GMAS Key Terms Review

What does the term 'inference' refer to in the context of literary texts?

• A) A fully stated or revealed message by the author

• B) A reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text

• C) The main idea or lesson of a story

• D) The way an author develops a character over the course of a text

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the theme of a literary passage?

• A) The setting of the story

• B) The sequence of events in a story

• C) Its lesson or message

• D) A detailed summary of the passage

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the central idea of a passage?

• A) The background information about characters

• B) The most important point or idea that the author is making

• C) A brief overview of the resolution to the problem

• D) The figurative language used in the text

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does characterization refer to?

• A) The setting of a story

• B) The plot of a story

• C) The way an author develops a character over the course of a text

• D) The main conflict in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• A) The trees sighed in the afternoon breeze

• B) She is as pretty as a picture

• C) Recess was chaotic, with lots of different people running around

• D) My father can lift two tons

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is a metaphor?

• A) A comparison using like or as

• B) An exaggeration beyond belief

• C) A direct comparison that states one thing is another

• D) Describing an object as if it were a person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is hyperbole?

• A) A comparison using like or as

• B) A direct comparison that states one thing is another

• C) Describing an object as if it were a person

• D) An exaggeration beyond belief

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is an idiom?

• A direct reference to something in a text.

• A quirky expression specific to a language.

• A comparison between two things.

• The structure of a text.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What does alliteration refer to in literary devices?

• The attitude of an author about a subject.

• The indirect reference to something.

• The use of the same sound to start several words in a row.

• A comparison between two unrelated things.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is an allusion?

• A direct reference to something without mentioning it explicitly.

• A comparison between two things that helps to express the relationship or connection between the words.

• The order in which a series of events happened.

• The use of the same sound to start several words in a row.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3