WorksheetsELA Review
Total questions: 112
Worksheet time: 3hrs 49mins
What is the meaning of the word scurry as it is used in this sentence?
"Little shore birds scurry in and out of the waves." (paragraph 2)
fly carefully
peck lightly
move quickly
walk slowly
The Black Sands of Hawaii
What is the meaning of the word crushed as it is used in this sentence?
"As the waves beat against the ocean's bottom, shells and rocks are crushed into
sand." (paragraph 1)
smoothed
shaped
melted
pounded
What is the main idea?
Answer the following question: What evidence shows that Kyrie and Lebron are on better speaking terms?
Answer the following question:
How do you know that Barcelona wanted to keep Neymar on their soccer team?
Answer the following question:
Were Dak Prescott and Dez Bryant close last offseason?
Although Mason did not feel well he went to school anyway because he wanted to attend band practice.
What change must be made to correct the sentence?
Change went to goes.
Add a comma after anyway.
change Although to Forever.
Add a comma after well.
Choose the correct way to spell the missing word.
Where should a comma be added to correct the error?
STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking?
How the mood of the story is causing the plot to appear real.
How the time and place of the story is causing the plot to appear real.
How the mood of the story is causing the plot to move forward.
How the time and place of the story is causing the plot to move forward.
STAAR Question: How does the setting influence the plot of a story?
How is influence being used in this sentence?
beginning
affect
determine
apply
STAAR Question: What is the significance of Ella talking to her friend in the story?
How is the word "significance" being used in this sentence?
problem
synonym
order
importance
Emily has a head of long, beautiful, red hair. It is the longest hair in the school.
I refuse to leave the party ____________ I get a hug from you.
I decided to go over _________ to pick up ___________ extra cookies.
Why would an author MOST LIKELY use the phrase lit up her face to describe a character?
to show her face is red with embarrassment
to show her skin is glowing
to show she is feeling happy
to show she is feeling sweaty from heat
What is the BEST meaning of the underlined phrase in the sentence?
I guess the cat is out of the bag now, she thought.
a pet is missed
a bag is emptied
a cat is discovered
a secret is uncovered
Mr. Thorton was in his yard, frantically searching the bushes. When he spotted Angela and Buddy, he sighed with relief.
Based on the sentences, what is the meaning of the word frantically?
full of energy
in a state of confusion
to make excited
in a desperate way
What is an ostrich?
An ostrich is a type of cow.
An ostrich is a breed of bird.
An ostrich is the German name for a horse.
An ostrich is a breed of dog.
Where is Connecticut?
Northeast United States
Russia
Canada
It is n.ot a place
What is a contestant?
A car.
Everyone someday.
Someone who competes in a game or contest.
A type of attitude.
What is a defendant?
The judge in court
The police officer that arrested someone.
A fireman at work.
The person who gets sued or accused.
What is the main idea?
Why do we use text features?
Select two answers
To help identify big ideas
So that we don't have to read the whole book.
To provide support to the information the author gives.
To figure out why the author wrote the book.
How are text features used?
To make the information less boring.
To preview the information provided.
To clarify big ideas
To show it's easier to read the features than the whole book.
What are text features?
Doodles the author had to put in.
Information to throw the reader off-track.
Parts of a reading passage.
Extra information not important enough to write a whole paragraph about.
This feature explains what the illustration/photograph is. It tells you what you see in the picture.
Glossary
Index
Table of contents
Caption
The waiter brought out the hors d'oeuvres before our main entree. What type of text feature is shown in this sentence?
navigators
types of print
types of visuals.
visual images
Located in the back of the book this feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?
Captions
Index
Glossary
None of the above
This feature list topics and gives you the page number to navigate to the information. Found in the front of the book.
Index
Table of contents
Glossary
Diagram
What does it mean to draw a conclusion?
To take a random guess at something.
To draw a good guess based on evidence and detail from a source, as well as your own personal experience.
To draw a good guess based on the mood that you are in that day.
To base a good guess on your own personal experience.
Which is not a college-level-starter for drawing a conclusion?
After analyzing the ______, I can conclude ______
Based on my own personal experience, I can assume __________
Based on my own personal experience and evidence from the sources, I can conclude that _________________
In m y opinion, I think that _____________
Based on the cartoon, which is an appropriate conclusion that can be drawn?
After analyzing the cartoon, I can assume that both dogs are really hungry.
Based on my own experience with dogs, I can assume that they love doing math problems.
After analyzing the cartoon, I can conclude that the bigger dog is basically stating that if anybody tries to take away his dog bones, then they will have consequences.
Based on my own personal experience and evidence from the cartoon, I can assume that the dog thinks that fingers are also dog bones.
"I can't get the ball without a ladder," said Robert's older brother. "We'll have to wait until our neighbor, Mr. Green, comes home from work. Then I'll be able to get your ball."
A
B
A
B
A
B
What is the main idea?
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.
A tale is
Something a dog wags
A made up story
A nonfictional text
A story meant to be acted out
The word “reveal” means
To keep a secret
To refuse something
To hide
To tell or uncover something
The plot is
the story and all the events in it
Where the story takes place
The main character
When the problem reaches its peak
Which of the sentences is a complex sentence?
If you are an Eagles fan, you must know who Nick Foles is.
Doug Pederson is the coach of the Eagles, but Andy Reid coached the team for longer.
The Philadelphia Eagles are an NFL team.
The Eagles won the Super Bowl a few years ago, so tickets went up in price.
Which part of this sentence is the complete predicate?
The Philadelphia 76ers play at the Wells Fargo Center.
76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers
play
play at the Wells Fargo Center
Which of the following is a command?
