CRCT Practice English Language Arts

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CRCT PracticeEnglish Language Arts

• Mrs. Helmuth

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CRCT Review
Listening/ Speaking
Reading
Writing
Grammar
Research
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Grammar 100
What is the structure of the sentence below? I
tried to make my appointment on time, but I
received an important phone call. a. simple b.
compound c. complex d. compound-complex  
Answer
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Answer Grammar 100
b. compound
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Reading 100
Waiting The train stop snack shop tucked away
under tracks. A dirty stench Bricks of red,
cracked and worn A sign adapted to
escape repairs too costly for this
neighborhood. The bus stop clip-clop of heavy
heels passing by in steady rhythm A filthy
awning lets rain drops drip down onebyone Marrin
g my tidy jacket and wetting my cleaner hair.

• This passage is an example of
• drama.
• folktales.
• myths.
• poetry.

Answer
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Answer Reading 100
D. poetry.
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Listening/Speaking 100

• Which phrase from the sentence below appeals to
  the readers sense of hearing?
• Thousands of excited fans screamed wildly as the
  hoarse announcer whispered the well-known names
  of the favored home team before the championship
  game.
• excited fans
• screamed wildly
• well-known names
• championship game
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AnswerListening/Speaking 100
B. screamed wildly
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Research 100
Which of the following words would BEST serve as
key words to find information about gold and
silver Swiss watches? a. Swiss watches b. gold
and silver c. Swiss gold and silver d. silver
Swiss watches  
Answer
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Answer Research 100
A. Swiss watches
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Writing 100

• Which sentence below is written correctly?
• Mary, called the teacher. Come inside now.
• b. Ouch! Cried the boy.
• c. Look out below, they yelled.
• d. The sky is falling, the little hencried.
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AnswerWriting 100
A. Mary, called the teacher. Come inside now.
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Grammar 200

• What part of the sentence is secretary?
• subject
• predicate noun
• adverbial phrase
• predicate adjective

Jason is the secretary of our student government.
Answer
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Answer Grammar 200
b. predicate noun
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Reading 200

• What do you call a book or story that relates to
  historical events that take place in an earlier
  period of time? 
• myth
• b. drama
• c. historical fiction
• d. biography

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Answer Reading 200
c. Historical fiction
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Listening/ Speaking 200
 

• Which word is divided into syllables correctly?
• rep-rod-uc-tion
• re-pro-duc-tion
• rep-ro-duc-tion
• re-prod-uc-tion

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Answer Listening/ Speaking 200
b. re-pro-duc-tion
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Research 200

• Alex is writing a story about cats for the school
  newspaper. Which subject below will stray from
  the topic and should not be included in his rough
  draft? 
• Habitat
• Eating Habits
• Life Cycle
• Cats in Movies

Answer
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Answer Research 200
D. Cats in Movies
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Writing 200

• Which sentence should be removed from the
  paragraph below?
• My favorite book is about dolphins. Last year our
  class went to an aquarium. We saw many kinds of
  fish. We watched a trainer work with two
  dolphins. 
• My favorite book is about dolphins.
• Last year our class went to an aquarium.
• We saw many kinds of fish.
• We watched a trainer work with two dolphins.

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Answer Writing 200
A. My favorite book is about dolphins.
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Grammar 300

• Which word is the helping verb in the sentence
  below?
•  When the phone ran, Joanne was typing her report
  for school.
• When
• rang
• was
• typing

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Answer Grammar300
c. was
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Reading 300
April 2 Dear Gina, How are you doing? How is
school going? Congratulations on winning the
student council election. You will make a great
vice president. I am very excited because we are
putting on a school play! I am playing the part
of a hotel guest in the play, The Last Resort. It
is a comedy about guests staying in a hotel, and
all the silly mix-ups that happen between them
and the hotel employees. It is a very funny play!
I hope you can come see it. Opening night is next
Friday at 7 P.M. I can reserve you a ticket if
you like. My sister, Sue, is helping build
the set for the play. The director, Mr. Abraham,
chose the set design Sue drew for the play!
Please write back soon. Good luck on the student
council! Sincerely, Kim  From the tone of the
passage, Kim seems a. excited. b. upset.
C. content. D. uneasy.
Answer
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Answer Reading 300
a. excited.
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Listening/Speaking300
What three types of speeches can be given?
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Answer Listening/ Speaking 300

