TEST PREP Vocabulary for Middle Grades ELA PowerPoint. Test prep for academic vocabulary terms used in middle grades Language Arts. These are words that may be tested on state standards and CCSS assessments for middle school Language Arts. Each slide has a word, a definition, and an illustration or animated graphic to help students remember. Includes a 55-question self-grading Easel Assessment to test for mastery. Can be printed out on index cards and used for a word wall or as virtual flash car