ELA Key Terms - Quiz 2

What happens in the story. This is often referred to as the plot or the sequence of events that make up the story.

• Pattern of Events

• Summary

• Inference

• Genre

A description of events written or told by someone who was NOT actually there but who got the story from another source.

• Evidence

• Author's Purpose

• Secondhand Account

• Firsthand Account

The facts and ideas that support the main idea of a passage.

• Organization

• Key Details

• Main Idea

• Evidence

Passages that explain or inform.

• Informational Text

• Summary

• Traditional Literature

• Inference

This is a relationship where one thing causes another thing to happen.

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the passage.

• Informational Text

• Summary

• Traditional Literature

• Inference

Refers to the way in which a piece of writing is structured. It contributes to the development of ideas.

• Organization

• Key Details

• Summary

• Main Idea

A category of passages, such as fiction and nonfiction, that has a particular style, form, and content.

• Pattern of Events

• Summary

• Inference

• Genre

Contains the most important points from a passage but does not give all the details

• Organization

• Key Details

• Summary

• Main Idea

Text that is organized by _____________ identifies a problem and proposes one or more solutions. An author may use this text structure to try to persuade readers about a certain topic or course of action.

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution