NJSLA Review ELA

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.

• Life is short; make the most of it.

What is a summary?

• briefly retelling a story using important details

• a short story you write

• a paragraph

• a detailed piece of writing that tells a story

What is a thesis statement?

• a sentence that hooks the reader and it's the first sentence of the introduction

• a sentence that argues the other side's main claim or argument

• a sentence that states your main claim; it is the last sentence of the introduction paragraph

• a sentence that states your main claim; it is the first sentence of the introduction paragraph

Melanie thought the cake tasted remarkable. What is a synonym for “remarkable”?

• Peculiar

• Extraordinary

• Appropriate

• Harch

Adam decided to wash his clothes. He mixed the red and white clothes together in the washing machine.  He washed them using hot water.  All of his white clothes turned pink. What is the text structure?

• Chronological

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Comparison

(1) Lisa was running late.  (2) She grabbed her books and ran to the car. (3) She started backing out of the driveway, and suddenly stopped. (4) She ran back inside and got her raincoat and umbrella.  (5) She went back into the car and drove away. What can you infer about this situation?

• Lisa arrived early.

• Lisa forgot her books.

• Lisa saw a squirrel in her driveway.

• Lisa noticed that it was going to rain.

Amanda wanted to be a good student like her older sister, Jenna. Jenna always got A’s, whereas Amanda mostly received B’s. Amanda asked her sister for help. Jenna taught her how to take good notes, and what to study every night. By the end of the year, Amanda had mostly A’s! Jenna was very proud of the progress Amanda made. What character trait did Amanda gain?

• Determination. She was determined to succeed and she did!

• Tolerance. She learned to put up with her sister.

• Empathy. She learned how to care about other people.

• Faith. She learned to have faith in society.

Michael was having engine trouble with his car.  He decided to fix the car himself. He worked on it every night.  At first, it seemed like everything was going wrong.  But after a few weeks, he was able to figure out the problem, and fixed it.  He was very pleased with his success. What is a summary of this passage?

• Michael likes to work on cars.

• Fixing your own car engine is impossible.

• Michael worked very hard to fix his car engine.

• Fixing an engine takes two weeks.

The lesson or moral of the story is called the what?

• conflict

• main character

• topic

• theme

The problem a character faces in a story is called the ______

• climax

• resolution

• conflict

• theme