ELA Fast Test Prep

What should you do in the opening sentence of a writing response after reading the text?

• Start your opening sentence with "Well..."

• Restate the question in your opening answer

• Get right into the details with your opening sentence

• Start your opening sentence with "This is what they did..."

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read the sentence.

The weather is _______ cold to be wearing only a T-shirt.

Which of the following homophones correctly completes the sentence?

• too

• to

• tue

• two

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

• George washington crossed the Potomac river.

• George Washington crossed the Potomac River.

• George Washington crossed the Potomac river.

• George Washington crossed the potomac river.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the sentences.

Dylan is brave. He isn't scared of anything.

How can a conjunction be used to combine these two sentences?

• Dylan is brave but isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave yet isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave, and he isn't scared of anything.

• Dylan is brave, nor isn't scared of anything.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How should the run-on sentence above best be written?

• Connor took his time, walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom

• Connor took his time walking home from school, so he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time, walking home from school so got in trouble with his mom.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Jeff's father was irate because Jeff didn't clean his room and then had a bad attitude all day long.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• happy

• angry

• not bothered

• tired

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the theme?

• Be honest.

• Don't be greedy.

• Always share your things with others.

• Be respectful to others.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of these words is a proper noun?

• tree

• cat

• Bob

• her

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How is a story told in first person point of view?

• the narrator is in the story and uses words like I.

• the narrator is not in the story.

• the narrator sounds like the author.

• the plot is developed slowly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6