State Testing Review ELA

Read the passage. Match the sentence to the correct figurative language.

• Each day brings adventure and joy

• Alliteration

• They are busy like bees

• Simile

• Brave blue creatures

• Personification

• The smallest village on the planet

• Metaphor

• Happiness is friendship, wisdom and faith

• Hyperbole

Which sentence uses the correct capitalization?

• The Dog ran up to its owner when she came home from work.

• Mom and Dad should be on their way to come get you.

• maddy never made friends because she was too cold hearted.

• We were sitting on the curb waiting for our Ride.

What does it mean to make an inference?

• Use text evidence to figure it out.

• Use what you already know and what the text tells you to make a decision.

• Make an educated guess.

• Provide a short summary.

What is author's purpose?

• The events that occur in the text.

• The beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• The reason for writing the text.

On an EOG or check-in, you should....??

• Try your best, write your answers down, take your time, and go back in the text.

• Try your best, take your time, only read the text once.

• Try your best, read the text once, try to be the first one finished.

• Try your best, go back in the text only when you need to, write your answers down.

When someone says cite your evidence it means...

• to hamburger your evidence.

• to prove your answer.

• to make your answer longer.

• to make your answer shorter.

Jacqueline's actions were always arbitrary, so it was difficult to predict what she would do!

• intelligent

• without reason

• dependable

• organized

If the word -"phobia" means "fear of," what can you infer about the word "hydrophobia"?

• It refers to a fear of hydrants

• It refers to a fear of hydraulics

• It refers to a fear of water

• It refers to a fear of hydrogen

Read the sentence from the passage. What is the prefix of the underlined word? They saw Amelia looking at them with disbelief.

• disbelief

• disbelief

• disbelief

• disbelief

Tania broke her mother's favorite snow globe. She knew that she wasn't supposed to pick it up, but it was so tempting to shake it and watch the glittery snow fall. Tania felt so guilty. She knew she couldn't fix it. So, gathering up all of her courage, she walked downstairs where her mother was to confess in a shaky voice what she had done. Her mother scolded her for picking up the snow globe when she was told not to. However, she didn't punish her because she had been honest. Her mother was proud of her for telling the truth. Tania felt so relieved. What is the theme of the story? Think about the lesson Tania learned.

• It's best to be brave and speak the truth even if your voice shakes.

• The unknown can be scary.

• Temptation can get you in trouble.