
ELA Terms to Know
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A "quote" or "quotation" is...
The words taken from the text EXACTLY as they were written
What the author said in your own words
What the text was mostly about
How the text makes you feel
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Develop ideas, illustrate, show, contribute, reveal ALL mean...
Who worked together to write a text
How an author comes up with their ideas
What do the illustrations look like?
How does a writer communicate their ideas
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A metaphor is...
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as"
An exaggeration
The same sound being repeated multiple times
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Alliteration
A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
A group of words that appeal to one or more of the senses
The repetition of the same consonant sound
An extreme exaggeration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Author’s Purpose
How the reader observes the characters and events
The reason the author writes
An author’s choice and use of words.
Something you can argue.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Cause
Look for similarities
Look for differences
The event that makes something happen
An educated guess supported by evidence
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Central Idea
The author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing.
A story’s main message or moral.
How an author organizes information.
The main point that the author is making.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
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