English 7 Final Review 2023

What is Alliteration

• The repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words

• The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words.

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words.

• The repetition of vowel sounds at the end of words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is allusion

• A trick that a magician uses to trick peoples mind

• A reference to something in history, literature, culture…(the Bible, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome)

• A type of metaphor

• A type of irony

What is Author’s Purpose

• To make money

• To be famous

• Author’s reason for writing. 

• To gain recognition

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is Cause and Effect

• Reasons (causes) and the results (effects) are examined

• A relationship between two events where one event is the result of the other

• A process of determining the origin of a problem

• A comparison between two or more items

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is Central Idea

• The main character of a text.

• The setting of a text.

• The plot of a text.

• The main idea of a text – what it is mostly about (may also include its message or theme).

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is Compare/Contrast

• To compare is to highlight differences; to contrast is to highlight similarities

• To compare is to highlight similarities; to contrast is to highlight similarities

• To compare is to evaluate; to contrast is to analyze

• To compare is to evaluate; to contrast is to analyze

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is Conflict

• A disagreement between two or more people

• A resolution to a problem

• The main problem/struggle in a text

• A character's inner struggle

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are Context Clues

• A hint that helps a reader understand a word by using the surrounding words to help put it “in context”

• A way to identify the main idea of a text

• A method of summarizing a text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a Excerpt

• A summary of a text.

• A quotation from a text.

• An illustration of a text.

• A piece or portion of a longer text

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is a fact/opinion

• Opinion: A personal belief that cannot be proved

  Fact: A statement that can be verified/proved

• Fact: A personal belief that cannot be proved

• Opinion: A statement that can be verified/proved

• Fact: A statement that cannot be verified/proved

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6