VA EOC Reading

Which of the following is NOT a way to write main ideas?

• Highlight in the text

• Rewrite the whole paragraph

• Use the hashtag method

• Write a phrase

Although the authors of the selections write in different styles, both of them make use of —

• short sentences

• occasional dialogue 

• third-person narration

• vivid descriptions

Paired reading of Wild and A Train Trip:
In both selections, food is described as something —

• the narrators consume out of necessity   

• the narrators find completely unappealing

• that represents love and caring

• that is in limited supply

Based on context clues in the passage below, trifle means ______________.
Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifle like her torn dress!

• Little

• Giant

• Everything

• Hopeful

Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

• A) Sarcastic

• B) Joyful

• C) Melancholic

• D) Indifferent

In the context of the passage, the word 'ephemeral' most likely means:

• A) Permanent

• B) Fleeting

• C) Significant

• D) Unimportant

What is the main theme of the poem?

• A) The inevitability of change

• B) The power of friendship

• C) The beauty of nature

• D) The struggle for power

Which literary device is primarily used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

• A) To entertain

• B) To inform

• C) To persuade

• D) To criticize

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• A) Neither of the dogs are barking.

• B) Each of the students have a book.

• C) The team is winning the match.

• D) There is many reasons to stay.