Language Arts Interim

What's the difference between a central idea and a theme?

• A theme is for nonfiction and a central idea is for fiction.

• A theme and the central idea are the same. They are both what the story is mostly about.

• A theme is a moral or a lesson of a story, and the central idea is what the story is mostly about.

• The theme is for nonfiction and fiction stories. The central idea is just for nonfiction.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Define conflict. (Pick the BEST answer)

• The main action

• The most intense moment in a story

• The problem

• A fight

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• Metaphors compare two things and similes do not.

• Metaphors give human actions to non-humans, but similes compare two things

• Metaphors use "like" or "as" and similes do not

• Similes use "like" or "as" and metaphors do not

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which words are used in third-person point of view?

• Sam, Sarah, they

• I, me, myself

• You, you all

• All these words are used in third person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is included in the exposition of a story?

• The main action

• Setting and characters

• The solution to the problem

• The problem begins getting more intense

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The bird flapped his wings.

• The ball rolled across the floor.

• The book smiled when the girl began to read.

• The fire burned as hot as the sun.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• Sarah sighed. Everyone in the world had a cell phone except for her.

• They danced until midnight.

• The class was so loud they sounded like a crowd at a Taylor Swift concert.

• The runner was a cheetah that sped on by.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is MOST likely to be written in second person?

• A nonfiction article

• A realistic fiction story

• A science fiction or fantasy novel

• A cook book

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a stanza?

• A song

• A paragraph

• One section of text in a poem

• Another word for a poem

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following would happen during the resolution of a story?

• A character would die.

• A character would be introduced to the story.

• The problem would begin.

• The problem would be solved.

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3