ELA Vocab
Setting
The time or place a story takes place
Rate
a ratio comparing quantities measured in different units
Read this excerpt from A Girl from Yamhill.
In the morning I descended from the bedroom by sliding down the banister railing, which curved at the end to make a flat landing place just right for my bottom. At night I climbed the long flight of stairs alone, undressed in the dark because I could not reach the light, and went to bed. I was not afraid and did not know that other children were tucked in bed and kissed good night by parents not too tired to make an extra trip up a flight of stairs after a hard day’s work.
Based on this excerpt, how does the narrator feel about her home as a child?
A She feels it is dark and cramped.
B She feels it is warm and cozy.
C She feels it is safe and comfortable.
D She feels it is spacious and spooky.
C She feels it is safe and comfortable.
Which expression is equivalent to 2(3 – x) – 12 + 4x?
A 3x – 6
B 3x – 7
C 2x – 6
D 2x – 7
C
Read the excerpt from Between the Silver and the Ash.
KENNETH
But if she found it . . .
XAVIER
She put something else there. Just for me. She died last year, you know. She put something in the hiding place for me before she died. I've been following her clues for a year. This is the last one.
KENNETH
Why didn't she just give it to you? Whatever it is?
XAVIER
She said I needed to learn persistence. I always gave up on things. So she hid her gift in the forest so I would learn to persevere.
KENNETH
Well, it doesn't look like you're going to get it, no matter what.
Which is the best description of Xavier, based on this excerpt?
A He trusts Kenneth to help him.
B He is determined to find the treasure.
C He believes they will be unsuccessful.
D He is unwilling to assist Kenneth.
B He is determined to find the treasure.
Inference
a conclusion based on evidence from the text
Distributive Property
the property stating that the product of a factor times a given quantity containing a sum or difference is equal to the sum of the products of that factor times each addend from within the quantity
A 5-lb bag of apples costs $4.50, and an 8-lb bag of the same type of apples costs $7.52. Greg found the unit price, which is the constant of proportionality between cost and weight, for each bag of apples. What is the difference in the unit prices?
A $0.04 per pound
B $0.12 per pound
C $0.16 per pound
D $0.21 per pound
A
Read the excerpt from "The Telephone: A Truer Tale.”
The story of the telephone’s invention in 1876 is one of hard work, determination, and triumph. Many accounts make it sound like a fairy tale. After all, it has a terrific happy ending in which the hero, Alexander Graham Bell, uses his astonishing new device to transmit the words "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” However, the true story of how the telephone came to be is not quite as happy as most imagine. In fact, it is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy. What’s more, the first words ever spoken over a wire could not possibly have been uttered by Alexander Graham Bell, because he was only two years old at the time.
Based on the excerpt, which statement best describes the author’s attitude toward Alexander Graham Bell?
A The author greatly dislikes Bell for taking credit for the invention of the telephone.
BThe author feels pity for Bell because he is not the real inventor of the telephone.
C The author celebrates Bell even though he gives him only partial credit for the telephone.
D The author feels it is important to show that Bell was not the true inventor of the telephone.
D The author feels it is important to show that Bell was not the true inventor of the telephone.
Nicole wants to conduct a survey of the opinions of students at her middle school. Which survey sample would give her the most accurate results?
A random students as they enter the school
B students during math class
C random seventh-grade students during lunch
D teachers in the seventh-grade hallway
A random students as they enter the school
Metaphor
a direct comparison of unlike things (does not use like or as)
Signed Number
a number with a positive or negative sign
Which excerpt from "Foreign Lands" contains a metaphor?
A The dusty roads go up and down
With people tramping in to town.
B I saw the next-door garden lie,
Adorned with flowers, before my eye
C I held the trunk with both my hands
And looked abroad on foreign lands.
D I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky's blue looking-glass;
D I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky's blue looking-glass;
Mr. Kelly pays $12,564 a year for rent. His rent is a constant amount each month. Which equation represents the amount he pays per month if m = months and c = total rent paid for the year?
A 1,047m = c
B 1,047c = m
C 1,047 + m = c
D m ÷ 1,047 = c
A 1,047m = c
Read the excerpt from “On the Mountain.”
That's when it happened. A three-hundred-year-old Douglas fir extended a root like a big, gnarled foot over the path and, not seeing the hazard, Jess fell right over it and landed hard on her knee. For a moment she just stayed there, blinking back the tears that threatened to fill her eyes.
Which statement best describes the imagery in the excerpt?
A Sensory details appeal to the reader’s sense of hearing.
B A metaphor creates a visual image for the reader.
C A simile creates a visual image for the reader.
D Sensory details appeal to the reader’s sense of smell.
C A simile creates a visual image for the reader.
Tone
the attitude of a text toward the subject and theme
Additive Inverse
the opposite of a number
7 Which expression is equivalent to 3x – (2x + 4) + 5?
A x + 9
B x + 1
C 5x + 9
D 5x + 1 R
B
Read the excerpt from "Thomas Edison: The Master of Improvement.”
Its glow was produced by electricity passing through a filament, or tiny piece of material. The inside of the glass bulb was a vacuum.
Based on context clues, what is the meaning of the word filament?
A a place where electricity is made
B a very small piece of material
C the inside of a lightbulb
D the vacuum inside a bulb
B a very small piece of material
The probability that a person in a certain town has brown eyes is 2 out of 5. A survey of 450 people from that same town was taken. How many people would be expected to have brown eyes?
A 45
B 90
C 180
D 225
C 180
Imagery
vivid language that appeals to the senses
the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data
Which line from “Educate Yourself” by Marcus Garvey is a fact?
A. “Your language being English you should study the English language thoroughly.”
B. “There is no use reading a page or paragraph of a book or even a sentence without understanding it.”
C “If you are sitting down waiting for somebody, have something in your pocket to read until the person comes.”
D “He knew the different parts of speech, he could paraphrase, analyze and construct sentences.”
D “He knew the different parts of speech, he could paraphrase, analyze and construct sentences.”
Four friends each flipped a coin different numbers of times.
Alice got heads 75% of the time.
Mary got heads 8 out of 10 times.
Sarah got heads 17 out of 20 times.
Ellen got heads 3 5 of the time.
Who had the greatest percentage of heads?
A Alice
B Mary
C Sarah
D Ellen
C Sarah
Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill.”
Pecos Bill even rode a tornado once, if you can believe it. That tornado was truly awe-inspiring, roaring loud and turning the sky black and green. He grabbed it, shoved it to the ground, and straddled it! The tornado was doggone mad. Whipping and whirling, it tried to throw him off, but Bill jest rode along nice and calm until finally he tamed it.
The setting in this excerpt makes the folktale seem
A quiet.
B mysterious.
C serious.
D wild.
D wild.