3rd Grade ELA Study Guide

What does a caption describe?

• A photograph/image

• A story's main idea

• A character's feelings

• A poem's rhyme scheme

What is a simile?

• Comparing two or more things using "like" or "as"

• A word that imitates a sound

• An exaggeration

• A phrase that means exactly what is said

What is personification?

• Describing something using human qualities

• A word that imitates a sound

• An exaggeration

• Using the same starting sounds

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two or more things without using "like" or "as"

• A word that imitates a sound

• An exaggeration

• A phrase that means exactly what is said

What does a map show in a text?

• Important places related to the topic

• The main idea of the story

• The characters in the story

• The sequence of events

What is alliteration?

• Uses the same starting sounds

• An exaggeration

• A word that imitates a sound

• A phrase that means exactly what is said

What is the theme of a story?

• The central message or lesson

• The events in the story

• The setting of the story

• The characters in the story

What is hyperbole?

• An exaggeration

• A word that imitates a sound

• A phrase that means exactly what is said

• Using the same starting sounds

What is the plot of a story?

• The events in the story

• The main idea of the story

• The characters in the story

• The setting of the story

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A group of lines separated by a space

• A single line of words

• A word that imitates a sound

• An exaggeration