ELA Triathlon Pre/Posttest

1. Part A Which choice best describes the author's purpose in the passage?

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RI 6

2. Part B. Which excerpt from the passage most clearly illustrates the answer to Part A?

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RI 1

3. Which statement best expresses the central idea of this passage?

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RI2

4. Which excerpt from the passage is the best evidence for the claim that "(a) modern dentist would certainly enjoy having a hadrosaur as a client"?

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RI 1

5. How does sentence 5 develop the author's ideas in the passage?

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RI 5

6. Which choice best defines microwear as it is used in the passage?

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RI 4

7. What tone does the speaker most clearly express with details such as "a box of broken things" and "the face I loved"?

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RL 4

8. What does the figurative language in the final four words of the stanza suggest most clearly about "Five years ago"?

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RL 4

9. Part A Which answer choice best describes the tone of this passage?

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RL 4

10. Part B. Which sentence from the passage most clearly captures the tone identified in Part A?

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RL 1