ELA TEST PREP

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What is personification?

Back

Describing an inanimate object as if it is alive.

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What is a simile?

Back

A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What does it mean to infer?

Back

To think about what you know and use clues from the text (read between the lines).

Front

What is a synonym for significant?

Back

Important.

Front

What is an inference?

Back

A conclusion a reader reaches based on known facts.

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What does it mean to summarize?

Back

To give a brief statement of the main points.

Front

What is the theme of a text?

Back

The central topic or idea explored in the text.

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that imitates the sound it represents.