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Spr23 ELA Practice Test

Authored by Amanda Liskovec

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Spr23 ELA Practice Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Q1 Read the sentence from the passage.

 

“In the spring of 1888, he took a leave of absence from the university to teach fifth grade at a school in Indiana.” (paragraph 7)

 

What does the phrase leave of absence mean as it is used in the sentence?

break

diploma

permit

trip

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Q2 How does the passage develop the idea that Dr. C. L. Herrick played a key role in Charles’s life?Q

by describing the position Herrick held at the university

by explaining how often Herrick spent time with his students

by providing examples of Charles's accomplishments in Herrick's lab

by identifying the types of animals Charles worked with in Herrick's lab

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Q3 Which sentence contains a claim that is not supported by evidence from the passage?

"Charles Henry Turner was an expert bug watcher who started wondering about bugs when he was a small boy." (paragraph 1)

"Fortunately for him, the city's black schools were the best available to African Americans in Ohio." (paragraph 5)

"Charles's first year at the university was a challenge." (paragraph 6)

"Professor Herrick was impressed by Charles's abilities." (paragraph 9)

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Q4 Part A: This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Which inference is supported by paragraph 4?

Charles Turner found school to not be particularly challenging.

Charles Turner was interested in a topic that was not well studied.

Charles Turner's parents did not want him to study animals or nature.

Charles Turner's teachers did not realize there was something special about him.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Q4 Part B: Select the detail from paragraph 4 that supports the answer in Part A (from question #4 inferencing paragraph 4.)

Even though Charles’s family had a large collection of books,

Charles did not have access to many books on bugs.

Very few books about bugs had even been written.

Without books, it was not only difficult to identify bugs

but it was hard to get basic information about what they ate and where they lived.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Q5 Read the sentence from the passage.

“The brains of birds are large in comparison to their bodies, which means that they are capable of more complex thoughts and behavior than other animals of equal size.” (paragraph 9)

What does the word “complex” suggest about birds?

They survive better in a lab than other animals their size.

They can be more intelligent than other animals their size.

They have more difficult lives than other animals their size.

They are more challenging to study than other animals their size.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Q6 Select two ways that paragraph 10 contributes to the passage.

by revealing a result of Charles's efforts in the lab

by comparing the students who worked for Dr. Herrick

by describing what the inside of Dr. Herrick's lab looked like

by showing how Charles figured out a way to support his family

by comparing how Charles was treated in the lab and outside of school

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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