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1.

What is an inference?

a)

A guess

b)

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

c)

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

2.

What does explicit mean?

a)

A guess

b)

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

c)

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

3.

What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?

a)

Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back.

b)

Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.

c)

Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

d)

Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.

4.

It's a good thing we were all wearing seat belts when the turbulence hit.

Based on the text, which of the following most likely happened?

a)

A family was on a road trip and hit a pothole.

b)

A plane had gone through a terrible storm.

c)

A boat went over some waves.

d)

There are not enough details to answer the question.

5.

The Recreation Center is only open through Sundays-Thursdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Jackson wanted to play basketball there.

Based on the passage, at which time would Jackson be allowed to play basketball?

a)

At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday

b)

At 2:30 p.m. on Friday

c)

At 9:30 p.m. on Thursday

d)

At 9:00 a.m. on Monday

6.

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.

What can you infer that Paul does for work?

a)

A lawyer

b)

a doctor

c)

a construction worker

d)

a garbage man

7.

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.

Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?

a)

He has tools

b)

His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty

c)

He goes straight up the stairs to shower

d)

He wears a hat

8.

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.

What type of person is Alice?

a)

Care free and calm

b)

Messy and sloppy

c)

Clean and controlling

d)

Sad and angry

9.

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.

What type of relationship do Paul and Alice have?

a)

They are brother and sister

b)

They work together

c)

They are neighbors

d)

They are husband and wife

10.

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

The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

a)

School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

b)

The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

c)

The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

11.

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

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

School uniforms can be ordered online .

12.

What does the word explicit mean?

a)

Directly stated in the text

b)

Indirectly stated in the text

c)

A verb in the text

d)

The conclusion of the story.

13.

The students decided to draw a conclusion because of known facts or the evidence provided in the text. What vocabulary word means to draw a conclusion?

a)

Text Evidence

b)

Inference

c)

Citation

d)

Analyze

14.

When you give credit to the author you must

a)

Cite

b)

Explicitly thank the author

15.

A strategy for inferring/drawing conclusions is...

a)

State, Cite, Explain

b)

He Said, She Said

c)

It Says, I Say, So

d)

They Said, I Said

16.

There are three steps to citing textual evidence. What is the second one?

a)

State your idea

b)

Cite your evidence

c)

Explain your evidence

d)

All of the above

17.

There are three steps to citing textual evidence. What is the second one?

a)

State your idea

b)

Cite your evidence

c)

Explain your evidence

d)

All of the above

18.

When citing textual evidence, you can use direct quotes or paraphrase.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What MUST you include before textual evidence you've cited?

a)

An appetizer

b)

A sentence fragment

c)

A parachute

d)

A sentence starter

20.

which is the best example of explicitly:

a)

telling your friend her shirt is ugly

b)

hinting to your mom that you want a new cell phone

c)

being vague or not clear when your friend ask you if her shirt is cute

d)

pretending to be sick so that you can stay home from school

21.

which is the best example of explicitly:

a)

telling your friend her shirt is ugly

b)

hinting to your mom that you want a new cell phone

c)

being vague or not clear when your friend ask you if her shirt is cute

d)

pretending to be sick so that you can stay home from school

22.

Directly stated

a)

Implicit

b)

Explicit

c)

Infer

d)

Direct Quotation

23.

What is the meaning of this simile?

Her smile was like the sun.

a)

She has bright teeth

b)

Her teeth are yellow.

c)

Her smile lights up a room.

24.

Do you want to remember your childhood, or do you want all of those precious moments that you are living right now to fade away forever? If you want to preserve those incidents that mean so much to you, you should create a scrapbook. Scrapbooking is not only a fun hobby; it is a locket for your life. Inside it, you will forever treasure those memories that you are creating right now.

Which of the following is the best central idea of this passage?

a)

Scrapbooking is a great way to preserve memories.

b)

Scrapbooking is a wonderful hobby.

c)

Life goes by very quickly.

d)

Memories are important.

25.

What is the definition of evidence?

a)

Copying or using someone else’s work and passing it off as one’s own, without giving the source credit.

b)

Citing textual evidence

c)

determine an idea or conclusion based on evidence and our own reasoning that is not directly stated in the text

d)

word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph that leads you to make an inference or draw a conclusion

26.

"The wind was strong and the rain was heavy, but the foreigner held up one of his massive hands to protect the small gift, safely tucked onto the palm of the other."

What is the most likely reason why the author includes this description of the foreigner’s actions?

a)

To demonstrate how valuable the gift is to him.

b)

To reveal that he is hesitant to accept the gift.

c)

To suggest that the wind and rain have isolated him.

d)

To illustrate how much he wants to be accepted.

27.

I am four in this photograph, standing /On a wide strip of Mississippi beach, / My hands on the flowered hips /Of a bright bikini

In these lines, the poet’s tone can best be described as-

a)

Nostalgic

b)

Strident

c)

Apologetic

d)

Reverent

28.

In paragraph 2, the author uses the figurative language, “their tails flipping up to gleam like wands in the early sunlight” to illustrate the--

a)

Mystical allure of the morning

b)

Tranquility of the morning setting

c)

Magical beauty of the otters

d)

Cheerful nature of the otters

29.

"The leather soles of my shoes felt insecure and slippery on the rungs."

The author's use of the 1st person point of view--

a)

reveals Jimmy's youthful idealism

b)

shows Jimmy's fearless determination

c)

helps the reader understand that Jimmy is unreliable

d)

allows the reader to identify with Jimmy's vulnerability

30.

