ELA Fast Prep

Which phrase an example of figurative language?

• “paving the way”

• “put in many hours”

• “rank as high as”

• “public places”

Highlight three sentences that best support the author’s claim that Althea Gibson is best known as a champion tennis player

• Gibson didn’t stop with those accomplishments in tennis, however.

• She played in the U.S. Nationals, and later, in 1951, she competed at the famous Wimbledon tennis competition in England.

• In 1956, she won the French Open, an important tennis competition in France.

• Later, Gibson once again competed at Wimbledon and, after winning, was presented the trophy by Queen Elizabeth II herself.

• Throughout her tennis career, Gibson won many other championship tennis matches.

Read this sentence from the article.

Gibson did not allow this painful injustice to keep her from showing her amazing talent to the world, though. (paragraph 7)

What does the word injustice mean as it is used in the sentence above?

• criminal ways

• equal dealing

• unfair treatment

• logical process

Mother rushed over and set down a basket of freshly baked rolls. “Dear, I have the most exhilarating news!” She smiled broadly and wiped her hands on her apron. “I just heard that the photographer will be here on Wednesday to take our family portrait!” The word exhilarating contains the root hilaris. Based on its use in the paragraph above, what does the root hilaris mean?

• Cheerful

• Difficult

• Unusual

• Upsetting

The literal, dictionary definition of a word

• Denotation

• Synonym

• Connotation

• Antonym

Which is the best example of a metaphor

• The calm lake was a mirror

• Her face was as white as snow

• He is like a star shining in the sky

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds in the night

When Bob was asked by Optimus Prime if he would ever consider joining the Decepticons, he immediately replied that he would never do such a thing.  As a matter of fact, Bob absolutely loathed the Decepticons.  The Decepticons lied and tried to destroy everything in their path, causing everyone, including Bob, to be disgusted by their behavior.  Using context clues, what is the meaning of loathed?

• Loved

• Disliked

• Feared

• Confused

• Upset

What are context clues?

• Clues that help you figure out the context.

• A piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery

• Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.

• A verbal formula giving an indication as to what is to be inserted in a particular space in a crossword or other puzzle.

A reference to a well known person, place event, literary work, or work of art.

• Allegory

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Analogy

The turning point of a story where the protagonist often makes a change.

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Climax

• Inciting Event