ELA Vocabulary Nonfiction

What is the central idea of a text?

• The main character's actions

• The setting of the story

• The idea in which the text is focused on; what the author wants you to remember most

• The author's writing style

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a concept?

• A detailed plan

• An important point or idea

• A physical object

• A type of food

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does it mean if a concept is abstract?

• It is easy to touch

• It is a type of art

• It needs to be visualized

• It is a solid object

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of "Point of View"?

• The time period in which a story is set

• The position or perspective of the speaker of the text

• The main character in a story

• The location where a story takes place

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following pronouns is used in the 1st person point of view?

• He

• She

• I

• They

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Which of the following pronouns is used in the 3rd person point of view?

• We

• Us

• My

• They

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

What are events in a text?

• Characters in a story

• Facts or information presented in a text to explain a topic

• The setting of a story

• The author's opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is a simile?

• Comparing using "like" or "as"

• Comparing without using "like" or "as"

• Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing using "like" or "as"

• Comparing without using "like" or "as"

• Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does alliteration refer to?

• Comparing using "like" or "as"

• Comparing without using "like" or "as"

• Repetition of the same consonant sounds

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4