GMAS ELA Review

Which sentence BEST states the main idea of the passage?

• Though Galápagos tortoises used to live only on some islands, they are now found in many places.

• People are helping the Galápagos tortoises in many ways so that the number of tortoises is going up.

• Removing goats from the islands of Galápagos tortoises has helped increase the food supply for tortoises.

• Galápagos tortoises and turtles are similar, but turtles have not experienced as many problems as tortoises

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which idea from “School Starts Too Early” explains why students would do a better job with homework if school started later?

• “School should start later in the morning.”

• “. . . students would be more interested in their classes.”

• “. . . they wouldn’t be as tired at night.”

• “Let half the students come at the normal time.”

Which sentence BEST introduces the event and characters in the story?

• On weekends, my brother Jason and I go to the pool and play with our friends.

• Sometimes, the swimming pool seems crowded with kids from the neighborhood.

• Every summer, my family likes to spend most of our time at the pool.

• Today, I started teaching my brother Jason how to swim at the pool.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which source should be used to gather more information for the report?

• a video titled “Why You Smile When You Are Laughing”

• an article titled “Why Laughing Is Healthy”

• a book titled Funny Stories That Will Make You Laugh

• an interview titled “How I Make People Laugh Every Day”

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which of the following sentences best summarizes Tandy’s opinion?

• A. For its many activities and beautiful setting, the beach is the best place to go for a vacation.

• B. Even though the mountains are very calm, the beach is a quiet place to visit.

• C. The beach is the best place to go on vacation, because it is much warmer than anywhere else.

• D. Because of the many different types of animals that you can see, the beach is the best place to vacation.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of these reasons is/are used by BOTH Tandy and Dion to support their opinions?

I. There are lots of kids to play with.

II. The landscape is nice.

III. There are many things to do.

• A. I only

• B. I and II only

• C. II and III only

• D. I, II, and III

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

As used by Dion, the word populated most nearly means

• Noisy

• Crowded

• Quiet

• Popular

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Tandy and Dion are most likely responding to which of these questions?

• Why would someone want to vacation in the mountains?

• Where do you want to live when you grow up and why?

• What is the best place to take a vacation and why?

• Why is the beach the best place to take a vacation?

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3