aReading Core Knowledge 4

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Personification attributes a human action (groaning) to a non-human object (the house).

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Critical analysis

Answer

Critical analysis questions ask readers to judge the strength, logic, or fairness of an argument.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The student improved their reading ability over time

Answer

A positive growth score means the student's scaled score increased from one testing window to the next.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

The clues 'less than two inches of rain' and 'no plant life' allow the reader to infer that 'arid' means extremely dry.

Question 5

In a narrative text, the rising action refers to:

Accepted Answer

The series of events that build toward the climax

Answer

Rising action consists of the events and complications that increase tension and lead up to the climax.

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