ELA terms for Standardized Tests

To find differences between two or more topics, ideas, or concepts

• Contrast

• Compare

• Convey

• Connotation

Words, phrases, or pictures in a text that support an idea.

• Connotation

• Textual Evidence

• Dramatic Irony

• Summary

The reason the author wrote a text. Could be to persuade, inform, or entertain.

• Central idea

• Author's Purpose

• Dramatic Irony

• Supporting Details

To find similarities between two or more topics, ideas, or concepts

• Convey

• Contrast

• Compare

• Connotation

The category into which a story falls (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery, etc)

• Genre

• Central Idea

• Textual Evidence

• Author's Purpose

The dictionary definition of a word; the literal meaning.

• Anecdote

• Denotation

• Genre

• Claim

The examples and evidence used to develop a central idea.

• Textual Evidence

• Dramatic Irony

• Supporting Details

• Author's Purpose

A conclusion a reader draws based on details in the text. Not directly stated.

• Inference

• Guess

• Assumption

• Denotation

The events that happen in a story.

• Anecdote

• Plot

• Supporting Details

• Central Idea

A statement that tells what the text is about.

• Summary

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Tone