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ELA Drills, Advanced: Main Idea. Which of these is a short statement about the main points of a story?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Punctuation 1. Which option best completes the sentence?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Parts of Speech 2. Which sentence shows when Ian got a job offer?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Punctuation 3. Which sentence uses an ellipsis to indicate omission?

Today we're going to be playing with "allusions." Not to be confused with "illusions," such as the illusion we created that there's going to be any...

ELA Drills, Advanced: Spelling. Which of the words is spelled correctly?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Textual Analysis 1. What can you infer from this passage about carrots?

ELA Drill, Intermediate: Point of View. Which of the following statements shows bias?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Point of View 1. Which of the answers best captures the author's purpose in writing this text?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Comparing and Contrasting. What's the difference between how the authors present information in the two sentences?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Parts of Speech Question 3. The pattern depicted on the graph from 1980 to 1988 best serves as evidence to which of the follo...

ELA Drills, Advanced: Point of View Question 2. How does the main character's point of view change in this passage?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Comparing and Contrasting 2. Judging by this information, it is likely that...what?

Was it the red lady, in the book room, with the sharp, pointy thing? Sure, if we were playing the newest spin-off to Clue—Context Clue. You wonâ€...

ELA Drills, Advanced: Word Meanings 2. Based on the context of the sentence, what does nimble mean?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Punctuation and Capitalization 3. Which of the following is not punctuated correctly?

ELA Drills, Advanced: Spelling 4. Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?

How do you determine the main idea of a text? Your best bet is to get on first-name terms with the Oracle. That woman knows everything.

They come from places unknown, slipping into words without a sound, creating havoc for spellers everywhere. They are…silent letters.