ELA Exam Review 2025

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What is the central idea of a passage?

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The main point or message conveyed by the text.

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How can you tell the author's perspective (point of view about a topic)?

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Analyzing the tone, language, and arguments presented in the text.

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What pronouns are used by the narrator in first person point of view?

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'I', 'me', 'my', 'mine'

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How does word choice affect tone?

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Word choice can set the tone of the writing, determining whether it is formal, informal, serious, playful, etc.

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What does the acronym STEAL stand for in regards to characterization?

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Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, and Looks

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What is the theme of a story?

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The underlying message about life or human nature that the author wants to convey to the readers.

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Personification

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities or objects.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech in which the author makes a comparison between two unlike things.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words, such as "lonely Larry loves llamas"