9th Grade FSA Reading

Front

What is the main idea that the author wants the reader to take away from the text?

Back

Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Front

What is the hidden meaning of a word, often described as 'positive' or 'negative'?

Back

Connotation

Front

What plot element involves the building of tension and is often the largest part of a text?

Back

Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What do we refer to the three modes of persuasion as?

Back

Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What narrative technique gives hints about how a story will end?

Back

Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject or audience?

Back

Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is the literal meaning of a word, without any emotional associations?

Back

Denotation

Front

What plot element follows the climax and leads to the resolution?

Back

Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is the term for the introduction of background information in a story?

Back

Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Front

What is the term for a character's struggle against an outside force?

Back

External Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3