State Test ELA

The overall message or lesson learned from a literary work (story)

• Theme

• Central Idea

• Meaning

• Thought

The speaker of a literary work (story)

• Character

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Antagonist

The "feeling" of a story

• Tone

• Mood

• Point of View

• Plot

A short, concise retelling of a story

• Solution

• Counterclaim

• Summary

• Comparison & Contrast

Which types of texts will you see on the state English test?

• Literary (fiction)

• Informational (Nonfiction)

• Both literary and informational

Details that support an argument or claim

• Counterargument

• Evidence

• Summary

• Mood

A viewpoint or opinion

• Claim

• Central Idea

• Plot

• Mood

A story's order of events

• Setting

• Plot

• Claim

• Cause & Effect

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.



Part A What is the author’s purpose for using the phrase “Often they lie low” in paragraph 2?

• to provide an example of an urban stream

• to show that urban streams are often polluted

• to contrast an urban stream with a rural stream

• to show that urban streams are not easily seen

Which quotation from paragraph 2 supports the answer to Part A?

• “ . . . when people, buildings, and streets are around.”

• “ . . . flowing under sidewalks. . . .”

• “ . . . meandering past ball fields. . . .”

• “ . . . rippling by shopping centers.”