Q3 Benchmark Practice

What is a Synonym?

• A word that has a similar meaning.
• A word that has the opposite meaning.
• A word that is spelled differently.

What is Denotation?

• The emotional meaning of a word.
• The literal or dictionary definition of a word.
• A slang term used in conversation.

What does Inference mean?

• A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning.
• A direct quote from the author.
• C) A fact stated in the text.

What is Indirect Characterization?

• The author directly states a character's traits.
• The character's traits are revealed through their actions, speech, and thoughts.
• The character is described by other characters in the story.

What does Depict mean?

• To represent or illustrate or describe
• To confuse or mislead.
• To analyze in detail.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• The benchmark test on Thursday
• Taking the benchmark next Thursday and Friday
• Next week, we will be taking the Benchmark on Thursday and Friday.
• Because we will be taking the Benchmark on Thursday and Friday.

Which revision would fix this comma splice?

"If we have learned a moral from the story,it is that getting enough sunlight is essential for our well-being,it will significantly impact our physical health and mental clarity as we navigate our daily lives."

• If we have learned a moral from the story, it is that getting enough sunlight is essential for our well-being; it will significantly impact our physical health and mental clarity as we navigate our daily lives.
• If we have learned a moral from the story; it is that getting enough sunlight is essential for our well-being, it will significantly impact our physical health and mental clarity as we navigate our daily lives.
• If we have learned a moral from the story, it is that getting enough sunlight is essential for our well-being; and it will significantly impact our physical health and mental clarity as we navigate our daily lives.

Which revision can correct the punctuation mistake in this sentence?

"Our friends and classmates must recognize this to be true, however we still struggle to show kindness to each other in our daily interactions."

• Our friends and classmates must recognize this to be true; however, we still struggle to show kindness to each other in our daily interactions.
• Our friends and classmates must recognize this to be true, however, we still struggle to show kindness to each other in our daily interactions.
• Our friends, and classmates must recognize this to be true, however, we still struggle to show kindness to each other in our daily interactions.

What is the simile in this passage depicting?

"Margot stood apart from them, from these children who could never remember a time when there wasn’t rain and rain and rain. They were all nine years old, and if there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall... She knew they thought they remembered a warmness, like a blushing in the face, in the body, in the arms and legs and trembling hands. But then they always awoke to the tatting drum, the endless shaking down of clear bead necklaces upon the roof, the walk, the gardens, the forests, and their dreams were gone."

• depicts the emotional longing for warmth and sunlight that the children have never had
• describesThe excitement of playing outside in the rain.
• The physical discomfort caused by the constant rain

How does the author use indirect characterization in these sentences to develop the character of Margot?

"They edged away from (Margot); they would not look at her. She felt them go away. And this was because she would play no games with them in the echoing tunnels of the underground city. If they tagged her and ran, she stood blinking after them and did not follow. When the class sang songs about happiness and life and games, her lips barely moved. Only when they sang about the sun and the summer did her lips move as she watched the drenched windows."

• The focus on her lack of participation in games indicates that Margot feels superior to the other children and chooses to distance herself from them
• The description of her reacting only when singing about the sun reveals that Margot has a deep emotional longing for warmth and happiness, highlighting her sadness in contrast to the other children.
• The detail about her lips barely moving during songs about happiness implies that she is indifferent to her surroundings and hates her peers.