Which line suggests that Alejandro is sensitive to the feelings of others?

a)

And she looks a lot worse than she did yesterday, he didn't say.

b)

Why an old lady would come to ski or practice extreme sports was beyond him.

c)

Dr. Alejandro Benetti shook his head in frustration.

d)

"Well, I know what kills them, and how to keep that from happening."

31.

"In the 1940s there was no such thing as a "secure line". All talk had to go out onto the public airwaves."

The author includes this information to --

a)

demonstrate the technological advances during the twentieth century

b)

establish a need for an unbreakable secret code

c)

explain why Pearl Harbor was vulnerable to attack

d)

question whether the right to free speech should be protected during wartime

32.

"The Inughuits thought they were the world's only inhabitants until an expedition led by the Scottish explorer John Ross came across them in 1818."

The author's purpose in including this information in the selection is most likely to--

a)

describe the history of Europeans traveling to Greenland in order to study the Inughuits.

b)

suggest that Ross's expedition indirectly caused the destruction of Inughuit culture.

c)

support the claim that Inughuits have a strong cultural heritage.

d)

emphasize how geographically and culturally isolated the Inughuits once were.

33.

Believe that bees/ by the billions find unidentified flowers/ on unmapped marshes and mountains.

The reader can conclude that the speaker is--

a)

awestruck by nature

b)

fearful of nature

c)

confused by nature

d)

intimidated by nature

34.

Which quotation best illustrates the author's yearning for connection with the world?

a)

Science had complicated her vision without lessoning her delight in other creatures.

b)

We had been canoeing in the Boundary Waters Wilderness for several days, long enough for the men's faces to stubble with beards, for the women's faces to burnish from wind and sun.

c)

I am a poor sort of shaman. My shape never changes, except, year by year, to winkle and sag.

d)

I desired their instruction-- as if, by watching them, I might learn to belong somewhere as they so thoroughly belonged here.

35.

Helping Others to See- "After the presentation, all three generations hang out together and discuss the way they can put into practice the values brought forth in the presenteation."

A Ball to Roll Around- "At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind, I invented a successful variation of baseball. We called it groundball."

The quotations are similar in that they both discuss--

a)

a sudden change in thinking

b)

the value adults place on the contributions of others

c)

an activity that depends on group participation

d)

why people enjoy being together

36.

Helping Others to See- He is keeping an eye on the staff, insisting on their impeccability in service--guiding his suberbly honed institution of compassion with a glance, a word, a silent presence, a smile.

A Ball to Roll Around- I find it easier to live with myself if I try to be honest.

Which of these statements best expresses the differences in tone between the quotations.

a)

The first quotation is sincere, while the second is arrogant.

b)

The first quotation is grave, while the second is passionate.

c)

The first quotation is observational, while the second is introspective.

d)

The first quotation is playful, while the second is mocking.

37.

"No recognition shone in the grandmother's eyes, and the smile was the same as the one she'd given the doctor. There was little time left to her, and nothing outwardly wrong that he could detect. Perhaps the bloodwork would show something, but it would be two days before that came back from Bariloche."

The tone of this paragraph can best be described as--

a)

outraged

b)

admiring

c)

resigned

d)

hopeful

38.

"His old scaly hand crawls over to touch my knee. His fingers are white, the nails cracking and dull, like old silver."

In this paragraph, the author uses imagery to--

a)

show the son's fear of being touched by his father

b)

imply that the father may not really be dying after all

c)

emphasize how aged and decrepit the father appears to his son

d)

suggest that the son has little respect for his father.

39.

THEME =

a)

the universal message

b)

the details

c)

the thesis

d)

the main idea

40.

Which of the characteristics below is NOT a characteristic of theme?

a)

Must be a complete sentence.

b)

Cannot contain anything specific from the story.

c)

The message the author wants you to take from the story.

d)

It is a topic.

41.

This could be a theme.

When you are kind.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

This could be a theme.

Family is more important than anything else in our lives.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

This could be a theme.

Sometimes even when we try our hardest, things don't work out.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

This could be a theme.

Salva should continue to persevere and help his people.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

This could be a theme.

Doug was a good person, so good things happened to him.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

This could be a theme.

Don't let a dragon into your castle.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

This could be a theme.

Everyone is capable of changing and being better.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

This could be a theme.

It is important to know who you are in order to really be happy.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

This could be a theme.

Hope can get us through hard times.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

This could be a theme.

Taking responsibility for your actions will help you learn and grow.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

This could be a theme.

Being kind.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

This could be a theme.

Living life.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

This could be a theme.

Chasing your dreams can end in disappointment.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What is the definition of theme?

a)

The author's message about life or human nature.

b)

The main topics, issues, or ideas in a text.

c)

A one word topic.

d)

The most important points and supporting details from the text.

55.

Why can the following NOT be considered a proper theme statement?

In the book, A Long Walk to Water, Nya learns that Dinka and Nuer can help each other when a Dinka man builds a well in her community.

a)

It is not specific enough.

b)

It is not about a complete thought.

c)

It is about specific characters and therefore not universal.

d)

It talks about Dinka and Nuer tribes which are enemies.

56.

This could be a theme:

Our actions can negatively impact others.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

This could be a theme:

Traditions can bring people together.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

This could be a theme:

Princesses don't have to follow the rules.

a)

True

b)

False

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Total questions: 58

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