Poetry
I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one. I will look at cliffs and clouds with quiet eyes, Watch the wind bow down the grass, and the grass rise. And when lights begin to show up from the town, I will mark which must be mine, and then start down.
Which mood best fits the poem?
A Cheery
B bright
C peaceful
D sadness
D sadness
Last summer, my family and me vacationed in the Rocky Mountains.
A. Change Rocky to Rockey
B. Change Rocky Mountains to rocky mountains
C. Change me to I
D. The sentence is correct.
C. Change me to I
From hazy days spent lifeguarding at the local swimming hole to doling out endless soft-serve ice cream cones, summer means millions of teens across the U.S. are getting to work.
Around 6 million people aged 16 to 19 will work this summer, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The rest of the year, employment levels for these teens hover round 4 million to 5 million, so an additional 1 million to 2 million teens usually get jobs during the summer.
While getting a job remains a summer rite of passage for some teens, the overall labor force participation rate for teens- the percentage of teens working or looking for work compared with the total number of teens - has been declining for decades.
Q. What is the author's main message?
A. Teens are losing interest in working.
B. Many teens need to work year-round
C. Most teens get a summer job
D. The number of working teens is declining.
D. The number of working teens is declining.
In 1941, many countries were at war. But the United States refused to join the fight. However, on December 7, the Japanese awoke the sleeping giant. Japanese planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,000 sailors. The next day, the U.S. declared war on Japan.
Who was the sleeping giant?
A. the Japanese
B. the United States
C. the naval base at Pearl Harbor
b. the United States
What is RAP?
Reword or Restate
Answer all Parts
Prove with evidence
How many pedals of lambs ear to feel? Depends on how many you pick. How many pairs of socks to fold? Depends how many you wash. How many Crayola markers to use? Depends on how many drawings you make. How many skinned knees? Depends on how adventurous you are.
The speaker is trying to say that your childhood experiences depend on-
A your family
B what you show
C what you actually did
D the little things
C What you actually did.
This is a important part of our Saturday outing.
A. Change important to more important
B. Change a to an
C. Change Saturday to saturday
D. The sentence is correct
B. Change a to an
The Swallow and the Crow had an argument one day about their plumage. Said the Swallow: "Just look at my bright and downy feathers. Your black stiff quills are not worth having. Why don't you dress better? Show a little pride!"
"Your feathers may do very well in spring," replied the Crow, " but-I don't remember every having seen you around in winter, and that's when I enjoy myself most."
Q. The story is mostly about?
A. Swallow's bright feathers
B. Swallow being mean to the Crow
C. birds comparing feathers
D. Crow loving winter
C. birds comparing feathers
Making pizza involves several steps. First, you make the crust and shape it into a circle. Then, you put sauce on top. After that, you add a variety of toppings, such as cheese, sausage, and mushrooms. Finally, you put the pizza in the oven and bake it until it's golden brown.
What is the text structure?
A. Descriptive
B. Sequence
C. Compare / Contrast
D. Cause/Effect
E. Problem/Solution
B. Sequence
What are Text Features?
Pictures, bold words, graphs and glossary
Martin
Brave, Confident, Bold
Dad of Bernice, Dexter, Yolanda, and MLK III
Son of MLK Sr. and Alberta Williams
Freedom for all,
Happiness, inequality
Luther
No change, Violence
Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott,
first president of the SCLC,
led the Birmingham campaign
Freedom, equality, no racism
Chicago, Montgomery, Atlanta, Pennsylvania
King
The reader can conclude that the poet sees Martin Luther King as
A. Calm
B. Powerful
C. Influential
D. Kind
C. Influential
I was hungry as a bear, and ready to eat Grandma's apple pie.
A. Delete the comma
B. Change I to me
C. Change hungry to hungrey
D. The sentence is correct.
A. Delete the comma
He sprang from his chair and paced about the room in uncontrollable agitation, with a flush upon his sallow cheeks and a nervous clasping and unclasping of his long thin hands.
"They must be cunning devils," he exclaimed at last. "How could they have decoyed him down there? The Embankment is not on the direct line to the station. The bridge, no doubt, was too crowded, even on such a night, for their purpose. Well, Watson, we shall see who will win in the long run. I am going out now!"
