MAP Key Words: literary

"After reading the passage write your own opinion about the topic."

In the sentence above what does "passage" mean?

• paper

• answer

• text

• song

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"She lay down on the ground, wet, cold, and shivering looking around like a scared child."

What does this text reveal about the character?

What does the word "reveal" mean in the above question?

• symbolize

• hide

• feel

• show

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The bird flew past the train and bit a man.

Revise this sentence to make it more creative.

What does "revise" mean in the sentence above?

• change

• lighten

• show

• reduce

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What could be the underlying message?

• We need perfect balance to push a boulder.

• A man is pushing a boulder up a mountain.

• Boulders are big and heavy.

• Life is difficult.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Bob spoke to her whispering that he had missed her and thought about her often. She turned away and muttered something to herself. "Just go," she told him.

What is the significance of using dialogue in the text above?

• To change the style of the story.

• To emphasize the emotional state of a character.

• To show that the character could also speak directly to the other character.

• To keep the story going.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is an inference?

• A conclusion reached from evidence & reasoning.

• A way to find the opposite meaning.

• Understanding the basic meaning of a sentence.

• Something related to the subject of a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

When you enter a house, you see backpacks by the door, small shoes scattered near them. You see an art easel, and a room with a doll house and a toy box.

What can you infer about the text above?

• Backpacks are used for hiking.

• This house is used for selling things.

• Doll houses don't belong with art easels.

• There are children in this family.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The storm was slowly approaching, the wind was hitting the house, the rain smashed down on the car, darkness fell upon the neighborhood.

What is the effect created by the writer?

• A scary feeling.

• Storms are very dangerous.

• Storms can make us feel like we are locked in a room.

• Storms can influence neighborhoods.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The climax of the story is the

• lowest moment in the story

• most beautiful part of the story

• clearest part of the story

• high point of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

I tried to get to the field but it was surrounded by the Great Wall of China.

This is an example of _______________.

• allusion

• simile

• personification

• sensory details

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4