ELA State Test

What does "point of view" mean?

• Attitude of a writer/speaker toward a subject or audience expressed through word choice.

• The overall feeling or emotion that piece of writing creates for the readers.

• The position or perspective expressed by a writer, speaker or character.

• The central message, moral or life lesson of a story/poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "conveys" mean?

• Build up

• Shows

• Adds to

• Symbolizes

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does "structure" mean?

• The way that a piece of writing is organized. For example chronological order, steps in a processes, problem/solution...

• The events in the story.

• The author's goal for writing.

• Main idea that the authors want to leave the reader with.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The theme of a story refers to:

• The sequence of events

• The central idea or underlying message

• The resolution of the conflict

• The setting of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are characters in a story?

• The life lesson that readers can learn

• The perspective from which the story is told

• The people or animals that are important to the story

• The order of events in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does the setting of a story refer to?

• The time and place of the events

• The comparison using like or as

• The background knowledge of the reader

• The clues that readers use to determine the meanings of unknown words

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a theme in literature?

• A type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison

• An extreme exaggeration

• The life lesson that readers can learn and apply to their lives

• The perspective from which the narrator tells the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the plot of a story?

• The order of events in the story, usually revolving around a conflict or challenge

• The clues that readers use to determine the meanings of unknown words

• The type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object

• The evidence from the story and the reader's background knowledge

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the definition of '1st Person Point of View'?

• When the narrator is not part of the story and is telling the story

• When a character from the story is telling the story from his or her own experiences

• When the story is told from the perspective of multiple characters

• When the story is told using a lot of figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a simile?

• A type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison

• A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object

• An extreme exaggeration

• A type of figurative language that makes a comparison using like or as

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D