ELA Flashcard for TCAP Review

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What does the word 'elaborate' mean?

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To give more detail or expand on an idea.

Front

In a RACE or ACE paragraph, what do you do after you restate and answer the prompt?

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Cite evidence.

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What is an educated guess that involves using both background knowledge and text evidence?

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Inference.

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What is an exaggerated statement called?

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Hyperbole.

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What is a brief statement or account of the main points of something?

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Summary.

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What is the main idea or message of a text called?

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Theme.

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What do you call the author's reason for writing a text?

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Author's purpose.

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What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile.

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What is a statement that can be proven true or false?

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Fact.

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What is a personal belief or opinion that cannot be proven?

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Opinion.