RLA Study Guide 2026

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📋 RLA Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

150 min

Time Limit

60%

Passing Score

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✍️ Sample RLA Questions & Answers

1. Which is the best version of sentence (4)?

✓ Remember to include, and periodically rotate, medications you take every day such as insulin and heart medicine.

Explanation: This choice is correct because it uses commas to set off a phrase. Choice A omits the comma after "rotate." Choice C uses a comma after "Remember" where it is not needed. Choice D uses no commas at all, which is not correct.

2. Choose the correct form: 'Neither the coach nor the players ______ satisfied with the result.'

✓ were

With 'neither/nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it; 'players' is plural, so 'were' is correct.

3. A passage about nutrition states: 'Studies suggest that a Mediterranean diet may reduce heart disease risk.' The word 'may' does which of the following?

✓ Introduces a possibility without making an absolute claim

Hedging language like 'may,' 'might,' and 'could' signals that the claim is tentative or probabilistic, not a guaranteed fact.

4. Which is the best version of sentence (1)?

✓ Just like having a working smoke detector in your home, having emergency supply kits will put the tools you may need at your fingertips.

Explanation: This choice is correct because both verbs agree. Choice A is not correct because "have" does not agree with the first verb, "having." Although the correct verbs are used in choice B, it still is incorrect because the singular article "a" should not be used with the plural noun "detectors." Choice D incorrectly uses a semicolon, although the verb choices are correct.

5. Which option correctly punctuates a list using the Oxford comma?

✓ I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

The Oxford comma is placed before 'and' in a series of three or more items.

6. How should the writer handle two source texts that present conflicting evidence in the Extended Response?

✓ Analyze both sources and explain which evidence is stronger and why

Evaluating conflicting evidence and explaining why one position is better supported demonstrates critical thinking, which is scored in the Extended Response.

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