TCAP ELA

Which of the following sentences uses the active voice?

• Several blocks were used by the children to make the tower.

• The children used several blocks to make the tower.

• To make the tower, several blocks were used.

• The tower was made using several blocks.

Identify the type of order used in the following paragraph: chronological order, order of importance, spatial order, or order of familiarity. The carnival had so many different sights to see. First, we went to the Haunted Mansion. Then, we tried to win a prize on the midway. Finally, we rode the Ferris wheel while the sun was setting. After dark, we watched the fireworks from the dock.

• chronological order

• order of importance

• spatial order

• order of familiarity

Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence. Neither the dentist nor her patients ever ______ the old magazines.

• reads

• read

Identify the correct words for the blanks in the following sentence.

We have our mid-winter ______ starting next ______.

• brake, week

• brake, weak

• break, week

• break, weak

Identify the appropriate language to use for the following situation: a cover letter to a prospective employer

• formal

• informal

It was the end of the 1700s. The United States had just gained its independence from England after fighting the Revolutionary War. Although rules were created to make the country strong, many citizens did not feel that there were strong enough laws to protect their rights or the nation. If a farmer did not earn enough money to pay his debts, he could lose everything he had including his livestock, farm, and any other property on the farm. The problem was that many farmers in Massachusetts could not pay their debts which caused them to lose everything. These farmers wanted to do something about these laws.

What is the central idea of the text?

• a. Farmers did not earn enough money to pay their debts.

• b. Many citizens believed the U.S.A. needed better rules.

• c. Farms and livestock could be taken away.

• d. Farmers wanted to to eat and sell their product.

Danielle rushed into her bedroom and tried not to let anyone see her cry. It was not easy, but she always felt like she was being compared to her sister, Ms. Perfect. Danielle’s mother placed the laundry on her bed and glanced at her daughter. “Sweet Pea, what’s the matter?” Her mother refolded her shirt and placed it on Danielle’s bed. “Everyone compares me to Joneen.” Danielle said as she wiped a tear from her eye. “Look. You are both special to me. People compared me to my sister. I had to learn to be myself,” her mother replied. Danielle’s heart grew calm and warm. How and why did Danielle’s feelings change in the story?

• a. At first she was upset. She felt better after her mother encouraged her.

• b. At first she was mad at her sister. Then, Danielle and her sister made up so she felt better.

• c. At first Danielle was angry. Then Joneen encouraged her.

• d. None of the above

Danielle rushed into her bedroom and tried not to let anyone see her cry. It was not easy, but she always felt like she was being compared to her sister, Ms. Perfect. Danielle’s mother placed the laundry on her bed and glanced at her daughter. “Sweet Pea, what’s the matter?” Her mother refolded her shirt and placed it on Danielle’s bed. “Everyone compares me to Joneen.” Danielle said as she wiped a tear from her eye. “Look. You are both special to me. People compared me to my sister. I had to learn to be myself,” her mother replied. Danielle’s heart grew calm and warm. How does the first sentence fit the overall structure of the text and contribute to the development of the plot?

• a. It sets the tone by presenting the problem of the story.

• b. It creates an atmosphere of suspense for the reader.

• c. It establishes the setting which is needed to understand the story.

• d. It establishes the mood of the story.

If Akuwa wanted to save her village, she had to warn the other Mayan people of the impending attack. She had learned a few words of the men that had strange clothes from when her father traded cocoa beans and purple potatoes with them. It was this knowledge that would help save her people today. No one would listen to a girl. They would think that she was making up wild fantasies like she did when she was a small child. Her brother Waku was too playful for anyone to believe or take seriously. She had to find someone that could take the message of the planned attack to the king before it was too late. How does the first sentence fit the overall structure of the text and contribute to the development of the plot?

• a. It establishes the conflict of the story.

• b. It explains why the king wants to speak with Akuwa

• c. It describes the reason why Waku is untrustworthy.

• d. All of the above.

After reading the passage "A Cool Daydream", what will most likely happen next?

• The temperature will begin to get cooler in the main character's house.

• The main character will go on a family trip to the mountains.

• Now that she is cool, the main character will go outside and get hot playing in the sun.

• The main character will remain by the fan and stay cool.