CAASPP ELA

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

• point of view

• narrative style

• character arc

• plot twist

What do you do when you give account of the similarities between two or more items?

• analyze

• contrast

• compare

• evaluate

What is the term for the use of evidence to strengthen an argument?

• support

• refute

• distract

• ignore

What is the term for a statement that can be proven true or false?

• opinion

• hypothesis

• fact

• theory

What do you call the process of identifying differences between two or more items?

• compare

• contrast

• differentiate

• evaluate

What do you call the act of explaining something in detail?

• describe

• elucidate

• explain

• illustrate

When you are told to back up or justify your answer, opinion, or claim with evidence, what are you being asked to do?

• support

• refute

• ignore

• speculate

What is the term for a writer's attitude toward his or her subject?

• mood

• tone

• style

• theme

What is the term for the emotional feeling created by a piece of writing?

• tone

• theme

• mood

• style

What point of view uses 'you' to address the reader directly?

• first-person

• third-person

• second-person

• fourth-person