EOG Review Language Arts

In a fiction story, plot means....

• characters
• events in a story
• setting
• main idea

In a fiction story, character traits are defined by STEAL.  STEAL is a way to help us remember character traits and figure them out in a story.  STEAL stands for:

• Speech, Thoughts, Enteractions, Actions, Likes
• Speaking, Thinking, Emotional reactions, actions, looks
• Speech, Thoughts, Emotions, Actions, Looks
• Speech, Trials, Emotions, Acting, Likes

Which best describes the tone of the poem MOST LIKELY MEANS...

• Which best describes the way the author is feeling (by his/her words) in the poem?
• Which best describes how I am feeling by reading the poem?
• Which best describes the character's feelings?
• Which best describes the setting of the poem?

Which best describes the mood of the poem? means............

• Which best describes the main idea of the poem?
• which best describes the way the author feels and describes to us by his/her words?
• Which best describes the setting of the poem?
• Which best describes the way I feel when I read the poem?

An inference is..............

• the main idea
• An educated guess or conclusion 
• point of view
• the theme

Central idea is a synonym for............

• setting
•  character
• point of view
• main idea

Figurative language means..........

• language that the author uses in non-fiction
• The type of language an author uses in poetry by using symbols and exaggerations to describe normal events.
• language the author only uses in short stories
• language that is used every day.

An author's claim is..........

• only in fiction text.
• a central idea.
• a fact.
• his/her opinion or stance on something; their argument

Perspective is a synonym for _________and means___________

• point of view/how you see things
• setting/the time and place
• central idea/how you summarize
• mood/how you feel when you read a text

In a fiction story, climax is...........

• where the conflict starts to build in a story
• the beginning of the story where characters are introduced.
• the turning point, or part where either a character or event changes.
• the end of the story