ELA Exam Review

This is an example of alliteration:

• She shines as bright as the sun.

• Soft like a cloud.

• Cole's cool cookout.

• Diamonds are forever.

Characterization is...

• drawing conclusions from a text

• a description or personality of a character

• Repetition of vowels

• Given human qualities to non-humans.

An example of character traits..

• The rain fell hard on Chasity as she picked dandelions in the Westland park.

• Craig has a girlfriend Melissa who chews with her mouth open. He saw her food.

• Ms. Cole's sister worked at the same restaurant as her. They were waitresses.

• Billy is a confident body builder from California. He is kind as he volunteers his time rescuing local puppies.

An example of characterization is..

• The rain fell hard on Chasity as she picked dandelions in the Westland park.

• Craig has a girlfriend Melissa who chews with her mouth open. It was disgusting.

• Ms. Cole's sister worked at the same restaurant as her. Together, they made a good team.

• Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.

An inference is...

• The author's attitude towards the story

• Giving background information about characters.

• Conclusions drawn from a text based on prior knowledge

Make an inference based on the following statement:

When Jill picked up the phone, she smiled.

• I can infer that Jill was just promoted in her job.

• I can infer that Jill has just lost her puppy.

• I can infer that Ms. Cole just was given chocolate.

• I can infer that Jill's boyfriend just broke up with her.

Use context clues to define the following word: egregious

"The crime he committed was egregious; he’ll never recover from this horrendous scandal."

• Outrageously good

• Outstandingly bad; shocking.

• Small or minor

• Huge or big

Use context clues to define the following word: elated

The team was elated because they just found out they placed in the semifinals.

• Disappointed

• Overjoyed

• Nervous

• Troubled

Use context clues to define the following word: disposition

We know the dog has a kind disposition because we’ve never seen her bite or scratch anyone.

• Qualities and characteristics

• Defense Mechanism

• Voice

Alliteration is

• Giving human characteristics to non human

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• A comparison of two like things

• Giving background information about characters