aReading Core Knowledge 4

Question 1

A student reads: 'The old house groaned in the wind.' What literary device is used?

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Personification

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Simile

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Hyperbole

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Alliteration

Question 2

Which question type requires a student to evaluate the quality or validity of an author's argument?

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Critical analysis

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Literal recall

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Vocabulary in context

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Phonics decoding

Question 3

A teacher reviews a student's aReading growth score from fall to spring. What does a positive growth score indicate?

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The student improved their reading ability over time

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The student scored above the national average

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The student passed all benchmark thresholds

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The student's score was higher than the class median

Question 4

Which sentence contains context clues that best help a reader infer the meaning of 'arid'?

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The arid desert received less than two inches of rain per year and supported almost no plant life.

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The arid region was beautiful in summer.

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Scientists study arid climates carefully.

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The arid zone is located near the equator.

Question 5

In a narrative text, the rising action refers to:

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The series of events that build toward the climax

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The moment of greatest tension in the story

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The resolution after the conflict is resolved

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The background information introduced at the beginning

Question 6

A passage presents both sides of a debate on school uniforms. This type of text is best described as:

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Balanced informational or argumentative text

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Narrative fiction

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Persuasive one-sided argument

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A personal memoir

Question 7

Which FastBridge aReading skill domain involves understanding relationships between words such as synonyms, antonyms, and analogies?

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Vocabulary

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Phonological awareness

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Reading fluency

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Print concepts