7th & 8th Grade NJSLA Test Prep

The purpose of this excerpt is to...

During which sentence does the tone of the excerpt begin to change?

What is the theme of the excerpt?

I thought the child would be afraid of the beast, but the intrepid young girl ran up to the animal and began petting it.

What is the tone of the poem?

When responding to an open ended question, I should restate the question in my answer.

I am going to do my best on the NJSLA in May!

What can be inferred about hardwood countertops?

Which is the BEST theme in this excerpt?

What is emphasized with the personification in this excerpt?

If you want to write a story from multiple points of view, which would be the BEST narration to use?

The microscope showed minute differences in the tissue sample.

What is the main idea of the passage?

Which boy can be considered "devious"?

What is the structure of this excerpt?

Which word BEST describes the speaker of the poem?

Also known as denouement, this element of plot ties up loose ends.

The mood for the passage is cozy or welcoming. What line best supports that answer.

What is the mood of the passage?

The mother bathed her baby in the tepid water.

When determining a character's trait you should look at all of the following EXCEPT

Which element of plot adds complications to the conflict and increases reader interest?

What is the central idea found in this text?

Which sentence has an example of onomatopoeia?

What can be inferred in this excerpt?

Integrate the information from this excerpt. What is the main argument?

The hotel had an elaborate entrance of marble columns, fresh flowers and velvet cushions.

What is the tone of the poem?

Which sentence represents the climax?

Which sentence from the EXCERPT best verifies the ideas behind the QUOTE?

What is the paragraph an example of?

The pristine water came from a high mountain stream where there was no pollution.