ELA Final and Milestones Review

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What is the key to a good summary?

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Simplicity and relevance.

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What does the idiom 'It's raining cats and dogs' mean?

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It is raining very heavily.

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What is the root of the word 'photography'?

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graph.

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What does too little information in a summary look like?

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Leaving out important differences between characters or events.

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What did Dee Malloy find in the sky that he thought was important?

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Something strange.

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What is a summary?

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A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What does the term 'theme' refer to in literature?

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The central idea or message in a story.

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What is the purpose of a conclusion in a text?

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To summarize the main points and provide closure.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a narrative.