Ohio ELA Test Prep

One way to figure out a word you don't know on the test is...

• Skip it

• Look for clues in the sentence

The MOST important details in a fiction text usually include

• The characters favorite things, foods, and shows

• Main characters, events, problems, and solutions

• Every character ever introduced

• Facts, data, and statistics

A theme is...

• What the text is mostly about

• Message or moral of the story

• The opinion of the author

• Evidence from the text

When you are reading a text you should

• Write down important notes

• Skim it

• Write down everything it says

• Stop every paragraph for a break

When answering the multiple choice questions, which of the following is NOT a good strategy?

• reviewing the lines the question is asking about

• crossing out questions you know do not make sense

• underline key words in the question

• picking a random answer and praying for the best

What does the word upright mean in this sentence?

• facing backward

• upside down

• lying on its side

• standing straight

Which statement best captures the main idea of this story?

• Alice thinks it is strange that two eggs are less expensive than one egg.

• Alice pays for an egg and is surprised to find out the egg she bought was Humpty Dumpty.

• Alice found herself in a strange grocery store where the clerk was a sheep.

• Alice found Humpty Dumpty in a dark, back corner of a strange grocery store.

Read the quote from the passage.

Edison liked to say, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."

According to this quote, how did Edison live his life?

• He employed many people to help him with his inventions.

• He did not give up on his inventions when he had a problem.

• He became discouraged when an invention required extra work.

• He came up with ideas for inventions but did not always develop them.

One way to figure out a word you don't know on the test is...

• Skip it

• Look for clues in the sentence

• Ask a friend

• Use a dictionary

The MOST important details in a fiction text usually include

• The characters favorite things, foods, and shows

• Main characters, events, problems, and solutions

• Every character ever introduced

• Facts, data, and statistics