ELA State Test Review

In the passage below, what can you infer about Randolph using clues from the setting?

• Randolph is a mean person.

• Randolph is a prince or king.

• Randolph has an older sister.

• The setting doesn’t give us any clues about Randolph.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

• plot

• figurative language

• theme

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story

• Just read the beginning of the story

• Think about what the character has learned

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The feeling created in the reader by the writer is called ________.

• mood

• tone

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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The author's attitude toward the subject matter is called ________.

• mood

• tone

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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The tone of this passage can be best described as:

• amused

• confused

• angry and hurt

• cold and distant

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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Check all responses that ARE similes.

• Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

• Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

• I like to eat steak and potatoes.

• He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

• He is as fast as a cheetah.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence is an example of simile?

• You came in as a lump of clay, a blank canvas, a slab of marble.

• That's my word.

• When it's your turn in the chair, you stand at attention and forget about who you were when you walked through the door.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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What two words help you identify simile in a text?

• "as" and "like"

• "because" and "why"

• "cause" and "effect"

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence is an example of simile?

• The cat is small.

• Jahvonne is fast like a cheetah.

• The rose is pretty.

• Jahvonne is a cheetah.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3