District Assessment Review

Reading Comprehension

100

1. Marcus eagerly grabbed his raincoat and umbrella from the closet, smiling as he looked out the window at the darkening sky.
What can you infer about Marcus from the sentence?

• A) He is afraid of thunderstorms.
• B) He is glad that it is about to rain.
• C) He forgot where he put his shoes.
• D) He is planning to go to sleep.

B) He is glad that it is about to rain.

200

Unlike traditional libraries that enforce strict silence, the new community media hub encourages lively discussion, group collaboration, and active multimedia learning.
According to the sentence, how does the community media hub differ from a traditional library?

• A) It has fewer books available to borrow.
• B) It requires visitors to pay a membership fee.
• C) It allows and encourages people to talk and work together.
• D) It is open much later into the evening.

C) It allows and encourages people to talk and work together.

300

Before the invention of the lightning rod by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, lightning strikes regularly burned down entire wooden towns. Franklin's simple iron rod gave electricity a safe, direct path to the ground, protecting buildings from bursts of heat. This single invention saved thousands of lives and completely changed how cities were built.

Question: Which text structure does the author use in this passage

• A) Chronological order
• B) Cause and effect
• C) Compare and contrast
• D) Question and answer

✔️ Correct Answer: B

 Explanation: The passage uses a cause-and-effect structure, showing how the invention of the lightning rod (cause) resulted in saved lives and protected cities (effects

400

 Although the captain claimed the ship was completely unsinkable, the heavy cargo and rough Atlantic waves caused the vessel to take on water rapidly.
What does the text suggest about the captain's claim?

• A) It was proven correct by the crew.
• B) It was incorrect because the ship began to flood.
• C) It was only true during calm summer weather.
• D) It was supported by the owners of the ship.

B) It was incorrect because the ship began to flood.

500

While the school principal publicly praised the student council's proposal for a longer recess, her refusal to allocate any funds for new sports equipment revealed a sharp contrast between her words and her actions.
What does the passage imply about the principal?

• A) She plans to cancel the student council meetings entirely.
• B) She prefers indoor activities over outdoor sports.
• C) Her actual support for the recess plan does not match her public praise.
• D) She is secretly planning to extend the school day.

Her actual support for the recess plan does not match her public praise.

FANBOYS/ Context Clues

100

Logan wanted to go to the park, _______ it started to rain heavily.

• Answer Choices:
  • A) so
  • B) but
  • C) or
  • D) nor

• ✔️ Correct Answer: B
• 📝 Explanation: The word but is used to show a contrast or a conflict between Logan wanting to go outside and the rain stopping him.

200

"She wanted to go to the beach, ______ it started to rain heavily."

• A) so
• B) but
• C) or
• D) nor

Answer: B) but

Explanation: The sentence presents a contrast between wanting to go to the beach and the bad weather, so "but" is the correct choice.

300

The benevolent old woman, who constantly donated her time and money to animal shelters, was loved by the entire neighborhood. 

• A) Loud and obnoxious
• B) Wealthy and famous
• C) Kind and charitable
• D) Strict and grumpy

Kind and charitable

400

Choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence:
"He didn't study for the test, ______ he managed to get an A anyway."

• A) and
• B) so
• C) yet
• D) for

Answer: C) yet

Explanation: "Yet" is used to show a surprising contrast or concession—even though he didn't study, he still got an A

500

 Maya was so meticulous when organizing her science project that she measured every single label with a ruler to ensure it was straight.

Based on the context clues in the sentence, what does the word meticulous most likely mean?

• A) Rushed and careless
• B) Extremely careful and precise
• C) Creative and artistic
• D) Confused and overwhelmed

 

• B) Extremely careful and precise

POINT OF VIEW

100

• Which point of view features a narrator who is a character inside the story, sharing their own personal experiences using pronouns like "I," "me," and "we"?
• Answer Choices:
  • A) First-Person 
  • B) Second-Person
  • C) Third-Person Limited
  • D) Third-Person Omniscient

• Correct Answer: A

200

• Which point of view uses pronouns like "he," "she," and "they," but restricts the reader's view to the inner thoughts and feelings of only one main character?

• 
  
  • ) First-Person
  • B) Second-Person
  • C) Third-Person Limited 
  • D) Third-Person Omniscient

• Correct Answer: C

300

• : Which point of view features an outside narrator who can see everything and look inside the minds of two or more characters to reveal all of their thoughts?
• Answer Choices:
  • A) First-Person
  • B) Second-Person
  • C) Third-Person Limited
  • D) Third-Person Omniscient

• Correct Answer: D

400

Maya lined up at the starting blocks, her heart hammering against her ribs. If I don't win this race, I’ll never hear the end of it from the team, she thought, wiping sweat from her forehead. A few lanes over, Jordan stared fixedly at the finish line. He felt completely calm, confident that his months of early-morning training were finally about to pay off.

What is the point of view of this passage?

• A) First-Person
• B) Second-Person
• C) Third-Person Limited
• D) Third-Person Omniscient 

D

500

• Leo stared at the math test on his desk, his palms sweating. He could hear the clock ticking loudly on the wall, and every second felt like a personal threat. Across the aisle, Sarah was already flipping to the second page. Leo felt a wave of panic, wondering if he was the only person in the entire class who didn't understand the fractions question.

• Question: What is the point of view of this passage?
• Answer Choices:
  • A) First-Person
  • B) Second-Person
  • C) Third-Person Limited 
  • D) Third-Person Omniscient

• Correct Answer: C

Poetry/Drama

100

Instructions written in italics or brackets that tell actors how to move, look, or speak, and describe the set design, are called:

Stage directions

200

This is giving human traits, feelings, or actions to non-human or inanimate objects.

 personification?

300

This is the overall emotional feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates for the reader.

MOOD

400

This is a five-line, humorous poem with a distinct AABBA rhyme scheme.

• limerick

500

Long plays are often divided into major sections, similar to chapters in a book. What are these large divisions called?

ACTS