MCA ELA Review

The plot is the beginning, middle and end of a story.

• True

• False

This is an example of

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Allusion

The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister. 

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

What is simile?

• the dictionary definition of a word

• comparison between two different things using like or as

• use of hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action

• a comparison that is not directly stated, but the two things being compared are understood

What is supporting details?

• Details that are used in a counterclaim.

• Details used to support a position and used as reasons/evidence.

• Details that have nothing to do with the topic.

• Details used to create longer paragraphs.

What is the BEST transition word to complete this sentence?
The movie didn't make me laugh, _______ it was a comedy.

• additionally

• therefore

• although

• then

Character:

• What the book or story say they look like

• refers to qualities, personality, attitude, and actions that reflect what a person believes

• descriptive adjectives that tell you what a character is like

• is mentioned only briefly 

What can you use to figure out what a character’s traits are?

• what the character says

• how other characters react to the character

• what the character thinks

• all of the above

An author reveals that a character is courageous through the character’s words, actions and thoughts. This is an example of ________. 

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

A character, Nicki, is friendly. The author shows this by having Nicki sit down at a lunch table with a group of kids she doesn’t know and introduce herself. What is the author using to show Nicki’s trait?

• Nicki's thoughts

• Nicki's feelings

• Nicki's actions

• the other characters' reactions to Nicki