ELA Interim Review

Sarah was giddy about her weekend plans. She was going to Six Flags with her friends.

What does giddy mean?

• Nervous

• Silly and joyful

• Angry

• Annoyed

The teacher was very irritable on Monday morning because she didn't have enough time to stop at Starbucks and she was running on 5 hours of sleep.

What does it mean to be irritable?

• to be tired

• to be easily annoyed or angry

• to be in a hurry

• to be sad

What does it mean to be ecstatic?

• to have overwhelming happiness and excitement

• to feel relieved

• to feel anxious

• to have the jitters

When she failed her division quiz, she felt so disheartened. She practiced all night last night.

What does disheartened mean?

• Losing confidence/feeling sad

• being very angry

• being proud of yourself

• not caring

What part of the writing process involves asking a peer to provide feedback on your grammar?

• brainstorming

• rough drafting

• editing

• final drafting

The author writes an essay stating that their opinion is that sugar only provides energy for a short amount of time. Which piece of text evidence best supports the author's opinion?

Which event happened before Kaya went outside?

• He put on warm clothes and mittens.

• He found a flat space to build a snowman.

• He added sticks and a carrot nose to his snowman.

The main idea is what the story is ______________ about.

• mostly

• only

• never

• very

Where in the text can you sometimes find the main idea?

• Beginning/end

• Middle 

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True

• False