ELA State Test

The overall message or lesson learned from a literary work (story)

• Theme

• Central Idea

• Meaning

• Thought

The speaker of a literary work (story)

• Character

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Antagonist

The "feeling" of a story

• Tone

• Mood

• Point of View

• Plot

Details that support an argument or claim

• Counterargument

• Evidence

• Summary

• Mood

Which types of texts will you see on the state English test?

• Literary (fiction)

• Informational (Nonfiction)

• Both literary and informational

The time and place

• Theme

• Solution

• Plot

• Setting

A short, concise retelling of a story

• Solution

• Counterclaim

• Summary

• Comparison & Contrast

Which sentence states a central idea of paragraphs 1 and 2?

• Streams are vital resources for people

• Streams are only found outside of cities

• Streams are different in various landscapes.

• Streams are normal parts of natural settings

Which quotation from paragraph 2 supports the answer to Part A?

• “ . . . when people, buildings, and streets are around.”

• “ . . . flowing under sidewalks. . . .”

• “ . . . meandering past ball fields. . . .”

• “ . . . rippling by shopping centers.”

Read the sentence from paragraph 5. Instead, it hits impervious surfaces like hard pavement and rooftops and has no chance to infiltrate the soil. What is the meaning of the word impervious as it is used in the sentence?

• affected

• cracked

• exposed

• resistant