State Test Practice

Read the passage above. Read these sentences from the passage. "She walked into the room. First there was just a murmur of voices. Then the sounds were louder, as if the Harkins were arguing." (Paragraph 26) What is the meaning of murmur as it is used in the sentence?

• chorus

• echo

• melody

• whisper

• slowlier

• most slowly

• more slowly

• no change

• ideas

• plans

• pictures

• questions

• enjoy

• forget

• create

• describe

Which types of texts will you see on the state English test?

• Literary (fiction)

• Informational (Nonfiction)

• Both literary and informational

• to help the reader with new information

• to help the reader find important information quickly

• to help the reader understand the information better

• to help the reader remember the most important information

Which of the following is a synonym for 'happy'?

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

Identify the main verb in the following sentence: 'She quickly ran to the store.'

• She

• Quickly

• Ran

• Store

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'He ___ to the gym every morning.'

• go

• goes

• going

• gone

Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.

• He don't like apples.

• She doesn't likes apples.

• He doesn't like apples.

• She don't like apples.