ELA FSA Review

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What is a summary?

Back

A summary is the main ideas and important details of a text.

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What type of text structure is used when explaining how one event causes another?

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Cause and effect.

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How many times should you read a text when taking the FSA Reading Test?

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As many times necessary!

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What term describes the way an author uses words to express their feelings?

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Tone.

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What is the term for what an author is trying to argue?

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Claim.

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What is the main purpose of a summary?

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To condense the main ideas and important details of a text.

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What does 'tone' refer to in literature?

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The author's attitude toward the subject.

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What is a 'claim' in writing?

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A statement that asserts something to be true.

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What is the difference between 'mood' and 'tone'?

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Mood refers to the feeling a reader gets from a text, while tone refers to the author's attitude.

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What is a 'text structure'?

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The way a text is organized to convey information.