ELA terms for Standardized Tests

A conclusion a reader draws based on details in the text. Not directly stated.

• Inference

• Guess

• Assumption

• Denotation

Words, phrases, or pictures in a text that support an idea.

• Connotation

• Textual Evidence

• Dramatic Irony

• Summary

The major lesson or idea found in a text. Usually refers to fiction and poetry.

• Mood

• Claim

• Author's Purpose

• Theme

To show

• Evaluate

• Trace

• Convey

• Suspense

A statement that tells what the text is about.

• Summary

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Tone

The events that happen in a story.

• Anecdote

• Plot

• Supporting Details

• Central Idea

The feelings and emotions a reader has because of a text

• Contrast

• Mood

• Trace

• Theme

The attitude of a writer toward a subject.

• Inference

• Genre

• Claim

• Tone

The dictionary definition of a word; the literal meaning.

• Anecdote

• Denotation

• Genre

• Claim

The ideas or feelings that result from hearing or reading a word or phrase

• Anecdote

• Medium

• Coherent

• Connotation