ELA Test Prep Terms

Theme is the _____ of a text.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Central idea is what the story is ______ about.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a claim?

• An argument supported with evidence and analysis.

• An argument with two people.

• Evidence.

• An analysis.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

What are context clues?

• Clues a detective needs.

• Hints to help define an unknown word or phrase.

• A definition.

• Unknown words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

How do you find context clues?

• Look at the multiple choices.

• Look at the reading.

• Look at the question.

• The sentences or lines before and after the unknown word or phrase.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a prefix?

• It is when you fix something before you break it.

• A word or letters placed before a whole word. Ex: UNhappy.

• It comes at the end of the sentence.

• It is after the end of the first word.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The author's purpose is ____________.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is an author's point of view?

• An author's feelings.

• An author's opinion.

• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is a summary?

• A short response.

• A brief account of the main points of a text.

• An extended response.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is plot?

• It is an important point in the story.

• What happens in a story or text.

• It is found on a graph.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3