ELA SBA Prep

A theme is...

• What the text is mostly about

• Message or moral of the story

• The opinion of the author

• Evidence from the text

When I make a inference I am combing

• What I read and what the text says

• What I know and the main idea

• The main idea and the theme

• What I read and my background knowledge

"A parents love is unconditional" is most likely a

• Main Idea

• Text Evidence

• Summary

• Theme

One way to figure out a word you don't know on the test is...

• Skip it

• Look for clues in the sentence

When you are reading a text you should

• Write down important notes

• Skim it

• Write down everything it says

• Stop every paragraph for a break

The MOST important details in a fiction text usually include

• The characters favorite things, foods, and shows

• Main characters, events, problems, and solutions

• Every character ever introduced

• Facts, data, and statistics

Pick the BEST summary of Cinderella

• A mouse helps a lady get to a ball. He hopes she had a good time.

• A fairy godmother wants to go the ball. She lets a random girl go instead.

• Cinderella is a girl who wants to go to the ball, but her animal friends won't help her.

• Cinderella is a girl who wants to go to the ball, but her step-family tries to stop her by giving her chores.

True or false: Summaries should be longer than the story you are talking about. 

• True (Yes, it should be longer)

• False (It should be shorter) 

What should be included in the summary?

• Your opinion of the story

• Where the story takes place

• Where you read the story

When answering the multiple choice questions, which of the following is NOT a good strategy?

• reviewing the lines the question is asking about

• crossing out questions you know do not make sense

• underline key words in the question

• picking a random answer and praying for the best