9th Grade FSA Reading

What is a story's theme?

• A story's main idea

• Something important

• Moral or lesson

• The most exciting moment

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author's attitude about a text is called...

• Tone

• Mood

• Rhetoric

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If an author is giving recommendations for how something can be improved, what is their purpose?

• Entertaining

• Informing

• Arguing

• Educating

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

This is the hidden meaning of a word. Usually described as "positive" or "negative."

• Syntax

• Tone

• Denotation

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

This is the main thing that the author wants the reader to take away from the text.

• Tone

• Central Idea

• Plot Elements

• Context Clues

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A character is most likely complex when...

• they are the hero.

• they are brave and solve problems.

• they are intelligent.

• they change throughout the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Figurative language where things are compared without using "like" or "as."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Figurative language where the author exaggerates to prove a point.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is NOT a technique to use to help you determine context clues.

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Idiom

• Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When a question asks you to "infer" something, you are expected to...

• show your work in answering.

• explain your answer in complete sentences.

• use text evidence in your answer.

• make an educated guess based on text evidence.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1