Best ELA Practice

7.5 F: Which inference is best supported by the following sentence?

"The Golden Gate Bridge spans the San Francisco Bay, connecting northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco."

• The bridge enables many people to go from San Francisco to northern California.

• The bridge has the longest span of any other suspension bridge.

• Thick cables are best.

• The bridge is the most popular bridge in the Bay Area.

7.5F Joe will go to the movies this weekend if he washes dishes all week.

Based ONLY on the above statement, what MUST be true?

• Joe is washing dishes all week.

• Joe has never washed dishes before.

• Joe really likes going to the movies so he will wash the dishes all week.

• If Joe does not go to the movies this weekend, he did not wash dishes all week.

7.9D: What is the meaning of this simile?

“My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don’t do

my chores on time.”

• Her hair is red.

• She gets really angry.

• She talks really loudly.

• She spits when she talks.

7.9D: The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. This is an example of?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

7.9F: The author’s attitude (or how the author wants you to feel) is

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Main Idea

7.9F: _______ is the feeling the reader gets when reading the text.

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Main Idea

7.9F: Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through

• Theme

• Structure

• Word choice

• Main Idea

7.9F: What is the tone of the following text?

"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!"

• Pleased

• Angry

• Happy

• Suspicious

7.7A: True or False: The theme is the lesson or message that the writer wants to get across in his or her story.

• True

• False

7.7 A: What is the theme of this text?

Kevin was walking home from school when he saw a little girl getting picked on by one of Kevin’s classmates. He felt sorry for her, but he did not stop to help her. A few weeks later, the same classmate began picking on Kevin.

• Love Conquers All

• Crime Does Not Pay

• Perseverance

• What comes around goes around