Question and answer list
Each item is a 4-option MCQ. Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct, red is wrong. Original US classroom practice — not a state test copy.
1. Mood is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the feeling the text creates in the reader
Scary setting + short sentences can build dread.
2. A theme should be stated as
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a complete idea, not just one word
“Love requires sacrifice” is a theme statement.
3. Irony is when
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) what happens differs from what is expected
Verbal irony is saying the opposite of what you mean.
4. A narrator who knows all characters’ thoughts is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) omniscient
First person uses I.
5. Diction means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the author’s choice of words
Formal diction vs. slang changes tone.
6. Which sentence has a bitter tone?
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) Thanks a lot for losing the only key.
Thanks a lot can be sarcastic.
7. Theme differs from topic because theme
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) makes a comment about the topic
Topic: war. Theme: war destroys innocence.
8. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 1 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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9. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 2 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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10. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 3 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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11. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 4 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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12. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 5 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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13. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 6 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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14. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 7 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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15. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 8 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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16. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 9 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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17. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 10 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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18. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 11 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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19. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 12 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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20. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 13 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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21. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 14 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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22. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 15 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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23. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 16 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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24. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 17 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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25. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 18 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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26. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 19 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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27. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 20 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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28. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 21 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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29. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 22 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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30. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 23 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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31. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 24 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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32. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 25 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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33. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 26 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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34. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 27 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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35. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 28 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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36. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 29 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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37. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 30 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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38. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 31 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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39. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 32 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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40. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 33 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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41. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 34 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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42. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 35 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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43. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 36 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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44. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 37 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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45. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 38 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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46. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 39 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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47. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 40 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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48. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 41 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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49. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 42 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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50. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 43 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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51. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 44 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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52. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 45 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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53. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 46 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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54. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 47 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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55. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 48 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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56. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 49 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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57. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 50 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
58. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 51 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
59. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 52 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
60. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 53 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
61. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 54 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
62. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 55 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
63. Grade 9 ela — theme and tone: practice check 56 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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64. Use a comma before and when
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) joining two independent clauses
The FANBOYS rule.
65. Who vs. whom: use whom for
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the object
Whom did you call?
66. Its vs. it’s: it’s means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) it is
The dog lost its collar.
67. A parallel list should
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) keep the same grammatical form
to run, to jump, to swim.
68. Affect is usually a
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) verb meaning to influence
The news affected her.
69. A run-on sentence
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) jams two sentences without correct punctuation
Fix with a period or conjunction.
70. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 1 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
71. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 2 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
72. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 3 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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73. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 4 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
74. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 5 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
75. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 6 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
76. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 7 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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77. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 8 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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78. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 9 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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79. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 10 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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80. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 11 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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81. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 12 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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82. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 13 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) try the item, then read the tip
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83. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 14 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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84. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 15 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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85. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 16 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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86. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 17 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
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87. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 18 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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88. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 19 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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89. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 20 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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90. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 21 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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91. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 22 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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92. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 23 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) try the item, then read the tip
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93. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 24 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
94. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 25 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
95. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 26 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
96. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 27 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
97. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 28 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
98. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 29 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) try the item, then read the tip
Original GKSchools practice — not a state exam leak. Come back tomorrow; order rotates.
99. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 30 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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100. Grade 9 ela — grammar high: practice check 31 — the reliable next step is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) try the item, then read the tip
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