REVISION AND EDITING
Which sentence is correct?
a. "I am certain, mom said, that we will make it on time.
b. I am certain mom said, that we will make it on time.
c. "I am certain," mom said "that we will make it on time."
d. "I am certain," mom said, "that we will make it on time."
d. "I am certain," mom said, "that we will make it on time."
Select an example of a metaphor.
a. Hold your horses!
b. She danced like a wild animal.
c. Her hair was silk.
d. The trees leaves blew in the wind.
c. Her hair was silk.
What is the mood?
The crowd started to laugh. Encouraged I asked: “What is orange and sounds like a parrot?” Smiling they waited for my reply. “A CARROT!” I exclaimed.
a. cheerful
b. moody
c. upset
d. sympathetic
a. cheerful
One of my friends ____ a baseball player when she was in middle school.
a. were
b. is
c. was
d. are
c. was
What is an inference?
a. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence (you have clues and you figure it out)
b. the theme of a story (you are looking for the message from the author)
c. using RACE to answer a constructed response (answering questions with evidence)
d. writing down information from the board (taking good notes)
a. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence (you have clues and you figure it out)
What change, if any, should be made in the sentence? --> He seamed to know that I was leaving.
a. change seamed to seemed
b.change to to too
c. change was to were
d. the sentence should not be changed
a. change seamed to seemed
Select an example of personification.
a. Don’t chicken out!
b. The sun played hide and seek in the clouds.
c. My mouth was as dry as a bone.
d. Her tires squeaked like a mouse eating cheese.
b. The sun played hide and seek in the clouds.
Tone is about how __________ feels.
a. animals
b. you
c. the author
d. the reader
technology
c. the author
Neither Tim nor Mark ___ married.
a. are
b. is
c. and is
d. has
b. is
What does it mean to analyze a text?
a. breaking it down to gather information and learn the meaning of what is written
b. reading a text and answering questions
c. memorize what is written in a passage
d. writing a constructed response
a. breaking it down to gather information and learn the meaning of what is written
John ...(go) to her grandmother's house every day.
-goes
-am working
-likes
-is going
goes
Select an example of onomatopoeia.
a. Her temper is red hot.
b. Your skin is softer than silk.
c. The wild animals raced home after lunch.
d. Both bees and buzzers buzz.
Her temper is red hot.
d. Both bees and buzzers buzz.
Mood is the way ______ feel reading a book.
a. you
b. the author
a. you
You should choose which of the answer choices best ___ the question.
a. Answer
b. Answers
c. Amswer
d. Answered
b. Answers
Which quote is cited correctly?
a. According to the text have you heard about the rose?
b. Later in the text" it says proving nature's law is wrong".
c. The author states, "it learned to walk without having feet."
d. Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams.
c. The author states, "it learned to walk without having feet."
Everyone .....(dance) when the music suddenly .......(stop).
-was riding...was seeing
-rode...saw
-was riding...saw
-rode...was seeing
was riding...saw
Select an example of an idiom.
a. She sings at the top of her lungs.
b. She is a happy clam.
c. She is as happy as a clam.
d. WHOOSH!
a. She sings at the top of her lungs.
The knife fell to the floor with a loud ring. Such a thing had never happened before! Everyone stood still for a minute.
a.tense
b.exciting
c.happy
d.disappointing
a. tense
___ doesn't want to go to bed early.
a. We
b. They
c. He
d. I
C. He
What is a claim?
a. details in the text that support your position.
b. a statement that supports a position, usually supported with evidence.
c. a sentence that clarifies or makes clear.
d. a few sentences that answer a specific question about the text
b. a statement that supports a position, usually supported with evidence.
Which sentence is correct?
a.-His mom's shoes are expensive.
b.-His mom's shoe's are expensive.
c. His moms shoe's is expensive
d.-His moms shoes is expensive.
a. His mom's shoes are expensive.
Select an example of hyperbole.
a. The animals sniff-sniffed and scratched the ground.
b. He's running faster than the wind.
c. She danced like a wild animal.
d. She sings at the top of her lungs.
b. He's running faster than the wind.
How a story makes you feel
a. Mood
b. Tone
c. Actions
d.Movies
All of the students who didn't pass the exam ___ the entire class.
a. Needed retaking
b. Needs to retake
c. Needs retaking
d. Need to retake
d. Need to retake
What does it mean to elaborate?
a. A direct statement from the text.
b. To explain the text evidence in your own words.
c. A few sentences that answer a specific question about the text
d. Details in the text that support your position.
b. To explain the text evidence in your own words.