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Author's Purpose
Text Organization
Literary Elements and Devices
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary and Word Meanings
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What is the author's purpose for writing in the following limerick? There once was a writer named Fitzgerald On the rich and famous he'd herald. When the story was told Poor Gatsby, though bold, Lost his dear Daisy, though well-appareled. A. persuade B. inform C. entertain D. describe
Answer - C. entertain
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Which type of text structure shows how two things are alike and/or how they are different? A. Cause and Effect B. Sequence C. Problem Solution D. Compare and Contrast
Answer: D. Compare and Contrast
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"The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake" is an example of what type of figurative language? A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. hyperbole
Answer - C. personification
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Please answer using passage E from the packet: Why was Vlad most likely such a cruel leader? A. His father forced him against his will. B. He grew up surrounded by violence. C. He was possessed by evil spirits. D. Nobody followed his commands.
Answer: B - He grew up surrounded by violence.
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Please answer using passage B from the packet: In the last line of the poem, the word "obstinate" means A. rich B. lying C. helpful D. stubborn
Answer: D - stubborn
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What is the author's purpose in the following passage? Because researchers studying circadian rhythms have discovered that most teenagers are really nocturnal, school administrators should take this into account when organizing a school day. For example, traditionally teenagers must rise in the predawn hours and arrive at school before sunrise. Groggy and unfocused, they find it difficult to concentrate and be alert before lunch. After lunch, which for some students begins at 11:30 a.m., they are finally able to pay attention. Armed with this information, the school board should be innovative and rearrange the schedule, which would curb truancy in grades 7 through 12. A. persuade B. inform C. entertain D. describe
Answer - A. persuade
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What type of text structure talks about a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by giving its features or characteristics? A. Sequence B. Spatial C. Description D. Cause and Effect
Answer: C. - Description
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"The horse moved with lightning speed" is an example of what type of figurative language? A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. hyperbole
Answer - D. hyperbole
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Please answer using passage F from the packet: Which of these sentences tells what paragraph 1 is mainly about? A. Two friends use a map to find an old camp. B. Two friends take a daytrip in the countryside. C. Two friends discuss the reasons a camp was closed many years before. D. Two friends drive through a land that looks like it’s from an earlier century.
Answer: A - Two friends use a map to find an old camp.
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Using your knowledge of prefixes, what does the word "premiere" most likely mean? A. happening after B. happening during C. happening before D. not happening
Answer - C. happening before
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What is the author's purpose for writing in the following paragraph? If you are interested in sharing your ideas with like-minded people who can comment on your writing, you may want to try blogging. Blogging is short for "Web logging," logging on to a Web site where you can upload your writing and ask other "bloggers" to post their comments. A. persuade B. inform C. entertain D. describe
Answer - B. inform
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What type of text structure describes items or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do or make something? A. Cause and Effect B. Spatial C. Description D. Sequence
Answer: D. - Sequence
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Please answer using passage H from the packet: The setting is A. Philadelphia B. Aunt Lindy’s house C. Gammie’s family’s dairy farm D. a school
Answer: C - Gammie's family's dairy farm
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Please answer using passage F from the packet: What were Antonio and Kirk going to look for at the old camp? A. a notebook B. stolen money C. a missing letter D. the owner’s will
Answer - A. - a notebook
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Using your knowledge of prefixes, the word "superfluous" means
A. less than is required B. more than is required C. not enough required D. without being required
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The purpose of a five-paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter would be to A. persuade B. inform C. entertain D. describe
Answer - A. persuade
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Identify the text structure used in the following passage. A chimpanzee's body is made for climbing and swinging in the trees. First, it uses its long arms to reach a branch. Next, with its flexible hands and feet, it grabs and hooks on to the branch. Finally, it swings from that branch to another branch or tree. A. problem and solution B. compare and contrast C. cause and effect D. sequence
Answer: D. - sequence
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Please answer using passage H from the packet: One theme for the passage is: A. Appreciate opportunity B. Don't work too hard. C. Keep cows away from alfalfa. D. Read every night.
Answer: A - Appreciate opportunity
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Please answer using passage E from the packet: When Vlad Dracul allied himself with the Turks, you can conclude that A. he wanted his family to be captured B. he wanted to become king of Turkey C. Vlad Tepes was happy to be held as hostage D. The people of Wallachia thought he was a traitor
Answer - D. - The people of Wallachia thought he was a traitor
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Which suffix is the best to use when trying to turn the verb "punish" into a noun? A. -ble B. -less C. -ment D. -or
Answer - C. -ment
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The author's purpose for writing a brochure for custom glass windows with product descriptions, sample pictures, and coupons would be to A. persuade B. inform C. entertain D. describe
Answer - A. persuade
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What type of text structure is used in the following passage? My books kept falling from the top shelf of my locker. Every time I opened the door of my locker, the books would come hurling at my head. So, I decided to remedy the situation. I took a piece of cardboard and taped it to the shelf in my locker so that the books would stop falling on me. My head is a lot less sore these days! A. sequence B. cause and effect C. sequence D. problem and solution
Answer: D. - problem and solution
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Please answer using passage H from the packet: The climax of the story is A. Nothing changed on the family farm. B. Gammie hoped he wasn't too late to save the cows' milk from souring because his Pa would know he had been studying his book again. C. Gammie only wanted to know about the city's public school. D. Aunt Lindy offered to enroll him in school.
Answer: B - Gammie hoped he wasn't too late to save the cows' milk from souring because his Pa would know he had been studying his book again.
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Please answer using passage F from the packet: Which of these details supports the main idea of paragraph 3? A. The camp has been shut down since 1985. B. Ms. Black’s friend Sarah drowned at the camp. C. There’s a big court fight over who owns it. D. The woman who owned the property died a few years ago.
Answer: A. The camp has been shut down since 1985.
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Which suffix should be used to turn the verb "demonstrate" into a noun? A. -ness B. -or C. -less D. -tion
Answer - D. -tion