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Informational
Informational
Which sentence BEST supports the idea that playing a sport requires a lot of personal sacrifice?
A.Making a team sport requires plenty of skill.
B.Players must be willing to practice on a daily basis.
B. Players must be willing to practice on a daily basis.
"Ponyboy Curtis." I replied. "That's an original and lovely name," She said. "My dad was an original person," I said. "I've got a brother named Sodapop..."
What does this part of the conversation reveal to the reader?
A. Ponyboy is proud of the original names in his family.
B. Ponyboy wishes he had another name.
A. Ponyboy is proud of the original names in his family.
Watching the commercial of Jennifer Anniston, Bella coveted her purple Maybelline mascara.
A. desired
B. disliked
A. Desired
Andrea's cousin is tall.
Which part of speech is "tall"?
adjective.
Kim split the apple into two equal ______.
A.halfs
B. Halves
B. Halves
Which idea about animal shelters would be the BEST to highlight in an advertisement?
A. A large fee may be charged for adopting a pet.
B. Shelters often have a variety of dog breeds available.
B. Shelters often have a variety of dog breeds available.
How does an author build suspense in a story?
A. by locating the story in another country.
B. by hinting at an exciting event to come.
B. by hinting at an exciting event to come.
Cate found her red blouse in a pile of discarded clothes.
What does discarded mean?
A. not wanted
B. not clean
A. not wanted
James was running through the crowd.
A. verb
B. noun
A. verb
Neither my brother _____ my sister were invited to the party.
A. nor
B. but
A. nor
Which sentence expresses an opinion?
A. Plumeria trees will make any garden look better.
B. Plumeria trees can grow up to 20ft tall.
A. Plumeria trees will make any garden look better.
Which triggers the rising action in a story?
A. When the lesson of the story is revealed.
B. When the problem of the story is introduced.
B. When the problem of the story is introduced.
What is the root word of "prestigious"?
A. ous
B. Prestige
B. Prestige
Anthony wondered if Tim wanted to go to the mall.
"to go" is what type of verbal?
infinitive
Not only was Terri late for the game, _______ the tournament.
A. but also
B. but
A. but also
The primary focus of a piece of informational writing is called the what?
A. theme
B. Main idea
B. Main idea
The message or lesson taught in a piece of literature is called the what?
Theme
Which is the prefix of the word, "ineffective"?
A. in
B. ive
A. in
Jerry decided to have spaghetti for dinner tonight.
"Jerry" is what part of speech?
(Proper) noun
The grandfather took away the _____ toy.
A. baby's
B. babies
A. baby's
When you use text evidence to support your claim, it is important to ________ your article so you don't commit plagiarism.
Cite
The ________ happen after the climax and before the resolution of the story.
falling actions.
If you wanted to look up the word "prosthetic" in the dictionary, between which pair of guide words would you look?
A. Proper-Protein
B. Paws-path
A. Proper-Protein
What is a gerund?
a verb that acts as a noun and always ends in "ing".
The students entered ______ contests.
A. lots
B. a lot of
B. a lot of