ELA Leap Practice Test

The main focus of the text

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Central Idea

• Summary

The overall universal truth that is found in a piece of fictional literature.

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Central Idea

• Summary

A brief statement of the main points of a text.

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Central Idea

• Summary

The reason an author writes.

• Perspective

• Author's Purpose

• Mood

• Point of View

The author's attitude towards a certain topic that is conveyed through the writer's word choice.

• Mood

• Author's Purpose

• Connotation

• Tone

The overall emotion created by a writer.

• Tone

• Author's Purpose

• Mood

• Perspective

The series of events that happen in a story.

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Plot

• Rising Action

Conversation between two characters within a story.

• Tone

• Mood

• Monologue

• Dialogue

Which idea does the poet express with the simile in lines 15-16?

• how lovely the music is

• how timeless the music is

• how common the music is

• how challenging the music is

How do the actions of the violinist impact the events described in the poem?

• She builds tension by behaving unusually near the speaker.

• She creates a climax by affecting the speaker with her music.

• She creates a problem by causing discomfort for the listeners.

• She presents a solution by demonstrating the value of hard work.