Drama
If a story is a play on your benchmark, that means the genre is most likely ___________________.
A. Poetry
B. Non-Fiction
C. Drama
C. Drama
If you don’t know an answer right away, what is the best strategy?
A. Leave it blank forever
B. Make a wild guess immediately
C. Skip it and come back later
C. Skip it and come back later
What change should be made?
He don’t like broccoli.
A. Change don’t to doesn’t
B. Change like to liked
C. No change
A. Change don’t to doesn’t
What does the acronym ECR mean?
Extended Constructed Response
Before reading, or as you read, you make this by using clues from the text to guess what might happen next.
Prediction
This part of a plot diagram includes the most exciting part of the story.
Climax
What should you do if two answers seem correct?
A. Pick the longest answer
B. Reread the question and look for key words
C. Choose the first one you read
B. Reread the question and look for key words
Which revision fixes the run-on sentence?
I wanted pizza I didn’t have any money.
A. I wanted pizza, I didn’t have any money.
B. I wanted pizza but I didn’t have any money.
C. I wanted pizza and didn’t have any money
B. I wanted pizza, but I didn’t have any money.
a sentence that states the author’s opinion about the topic and answers the question or prompt, guiding the rest of the writing.
Thesis Statement
Why is paraphrasing important in reading or writing?
A. It shows you understand the text
B. It replaces citations
C. It makes your paper shorter
D. It confuses the reader
A. It shows you understand the text
Stage directions in a play do more than tell actors where to go. Which of the following is another purpose of stage directions?
A. They provide context about the setting, mood, or characters’ emotions
B. They tell the audience what to think about the play
C. They replace dialogue for the main characters
D. They are only used for sound and lighting cues
A. They provide context about the setting, mood, or characters’ emotions
True or False
When reading a story with an ECR or SCR prompt at the end, it is beneficial to not annotate the passage.
False
Which is the best way to combine the sentences?
The book was long. It was interesting.
A. The book was long, it was interesting.
B. The book was long but interesting.
C. The book long interesting.
B. The book was long but interesting.
True or False
A Extended Constructed Response contains 12 sentences
True
A passage says: “During the storm, the river rose quickly, flooding nearby fields.” What can you infer?
A. The storm was small
B. The river overflowed its banks
C. The fields were dry
D. It did not rain
B. The river overflowed its banks
Romeo: “But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
This is an example of:
A. Stage directions
B. Dialogue
C. Narration
D. Monologue
B. Dialogue
Which of the following is a reasonable behavior during a test?
A. Fall asleep the minute the test begins
B. Talk loudly and disrupt other students
C. Take a 5-minute brain break by stretching, getting water, and going to the restroom
D. Bring in a full bag of snacks and start eating on your desk
C. Take a 5-minute brain break by stretching, getting water, and going to the restroom
What change should be made?
Everyone must bring their permission slip signed by a parent or guardian they will not be allowed to attend.
A. Add a comma after guardian
B. Add a period after guardian and capitalize They
C. No change
B. Add a period after guardian and capitalize They
Before writing your ECR, it is important to first unlock the _________________.
Prompt
Which is correct?
A. My brother, who is tall likes basketball
B. My brother who is tall, likes basketball
C. My brother, who is tall, likes basketball
D. My brother who is tall likes, basketball
C. My brother, who is tall, likes basketball
In a story, a character remembers a childhood event that explains why they fear dogs, while earlier in the chapter, the author hints that the character might face danger from a dog later.
Which statement best explains what is happening in this story?
A. The childhood memory is foreshadowing, and the earlier hint is a flashback
B. Both the memory and the hint are flashbacks
C. The childhood memory is a flashback, and the earlier hint is foreshadowing
D. Both the memory and the hint are foreshadowing
C. The childhood memory is a flashback, and the earlier hint is foreshadowing
During a reading and writing test, which of the following strategies is the most effective use of a dictionary and scratch paper?
A. Look up every word you don’t recognize, even if it slows you down significantly
B. Use the dictionary only for words that are key to understanding the question or passage
C. Write every answer on scratch paper first, then copy it onto the answer sheet word for word
D. Use scratch paper to doodle or copy the passage for fun
B. Use the dictionary only for words that are key to understanding the question or passage
Which revision best improves the sentence by correcting grammar and improving clarity?
Although the students had studied for weeks they were still nervous about the test, this made it hard to concentrate.
A. Although the students had studied for weeks, they were still nervous about the test this made it hard to concentrate.
B. Although the students had studied for weeks; they were still nervous about the test, making it hard to concentrate.
C. Although the students had studied for weeks, they were still nervous about the test, which made it hard to concentrate.
D. Although the students had studied for weeks they were still nervous, about the test which made it hard to concentrate.
C. Although the students had studied for weeks, they were still nervous about the test, which made it hard to concentrate.
If you don't have this in your ECR or SCR you automatically get a zero
Thesis
After giving evidence from a story showing a character is brave, which explanation best connects it to your answer about courage?
A. This is an example
B. This shows the character’s bravery because they face danger despite being scared
C. The character does many things
D. This is in the story
B. This shows the character’s bravery because they face danger despite being scared