ELA Review EOG

What is an inference?

• A rhyme scheme

• A conclusion based on evidence

• A complex sentence

• A guess based on no information

"Jack was an avid baseball card collector. He saved all of his money up until he could purchase new cards. He kept them in a safe and sure place."

What does the word avid mean?

• Fearful

• Fast

• Eager

• careless

 

"All children need healthy foods to thrive. By adding fruits and vegetables, kids will grow strong and healthy. Without them, they may get sick."

What does the word thrive mean?

• learn

• grow

• exercise

• travel

What is a theme in literature?

• the type of scenery in a story

• The main idea or meaning being explored in a story.

• The characters and dialogue

• The main character's motivations in a story.

"The box was as light as a feather."

What type of figurative language is being used?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

"The metal porch swing virtually sizzled on the old wooden front porch today. But we sat there anyway. Gramma wouldn’t hear of anything else. I suggested a walk through the forest, hoping to entertain a breeze or two and to take advantage of the shade. Gramma shook her head. You were supposed to sit on the porch after supper, and that’s what we were going to do."

What inference can you make?

• Gamma cooked supper

• Gamma doesn't like the forest

• Gamma doesn't change her routine.

• Gamma can't hear well.

What is a run-on sentence?

• When a sentence doesn't make sense.

• When 2 or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly.

• When a dependent clause should be independent.

What is a claim?

• A general idea of what an essay is about.

• The main point or argument of a text

• A suggestion for how to read an essay

Which is an example of alliteration?

• The thunderous tornado tore through town.

• The thunder exploded in a ferocious boom!

• His words boomed like thunder.

• The thunder boomed as a bright flash of lightening lit up the sky.

The soup we made was warm_______ delicious.

Which word BEST links the two ideas?

• and

• but

• for

• or