ELA Standardized Test Practice

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

A viewpoint or opinion

• Claim

• Central Idea

• Plot

• Mood

A short, concise retelling of a story

• Solution

• Counterclaim

• Summary

• Comparison & Contrast

Which inference is best supported by the following sentence? "The Golden Gate Bridge spans the San Francisco Bay, connecting northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco."

• The bridge enables many people to go from San Francisco to northern California.

• The bridge has the longest span of any other suspension bridge.

• Thick cables are best.

• The bridge is the most popular bridge in the Bay Area.

What is the meaning of this simile? “My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don’t do my chores on time.”

• Her hair is red.

• She gets really angry.

• She talks really loudly.

• She spits when she talks.

The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. This is an example of?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

The author’s attitude (or how the author wants you to feel) is

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Main Idea

_______ is the feeling the reader gets when reading the text.

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Main Idea