FIRST EXAM FOR ELA UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which sentence uses an objective tone? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A garden would
provide numerous benefits to the students.
Look at the table Zareen created to help plan her narrative essay.
What does Zareen most need to add to her table to complete the planning for her essay? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- She needs to add to the beginning and introduce what her
challenge was.
Read the excerpt from Iqbal.
They grabbed him by the arms and dragged him into the courtyard. We followed, but stopped
at the door like a group of frightened baby chicks. We saw Iqbal's knees scrape on the stones
on the ground, his arm bang against the edge of the well. The master stopped at the rusty iron
door and pulled it slowly open on rasping hinges. We saw him disappear down the steps into
the dark, jerking Iqbal after him. Then we heard the awful, terrifying sound that haunted our
sleep: the grate of the Tomb as it was raised and then bang! as it fell closed. The sound
echoed in the heavy heat of the courtyard.
Which details from the excerpt best indicate that the tomb is a frightening place? Check all
that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The master stopped at the rusty iron door and pulled
it open on rasping hinges.
We saw him disappear down the steps into the dark,
Then we heard the awful, terrifying sound that haunted our sleep
Read the passage from Perseus.
"Your child!" Acrisius cried in great anger. "Who is his father?"
But when Danaë answered proudly, "Zeus," he would not believe her.
,In the passage, the dialogue primarily serves to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- illustrate the
feelings of the characters.
Which phrases include sensory language? Check all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
the softly drifting snow
the bumpy, twisted tree
the scarred, stained rug
Read the opening paragraph from a formal e-mail.
The Nature Center was founded to preserve three hundred acres of woods and wetlands. Our
miles of nature trails provide hours of hiking pleasure to our visitors. Our Nature's Classroom
has helped countless children gain an understanding of and appreciation for the importance of
nature. Each year, we strive to earn enough donations to maintain this local treasure.This
year, in honor of the Nature Center's fiftieth birthday, our annual fundraiser will be even more
elaborate and elegant than usual.
Why can the reader conclude that this e-mail was written for a general audience? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It contains background information about the Nature Center that
a general audience would need.
Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.
I had been patiently waiting, hoping that at any moment my grandmother would signal her
approval of my grown-up outfit, upswept hairdo, and high-heeled black patent shoes. Layers
of forbidden makeup and dark glasses completed what I thought was the perfect disguise. The
white people would never, ever recognize me from any picture they might have seen.
What is the central idea of the excerpt? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The narrator longs to be
unnoticed in public.
Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.
Just before the court hearing where Governor Faubus would be called to account, the nine of
us were summoned to Mrs. Bates's house to meet with the press. Nothing had changed since
, our last meeting. The troops were still in place around the school, and every morning the
crowd of segregationists grew larger. Governor Faubus was still predicting violence.
Several very dignified and important-looking men sat in her living room. One was the
NAACP attorney, Wiley Branton. I recognized another man whose picture I'd seen in the
newspapers: the famous lawyer Thurgood Marshall, the man who had delivered the argument
that resulted in the Supreme Court's 1954 school integration ruling.
What is the author's purpose for including these details? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- to
inform readers about historical context
Read the sentence.
I was telling my dad about how much I like starting a new notebook.
Which revision best uses dialogue to show the narrator's feelings? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- When I open the cover, the smell of fresh paper wafts up to greet me and the
crisp, open page fills me with an exquisite sense of possibility.
What is one reason that an author may choose to relate events in memoir form? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- to tell significant stories from one's life
Based on the prefix, the word "extricate" most likely means - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- "to
get out of a situation."
When writing for a general audience, the writer should keep in mind that a general audience
most likely - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- knows little about the topic.
The _______________ of a discussion keeps the group on track. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Moderator
By studying the suffix of "fallacy," a reader can conclude it means - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- "the state of being false."
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which sentence uses an objective tone? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A garden would
provide numerous benefits to the students.
Look at the table Zareen created to help plan her narrative essay.
What does Zareen most need to add to her table to complete the planning for her essay? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- She needs to add to the beginning and introduce what her
challenge was.
Read the excerpt from Iqbal.
They grabbed him by the arms and dragged him into the courtyard. We followed, but stopped
at the door like a group of frightened baby chicks. We saw Iqbal's knees scrape on the stones
on the ground, his arm bang against the edge of the well. The master stopped at the rusty iron
door and pulled it slowly open on rasping hinges. We saw him disappear down the steps into
the dark, jerking Iqbal after him. Then we heard the awful, terrifying sound that haunted our
sleep: the grate of the Tomb as it was raised and then bang! as it fell closed. The sound
echoed in the heavy heat of the courtyard.
Which details from the excerpt best indicate that the tomb is a frightening place? Check all
that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The master stopped at the rusty iron door and pulled
it open on rasping hinges.
We saw him disappear down the steps into the dark,
Then we heard the awful, terrifying sound that haunted our sleep
Read the passage from Perseus.
"Your child!" Acrisius cried in great anger. "Who is his father?"
But when Danaë answered proudly, "Zeus," he would not believe her.
,In the passage, the dialogue primarily serves to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- illustrate the
feelings of the characters.
Which phrases include sensory language? Check all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
the softly drifting snow
the bumpy, twisted tree
the scarred, stained rug
Read the opening paragraph from a formal e-mail.
The Nature Center was founded to preserve three hundred acres of woods and wetlands. Our
miles of nature trails provide hours of hiking pleasure to our visitors. Our Nature's Classroom
has helped countless children gain an understanding of and appreciation for the importance of
nature. Each year, we strive to earn enough donations to maintain this local treasure.This
year, in honor of the Nature Center's fiftieth birthday, our annual fundraiser will be even more
elaborate and elegant than usual.
Why can the reader conclude that this e-mail was written for a general audience? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It contains background information about the Nature Center that
a general audience would need.
Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.
I had been patiently waiting, hoping that at any moment my grandmother would signal her
approval of my grown-up outfit, upswept hairdo, and high-heeled black patent shoes. Layers
of forbidden makeup and dark glasses completed what I thought was the perfect disguise. The
white people would never, ever recognize me from any picture they might have seen.
What is the central idea of the excerpt? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The narrator longs to be
unnoticed in public.
Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.
Just before the court hearing where Governor Faubus would be called to account, the nine of
us were summoned to Mrs. Bates's house to meet with the press. Nothing had changed since
, our last meeting. The troops were still in place around the school, and every morning the
crowd of segregationists grew larger. Governor Faubus was still predicting violence.
Several very dignified and important-looking men sat in her living room. One was the
NAACP attorney, Wiley Branton. I recognized another man whose picture I'd seen in the
newspapers: the famous lawyer Thurgood Marshall, the man who had delivered the argument
that resulted in the Supreme Court's 1954 school integration ruling.
What is the author's purpose for including these details? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- to
inform readers about historical context
Read the sentence.
I was telling my dad about how much I like starting a new notebook.
Which revision best uses dialogue to show the narrator's feelings? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- When I open the cover, the smell of fresh paper wafts up to greet me and the
crisp, open page fills me with an exquisite sense of possibility.
What is one reason that an author may choose to relate events in memoir form? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- to tell significant stories from one's life
Based on the prefix, the word "extricate" most likely means - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- "to
get out of a situation."
When writing for a general audience, the writer should keep in mind that a general audience
most likely - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- knows little about the topic.
The _______________ of a discussion keeps the group on track. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Moderator
By studying the suffix of "fallacy," a reader can conclude it means - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- "the state of being false."