"To the police?"
"No; I shall be my own police. When I have spun the web they may take the flies, but not before."
Q. What theme is address in the passage?
A. Take matters into your own hands.
B. Try and face your fears.
C. Do not trust in others.
D. All shall work out in the end.
A. Take matters into your own hands.
What does common mean?
A. Happening often
B. ordinary; not special in any way
C. shared by two or more people.
b. ordinary; not special in any way.
What are FANBOYS?
A curly headed kid with a sunshiny smile
Heard the roar of a plane as it sailed through the sky
To her playmates she said with a bright twinkling eyes
My daddy rides that ship in the sky!
My daddy rides that ship in the sky
My daddy rides that ship in the sky
Mama's not afraid so neither am I
My daddy rides that ship in the sky.
A pug nose kid then kicked up his heel
said my daddy works in the iron and steel
If you're not afraid well neither am I
My daddy keeps your daddy up there so high.
The second kid believes his dad-
A. is safer working in iron and steel
B. will soon fly a plane
C. is better than others
D. makes the flight possible
D. makes the flight possible.
Joshuas' mom said he cannot go outside to play because it's too cold.
A. Change Joshuas' to Joshua's
B. Change mom to Mom
C. Change too to to
D. No change is needed.
A. Change Joshuas' to Joshua's
How many pedals of lambs ear to feel?
Depends on how many you pick.
How many pairs of socks to fold?
Depends on how many you wash.
How many Crayola markers to use?
Depends on how many drawings you make.
How many skinned knees?
Depends on how adventurous you are.
Why is the word "depends" repeated?
A. to show why childhood is important
B. to emphasize everyone is different
C. to explain why people depend on others.
D. to address the need for creativity.
B. to emphasize everyone is different
When Mary Ann Evans wrote her first book, everyone thought she was a man. That's because she used the name George Eliot. Evans knew that in 1859, no one would ublish a book by a women. After all, everyone knew that a women couldn't write! Her third novel, Silas Marner, is still taught in schools today.
What do the italized words mean?
A. Women actually can't write.
B. Women actually can write
C. Women can write only if they use a man's name.
B. Women actually can write.
What should you do when reading a passage?
You should read the passage slowly and picture the story in your mind.
I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one. I will look at cliffs and clouds with quiet eyes, Watch the wind bow down the grass, and the grass rise. And when lights begin to show up from the town, I will mark which must be mine, and then start down.
Which theme is explored in the poem?
A.We must always remember our duty.
B. Things are more beautiful outside.
C. Nature can calm you down.
D. It is okay to sometimes escape life.
D. It is okay to sometimes escape life.
A blue ribbon is a proudest symbol of the sweet success.
A. Change proudest to proud
B. Change sweet to sweetest
C. Add a comma after symbol
D. No change is needed.
A. Change proudest to proud
Employment increases after taxes are cut for most income earners- but not when tax cuts target the top 10% of earners - according to a recent paper in the Journal of Political Economy looking at data from the 1980's through 2000's.
For decades, the political argument in favor of tax cuts for big businesses and wealthy individuals has boiled down to an assumption that they would inveset their tax savings into jobs that would swell the wallets of ordinary Americans.
So-called "trickle-down" economics intuitively evokes an image of water moving from high to low ground, unable to fight the irresistible force of gravity, saturating one and all. Recent research from Princeton University economist Owen Zidar adds to past academic analyses and real-world experiments challenging the idea that tax cuts work anything like waterfalls.
Q. Who does the author believe needs tax cuts?
A. owners of businesses
B. people with some wealth
C. average income earners
D. people who are very poor
C. average income earners
In 1918, soldiers at Fort Riley,Kansas, became ill with the Spanish flu. Some died within two days. Troops fighting in World War I unknowingly carried the sickness all over the world. The flu ignored efforts to stop its spread. When it disappeared a year later, 20 million people had died.
What do the italized words mean?
A. Spread slowly
B. was unstoppable
C. stopped spreading
B. was unstoppable
What are headings for?
Allows you to understand that section of the story.