Starr ELA Review

The main idea of a selection is:

• the impact the problem has on the characters in a selection.

• the thoughts of the characters in the selection.

• what the selection is mostly about.

• the type of selection presented by the writer.

Read the sentences below:
Nick was always drawing.  His friends loved to see his creations.  He like to write songs and make sculptures too.
What character trait is Nick displaying?

• Creative

• Intelligent

• Sneaky

• Humorous

Read the sentences below: Julia was quiet all day long. In class she put her head down. At dinner she barely touched her food. After dinner, she went straight to bed. her mother wondered why Julia was acting so differently from how she usually behaved. What can you infer about Julia?

• She has recently gotten braces.

• She is lazy.

• She is feeling sick.

• She is in a bad mood.

Read the sentences below:
Nate wanted everything his older brother had.  When his parents bought his brother new clothes, he wanted new clothes too.  When his older brother went to the movies with his friends Nate was angry.
What can you infer about Nate?

• Nate doesn't have enough clothing. 

• Nate likes to go places with his brother.

• Nate is jealous of his brother.

• Nate is too young to go to the movies.

what does it mean to interpret?

• affect

• bring to mind

• provide meaning of

• show

To impact means:

• add to

• affect

• give more detail

• show

Imply means:

• bring to mind (without saying)

• show

• show importance

• using facts and logic

elaborate means:

• give more detail

• bring attention to

• show

• prove to be false

emotional appeal is:

• designed to create emotional response

• based on evidence and reasoning

• prove to be false

• second

refute means

• prove to be false

• an opinion statement supporting a conclusion

• statement assumed to be true

• based on evidence and reasoning