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Secondary: ELPAC Reading Practice #2

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Last updated about 4 years ago
21 questions
Note from the author:
ELPAC Reading practice to use with secondary students. Use as a group or individual activity. See trends in reading and help your students make slight adjustments with big returns in real-time! Also works well for extra practice at the upper elementary level.

***Best when assigned in chunks (work on one section at a time and review answers)
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Question 11
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Question 17
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Which sentence BEST states the main idea of the text?

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What is the purpose of the text?
A. to identify two species of songbirds
B. to explain why some birds migrate at night
C. to describe migrating behaviors of birds
D. to inform about how to protect migratory birds
Question 2
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According to the text, what is one reason song birds migrate at night?

Question 3
3.

Which statement BEST states the main idea of the student's essay?

Question 4
4.

What do the words going through MOST NEARLY mean as they are used in paragraph 2?

Question 5
5.

Which sentence from the student's essay supports the idea that most teenagers are not currently getting the correct amount of sleep?

Question 6
6.

Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of the student’s essay.

During sleep, important brain activity and functions are performed to manager these changes.

Choose the correct option to replace the underlined words.

Question 7
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What word is the MOST EFFECTIVE replacement for the word “things” in paragraph 3?

Question 8
8.

What evidence does the student writer use to support the idea that teenagers have a biological need to sleep?

Question 9
9.

According to the student’s essay, what is an EXTERNAL factor that can lead to sleeplessness in teenagers?

Question 10
10.

Read this sentence from paragraph 5.

Homework demands, sports practices and games, and jobs may keep teenagers out of the house and active late into the evening.

What is the MOST EFFECTIVE way to combine the ideas in the underlined phrase?

What word is closest in meaning to the word composure in paragraph 1?
A) pride
B) effort
C) secrecy
D) calmness
Question 12
12.

What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

Question 13
13.

In paragraph 7, what does the word "begrudgingly" suggest about Kareem?

Question 14
14.

How are Kareem and Mateo different?

Question 15
15.

What does the author suggest about Kareem and Mateo at the end of the story?

Question 16
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What is the theme of the story?

A. Although it was unusual for the time, Julia Morgan attended a university and then became a successful architect.
B. Julia Morgan began her career in a large design firm and had many well-known clients.
C. Julia Morgan's early journeys to New York and Paris helped her develop a lifelong love of travel.
D. Through her work with the YWCA, Julia Morgan showed her commitment to the education of young women.
Question 18
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Why does the author write, "In fact, she graduated with her architecture degree in three years instead of the usual five" in paragraph 3?

Question 19
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What does the word "they" refer to in paragraph 4?

Question 20
20.

What phrase is closest in meaning to make a name for herself in paragraph 5?

Question 21
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Why does the author begin paragraph 6 with the word "But"?

D) Teenagers can lose sleep for a number of reasons
C) to managed
D) to manage
C) Completing homework, competing in sports, working at a job, or practice with a team
D) Various after-school demands, like homework, sports games, sports practices, and jobs