NJSLA Review ELA Terms

where and when the story takes place

• stanza

• theme

• setting

• genre

the problem in the story

• conflict

• resolution

• main idea

• setting

the central idea or message of a story

• infer

• narrarator

• plot

• theme

a brief statement of the main events of a story

• summary

• sequence

• climax

• personification

Which of the following best defines "context clues"?

• Clues found outside a book that help explain its content

• Words or phrases within a text that help clarify the meanings of other words

• A list of difficult words and their meanings found at the end of a book

• Instructions given by a teacher to understand the text better

Word meaning: to break down into parts

• Support

• Analyze

• Contrast

What is a "thesis statement"?

• A question that the writer intends to answer

• A brief summary of the main points of an essay

• The central argument or claim that a writer promises to support in his or her paper

• A detailed description of all the evidence in an essay

What is the meaning of "compare and contrast"?

• To find similarities between two things

• To find differences between two things

• To find both similarities and differences between two or more things

• To argue which of two things is better

Which of the following best describes a "narrator"?

• The author of the story

• The character who tells the story

• The main character of the story

• The voice that tells the story, which can be a character or an outside observer

when the writer tries to convince you to do something

• persuasive

• fiction

• dialogue

• infer