ELA PSSA Practice

Question 1

The sound device which repeats the beginning sound in several words is called...

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 2

What do you do when you come to words you do not know on the test?

Accepted Answer

Use the words you do know to guess the words you don't know.

Question 3

The sound device which repeats the middle vowel sound in several words is called...

Accepted Answer

assonance

Question 4

How many days is the Math section of the PSSA?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 5

Which group of words contains only pronouns?

Accepted Answer

I, he, she, we, they

Question 6

A noun is a

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 7

How can you prepare for the Reading PSSA?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 8

Some common examples of text structure (nonfiction) are...

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 9

"the waves crashed on the shore like cymbals and a drum" is an example of

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 10

A really strong essay has

Accepted Answer

4-5 organized, text-supported paragraphs

Question 11

A good narrative must have...

Accepted Answer

a well-developed conflict and an intense climax

Question 12

"when he is hungry, he is a beast" is an example of

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 13

How can an author develop the main idea in a nonfiction passage?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 14

Which verb is in the gerund form? (or, present progressive)

Accepted Answer

is eating

Question 15

An editorial is an article about...

Accepted Answer

someone's opinion and his/her rhetoric about it.

Question 16

Every good paragraph you write needs

Accepted Answer

a beginning, supporting details, and a concluding sentence

Question 17

How many days is the Reading section of the PSSA?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 18

I only have 1 hour to complete the PSSA

Accepted Answer

false

Question 19

How many days is the Science section of the PSSA?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 20

Mrs. H. thinks you have all learned a lot this year and are going to do a ____________ job!

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 21

Which group of words contains only verbs?

Accepted Answer

is, am, are, was, were

Question 22

What is another name for a narrative?

Accepted Answer

a fictional story

Question 23

The tone of the poem is like...

Accepted Answer

the emotions and feelings it gives the reader.

Question 24

How can an author best develop an argument more?

Accepted Answer

ethos, logos, pathos, and loaded language

Question 25

How can an author develop a conflict in a narrative more?

Accepted Answer

a character's conversations, advice and repeating objects

Question 26

What should you do if you feel like you're falling asleep during the test?

Accepted Answer

Raise your hand to take a walk to the bathroom/drink.

Question 27

Which verb is in the infinitive form?

Accepted Answer

to run

Question 28

Click all the ways poetry is different from other forms of writing.

Accepted Answer

It uses sound devices (rhyme, assonance and alliteration), It uses figurative lang. (simile, metaphor, personification), It doesn't follow all the rules of writing.

Question 29

Which word can be both a noun and a verb?

Accepted Answer

love

Question 30

A poet can develop tone in a poem through

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 31

The conventions of writing are

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 32

The sound device which repeats the ending sound in several words is called...

Accepted Answer

rhyme

ELA PSSA Practice

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ELA PSSA Practice

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