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- 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
- 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
- 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
- In which two ways does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)? Select the two correct answers.
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Multiple response
- 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 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
- 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
- Which quotations from the poem support the theme that nature’s unspoiled beauty is splendid, and which quotations support the theme that human creations detract…
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Table grid
- Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that there were different levels of education for a scribe?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Read this sentence from paragraph 2. Including both ideograms (which convey a whole word or idea, either concrete or abstract, in a single sign)…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Which statement summarizes the process that schools used to train scribes?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Which claim is best supported by the information presented in paragraphs 3 and 4?
- Type Inferences and conclusions
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Hieratic script was particularly valuable in a bureaucratic government because
- Type Inferences and conclusions
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- The diagram after paragraph 6 best provides additional support for the topic of the excerpt by
- Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Based on the excerpt, which statement would the author most strongly agree with?
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence from the excerpt supports the idea that Ellen understands what her father is really thinking, and which sentence supports the idea that…
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Fill the blanks
- Read these sentences from paragraph 2. Dad always said Mom could make all the dishes he’d had back in Vermont as well as though…
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Read this sentence from paragraph 3. “I’ll be taking the train tomorrow night,” I said aloud, more to hear it myself. This remark contributes…
- Type Development of ideas and characters, Text structure
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read this sentence from paragraph 9. I tried to, and then I just sat still and looked straight at it. How does the phrase…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- The words “cold” and “dark” affect the tone in paragraph 10 by
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Read these sentences from the excerpt. Mom seems to think of nothing farther away than today or perhaps yesterday or tomorrow morning. (paragraph 1)…
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- The flashback in paragraphs 10–24 affects the plot by
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 5 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Which sentence from the excerpt provides evidence that Mom wants Ellen to understand the family’s heritage?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- What is Ellen’s primary mood at key points in the excerpt? Move the correct answer to each box in the table. Paragraphs Ellen’s Primary…
- Type Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Fill the blanks
- 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 sentence from the excerpt best explains why Wade reserved Peroxide Jim for “emergency work” (paragraph 1)?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Paragraphs 1–2 contribute to the development of the central idea of the excerpt by
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- How does paragraph 3 convey the effect of the setting on the cattle drive?
- Type Development of ideas and characters, Text structure
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- How does paragraph 9 fit into the overall structure of the excerpt?
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read this sentence from paragraph 13. Close on their left bore down the flank of the herd, and on their right, under their very…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Read these sentences from the excerpt. He was riding to turn the herd, too, back from the rim, as the horse also knew. (paragraph…
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- How do the details in paragraphs 14–16 help convey a central idea of the excerpt?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals the mood on the drive before the lightning struck?
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7R1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Read this sentence from paragraph 1. As one Scottish traveler observed during his visit to America, “Niagara and Lowell are the two objects I…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- A central idea that Lowell was “one of America’s most significant industrial cities” (paragraph 1) is conveyed in the passage primarily through a description…
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Which sentence from paragraph 2 best supports the idea that Lowell became “a bustling industrial city” (paragraph 1) in a short period of time?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Read this sentence from paragraph 3. From the early to mid-1800s, women left the constricted lifestyle of small rural towns and rural areas for…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Read this sentence from paragraph 5. Although Lowell received an influx of Irish families during this time, the Irish were a part of the…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Which sentence best summarizes the mill girls’ experience as the dominant workforce in Lowell?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- The reason Lowell lost its status as an industrial leader is best illustrated through the
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence should follow sentence 3 to best introduce the topic of the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which transition word or phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 5 to emphasize the relationship between sentences 4 and 5? Move…
- Type Transitions
- NYS standards 7W2d
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence could best follow sentence 13 to support the ideas in the third paragraph (sentences 11–14)?
- Type Supporting details
- NYS standards 7W2b
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Which sentence presents ideas irrelevant to the topic of the passage and should be deleted?
- Type Supporting details
- NYS standards 7W2b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Which concluding sentence should follow sentence 17 to best support the information presented in the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2e
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Which sentence of the paragraph should be revised to correct a vague pronoun? (1) Eliza and Brianna have been singing in their school chorus…
- Type Grammar and usage
- NYS standards 7L1
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Which revision corrects the error in sentence structure in the paragraph? The land on Earth has not always been separated into the seven continents,…
- Type Sentence structure
- NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Which pair of revisions is needed to correct the errors in the paragraph? (1) Yalina, Michael, and Malcolm love making pancakes with their granddad…
- Type Grammar and usage, Punctuation
- NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Which sentence in the paragraph contains an error in construction? (1) The blobfish, a creature that certainly resembles its name, is an unusual fish…
- Type Grammar and usage
- NYS standards 7L1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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