Ohio Reading Test Prep

If a question asks you to give explicit details from the test, what does that mean?

• make an inference

• use context clues to determine word meaning

• identify the point of view

• quote evidence from the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

If a question asks me to choose the quotation that SUPPORTS an inference..... what does support mean?

• back up or prove the inference

• guess the inference

• quote the inference

• summarize the inference

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a QUOTATION? Choose all that apply.

• the author's exact words as stated in the text

• an inference about what the author meant

• details from the text that should be punctuated with quotation marks around them

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best describes a summary (as most likely found on a standardized test) ?

• a sentence that states what the text is mainly about

• a sentence that gives all the details about a passage

• a sentence that states a random fact from the passage that the reader will find interesting

• a sentence that concludes the entire passage

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

Which of the following is true concerning a THEME? Choose all that apply.

• a moral, message, or lesson that the author wants the reader to learn from the text

• the main idea of the text that the author wants the reader to understand

• the feelings and emotions of the narrator

• can be stated directly in the text or may have to be inferred by the reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which of the following terms is defined as what the author wants the reader to think, feel, do, or act upon?

• the author's theme or message

• the author's point

• the author's tone

• the author's feelings or emotions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of the following is NOT a strategy that you should use to determine the meaning of a word that you don't know?

• break the word apart (use word mapping)

• try substitution

• look for evidence in the text (context clues)

• make an inference

• draw a picture of the word

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

What is the main purpose of a reading comprehension test?

• To assess vocabulary knowledge

• To evaluate understanding of a text

• To test grammar skills

• To measure writing ability

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The stars were diamonds in the sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Time is a thief.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does the term 'theme' refer to in literature?

• The main character's personality

• The setting of the story

• The central message or lesson

• The author's writing style

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9