Grammar & Vocabulary
Evelyn held her baby close as the tornado swept by. Fortunately, she was strong enough to hold onto her child. The tornado was quite strong, too.
Using the dictionary entry below, which definition best fits the way the word "strong" is used in the last sentence?
STRONG \'strôŋ\ adj. 1. muscular 2. consisting of solid material 3. determined 4. moving rapidly or with force
4. moving rapidly or with force
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A) Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
B) Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
C) Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
D) Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.
A) Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
“The Harvest Brigade of 1944”
The reader can conclude that Joe Tucker —
A served as a mechanic in the Armed Forces
B used creative thinking to solve a problem
C worked on a farm as a young boy
D was concerned with making a profit
B used creative thinking to solve a problem
What do you do with aluminum cans? Do you throw them in the trash, or do you recycle when you are finished with them? At the rate we are filling our landfills, we will not have anywhere else to put our trash. If you recycle, you will help the environment. The next time you throw away your Coke can, think about putting it in a recycling bin. Your effort will help save your community.
The author's purpose is to
a. entertain. b. persuade. c. inform. d. create a mysterious mood.
B. Persuade
The candle lit the curtains on fire and burned the house down. Is this an example of:
a. Compare/Contrast b. Point of View c. Cause/Effect
c. Cause/Effect
What is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem?
a. paragraph
b. line
c. stanza
c. stanza
In Toy Story, Woody learns that friendship is important and that loyalty to your friends is to be treasured.
What is this in a story?
A) Main idea
B) Theme
C) Conflict
D) Plot
B) Theme
(19) It is so much fun to ride bikes. (20) You have to follow the safety rules.
What is the best transition to add to the beginning of sentence 20?
A) For example,
B) However,
C) Instead,
D) Make no change.
B) However,
A) The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. B) It is also one of the fastest. C) In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. D) The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides.
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?
B) It is also one of the fastest.
"The chocolate candy in the cupboard called to me", is an example of
a. idiom b. personification c. metaphor
b. Personification
Mr. R was running late this morning. He had a meeting so he couldn’t get the classroom ready on time. His facial expression didn’t look happy. I think he might be frustrated. I can figure out how he is feeling by thinking about what I know and what happened to Mr. R!
What is this called?
Making an inference!
Little Jack Horner Little Jack Horner (a)
Sat in the corner, (a)
Eating a Christmas pie; (b)
He put in his thumb, (c)
And pulled out a plum, (c)
And said, "What a good boy am I!" (b)
In the poem above, aabccb is an example of the ________ of the poem.
a. alliteration b. rhyme scheme c. rhythm d. onomatopoeia
b. rhyme scheme
"Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on-"
What is the test asking you to figure out?
the main idea
(1) The Titanic was the largest and most elegant passenger ship in 1912. (2) It ran into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean. (3) It sank within three hours.
What is the best way to combine sentences 2 and 3?
A) It ran into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean, it sank within three hours.
B) It ran into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean. it sank within three hours
C) It ran into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean and sank within three hours.
C) It ran into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean and sank within three hours.
Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of “The Harvest Brigade of 1944.”
Although the fields were full of crops, there were not enough workers to harvest them.
Which sentence from “A Different Waiting” expresses a related idea?
A In the tenth year, he waited with clenched fists as the swarms of locusts left no green thing behind—or in the case of the wheat, no golden thing. (paragraph 3)
B In the fifteenth year, after a couple of years of healthy crops brought to harvest, he began to believe that maybe his luck was forever changed. (paragraph 5)
C And now, Nature had smiled on him and the golden stalks swayed majestically in the prairie breeze. (paragraph 6)
D The world at war had swallowed up all the human power, all the steel, all the fuel, and all the hope he had of his wheat making it to market and then to tables. (paragraph 6)
D The world at war had swallowed up all the human power, all the steel, all the fuel, and all the hope he had of his wheat making it to market and then to tables. (paragraph 6)
Tomatoes were once considered poisonous. Some brave people finally took a bite of a tomato, and they survived. Now, we use tomatoes in our salads and sandwiches. Do you ever use tomato sauce or ketchup? These products are made of tomatoes. If it weren't for these brave individuals, you might not be able to enjoy ketchup with your french-fries.
The author's purpose is to a. entertain. b. persuade. c. inform. d. create a mysterious mood.
c. Inform
Animals in the forest have a wide variety of adaptations. For example, monkeys have long tails. They can use them almost like another hand. This helps them swing quickly through the tops of trees. They can even do this while holding their babies or gathering food. Another example are giraffes who need to reach leaves at the tops of tall trees. Having a long neck is an adaptation that allows them to do this.
