CAASPP/SBAC Literary Text Vocabulary Review

What inference can you make about the protagonist's relationship with his father?

• prediction about what events will happen next

• statement of the most important events

• conclusion based on details from the text

• connection between two or more concepts, characters, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following statements best identifies a theme of the text?

• a summary of the major events

• the perspective from which a narrative is told

• a story or detailed description of events

• the author's central message or idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How do the sensory details included by the author impact the reader's understanding of the conflict?

• descriptions that appeal to our sense of touch, taste, feeling, smell, and hearing

• descriptions that include scientific facts

• when the characters in a text are speaking

• the author's descriptions of characters' thoughts and feelings

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Select a synonym for the word delectable as it is used in the text.

• word with similar or same meaning

• word with opposite meaning

• word with the same part of speech

• noun form of an adjective

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the definitions below is an antonym for the word foreshadow as it is used in the sentence above?

• a word that has the same ending sound

• the adjective form of a verb

• word with same or similar meaning

• word with opposite meaning

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

How does the narrative point of view affect the reader's understanding of the Civil War?

• the perspective from which a story is told (I/we, you, he/she/they)

• the author's opinion or feelings on a particular topic or issue

• the central message an author tries to teach you through a narrative

• the main idea or what the text is mostly about

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What events that occur before the climax (=main event; turning point) of the narrative could motivate the protagonist (=main character) to betray her father?

• force; threaten

• main idea

• cause; give someone/something a reason for doing something

• opinion; perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following statements best summarizes the climax in the plot of the narrative?

• ending

• beginning

• central idea

• turning point; major event

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Write the dialogue Juan and Esperanza might have about the conflict they experienced at the party.

• resolution or ending

• language that appeals to the sense of taste, touch, sight, smell, or hearing

• characters' speech

• summary; most important events in your own words

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Choose the metaphor:

• The sky was as pink as a puff of cotton candy in the sunlight.

• His enthusiasm was an infectious wave that quickly overtook anyone in his presence and soaked them in his character.

• A description that appeals to the five senses, such as sight, taste, touch, smell, or hearing.

• The voice of a narrative; the person or character who tells the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5