GA Milestone ELA

Which sentence is written correctly?

• His most famous speech is called "i have a dream."

• His most famous speech is called "I have a dream."

• His most famous speech is called "I Have a Dream."

• His most famous speech is called "I Have A Dream."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the pronoun they refer to in the following sentence?

After breakfast, Robert and his grandmother got some shovels and rakes out of the shed. They put on their work gloves.

• shovels and rakes

• Robert and shovels

• Robert and his grandmother

• Robert's grandmother and rakes

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• "It was my fault."

• "Since no one was with me, I had to push the art cart back to the art room by myself."

• "The cart went out of control, and I couldn't push it straight anymore."

• "It flew into the side of the wall, and it ripped all the artwork down."

the evens that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the story

• simile

• drama

• meter

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

To give the main events of a story in the order in which they happen

• summarize

• drama

• theme

• character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

words and phrases that require you to distinguish between literal and figurative meanings.  Some examples are similes and metaphors.

• drama

• author

• figurative language

• meter

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

a type of figurative language that makes comparisons using “like” or “as”.  An example is her shirt is as green as grass.

• metaphor

• cite evidence

• characters

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

a type of figurative language that makes a comparison without a linking word.  An example is it was a zoo.

• drama

• metaphor

• summarize

• meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• A) The team are winning the match.

• B) The team is winning the match.

• C) The team were winning the match.

• D) The team be winning the match.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the main idea of the following passage? 'The sun was setting over the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink. Birds were returning to their nests, and the world seemed to slow down, preparing for the night.'

• A) The sun is very hot.

• B) Birds are noisy at sunset.

• C) The evening is a time of calm and beauty.

• D) The world is chaotic at night.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2