Ohio State Test ELA Release Questions

When citing text evidence, you need...

• Relevant Text Evidence, and Quotations Marks

• Relevant Text Evidence, Quotations Marks, and a Citation

• Relevant Text Evidence, and a Citation

• Quotation Marks, and a Citation

An Allusion is...

• A great exaggeration, often unrealistic, to add emphasis to a sentiment.

• Giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things.

• Comparing two different things using the words "like" or "as".

• A reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture.

What are the 2 parts of a Conclusion Paragraph?

• Hook, Background Info, and Claim/Thesis Statement

• Transition, Text Evidence, and Analysis

• Restate the Main Idea, Summarize, and Concluding Sentence

• Restate the Claim/Thesis Statement, Summarize, and Concluding Sentence

"Recess is a great thing to have at school! It gives students a break where they can move around. They are able to eat a snack and breathe fresh air. Maybe a longer recess should be considered!"

The author's view point about recess is that...

• recess is good for children

• recess is boring

• we should not have recess

• recess is a bad idea

Which of the following sentences uses correct punctuation?

• My best friend, who lives in Cleveland Ohio, is visiting me next week.

• My best friend who lives in Cleveland, Ohio is visiting me next week.

• My best friend, who lives in Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting me next week.

• My best friend who lives in Cleveland Ohio is visiting me next week.

Which types of texts will you see on the state English test?

• Literary (fiction)

• Informational (Nonfiction)

• Both literary and informational

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the semicolon.

• The cat slept through the storm; the dog was restless.

• The cat slept; through the storm, the dog was restless.

• The cat slept through the storm, the dog; was restless.

• The cat; slept through the storm the dog was restless.

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