ELA Skills Review Quiz

What is the theme of a story?

• The main characters in the story

• Where the story takes place

• The big idea or lesson of the story

• What happens in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

When readers make inferences, they are:

• Looking up words in the dictionary

• Using clues from the text to form conclusions

• Asking questions about the text

• Summarizing the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Context clues can help readers:

• Understand the story better

• Guess what comes next in the story

• Figure out what new words mean

• Know who the main people in the story are

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does the mood of a story tell us?

• How the author feels about the story

• How the story makes the reader feel

• What the story is mainly about

• Where the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does 'tone' mean in a story?

• The order of events

• Where the story happens

• How the writer feels about the story

• How the story makes you feel

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the main idea of a story?

• The most fun part of the story

• What the story teaches us

• What the story is mostly about

• Details about the main characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

What does it mean to use context clues to figure out a word?

• Looking the word up in a dictionary

• Ignoring the word and reading on

• Guessing the word's meaning from the other words around it

• Asking someone what the word means

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Understanding the theme of a story helps readers to:

• Get a better idea of the story

• Learn more about the people in the story

• Understand the important message or lesson

• Guess what will happen next

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

When a reader is inferring, they might say:

• "This part lists the main events."

• "This word means..."

• "I think this is happening because..."

• "The main character is..."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RF.5.4A

A dark and stormy night in a story usually makes the mood feel:

• Happy

• Excited

• Scary

• Calm

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4