High School Placement Test

Front

What does 'enumerate' most nearly mean?

Back

To count.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Identify the sentence with a spelling mistake: 'The speaker presented an idea that was foreign to us.' 'Marcus spoke directly to the governor.' 'The boys and girls in the chorus gave a stunning performance.' 'No mistakes.'

Back

No mistakes.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

Front

Find the sentence with a capitalization mistake: 'My favorite season is Spring.' 'Last Monday, Aunt Ruth took me shopping.' 'We elected Ben as treasurer of the freshman class.' 'No mistakes.'

Back

My favorite season is Spring.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Front

Which word does NOT belong with the others: 'leopard', 'cougar', 'elephant', 'lion'?

Back

elephant.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

What does 'eternal' most nearly mean?

Back

Timeless.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Define 'capitalization' in writing.

Back

Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Front

What is a 'compound sentence'?

Back

A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Front

What is the purpose of punctuation in writing?

Back

Punctuation helps clarify meaning and indicates pauses or stops in sentences.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Front

What is a 'synonym'?

Back

A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is an 'antonym'?

Back

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4