Unit 2 Benchmark Test Study Guide Questions

What are the elements of plot? Choose the list that correctly represents the sequence used in most narratives.

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• introduction, thesis, body, counterclaim, conclusion

• setting, characters, theme, conflict, dialogue

• beginning, middle, end, credits, epilogue

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following are types of figurative language other than similes and metaphors? Select all that apply.

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• foreshadowing

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why might an author include foreshadowing in a story? Select all that apply.

• to build suspense

• to hint at future events

• to prepare the reader for outcomes

• to describe the setting

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In "The Highwayman," how did the author create a feeling of eeriness in the poem?

• by using dark imagery and repetition

• by adding cheerful dialogue and jokes

• by presenting scientific explanations of travel

• by including comic anecdotes about the inn

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

On a test where you must sort text evidence to match it with what it best supports, what are you being asked to do?

• connect details to the claim or idea they most strongly support

• memorize each paragraph word for word

• identify the author’s biography

• rewrite the passage in your own words

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which are common types of context clues a reader can use to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word? Select all that apply.

• definition

• synonym

• contrast/antonym

• setting

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following are common themes a text might have? Select all that apply.

• friendship

• courage

• honesty

• perseverance

• punctuation

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

When a question asks you to decide which detail most or least supports an idea, what should you evaluate?

• the strength of the connection between each detail and the idea

• the number of sentences in the detail

• whether the detail is interesting to you

• if the detail includes a quotation

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which option is an example of alliteration?

• wild winds whistled

• the cat sat on the mat

• snow fell throughout the night

• the river was deep and blue

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

Which pair of words shows rhyme at the ends of lines?

• pool / Nool

• river / lake

• bright / brave

• table / chair

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5