ELA Regents Review 1

This activity is a practice to help you review key terms and ideas for the ELA Regents exam. It is okay if you do not know the answer(s) at first. You can complete this practice as many times as you wish to achieve a higher score.

Which of these is true?

• This activity is a review tool for the ELA Regents exam and can be completed more than once.

• This activity is only for math review.
• You can only complete this practice once.
• This activity is not related to the ELA Regents exam.

What is tone?

• When the author gives details that help develop a character.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• The feeling the author creates within you, the reader.

• The author's attitude about the topic they are writing about.

What is characterization?

• Visually descriptive language

• Details that help to develop a character

• When an object referenced in the text represents an idea

• Where and when the story takes place

What is imagery?

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• A pattern of repetition.

• The feeling the author creates within you, the reader.

The term for author's strategic word choice is:

• Word use

• Theme

• Diction

• Tone

Similes make comparisons between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."

• true
• false

Metaphors directly compare two objects without using like or as.

• true
• false

Which one of the following is an example of a simile?

• Her hair was like snow.

• You are my sunshine.

• Success is key.

• He is a night owl.

What do similes and metaphors have in common?

• They both use math equations.

• They both use "like" or "as."

• They can not be used to describe people.

• They compare two or more things.

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
• To be grammatically correct.
• To structure their writing into paragraphs.
• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.