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Grade 5: Reading & writing subject test

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1. Root: chron- in chronological, time order. Guide: chro-no-LOG-i-cal. Bank context: the aircraft banks left. Command: explain. Which meaning does the supplied root contribute?earthwatertimelife

2. Root: chron- in chronological, time order. Guide: chro-no-LOG-i-cal. Bank context: the aircraft banks left. Command: explain. Which syllable is stressed in the supplied pronunciation guide?fourthfirstsecondthird

3. Root: chron- in chronological, time order. Guide: chro-no-LOG-i-cal. Bank context: the aircraft banks left. Command: explain. Which sense of the supplied word fits the context?tilt while turningstore for later usea financial institutionedge of a river

4. Root: chron- in chronological, time order. Guide: chro-no-LOG-i-cal. Bank context: the aircraft banks left. Command: explain. What does the supplied command ask a learner to do?compare similarities and differencesexplain how or whysummarize main pointsclassify into groups

5. Image: the brittle plan crumbled like dry paper. Endings: blue/gold/stone/cold. Direction: [speak loudly and firmly]. Role line: The bridge is broken. Which quality is emphasized by the supplied comparison?silencebrightnessspeedfragility

6. Image: the brittle plan crumbled like dry paper. Endings: blue/gold/stone/cold. Direction: [speak loudly and firmly]. Role line: The bridge is broken. Which rhyme pattern matches the supplied line-ending groups?ABCBAABBABABABBA

7. Image: the brittle plan crumbled like dry paper. Endings: blue/gold/stone/cold. Direction: [speak loudly and firmly]. Role line: The bridge is broken. Which delivery is required by the supplied stage instruction?whisper quietlyspeak forcefullypause before speakingspeak while laughing

8. Image: the brittle plan crumbled like dry paper. Endings: blue/gold/stone/cold. Direction: [speak loudly and firmly]. Role line: The bridge is broken. What function does the highlighted line serve?resolves the conflictsets the location onlyintroduces the conflictreveals a decision

9. Aim: persuade readers to reuse paper. Transition: in contrast. Support: The choice is perfect, with no support. Graphic note: no limits specified. Which purpose is directly stated by the supplied excerpt?persuade a choicereport an eventdefine a termexplain a process

10. Aim: persuade readers to reuse paper. Transition: in contrast. Support: The choice is perfect, with no support. Graphic note: no limits specified. Which relation does the supplied transition signal?time sequencecontrastcause or resultexample

11. Aim: persuade readers to reuse paper. Transition: in contrast. Support: The choice is perfect, with no support. Graphic note: no limits specified. What kind of support is supplied?personal testimonydefinitionunsupported assertionmeasured observation

12. Aim: persuade readers to reuse paper. Transition: in contrast. Support: The choice is perfect, with no support. Graphic note: no limits specified. Which limitation is explicitly stated for the graphic?small samplelimited datesmissing categoryno limitation is stated

13. Time: completed by now. Connector: because. Highlight: carefully in write carefully. Comma: books, bags and boxes. Which verb phrase fits the supplied time relationship?had finishedhas finishedwill have finishedfinished without a perfect helper

14. Time: completed by now. Connector: because. Highlight: carefully in write carefully. Comma: books, bags and boxes. Which connector form is supplied?conjunctive adverb howevercoordinating andsubordinating becausecorrelative either/or

15. Time: completed by now. Connector: because. Highlight: carefully in write carefully. Comma: books, bags and boxes. Which job does the highlighted expression perform?preposition showing relationinterjection showing feelingconjunction joining ideasadverb modifying an action

16. Time: completed by now. Connector: because. Highlight: carefully in write carefully. Comma: books, bags and boxes. What does the supplied comma separate?items in a seriesdirect addressa tag question from a statementintroductory phrase from main clause

17. Opening: A pulley changes a rope’s direction in this model. Development: A pulley is a wheel with a groove. Transition: also. Closing: The wheel guides the rope. Which text type does the supplied opening best establish?friendly letternarrative sceneexplanationargument

18. Opening: A pulley changes a rope’s direction in this model. Development: A pulley is a wheel with a groove. Transition: also. Closing: The wheel guides the rope. Which tool develops the supplied idea?evidence with a reasonpersonal updatesensory detaildefinition

19. Opening: A pulley changes a rope’s direction in this model. Development: A pulley is a wheel with a groove. Transition: also. Closing: The wheel guides the rope. What connection does the supplied transition make?additional informationcontrastconclusionnext event

20. Opening: A pulley changes a rope’s direction in this model. Development: A pulley is a wheel with a groove. Transition: also. Closing: The wheel guides the rope. What is the supplied closing’s function?resolve or reflect on a storysum up an explanationrestates a supported positionfriendly sign-off

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