NY ELA Exam

What is the "mood" of a piece of writing

• The author's attitude toward the topic

• The setting

• The feelings evoked in the reader

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word bolted emphasize about the trip? 
The word emphasize means: 

• gives details

• defines

• calls attention to

• compares

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following quotes best conveys the central idea of the text? 
The word convey means:

• shows or makes known

• grows

• gives more details about

• makes a guess

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the central idea of the text? 
Central Idea means: 

• A statement that tells the reader the author's opinion on the text

• A statement that is most interesting to the reader. 

• A statement that gives the big, most important idea of the entire text.

• A short list of important details from a text. 

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Based on the text, what is the meaning of enchanted paragraph 5? 
To answer this question, you need to look back in the text and use:

• summarizing 

• context clues

• annotations

• look for footnotes 

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

How do lines 15 and 16 contribute to the poem's theme? 
Contribute means: 

• to add to

• to infer

• to make money

• to bring up for the first time 

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The word initially means

• exciting 

• something interesting 

• at the end

• at first, at the beginning

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the impact of paragraph 7? 
The question requires you to reread paragraph 7 and see how it fits into the overall text to determine the: 

• central idea

• meaning

• author's purpose, how it affected the text 

• mood or tone

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How does the author develop the theme? 
Develop means

• builds, grows, or advances

• shows the similarities

• brings up for the first time

• tells you directly 

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

summary will include: 

• VERY specific details

• A general overview of the text including only the key ideas 

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2