ELA Study Guide Terms

What does "central idea" mean?

• 1. The most important point (or points) that an author is trying to make about the topic. 

• The title of a book
• The last sentence of a paragraph
• The first sentence of a paragraph

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does "topic" mean?

• A musical instrument
• The first word in a sentence
• What the text is about.

• A type of fruit

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is an inference?

• A predetermined outcome without any basis
• A guess based on details in the text combined with background knowledge about the topic.

• A random thought without any reasoning
• A wild guess without any evidence

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is plot?

• 1. What happens in a story (consists of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution).

• Plot is a mathematical term
• Plot is a type of plant
• Plot is a type of food

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What are supporting details?

• General information that is not related to the main idea
• Opinions that contradict the main idea
• Irrelevant facts that do not support the main idea
• Facts, examples, reasons and other pieces of information that are meant to explain and expand on the central idea.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a setting?

• A setting is a type of weather forecast
• A setting is a type of musical instrument
• A setting is a type of jewelry
• A setting is where and when a story takes place.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is dialogue in a text?

• Conversation between characters in a text.
• Narration by the author in a text.
• Description of the setting in a text.
• Visual elements in a text.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is conflict in a story?

• Conflict is the resolution of the story's main problem.
• Conflict is the peaceful coexistence of characters in a story.
• Conflict is the lack of tension or opposition in a story.
• Conflict is a problem that characters must respond to or react to.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the theme of a text?

• The theme of a text is what the text is mainly about.

• The theme of a text is the number of pages in the text.
• The theme of a text is the author's favorite color.
• The them of a text is main message or lesson that an author wants the reader to get from a story.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is point-of-view in a story?

• The point-of-view in a story is the perspective from which the story is told.
• The point-of-view in a story is the color of the book cover.
• The point-of-view in a story is the number of chapters in the book.
• The point-of-view in a story is the font style used in the text.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6