First Short Assessment Task Practice Questions
Reading:
If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a
walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings.
Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also
help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?.
Q1. What is the main idea of this paragraph? 1
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sometimes people feel sad.
You should do good things for others.
We're not always happy.
There are many ways to make yourself feel better.
Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700’s. He invented the
lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could
heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of
glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better
Q2: What is the main idea of this paragraph? 1
A. Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.
B. Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.
C. Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.
D. A Franklin stove can heat a whole room.
Q3: Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagra River halfway
between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagra Falls is located on the American and Canadian border. The
American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high.
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 1
A.
B.
C.
D.
The American Falls is 167 feet high
The Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high
Niagra Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America
It is located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
Q4: Jim was stacking boxes at work. There was a certain height he had to reach. He stretched his body,
but could not reach to place the final box at the top. Bill happened to see Jim struggling and came to his
rescue, since he was a foot taller. 1
What is the theme of the story?
A. teamwork can accomplish a goal
B. tall people are the best
C. work hard to reach a goal
D. people can be like boxes
A.
Vocabulary
Q5: Now find 3 synonyms for the word "Beautiful". 1
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Gorgeous
Pretty
Attractive
Mysterious
Loud
Q6: Find 2 words that mean the opposite of the word "Cold" 1
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hot
Big
Tired
Boiling
Language/Grammar and Punctuation:
Q7: It was hot outside I was about to pass out 1
This sentence is an example of a:
A. Independent clause
B. Run-on sentence
C. Simple sentence
D. Sentence fragment
Q8: The darkness surrounded them with a cold embrace.. 1
A. Literal
B. Figurative
C. Euphemism
D. Metaphor
Q9: Please hold your applause until all performers have concluded their acts. 1
A.
B.
C.
D.
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Declarative
Writing:
Q10: Fix the following two sentences: 2
We had gone to the movies last night.
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We are playing tennis every day
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Q11: Write four sentences about your favorite person; using simple, compound, and complex
sentences: 4
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