ELA MCAS Terms

What does PERSUADE mean?

• to give information; to teach; to educate

• to intend enjoyment, laughter, or pleasure

• to convince to do, feel, or believe something

• to be right, always, no matter what

Answer explanation

The correct meaning of PERSUADE is to convince someone to do, feel, or believe something.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

When a writer provides clues that hint at the story’s outcome

• FORESHADOWING

• DILEMMA

• MOOD

• SUSPENSE

Answer explanation

Foreshadowing is when a writer provides clues that hint at the story's outcome, making it the correct choice in this context.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

to make an educated guess based on the limited details in the story

• to infer

• to foreshadow

• plot

• theme

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'to infer' because making an educated guess based on limited details in a story involves drawing conclusions from the information provided.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  

• tone 

• hyperbole 

• alliteration 

• rhyme 

Answer explanation

A hyperbole is an overstatement or exaggeration used for emphasis, often found within a simile or metaphor.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Tone is the author's 

• Attitude toward a subject

• Use of vocabulary

• How the reader feels

• Use of figurative language

Answer explanation

The correct answer is the author's attitude toward a subject. Tone refers to the author's feelings or opinions about the subject they are writing about.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like" 

• hyperbole 

• metaphor 

• alliteration 

• simile 

Answer explanation

A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using 'as' or 'like', making it the correct choice in this context.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Conflict is

• The people in the story

• The time and place of the story

• The problem in the story

• The sequence of events in the story

Answer explanation

Conflict refers to the problem or struggle in the story, making it the correct choice among the options provided.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The giving of human qualities to an animal or object.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Euphemism

• Personification

Answer explanation

Personification is the giving of human qualities to an animal or object, making it the correct choice in this context.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

If the narrator of the story uses the pronoun "I" the story it told from....

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• Limited

• 1st person

Answer explanation

The story is told from the 1st person point of view when the narrator uses the pronoun 'I'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A contrast between what is expected and reality

• IRONY

• MOOD

• SUSPENSE

• TONE

Answer explanation

The correct answer is IRONY because it involves a contrast between what is expected and reality, which is a key characteristic of irony.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3