ELA Academy 6th Grade Competition

The boy returned home a little late from school. He threw his coat as he walked in. He walked past his parents without greeting them. He headed straight to his room, slamming the door after him. He threw himself face down on his bed and lay there.

How is he feeling?  

• Very delighted

• Very disappointed

• Very scared

• Very excited

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Jaime, please come home soon. I miss you when you are away and I am unhappy when you aren't here. I have missed your incredible cooking while you've been gone.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Jaime made the narrator unhappy. 

• Jaime is a good cook. 

• Jaime is away on vacation. 

• Jaime, I miss you. 

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Complete the sentence below that is closest in meaning to the figurative expression:

His room is a train wreck. It is _________

• full of toy trains

• well organized

• a mess

• well laid out

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Complete the sentence below so that it is closest in meaning to the figurative expression. Choose the TWO best words.

• Elated

• Happy

• Discontented

• Melancholy

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Christian and his dog were watching television when they heard a loud bang. There was a thunderstorm outside and the boy guessed that lightning must have hit something. The dog started to whimper and hid under the table.

You can guess that ______

• the dog was scared of the television show.

• the dog was in trouble.

• the dog was scared of the thunderstorm.

• the dog needed to go outside.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1