Pretest Common Core Language A

Pretest Common Core Language A

Please complete all questions. Do not leave any questions blank. This is NOT a graded test.

published on May 19, 2013
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Sonic MP3 Player Instructions Part 1
1. Attach the wider side of the charging cord to the MP3
2. Attach the thin side of the charging cord MP3 to a computer
3. After the Sonic logo appears on your MP3, hold down the center button until you see a list of your music.


What should you do after the Sonic logo appears on your MP3?

Attach the wider end of the charging cord to the MP3
Hold down the center button
Call for help
Attach the thin end of the charging cord into computer
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chipmunk (chip- munk) n. a small squirrel like creature native to North America with stripes that run down it's back.


In what type of source could Fred of got this information from?

Thesaraus
Almanac
Dictionary
Text Book
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Bessie's Boring Bee's Boast.

What type of figurative speech is this?

Similie
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personifacation
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Which of the following are similies?

Hint: 2 choices
She was a lion on the volleyball team but a mouse in class
Jake was as clever as a fox
Zac was faster than lightning on the track team
Harrison's pencil danced across his paper
Don's ducks dance delicatley
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The Forest

*Scattered with Green
*As far as I can see
*from sky to ground
*I gaze around

*Monkeys, Bears
*Deer, Hares
*All the animals that I could think of
*are below me, around me, and above.


What is the rhyming pattern in this poem?

AA BB AA BB
AB AB AC AD
AA AA AA AA
AC AB AC AB
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Kat want's to buy a snowboard. She doesn't have a computer. Where should she go to to order?

www.firehill2013.com
1-800-FireHill
None of the above
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Barry wants to write a paper on insects. Where should he go to get information on insects?

Dictionary
Internet
Almanac
Thesaraus
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What is a Synonym for the following word?
Repulsive

Caring
Disgusting
Daring
Furious
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Sprint: SYN<dash,run,skip,speed>ANT<mope,walk,trot>.

Which source could this have come from?

Dictionary
Almanac
Text Book
Thesaraus
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Kim reads the following passage about cats;

Cats are felines. They are usually sollitary and love climbing things. They can be house pets or wild animals. Tigers, for example, are wild creatures who do not belong in houses.

Which of the following words from the passage is spelled incorrectly?

Solitary
Tigers
Creatures
Climbing