ELA Review

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What is the "main idea" of a passage?

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The most important idea of the text.

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What is the "theme" of a passage?

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A message or lesson the author is trying to convey in the text.

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What is a stanza?

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The "paragraphs" of a poem.

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The image provided is of a poem. How many stanzas are in this poem?

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4

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What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 2? Options: ABCB, ABAB, AABB, ABCD

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ABCB

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Features specific to Drama's: Stanzas, Paragraphs, Stage directions, Rhyme.

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Stage directions

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What is the main idea of this passage? Do you enjoy ice cream? Many people over the ages have enjoyed ice cream. The ancient Greeks ate snow mixed with honey and fruit. It really took off as a dessert in the 18th century. Today, people all over the world enjoy the wonderful taste of ice cream.

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Ice cream has been around a long time.

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What is the main idea of the text? The sun is some ways away from Earth. It may not seem that far when you look at it in the sky. However, it is so far away that it takes eight whole minutes for the light from the sun to reach us on Earth. And yet, it is still far closer than any other star in the universe.

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The sun appears closer than it is.

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What is the theme of the poem "Little Things" by Ebeneze Cobham Brewer? Options: The minutes tick by slowly, Never underestimate the power of a child, Drops of water and grains of sand are very small, The small things are as important as the big things.

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The small things are as important as the big things.

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Mischief (in the context of Irish Legend leprechauns)

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Playful misbehaviors or trickery.