ELA Fast Prep

What does it mean to analyze the characterization in a text?

• To count how many characters are in the story

• To describe the setting in detail

• To examine how the author builds and develops characters

• To rewrite the story from a different character's perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What does the word "meticulous" most closely mean as used in the sentence: "She was meticulous in planning her schedule, ensuring no detail was overlooked."

• Careless

• Precise

• Hasty

• Confused

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Using context clues, what does the word "benevolent" most likely mean in a sentence about a king who was loved by his people for his benevolent rule?

• Cruel

• Kind

• Indifferent

• Tyrannical

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read this sentence from the story.

Theo walked inside the house but his heart sank when Mr. Parker said, “I want to introduce our new dog walker, Jo!” (paragraph 18)

Which phrase means the same as his heart sank as it is used in the sentence above?

• 
  he stopped breathing

• he became angry

• he felt pain

• he felt very sad

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

“The tuba is such a corpulent instrument. I wish you would consider playing something small and light, like the flute,” said my mom.

What does corpulent mean?

• large or bulky

• small and light

• pretty and nice

• musical

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a theme in literature?

• The main character

• The setting of the story

• The central idea or message

• The plot of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which reporting category has the highest percentage of questions on the F.A.S.T. assessments at 35-50% of the test?

• Reading Prose and Poetry

• Reading Informational Text

• Reading Across Genres and Vocabulary

Choose the sentence that correctly uses "their," "there," and "they're."

• Their going to the park over there.

• They're going to the park over there.

• There going to the park over their.

• They're going to the park over their.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What does Theo infer after his first conversation with Mr. Parker?

• The Parkers will walk Horace themselves.

• He will help the Parkers find a dog walker.

• He will be the Parker's dog walker.

• The Parkers will not change how often they walk Horace.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Read this sentence from the story. "I just can't seem to keep him from bounding off of the porch to greet everyone who walks down the street." (Paragraph 5) Explain why the author uses bounding instead of jumping in the sentence above. Write your answer in the space provided.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10