SBAC ELA

What does 'Author's Point of View' mean?

• What the author writes about

• The types of words an author uses

• The author's opinion on a topic

• The author's goal

What does 'contrast' mean?

• How items are alike

• To find both differences and similarities

• To show the traits of one item

• The differences between two or more items

What does 'analyze' mean?

• To look up

• To make more complicated

• To examine closely

• To make less confusing

What does 'explain' mean?

• To make clear

• To confuse

• To repeat

• To understand

What does 'conclude' mean?

• to explain

• to support with evidence

• to arrive at an opinion by reasoning

• to summarize an argument

What is 'dialogue'?

• an inference

• an explanation

• speaking between characters

• a figure of speech

What does 'plot' mean?

• The main events of a story

• The time and place in a story

• The major problem that needs to be solved

• All of the main characters

What does the word 'symbolism' mean?

• Something that represents something more meaningful

• The lesson taught in a story

• A comparison of two different things

• A sound word

'Key details' are...

• yes or no questions

• important details from the text

• Only dates or character names

• Only at the end of the story

'Main idea' is...

• the topic of a nonfiction article in one sentence

• the theme or moral of a narrative

• the long paragraphs of the story

• the meaning of the story