The Phillies are my favorite baseball team.
Buy us tickets to the Phillies game.
Bryce Harper just hit a grand slam!
The ball went over the fence!
La parola sottolineata contiene uno o più errori. Scegli tra le opzioni quella corretta.
On Mondai I usually get up at 7.30 a.m.
mondey
Mondei
Monday
Mounday
La parola sottolineata contiene uno o più errori. Scegli fra le opzioni quella corretta.
In the ivning I always watch television.
ervening
evening
evenin
ivening
La parola sottolineata contiene uno o più errori. Scegli fra le opzioni quella corretta.
When it rains I somtaimes read a book.
sometaimes
somtimes
sonetimes
sometimes
Andrea had a ________ in her hair yesterday.
nice yellow bow
yellow nice bow
bow nice yellow
She lost a ________ .
small white cat
cat small white
white small cat
I bought ________ oranges.
great some big
some great big
big great some
We met ________ people at the conference.
very smart two
two very smart
very two smart
What is the simple subject in the sentence?
Mrs. Hubbard loves to eat chocolate.
loves
Mrs. Hubbard
chocolate
eat
What is the simple subject in the sentence?
The tall trees are swaying in the breeze.
trees
tall
breeze
are
What is the simple subject in the sentence?
My brother and his friends walked to the park yesterday.
brother
friends
park
brother and friends
When one refers to the subject, what part of speech is it?
Preposition
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Which of the following is an example of an adjective?
Quickly
Jump
Mystery
Red
Which of the following is an example of a verb?
Jog
Very
Nice
Word
Which of the following is an example of a phrase?
Mary Poppins can fly
Spinning around in circles
The girl played outside
In April I’ll have my birthday
Which of the following is an example of a phrase?
Mary Poppins can fly
Spinning around in circles
The girl played outside
In April I’ll have my birthday
(Authors purpose for writing)
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Help Wanted: The Good Dog School is looking for a new trainer.The trainer should have experience teaching puppies and older dogs. Also, our trainer must get along well with dog owners and be able to work nights and weekends.Call 1-800-GOOD-BOG for more information about the job.(Na’Kyra)
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Are you proud just like an eagle, or are you beautiful like a swan? Are you noisy like a beagle, or are you spotted like a fawn? Animals are much like people, but different in so many ways. If you tried to count them all, it would take a million days.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Do you want a new pet? Tell your mom or dad to bring you to the Cat Corral, where we have more than 30 kinds of kitties. Whether you choose a gorgeous angora or a friendly tabby, we have the perfect cat. Remember, Cat Corral is where your new pet is waiting!
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
The acronym that helps us remember author's purpose is
PID
PIEED
PIED
PIID
Which of the following in NOT a reason for an author to write something
Inform
Entertain
Explain
Remember
What is the purpose when an author is trying to convince the reader of something?
Persuade
Explain
Describe
Inform
What is the purpose when an author is writing for a reader's enjoyment?
Explain
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
The birds were chirping and the sun was shining. Kevin and Juno were sitting on a park bench together. Neither of them was smiling. After a long period of silence, Kevin said, "This isn't going to work. I mean, you're a dog person and I'm a cat person." Juno nodded. A tear rolled down her face. Kevin went on, "If we got married and bought a house, what kind of pet would we get? Some kind of cat-dog? Somebody's going to be unhappy." Juno began sobbing and said, "Ok, let's just end it now. Have fun with your slobbery dogs." She jumped off the bench and ran into the woods.
First Person
Second Person
Third Person - Limited
Third Person - Omniscient
Third Person
The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of nothing other than the next step and keeping my tempo. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds
First Person
Second Person
Third - Limited
Third - Omniscient
Identify the claim and reason.
Winter is better than summer.
Students should wear school uniforms because it makes it harder to tease kids who have less money.
I like tacos better than burritos.
Humans are mammals.
Which is the weakest claim and reasoning?
Students should be able to use cell phones in class because it will help them develop 21st century skills.
Teachers should get paid for every hour they work because they will be more likely to work harder.
Small dogs are safer pets for families than big dogs because they won't be able to knock old people down and kill them.
I think people should not eat meat products because they make me happy.
A statement which needs to be proven true is a _____________
Argument
Claim
Evidence
Counter-Claim
Claim: In the United States, we still need a post office. Which of the following is NOT a good piece of evidence to support this claim?
The post office is needed for the delivery of packages.
Nearly 90% of mail is junk mail and throwing it away is bad for the environment.
The post office serves Americans throughout the country
Claim: Teenagers who commit crimes should not be sentenced to life in prison. Which answer below is the best Counterclaim?
Teenagers have the ability to grow and change as adults
Because of growing brains, teenagers often make bad decisions and don't understand the consequences of their actions.
Serious crimes, such as murder, deserve serious punishments no matter the age of the criminal
Claim: Supreme Court justices shouldn't serve for life. Which of the following is NOT a good piece of evidence to support this claim?
The failing health of aging Supreme Court justices could influence their decisions.
Older Supreme Court justices might not be able to keep up with the rapid changing of culture and technology.
Because Supreme Court justices serve for life, they don't have to worry about political pressures of making decisions based on keeping their jobs.
The assignment was a breeze.
What do you do as you read a passage?
Think about your reading by asking questions, highlighting important parts, and jotting quick notes out to the side.
Write down every single thought you have.
Outline every paragraph with your pencil.
Highlight all of the words that look important.
What do you do when you come to a passage that is on an unfamiliar topic?
This is the end. Just give up and start crying.
Think negatively the whole time you read it.
Focus and jot about your thinking more. Make connections to what you do know to understand!
Avoid the passage by going to the bathroom many times.
