ELA Terms to Know

ELA Terms to Know

6th - 8th Grade

30 Qs

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ELA Terms to Know

ELA Terms to Know

Assessment

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English

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

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CCSS
RL.5.3, RL.7.4, RL.9-10.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alliteration

A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"

A group of words that appeal to one or more of the senses

The repetition of the same consonant sound

An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Author’s Purpose

How the reader observes the characters and events

The reason the author writes

An author’s choice and use of words.

Something you can argue.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cause

Look for similarities

Look for differences

The event that makes something happen

An educated guess supported by evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Central Idea

The author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing.

A story’s main message or moral.

How an author organizes information.

The main point that the author is making.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Climax

A conversation between two or more characters.

The turning point in the story

The events building suspense to the climax.

The details that start the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Claim

Can be proven true

 Break down into parts; explain relationships

Judge the value of

Something you can argue.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Compare

Look for similarities

Look for differences

The event that makes something happen

What happens as a result of the cause

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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