Informational Texts
It's the sentence which BEST supports the idea that playing a sport requires a lot of personal sacrifice.
A. Making a team sport requires plenty of skill.
B. Players must be willing to practice on a daily basis.
C. Some teams require a nominal fee to play.
D. Being a part of a team is a rewarding experience.
What is
B. Players must be willing to practice on a daily basis.
“What's your name?" Cherry asked.
"Ponyboy Curtis." I replied.
"That's an original and lovely name,” She said.
"My dad was an original person," I said. "I've got a brother named Sodapop, and it even says so on his birth certificate.”
This is what the conversation reveals to the reader:
A. Ponyboy wishes he had another name.
B. Ponyboy is proud of the original names in his family.
C. Cherry thinks Ponyboy and Sodapop have funny names.
D. Ponyboy is unable to locate his own birth certificate.
What is
B. Ponyboy is proud of the original names in his family.
Watching the commercial featuring Jennifer Aniston, Bella coveted her purple Maybelline mascara.
It's the synonym of coveted:
A. disliked
B. watched
C. desired
D. criticized
What is
C. desired
Andrea’s cousin is very tall.
This is the part of speech of the word “very”
What is
an adverb
It completes the fill in the blank:
Kim split the apple into two equal ________.
A. halfes
B. hafs
C. halves
D. halvs
What is
C. halves
This is the idea about animal shelters that would be the BEST to highlight in an advertisement.
A. A large fee may be charged for adopting an animal.
B. Shelters often have a variety of dog breeds available.
C. Background information about a pet may not be available.
D. Cats and dogs often require a series of medical injections.
What is
B. Shelters often have a variety of dog breeds available.
It's how an author build suspense in a story?
A. by hinting at an exciting event to come
B. by providing a solution to a problem
C. by locating the story in another country
D. by providing dynamic characters
What is
A. by hinting at an exciting event to come
Cate found her red blouse in a pile of discarded clothes.
It's what "discarded" means.
A. not wanted
B. not clean
C. unusual
D. wrinkled
What is
A. not wanted
James looks very tired.
This is the part of speech of “looks”
A. action verb
B. linking verb
C. direct object
D. indefinite pronoun
What is
B. linking verb
It completes the fill in the blank.
Neither my brother _______ my sister were invited to the party.
A. nor
B. or
C. and
D. but
What is
A. nor
It is the sentence that expresses an opinion?
A. Plumeria trees are tropical and need warm weather in order to survive.
B. Plumeria trees can grow up to 20 feet tall.
C. Plumeria flowers come in red, white or yellow.
D. Plumeria trees will make any garden look better.
What is
D. Plumeria trees will make any garden look better.
This triggers the rising action in a story.
A. When the characters and setting are revealed.
B. When the solution to the problem is evident.
C. When the problem of the story is introduced.
D. When the lesson of the story is revealed.
What is
C. When the problem of the story is introduced.
This is the root word of “prestigious”
A. prestig
B. gous
C. prestige
D. ous
What is
C. prestige
*Daily Double*
Anthony wondered if Tim was going to the mall.
It's what the phrase “to the mall” is.
A. prepositional
B. gerund
C. infinitive
D. participial
What is
A. prepositional
It completes the fill in the blank:
Not only was Terri late for the game, _________ the tournament.
A. and
B. and also
C. but
D. but also
What is
D. but also
It's the dictionary definition that BEST matches the word “motion” in this sentence:
The committee put forth a motion to restrict recycling to only glass and plastic.
A. The action or process of moving or being moved.
B. A formal proposal presented to a legislature or agency.
C. To direct or command someone with a movement of the hand or head.
D. A type of transformation involving various mathematical studies.
What is
B. A formal proposal presented to a legislature or agency.
The look of pain and sorrow on Ella’s face didn’t stop me. I told her what I thought despite her small gasp and the tears that were waiting to fall. It was something that had to be said.
It's best demonstrated through the narrator’s actions:
A. determination to make her friend feel better.
B. persistence to say what she wants despite the feelings of others.
C. ability to remain positive despite the circumstances.
D. indecision on whether or not to hurt Ella’s feelings.
What is
B. persistence to say what she wants despite the feelings of others.
It is the suffix of the word “ineffective”
A. in
B. effect
C. tive
D. ive
What is
D. ive
Before they ate dinner, Louisa and Julie made a salad, but they forgot to make the dessert.
It's the type of sentence this is.
A. simple
B. complex
C. compound
D. compound-complex
What is
D. compound-complex
It completes the fill in the blank:
The grandfather took away the ___________ toy.
A. babys
B. baby’s
C. babys’
D. babies
What is
B. baby’s
Living Free features a boy named Mark who learns about courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in a forested area of New York state.
This is what the author is able to do by writing in first person point of view:
A. emphasize the struggles Mark faces in the mountain.
B. show the thoughts of Mark’s family about his trip.
C. highlight the difference between the country and the city.
D. share Mark’s thoughts and feelings about his adventure.
What is
D. share Mark’s thoughts and feelings about his adventure.
“Suddenly, the silence became more oppressive. An SS officer had come in and, with him, the smell of the Angel of Death. We stared at his starch military uniform.”
It's what the figurative language in this excerpt BEST conveys:
A. fear
B. silence
C. smell
D. anger
What is
A. fear
*Daily Double*
These are the guide words you would use if you wanted to look up the word “prosthetic” in the dictionary.
A. proton – prow
B. professor – promote
C. proper – protein
D. propel – prose
What is
C. proper – protein
To swim proficiently is required for those interested in joining the swim team.
It's what type of phrase this is: “to swim proficiently”
A. prepositional
B. gerund
C. infinitive
D. participial
What is answer
C. infinitive
It completes the fill in the blank:
The students entered _________ contests.
A. lots
B. alot of
C. a lot of
D. lot of
What is
C. a lot of