Finals Review

1. What is an inference?

• 1. A random guess about the text.

• 1. An educated guess based on evidence and reasoning from the text.

• 1. A quote from the text that supports my answer.

• 1. The main message of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

1. When I ask you for the theme of a text, what am I asking you for?

• 1. A summary of the text.

• 1. The main character of the text.

• 1. The plot of the text.

• 1. The overall message of the text, usually a lesson.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. Which of the following is NOT something the author uses to develop the theme?

• 1. How many paragraphs the text has

• 1. Symbols (items that represent bigger ideas)

• 1. Setting & Dialogue

• 1. Character’s Actions

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. What is figurative language?

• 1. Language that we use in everyday life

• 1. A type of language that is not literal (it means something than what it looks like)

• 1. A word that is similar to another word

• 1. The dictionary definition of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

1. What is the connotation of a word?

• 1. The dictionary definition of a word

• The history of a word

• 1. The way a word makes you feel (positive, negative, neutral)

• How many letters are in a word

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

1. What is the central idea of a text?

• A summary of the text.

• What the text is all about.

• 1. The details that show the theme of the text.

• 1. The lesson the text teaches.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. What are supporting details?

• 1. Details that support the central idea throughout the entire text.

• 1. Details in the first paragraph of the text that support the central idea.

• 1. Details in the final paragraph of the text that support the central idea.

• 1. The overall message of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. What is the structure of a text?

• 1. How the author gets their point across.

• 1. The overall message of the text.

• 1. How the text looks (how many paragraphs, sentence length, etc.)

• 1. How the title of the text relates to the message.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1. What is the author’s purpose?

• 1. Their reasoning for writing the text (persuade, inform, entertain).

• 1. How they feel about the topic of the text.

• 1. Their personal opinion.

• 1. How they chose to write the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

1. What is the author’s point of view?

• 1. Why they chose to write about that specific topic.

• 1. How they feel about the topic of the text.

• 1. How long it took them to write the text.

• 1. How the audience should feel about the topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6