Benchmark 2 Test Practice Quiz

Even though the jury ________ to believe that the defendant did not feed Elvis to the Monster, she seems to be guilty.

To enjoy the warm sunshine that he could see spilling through the blinds, Mike decided to open up his front door.

Is 1 CD to 2 or more CM's.

Who is "the little woman" that Lincoln is referring to within the story?

All of my important keys _______ now stuck in the drain pipe of my bathroom sink.

The last sentence in a paragraph that wraps up the main ideas.

According to Rosa Parks, the more they gave in and complied _____________.

My dog Floyd, together with Buster the cat, ________ to play with money.

How many people were at the March on Washington?

Kissing the wet frog in hopes of getting a cool prize.

His or her reason for writing a particular text.

A suspense that usually contains a crime, a crime-solver, a criminal, suspects, and key details.

When the author refers to 4 billion dollars worth of property that Lincoln confiscated, he is referring to ______.

Is factual information that forms the backbone of the essay.

Because he refused to touch the lima beans on his plate, Johnny was forced to sit at the table all night long.

Rosa Parks' purpose for writing her story was to persuade the reader into believing only her point of view.

And grabbed the last glazed doughnut while Frederick was pouring her a cup of coffee.

The first sentence of a paragraph that states what the paragraph will be about.

Including the frying pan with encrusted egg and the greasy silverware full of fingerprints.

Grandpa cliams that Martian Measles _______ green and purple spots all over a person's body.

Every pale tomato slice, wilted pickle, and brown lettuce leaf ______ an extra 25 cents.

A brief story about an interesting or amusing event told to illustrate a point.

Rosa Parks admitted that if she would have really thought about what could have happened, she would have stayed anyway.

Which state does MLK refer to as a "...desert sweltering with injustice nad oppression"?

The attitude toward the subject that an author conveys in a piece of writing.

The author directly states a character's traits.

On the sidewalk ______ many little lizards sunning themselves on the hot concrete.

A governor from Ohio states that, "Lincoln was one of the most cunning men I have ever come across."

MLK's purpose of writing the "I Have a Dream" speech was to promote equality and freedom within the US.

An author explains what a character looks like, does, and says without directly stating the traits.

Each of these women ______ that she had read the instructions before washing the dresses.

Language the writer uses to create word pictures for the reader.

Lincoln believes that he was _________ the Constitution.

Is the author's use of clues to hint at future events.

On what date did the famous Rosa Parks event take place?

The process of recounting a sequence of events, real or imagined.

Is nonfiction in which a writer tells the story of another person's life.

That was the first time that Rosa Parks had ever seen this bus driver.

What state did Lincoln allow into the Union so that the Emancipation Proclamation would pass?

"A Lincoln Preface" would be best characterized as a(n) __________.

Your thoughts, opinions, and ideas of a particular subject.