Review ELA

Repeating or writing out exactly what a source says, word for word.

• setting

• structure

• quote

• summarize

The events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• narrator

• speaker

• setting

• plot

In the sentence below, what does the word shabbily mean?

"Roberto looked down at his stained shirt and noticed again how shabbily he was dressed."

• costly

• fancy

• poorly

• trendy

Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.

• Floods cause mudslides.

• Floods damage houses and roads. 

• Floods can take out trees.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.

• Soccer is a worldwide sport.

• Soccer is also called football.

• Soccer is played by men and women.

Compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

The problem in the story is called the __________.

• conflict

• contrast

• solution

• inference

the message or lesson the author wants you to learn 

• theme
• main idea
• summary
• author's purpose

action that makes something else happen

• sequence
• cause
• effect
• main idea