English SOL Review

Which list of signal words indicate a passage is written using the Sequence text structure?

• First, next, last, how-to, directions, guide

• First, next, last, dates, and times

• Since, while, because, as a result

• Similar, opposite, different, same, likewise

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Everyday I go for a 2 mile walk.

• Every day I went for a 2 miles walk.

• Everyday I go for a two mile walk.

• Every day I go for a two mile walk.

Check all that apply. Which list of signal words indicates that a statement is an opinion?

• dates, time, science, should

• should, think, feel, believe

• wikipedia, dictionary, believe, and think

Where are supporting details usually located in a paragraph?

• The first sentence

• The middle

• The end

• The second sentence

Using the sentence below, the highlighted portion is the...

Jackie was late for school, since she forgot to set her alarm.

• Cause

• Effect

When a character encounters a ghost, which type of conflict is seen?

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Supernatural

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Nature

Check all that apply. The climax of the story....

• Is the turning point

• The good part

• The most intense part

• I don't know

Michael was the star quarterback of the football team and he was dating Amanda Barnes, the captain of the cheerleading squad. Everything was going perfectly for them until Michael was seriously injured during one of the last games of the season. The doctors told him that he would probably never play football again and that he would have to wear a large cast on his leg for several months. Amanda stayed really close with Michael immediately after the injury, but then she started to change. She would not visit him often. She would not wait by his locker or help him carry his books to class anymore. Also, he noticed that she was talking more and more with Ken Madsen, the new quarterback. This upset Michael greatly. Then one day Amanda told him that she and Michael needed to have a talk after school. Michael did not like the sound of that.

Based on the passage above, what can you infer Amanda wants to talk with Michael about?

• His broken leg

• She wants to breakup

• Why she changed

This text feature is found below or next to a picture and gives more details about the picture.

• Caption

• Title

• Side bar

• Heading

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

• The pencil needed to be sharpened.

• She had 1,000 pencils.

• The pencil sang with joy as its feet danced across the page.

• He was as skinny as a pencil.