changed his mind about the forest?

• “‘I used to think this place was haunted,’ Jess had confessed to Leslie the first afternoon he had revved up his courage to bring her there.

• ‘Oh, but it is,’ she said. ‘But you don’t have to be scared. It’s not haunted with evil things.’

• ‘How do you know?’

  ‘I can just feel it. Listen.’

• At first he heard only the stillness. It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence.”

How do Jess and Leslie’s actions support the theme from ?

• They promise not to tell anyone about Terabithia.

• They are excited about seeing the forest every day

• They decide not to talk when in the forest.

• They are determined to keep Terabithia sacred.

In Passage 2, what does the author mean by saying the roses “were like little trees”? (paragraph 11)

• The rosebushes have thick trunks.

• The rosebushes are tall enough to climb.

• The rosebushes have large, long branches

• The rosebushes are more leaves than flowers.

What role does paragraph 11 have in the passage?

• It shows how difficult it is to keep gardens healthy.

• It helps explain the reasons why Mary is fond of flowers.

• It provides a setting where Mary can meet new characters.

• It helps create the idea that the garden has been abandoned.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses "their," "there," and "they're."

• Their going to the park over there.

• They're going to the park over there.

• There going to the park over their.

• They're going to the park over their.

What is an adverb?

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that shows action

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• He is a shining star.

What is a theme in literature?

• The main character

• The setting of the story

• The central idea or message

• The plot of the story

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession?

• Comma (,)

• Apostrophe (')

• Colon (:)

• Semicolon (;)

What is the main idea of a paragraph?

• The first sentence of the paragraph

• The most detailed sentence in the paragraph

• The sentence that summarizes the paragraph

• The sentence that introduces the topic of the paragraph