What is the main idea of this passage?
Animals have different adaptations that help them survive.
"This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams, 1883 - 1963
I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox
and which you were probably saving for breakfast
Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold
This form of poetry is called _________.
a. ballad b. haiku c. free verse
c. free verse
It was unanimous. After the vote was taken, it was apparent everyone wanted to go to SeaWorld instead of the museum.
What does "unanimous" mean?
a. all b. the majority c. leader rules d. sad
a. all
22) While David folded laundry, his brother does the dishes. (23) They went outside to play. (24) They jumped on the trampoline.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 22?
A) Change David to david
B) Delete the comma after laundry
C) Change does to did
D) Make no change
C) Change does to did
“A Different Waiting”
Which sentence from the text supports the idea that Marvin Otto is a patient man?
A He had waited like this many times before but for different reasons. (paragraph 1)
B He had time to plow ditches and set fires between them to take away the fuel of the flames. (paragraph 4)
C He bought hundreds of acres of the land that others had given up on years before.(paragraph 5)
D He spent time on his knees, saying thanks. (paragraph 5)
A He had waited like this many times before but for different reasons. (paragraph 1)
"The road was a swamp", is an example of
a. metaphor b. simile c. hyperbole
a. Metaphor
You can figure out the meaning of a word that you don’t know by reading the words and sentence/s around the unknown word.
This is called using your ___________ ___________.
Context Clues
When Moana faces the lava demon Te Kā, realizing it is actually the corrupted goddess Te Fiti, she sings "Know Who You Are." Then she restores the heart and Te Fiti transforms back, healing the ocean and restoring life to the islands.
What part of the plot is this part of the movie?
Climax
The storm raged outside our window as my sister and I huddled together telling stories. My sister had reached the scariest part of her story when the wind rattled the windows. We both stopped and held our breath. The only light came from a streetlight shining through the window. We heard thunder rumbling in the distance.
What gives the passage an eerie mood?
A) the idea that the sister is telling a scary story
B) words such as huddled, only light, and rumbling
C) a streetlight shining through the window
B) words such as huddled, only light, and rumbling
(1) We should try to keep our parks clean and free of trash. (2) This shows that we want to take care of our natural resources. (3) To remind people, we post rules about how to take care of our parks.
Which sentence could best follow sentence 3?
A. Knowing the rules will help people keep our parks clean.
B. Going to the parks on weekends can be fun for everyone.
C. Many people use the parks every weekend.
A. Knowing the rules will help people keep our parks clean.
“The Harvest Brigade of 1944”
Which of the following is the best summary of paragraphs 2 and 3?
A Americans were struggling during World War II. Good workers had left to serve in the war. Steel was difficult to get because it was needed for important war purposes. But a smart man named Joe Tucker had an idea.
B Joe Tucker had an idea to help Americans harvest the fields full of crops without using the steel and the gas needed for war products. During World War II, it was difficult to harvest the grain because most of the workers left to serve in the war.
C During World War II, there weren’t enough people or working machines to harvest the crops because so many had left to serve their country and materials were needed for war products. Americans needed the crops. Fortunately, Joe Tucker had an idea.
D During World War II, harvesting grain for bread had been a challenge. There were not enough workers to complete the harvest. The existing machines were old and damaged. The available steel was needed for making tanks, planes, and other war products. Joe Tucker had an idea.
C During World War II, there weren’t enough people or working machines to harvest the crops because so many had left to serve their country and materials were needed for war products. Americans needed the crops. Fortunately, Joe Tucker had an idea.
Birds of a feather flock together is an example of
a. personification b. hyperbole c. idiom d. metaphor
c. Idiom
Match the following examples to the correct term:
A) Told by what happens and why it happened
B) Told in the order in which it happened
C) Told by how thing(s) alike and different
D) Told with conflict and how it is solved
E) Told in a way of using lots of details
Problem & Solution, Sequential/Chronological, Descriptive, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast
A -> Cause and Effect
B -> Sequential/Chronological
C -> Compare/Contrast
D -> Problem/Solution
E -> Descriptive
10 Which of these describes the relationship between the two texts?
A The second text provides an example of how a farmer hopes to benefit from the combine discussed in the first text.
B The second text provides additional details about Joe Tucker’s influence on the topic of the first text.
C The second text includes more information about how the combine changed farmers during World War II.
D The second text describes how farmers used the steel and gas described in the first text.
A The second text provides an example of how a farmer hopes to benefit from the combine discussed in the first text.