ELA Quizz 1

Jane went to the grocery store.  She need to make sure to get milk, eggs, and bread.  There was a bump in the road.  She also needed ingredients to bake a cake.
Which sentence does not belong?

• Jane went to the grocery store.
• She needed to make sure to get milk, eggs, and bread.
• There was a bump in the road.
• She also needed ingredients to bake a cake.

James was so incredibly happy.  He lost his lunch money, so he couldn't eat.  On the way to school his brand new shoes got muddy. There was a really mean sub in his class today. 

• James was so incredibly happy.
• He lost his lunch money, so he couldn't eat.
• On the way to school his brand new shoes got muddy. 
• There was a really mean sub in his class today.

Leaves change different colors in the fall.  Some leaves turn brown, orange, or yellow. They change because it is getting colder out.  The squirrels hide acorns in the ground.

• Leaves change different colors in the fall. 
• Some leaves turn brown, orange, or yellow.
• They change because it is getting colder out.
• The squirrels hide acorns in the ground.

Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do notget to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.

• problem & solution
• order & sequence 
• compare & contrast
• cause & effect

When you are finding similarities and differences within in a text, what text structure is this format?

• Cause and Effect
• Problem and Solution
• Sequence
• Compare and Contrast

The text structure is similar to cause and effect, but it has an answer with an opinion.

• Cause and Effect
• Problem and Solution
• Compare and Contrast
• Chronological

Here are two popular sports played at Milton, basketball and volleyball.  Both take place inside of the gym at Milton.  Also, each sport has two teams of people.  In basketball, however, the ball can be played off of the floor, and in volleyball, the ball cannot touch the floor or it is out of play.  Basketball and volleyball are popular sports at Milton.  What text structure is this?

• Cause and Effect
• Compare and Contrast
• Problem and Solution
• Sequence

An old newspaper is an example of what type of informational text?

• technical
• historical
• scientific

Which of the following would be a scientific text?

• A chapter book about a kitten who paints
• A book about how to give your pet cat a bath
• A magazine article about saving endangered species of tigers
• a folktale about how leopards got their spots

What does a scientific text do?

• it teaches steps in a process
• it tells about an event in history
• it explains the causes and effects of everything that goes on around you.
• it teaches how to cook