Grade 9 · English
High school reading, writing, and SAT-style practice. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.
Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.
Answer: word choice and details
Formal vs. sarcastic is tone.
Answer: the feeling the text creates in the reader
Scary setting + short sentences can build dread.
Answer: a complete idea, not just one word
“Love requires sacrifice” is a theme statement.
Answer: what happens differs from what is expected
Verbal irony is saying the opposite of what you mean.
Answer: omniscient
First person uses I.
Answer: the author’s choice of words
Formal diction vs. slang changes tone.
Answer: Thanks a lot for losing the only key.
Thanks a lot can be sarcastic.
Answer: makes a comment about the topic
Topic: war. Theme: war destroys innocence.
Answer: agree in number
The team is / the players are.
Answer: sits too far from the word it describes
“Running to class, the bell rang” is tangled.
Answer: joining two independent clauses
The FANBOYS rule.
Answer: the object
Whom did you call?
Answer: it is
The dog lost its collar.
Answer: keep the same grammatical form
to run, to jump, to swim.
Answer: verb meaning to influence
The news affected her.
Answer: jams two sentences without correct punctuation
Fix with a period or conjunction.
Pick the next article in this topic — that is how a magazine issue is meant to be used.
