ELA Pass

The phrase as quick as lightning is an example of......

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

If someone tickles you, you might cringe with displeasure.  What is the meaning of the prefix dis-? 

• with
• again
• without
• two

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

No one knew what had happened to the broken lamp. 
What part of speech is broken?

• noun
• pronoun
• adjective
• preposition

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the verb phrase of the sentence below?
Only a few people at the park were watching the kite-flying contest. 

• Only a few people
• at the park
• were watching
• the kite-flying contest

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Amanda ___________ for office in the hope of becoming class president.  
Which word BEST fills the blank?

• ran
• will run
• did run
• running

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

• Flowers finally bloomed spring was here at last.
• That dress will be perfect for the party.
• Crisp autumn air made Saturday morning great for soccer.
• No one knew the answer to the math problem. 

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What would be the BEST source for a map of Europe?

• newspaper
• atlas
• magazine
• thesaurus

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence.
Mom gave me a new iPhone 7, but I dropped it on the floor and broke it.

• Mom gave me
• a new iPhone 7
• but I dropped it
• on the floor

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase in the sentence?
We went to the park, but I forgot money, so I had to watch the game through the fence.

• I forgot money
• so I had
• watch the game
• through the fence

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the BEST conjunction to complete the sentence.
___________ Samantha is tired, she continues to work.

• because
• although
• so 
• if

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A