Keystone ELA

the act of retelling main ideas of a text in a shorter version, using your own words

• body paragraph

• summarize

• subject

• noun

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

the main idea or message that a writer explores in a story

• imperative

• draft

• theme

• greeting

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which word means an exaggeration or overstatement?

• Allusion

• Literary Device

• Hyperbole

• Motif

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which word means a conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work or the speech of characters in a drama?

• Motif

• Imagery

• Foreshadowing

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the best definition of imagery?

• Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions

• The comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as 

• A device in literature when an object or thing represents an idea.
  

• A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which word is a synonym for the word inquisitive?

• pushy

• curious

• amiable 

• observant

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a transition?

• An idea of conclusion that is drawn from evidence and reasoning

• Words that help connect or link ideas, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs

• The most important point of the message the author wants to share

• A story, description, or account of events

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which word means the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning or a disconnect between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result?

• Personification

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about

• detail

• subject

• fact

• topic

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

words, phrases, or statements that explain, define, or support the main idea of a piece of writing

• an alphabetical list of words with definitions found in the back of a book

• a nonfiction book that gives information about a specific subject

• traits you can't see but describes a person

• supporting details

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1