ELA 6 Benchmark Test 3 - 2024-2025

What is the best definition of plot in a story?

• The way characters feel
• The setting details
• The events of a story
• The author's thoughts

Which of the following sentences contains an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• He was as brave as a lion.

• Life is a journey.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

What does cite mean?

• Something I can see.
• Someplace I can go.
• Analyzing date.
• Saying what my source or evidence is.

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online.

Which of these is an example of an idiom?

• He ran as fast as a cheetah.

• Break a leg!

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The stars danced in the sky.

Which of the following is correct?

• "Do you want to come with us," he asked (Lammers 5)?

• "Do you want to come with us?" he asked (Lammers 5)

• "Do you want to come with us?" he asked (Lammers 5).

• Do you want to come with us he asked Lammers 5?

The following transitional phrases would be used to introduce ____.

The text states...

Evidence from the text suggests...

The author writes...

• Evidence

• Explanations

• Topic sentence

• Summary sentence

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• As quick as lightning
• My heart is a stereo
• Like a diamond in the sky
• Strong as an ox

You can only use the RACES Strategy in language arts.

• True

• False

What is textual evidence?

• My opinion after reading.
• Proof in the article.
• A word for word quote from the article/story
• A made-up quote I add to my answer.