ELA Mastery

What is the purpose of a first-person point of view in a story?

• To show what all characters are thinking

• To give a detailed description of the setting

• To provide the perspective of the narrator or main character

• To offer an unbiased overview of the story

What do skills do we learn and practice in ELA?

• reading, writing, speaking, listening

• reading, writing, speaking, texting

• running, writing, speaking, texting

• running, writing, speaking, listening

To which classes should you bring an independent reading book?

• ELA

• Homeroom

• Math

• Art

How should you organize your ELA papers?

• In a binder

• In a sturdy accordian folder

• In a paper folder

• In the front pocket of your binder

• Stuffed in your backpack

If I am absent, it is MY responsibility to make sure I get the assignments and classwork I missed.

• True

• False.

Look at the diagram above. Which item below best belongs in the empty part of the chart?

• Gall runs all the way back to Scotland.

• Giants Causeway is a real place in Ireland.

• Gall wakes up Mrs. McCool with his noisy arrival.

• Mrs. McCool shows Finn her small baby.

Choose the verbs to complete the sentences correctly.
Many asteroids (approaches, approach) Earth quite closely, while others (remain, remains) far distant. I (doesn't, don't) worry much about colliding asteroids, but the impact of near passes and collisions (is, are) a bit frightening.

• approach, remain, doesn't, are

• approaches, remains, don't, are

• approach, remain, doesn't, is

• approach, remain, don't, is

What is the main purpose of using metaphors in literature?

• To create a direct comparison between two things

• To provide a literal description

• To exaggerate a statement

• To add humor to the text

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?

• I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

• I went to the store.

• Although I was tired, I went to the store.

• Going to the store, I bought some milk.

What is the meaning of the word 'ubiquitous'?

• Rare and uncommon

• Present everywhere

• Difficult to understand

• Extremely large