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- What is the best way to combine these sentences to clarify the relationship between ideas? (1) The International Space Station has been inhabited by…
- Type Combining and revising sentences
- NYS standards 7L1, 7L3a
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Which sentence contains an error in its construction and should be revised? (1) In 1976, the National Basketball Association (NBA) absorbed several teams of…
- Type Sentence structure
- NYS standards 7L1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read this sentence. The Appalachian Trail is a really long trail that a lot of people do each year. Which revision of the sentence…
- Type Precise language and style
- NYS standards 7L3a
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Read this paragraph. (1) When coal was used to heat homes, it frequently left soot stains on the walls. (2) Brothers Cleo and Noah…
- Type Grammar and usage, Punctuation
- NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which revision of sentence 2 uses the most precise language?
- Type Precise language and style
- NYS standards 7W1c, 7L3a
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Which sentence should follow sentence 4 to introduce the main claim of the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W1a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence is least relevant to the ideas presented in the second paragraph (sentences 5–10) and should be deleted?
- Type Supporting details
- NYS standards 7W1b
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which of these would best follow sentence 12 and support the ideas presented in the third paragraph (sentences 11–12)?
- Type Supporting details
- NYS standards 7W1b
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Which concluding sentence should replace sentence 22 to provide the best support for the argument presented in the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W1e
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence should be added after sentence 5 to introduce the main topic of the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Which sentence should be added to follow and support sentence 7?
- Type Supporting details
- NYS standards 7W2b
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Where should sentence 11 be moved in order to improve the organization of the second paragraph (sentences 6–11)?
- Type Organization
- NYS standards 7W2a, 7W2d
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence presents information that shifts away from the main topic of the third paragraph (sentences 12–16) and should be removed?
- Type Supporting details
- NYS standards 7W2b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Which transition phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 18?
- Type Transitions
- NYS standards 7W2d
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Which concluding sentence should be added after sentence 18 to support the topic presented in the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2e
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- How does the author’s use of comparison in paragraphs 4 and 5 contribute to the development of ideas in the excerpt?
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read this sentence from paragraph 6. To see what effects exercise might have on this process, the researchers first recruited 40 college-age Chinese men…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Which sentence is the best summary of the research procedure used in the study in the excerpt?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- In the study described in the excerpt, researchers asked English learners to assess the sense of words in context because that task is
- Type Key details
- NYS standards 7R1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Read these sentences from paragraph 17. These improvements extend beyond simply aiding in memorization, she added. The exercise also deepened language learners’ grasp of…
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Paragraph 18 shows that the author’s perspective toward the study described in the excerpt is that
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R8
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which evidence from the excerpt is most relevant to the author’s claim that there are many unanswered questions about the relationship between movement and…
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R8, 7R1
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Paragraph 1 contributes to the setting of the excerpt by establishing that
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- In paragraphs 4 and 6, the beginning of the change in seasons affects the characters mainly by
- Type Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- How do paragraphs 7 and 9 convey a central idea of the excerpt?
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- In paragraph 8, the author repeats the word “played” most likely to
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- How do paragraphs 11–13 affect the plot of the excerpt?
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- In paragraph 20, the phrases “trophies of their hunt” and “paraded around” affect the paragraph by
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the idea that The People feel a connection to members of their group in spite of distance?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read these sentences from paragraph 22. “Belongs to Red Bear people. Gone then come back.” How does this statement affect the villagers in the…
- Type Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- The details in paragraph 5 about the locations of the camps and the details in paragraphs 23–24 about the reaction to the woman convey…
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which statement describes how the author’s use of problem-solution in paragraph 2 contributes to the development of ideas in the passage?
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- The details of the section “The Growth of an Idea” convey a central idea of the passage by suggesting that
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 5 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Which statement describes how the author’s use of sequencing in paragraph 3 contributes to the overall structure of the passage?
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence is the best summary of how Morse obtained the funding necessary to build his telegraph system?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read this sentence from paragraph 7. The desperate Morse gave the go-ahead, and the line was completed in time for the dramatic and spectacularly…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- How does the graph support the ideas in paragraph 8?
- Type Textual evidence, Text structure
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- The idea that, in the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was mostly unaware of the possibilities of electricity is illustrated in the passage mainly…
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- With which statement would the author most likely agree?
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R2
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- How does the map provide additional support for a central idea of the passage?
- Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- The description in the first stanza (lines 1–7) helps establish a central idea of the poem by
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Read line 5 from the poem. Pillars of the sky at rest The line helps develop the theme of the poem by suggesting that…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R4, 7R2
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- How does isolating the word “Uprise” in line 7 affect the meaning of the poem?
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which line from the poem best supports the idea that people have sacrificed priceless natural beauty in order to make a profit?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- How does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)?
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Which detail from the poem reflects the speaker’s view that people often fail to appreciate what is familiar?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R6
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read lines 21–22 from the poem. Barrier broken down by those who do not need The joy of time-resisting storm-worn stone, How do the…
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- How do the details in the third stanza (lines 15–26) most contribute to the development of a theme of the poem?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Read lines 23–26 from the poem. The mountains swing along The south horizon of the sky; Welcoming with wide floors of blue-green ice The…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7L5, 7R4
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- What is the effect of comparing groups of bristlecone pines to “a city within a cemetery” (paragraph 2)?
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- In paragraph 4, the idea that the bristlecone pine can withstand difficult conditions is illustrated mainly through
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read this sentence from paragraph 5. Empires rose and fell; wars raged;… and the tree from 2500 B.C. continued its implacable slow-motion existence, adding…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which claim is best supported by the details in paragraph 5 about the bristlecone pine’s tree-ring record?
- Type Inferences and conclusions
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- The phrases “clings to life” and “stripped of bark” in paragraph 6 are used to highlight
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- The details in paragraph 7 convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- What is the best summary of the bristlecone pine’s life cycle?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Throughout the excerpt, the author conveys his point of view mainly by
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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