T2 - Benchmark Practice

Which of the following best describes the purpose of an informational text?

• To entertain the reader with a fictional story

• To provide facts and explanations about a topic

• To persuade the reader to take action

• To express the author’s personal feelings

What is the best way to identify the main idea of a passage?

• Look for repeated words and phrases

• Focus only on the first and last sentence

• Ignore supporting details

• Find an interesting fact

Which sentence is most likely a supporting detail?

• Dogs make great pets because they are loyal and protective.

• The main idea of this passage is about pets.

• People should not own dogs unless they can take care of them.

• Pets are a huge responsibility.

In a text about endangered species, photographs of animals in their natural habitats serve as:

• Unnecessary details

• Decorating elements

• Distracting features

• Supporting images

A text about pollution includes charts, graphs, and statistics. These text features serve to:

• Make the text longer

• Fill empty space

• Understand complex data

• Add color to the page

If an author writes an article about the benefits of recycling and only includes positive information, what is their likely point of view?

• Neutral

• In favor of recycling

• Against recycling

• Indifferent

Which word best strengthens the sentence: "The storm was ___, with wind rattling the windows and thunder shaking the house."

• loud

• strong

• violent

• noisy

In the sentence, "The arid desert receives very little rainfall each year," what does "arid" most likely mean?

• Cold

• Dry

• Large

• Windy

Read the sentence: “The old oak tree whispered secrets to the wind.” This is an example of:

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The bee buzzed past my ear.

• He was as brave as a lion.

• Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

• The mountain was calling my name.