ELA Vocabulary Quiz

What is the author's purpose in a text?

• To inform, persuade, entertain, or express thoughts and feelings.

• To provide personal anecdotes

• To summarize the main points

• To confuse the reader

What is the main idea of a passage?

• The main idea of a passage is the supporting evidence provided by the author.

• The main idea of a passage is the conclusion drawn by the author.

• The main idea of a passage is the summary of the entire text.

• The main idea of a passage is the central point or theme that the author is trying to convey.

What is evidence in a text?

• Opinions or personal beliefs expressed in the text.

• Irrelevant information that distracts from the main point of the text.

• Information or details that support or prove a claim or argument made in the text.

• Information that contradicts the claim or argument made in the text.

What is the central idea of a text?

• Plot summary

• Main point or theme

• Character analysis

• Author's biography

What is an inference?

• A statement that is proven to be true.

• A guess or assumption made without evidence or reasoning.

• A conclusion or deduction made based on evidence or reasoning.

• A prediction about the future based on past events.

What is evidence in a text?

• Information that contradicts the claim or argument made in the text.

• Irrelevant information that distracts from the main point of the text.

• Information or details that support or prove a claim or argument made in the text.

• Opinions or personal beliefs expressed in the text.

What is a conclusion?

• A sentence that introduces the story

• A sentence that adds information to support the main idea

• A sentence that wraps up the passage

• A sentence that does the same thing as the main idea