ELA EOC Review 2025

After carefully reading the sentence, use context clues to select the vocabulary word that best fills in the blank: Nature lovers ____ to the belief that outdoor spaces must be protected.

• Adhere
• Upheveal
• Abdicate

After carefully reading the sentence, use context clues to select the vocabulary word that best fills in the blank: After my stepdad’s cookies went missing, we discovered the _______ was our sneaky dog, Bandit.

• culprit
• dwadle
• abominable

Complete the sentence with the correct homophones: I ____ I would receive the ___ skateboard for my birthday.

• new; new
• knew; new
• new; knew
• knew; knew

Choose the reason (premise) that best supports the claim below. Claim: Uniforms should be required in all middle schools.

• School uniforms may deter crime, and thus increase students' safety.
• School uniforms don't allow students to express their individuality and their right to freedom.

What is the central idea of the following paragraph: Pizza is served in many school cafeterias in the United States on a daily basis, but it is actually still relatively new to the country. Pizza first arrived in the United States with Italian immigrants during the late 1800s. It was popular in cities that had a large concentration of citizens that had Italian roots. It remained relatively unpopular nationally for several decades until the end of World War II. Many American soldiers that had been stationed in Italy during the war enjoyed eating pizza on a regular basis there and when they returned to the United States, they wanted to continue to have access to it. Pizza then enjoyed a boost in popularity and soon went from being a food primarily consumed by Italian immigrants to one of the most popular foods in the country.

• Pizza came to the United Sates in the late 1800s and was not very popular
• Pizza was only popular among Italian immigrants
• Pizza was introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s and became popular after WWII.

What is the central idea of the following passage: At the start of December, 1941, much of the world was at war. Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, Germany occupied many countries in Europe. Japan had signed a pact with Germany and Italy and had attacked many of its neighbors. The United States sent supplies to Great Britain to help with the war effort but hadn’t yet joined the war. Many citizens of the United States did not like the idea of the country joining the war. This changed on December 7, 1941. In the early morning hours of December 7, the Japanese sailed a fleet of ships within a few hundred miles of Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor is a naval base in Hawaii. Over 300 airplanes were launched from the Japanese aircraft carriers to attack American Navy ships at the naval base. The sneak attack caught many people unprepared. Around 20 ships and over 300 planes were either damaged or completely destroyed. There were also many casualties. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan.

• In 1941, World War II was raging in Europe and Germany had taken over many countries.
• The Japanese had been planning an attack on Pearl Harbor for many months.
• The sneak attack at Pearl Harbor caused the United States to enter World War II.

Based on the passage, this article is mostly likely: Homework is controversial. Experts have argued for and against its effectiveness. An oft-cited 2006 review of research on homework's effectiveness found a correlation between homework and higher test scores. However, that correlation is believed to be nonexistent in elementary grades.

• Informational
• Argumentative
• Narrative

Rewrite the sentences below, correcting any errors you may find (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, tense, etc.): On my way to there home i will went too the supermarket to purchase milk eggs and bacon

Rewrite the sentences below, correcting any errors you may find (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, tense, etc.): mr and mrs mccormick had to many meetings scheduled for monday they didn’t no how they would manage two attend them all