NJSLA Review ELA

"Jacob watch out before you trip on the clothes and the big stack of books!"
Where are commas needed in the sentence above? 

• after Jacob and after clothes

• after clothes

• after Jacob

• after Jacob and after trip

Which dependent clause best completes the sentence?
You may play outside________.

• after you finish supper.

• unless it is dark.

Which sentence is correct.

• Do you want pancakes for breakfast, and would you rather have eggs?

• Do you want pancakes for breakfast, but would you rather have eggs?

• Do you want pancakes for breakfast, so would you rather have eggs?

• Do you want pancakes for breakfast, or would you rather have eggs?

They didn't want to be late, ___ they hurried.

• nor

• but

• and

• so

The author writes to persuade, to inform and to ______.

• make you cry

• get you to buy something

• to have lots of books

• to entertain the readers.

The author's purpose that gives you information is ___.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• explain

The author's purpose that makes you laugh is _____.

• inform

• persuade

• explain

• entertain

______ is what the text is mostly about.

• Information

• Explain

• Text Feature

• Main Idea

One way to find the main idea is to _______.

• look at the text

• look at the book

• look at a sign

• look at a picture

Another word for picture is______.

• glossary

• illustration

• map

• diagram