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Georgia Milestones Language Arts

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the Main Idea of the story.

What is this question asking you to do?

a)

Make up your own main idea of the story.

b)

Tell the theme of the story

c)

Find the main idea of the story.

2.

Explain how you know that the third pig was the smartest. CITE evidence from the text to support this.

What is this question asking you to do?

a)

Find the mood of the story.

b)

Guess how the pig was smart.

c)

Support answer with proof from the text.

3.

REFER to the text to answer the following question. Who builds their house out of bricks?

What is this question asking you to do?

a)

Look back at the text to get the answer.

b)

Find the answer by looking at the title of the text.

c)

Remember the answer.

4.

Discuss how the plot DEVELOPS throughout the story. What is this question asking you to do?

a)

Discuss the setting.

b)

Discuss the theme.

c)

Discuss how the plot is built up and is progressing.

5.

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!"


The word that best defines adamant is-

a)

happy

b)

unsure

c)

nervous

d)

stubborn

6.

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-

a)

happy

b)

unsure

c)

nervous

d)

stubborn

7.

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke and dust.”


What does the word shrouded mean?

a)

covered

b)

ruined

c)

bounced

d)

invisible

8.

Identify the theme of a short story where a young girl learns the importance of honesty after telling a lie that leads to a major misunderstanding.

a)

The challenges of adolescence.

b)

The consequences of dishonesty.

c)

The excitement of childhood adventures.

d)

The importance of education.

9.

Which word in this sentence is a noun?  We fish in the big pond.

a)

the

b)

fish

c)

in

d)

big

10.

Make this sentence past tense.
She will bring her dog to the park on Saturday.

a)

bringed

b)

brought

c)

bringing

d)

bring

11.

What is the verb in this sentence?
Sal listens to his favorite song.

a)

listens

b)

Sal

c)

song

d)

favorite

12.

Choose the punctuation mark that can best be used to replace the X in question 1 -8.

Where are the cars X

a)

:

b)

,

c)

?

d)

!

13.

What is the verb in this sentence?
The boy ran to the store.

a)

boy

b)

store

c)

ran

d)

the

14.

What is the verb?
I dreamed of a giant ice-cream cone.

a)

dreamed

b)

giant

c)

ice-cream

d)

cone

15.

The plot is the beginning, middle and end of a story.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the main idea of the passage about Georgia Milestones Language Arts?

a)

A) The history of Georgia Milestones.

b)

B) The importance of language arts in education.

c)

C) How to prepare for the Georgia Milestones.

d)

D) The structure of the Georgia Milestones test.

17.

Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

a)

A) Informative

b)

B) Humorous

c)

C) Sarcastic

d)

D) Pessimistic

18.

What is the purpose of the Georgia Milestones Language Arts assessment?

a)

A) To evaluate students' math skills.

b)

B) To assess students' language arts proficiency.

c)

C) To test students' science knowledge.

d)

D) To measure students' physical education skills.

19.

Identify the synonym for 'comprehend' as used in the context of the passage.

a)

A) Ignore

b)

B) Understand

c)

C) Confuse

d)

D) Forget

20.

Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that reading comprehension is a key component of the Georgia Milestones?

a)

A) 'The test includes multiple-choice questions.'

b)

B) 'Students are required to write essays.'

c)

C) 'Reading comprehension is heavily emphasized.'

d)

D) 'Math skills are also assessed.'

21.

What literary device is used in the phrase 'as clear as a bell' from the passage?

a)

A) Metaphor

b)

B) Simile

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Hyperbole

22.

How does the author organize the information in the passage?

a)

A) Chronologically

b)

B) By importance

c)

C) By cause and effect

d)

D) By comparison and contrast

23.

What is the meaning of the word 'evaluate' as used in the passage?

a)

A) To guess

b)

B) To judge

c)

C) To ignore

d)

D) To create

24.

Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence from the passage?

a)

A) 'The test is challenging.'

b)

B) 'Although the test is challenging, students can prepare effectively.'

c)

C) 'Students study hard.'

d)

D) 'The test includes reading and writing.'

25.

What is the author's main argument in the passage?

a)

A) The Georgia Milestones test is unnecessary.

b)

B) The test is beneficial for assessing student progress.

c)

C) The test is too difficult for most students.

d)

D) The test should be replaced with a different assessment.