Secondary: ELPAC Reading Practice #2
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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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What is the purpose of the text?
What is the purpose of the text?
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According to the text, what is one reason song birds migrate at night?
According to the text, what is one reason song birds migrate at night?
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Which statement BEST states the main idea of the student's essay?
Which statement BEST states the main idea of the student's essay?
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What do the words going through MOST NEARLY mean as they are used in paragraph 2?
What do the words going through MOST NEARLY mean as they are used in paragraph 2?
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Which sentence from the student's essay supports the idea that most teenagers are not currently getting the correct amount of sleep?
Which sentence from the student's essay supports the idea that most teenagers are not currently getting the correct amount of sleep?
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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.
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.
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What word is the MOST EFFECTIVE replacement for the word “things” in paragraph 3?
What word is the MOST EFFECTIVE replacement for the word “things” in paragraph 3?
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What evidence does the student writer use to support the idea that teenagers have a biological need to sleep?
What evidence does the student writer use to support the idea that teenagers have a biological need to sleep?
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According to the student’s essay, what is an EXTERNAL factor that can lead to sleeplessness in teenagers?
According to the student’s essay, what is an EXTERNAL factor that can lead to sleeplessness in teenagers?
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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?
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?
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What word is closest in meaning to the word composure in paragraph 1?
What word is closest in meaning to the word composure in paragraph 1?
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What is paragraph 3 mostly about?
What is paragraph 3 mostly about?
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In paragraph 7, what does the word "begrudgingly" suggest about Kareem?
In paragraph 7, what does the word "begrudgingly" suggest about Kareem?
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How are Kareem and Mateo different?
How are Kareem and Mateo different?
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What does the author suggest about Kareem and Mateo at the end of the story?
What does the author suggest about Kareem and Mateo at the end of the story?
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What is the theme of the story?
What is the theme of the story?
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Which sentence BEST states the main idea of the text?
Which sentence BEST states the main idea of the text?
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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?
Why does the author write, "In fact, she graduated with her architecture degree in three years instead of the usual five" in paragraph 3?
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What does the word "they" refer to in paragraph 4?
What does the word "they" refer to in paragraph 4?
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What phrase is closest in meaning to make a name for herself in paragraph 5?
What phrase is closest in meaning to make a name for herself in paragraph 5?
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Why does the author begin paragraph 6 with the word "But"?
Why does the author begin paragraph 6 with the word "But"?