Fast ELA Test Prep

How should the run-on sentence above best be written?

• Connor took his time, walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom

• Connor took his time walking home from school, so he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time, walking home from school so got in trouble with his mom.

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

How is a story told in first person point of view?

• the narrator is in the story and uses words like I.

• the narrator is not in the story.

• the narrator sounds like the author.

• the plot is developed slowly.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

Life is a rollercoaster.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• happy

• angry

• not bothered

• tired

How is a story told in third person point of view?

• The narrator is in the story and uses words like I.

• The narrator is just observing the character and uses words like they.

• The narrator is an extra character.

• There is no narrator.

Select the compound sentence.

• I like my new shoes.

• I like my new shoes but not the new shirt.

• I like my new shoes because they are blue.

• I like my new shoes, and they are blue.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

The clouds are as white as cotton.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Once you've read the writing prompt, what should you do next?

• Write a claim for your essay

• Start reading the passages & highlight important information for your essay

• Answer the multiple choice questions before reading

• Re-read the writing prompt

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• A) She don't like apples.

• B) She doesn't likes apples.

• C) She doesn't like apples.

• D) She don't likes apples.