ELA Vocab P-R Rev

What is a parallel structure in language?

• A group of words containing a subject and a predicate

• A form of language construction where word forms, sentences, clauses, or paragraphs are constructed in the same way

• The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

• A position from which something is considered or evaluated

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does it mean to paraphrase a text?

• To copy the text exactly as it is

• To summarize the text in a shorter form

• To translate from the original text into one's own words

• To analyze the text for its deeper meaning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is personification?

• Giving human attributes or feelings to inanimate objects or abstract concepts

• The perspective from which a story is told

• The sequence of events in a story

• The moral or lesson of a story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is NOT a complete sentence by itself?

• A phrase

• A plot

• A point of view

• A prefix

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is plagiarism?

• The use of metaphors in writing

• The events and actions of a narrative work

• The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

• A form of language construction in parallel structure

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the plot of a narrative work?

• The underlying message or theme

• The events and actions of the narrative

• The setting and time period of the story

• The main characters in the story

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What is poetry?

• A narrative work that tells a story

• Literature in metrical form that often uses figurative language

• A detailed description of a character's appearance

• A report on a particular subject

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "point of view" refer to in literary texts?

• The emotional stance a character has towards an event

• The chronological order of events in a story

• The narrative perspective, such as first-, second-, or third-person narration

• The central argument or thesis of an essay

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What is a prefix?

• An affix attached at the end of a root word

• A root word by itself

• An affix attached before a root word

• A complete sentence by itself

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a primary source?

• A secondary text used for informational purposes

• An original text used largely for informational purposes, such as in research

• A summary of various texts

• A fictional story created for entertainment

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D