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 point of view tells the story from the main character's perspective?

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First person point of view.

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What type of figurative language is used in 'The tall trees danced in the wind'?

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Personification.

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How can you correct this sentence: 'We went to the basketball, and had dinner afterwards.'?

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We went to the basketball game, and we had dinner afterwards.

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What are supporting details in a text?

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Details that help explain or support the main idea.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure in a story.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To give a brief statement of the main points of the text.

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What is a setting in a story?

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The time and place where the story occurs.

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What is a plot in a story?

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The sequence of events that make up the story.