NYS ELA Test Prep

to identify similarities between two or more things

• compare

• describe

• opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Theme is . . .

• lesson

• moral

• central message

• All of the choices!

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

A position or perspective from the author or narrator

• point of view

• source

• phrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Sequence is . . .

• describing the setting

• stating your opinion

• the way parts of a passage or text are organized

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

To identify the differences between two or more things

• contrast

• summary

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What the passage is MOSTLY about

• main idea

• theme

• opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

An opinion is . . .

• true facts

• evidence

• a belief, feeling, judgement

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

a shortened version of the key events

• the whole story

• point of view

• summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Next, Finally, Also, Another.. are all examples of . . .

• transitions

• opinions

• passages

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is a suffix?

• letters added to the beginning of a word

• the basic meaning of a word

• letters added to the end of the word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B