• Informative
• Persuasive
• Entertaining

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Research 300

• Which of the entry words could be found in a
  dictionary between the set of guide words?
• common/companion
• commodity
• company
• commute
• compare

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Answer Research 300
c. commute
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Writing 300
Which of the following sentences is the topic
sentence of the paragraph below? If you
were born in Japan, you might be fond of raw fish
fresh from the sea. People in France think that
frog legs or snails cooked in butter and garlic
are a treat. One persons idea of perfect food
does not always suit everyone. If you went to
another country, the local food might seem
strange. But in many places, people would be
puzzled if you offered them a pizza or a pretzel.
What we eat is a matter of taste.
Answer
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Answer Writing 300
One persons idea of perfect food does not always
suit everyone.
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Grammar 400

• Which tense of the verb to throw correctly fills
  in the blank in the sentence below?
• The winning runner _____________ his arms out as
  he crossed the finish lines.
• throws
• throwed
• threw
• throwing

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Answer Grammar 400
 
c. threw
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Reading 400
What is the SQ3R method?
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Answer Reading 400

• Survey
• Question
• Read
• Record
• review

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Listening/Speaking400
 
A ________________ is purposefully moving some
part of the body to emphasize what you say.
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Answer Listening / Speaking 400
gesture
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Research 400

• Which word would come first in alphabetical
  order?
• tardy
• traverse
• tavern
• taper

 
Answer
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Answer Research 400
d. taper
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Writing 400
 
What are the five stages of the writing process?
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Answer Writing 400

• Prewriting
• Drafting
• Revising
• Proofreading
• publishing

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Grammar 500
 
What are the five functions that a noun may have
in a sentence?
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AnswerGrammar 500

• Subject noun
• Predicate noun
• Direct object
• Indirect object
• Object of preposition

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Reading 500

• Finding North
• Here is a simple trick that will help you find
  the direction NORTH.
• Find a straight stick about 3 or 4 feet long.
• Set the stick in the ground in a open area where
  the sun will shine on it.
• Find the tip of the sticks shadow and mark it on
  the ground ( a small rock works well).
• Wait a few minutes so the shadow will have time
  to move. Place another stone at the tip of the
  shadow.
• Draw a straight line through both stones.
• This line runs east and west. The first stone is
  at the west end of the line. Stand on the line
  with the first stone on your left. You are now
  facing north!

 

• What are these directions helping you to do?
• Tell the time of day
• Find the direction north
• Measure of the suns movement
• None of the above

Answer
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Answer Reading 500
c. Measure the suns movement
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Listening/Speaking 500
 
What are the components that every good speech
should contain? (7)
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Answer Listening/ Speaking 500

• Introduction
• Thesis
• Development
• Conclusion
• Posture
• Gestures
• Voice

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Research 500
Use the flow chart below to answer the question.
 
2.. They learned that someone had been stealing
Mrs. Kaplans prized flowers from her garden.

• Nicole and Benji formed their
• own detective club.

4. Nicole and Benji received a reward for
discovering that the Bloomfields dog had been
eating the flowers.
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• What event is missing from the flow chart above?
• The dogs in the neighborhood liked to play catch.
• Nicole and Benji investigated and found clues
  about the missing flowers.
• Nicole and Benji created a name for their
  detective club.
• d. Mrs. Kaplan always watered her flowers in
  the morning.

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Answer Research 500
b. Nicole and Benji investigated and found clues
about the missing flowers.
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Writing 500

• In the sentence below, what change should be made
  to correct the problem with capital letters?
• Our english teacher asked Lucien to read his
  paper title My Visit to Yellowstone National
  Park.
• Use a small letter o in Our
• Use a capital letter E in english
• Use a capital letter T in to
• Use a small letter p in Park

 
Answer
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Answer Writing 500
b. use a captial E in english
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