ELA TEST PREP

What is an inference?

• A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

• A statement that is always true regardless of context.

• A type of logical fallacy that leads to incorrect conclusions.

• A method of gathering data through observation.

What is a metaphor?

• A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as.'

• A statement that contradicts itself.

What is the purpose of a text?

• To inform, entertain, or persuade.

• To confuse the reader.

• To provide a summary of events.

• To serve as a decorative element.

What is a simile?

• A type of metaphor that compares two similar things.

• A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A poetic device that uses rhythm and rhyme.

What is the main idea of a text?

• The central point or message that the author wants to convey.

• A summary of the text's content.

• The author's opinion on a subject.

• The conclusion drawn from the text.

What is a setting?

• The main character of a story.

• The time and place in which a story occurs.

• The conflict that drives the plot.

• The moral lesson of the story.

What is personification?

• Describing an inanimate object as if it is alive.

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

• A technique that involves comparing two unlike things.

• A method of writing that focuses on factual information.

What is a summary?

• A detailed analysis of a text.

• A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.

• An opinion about a text.

• A list of all the characters in a text.

What is an alliteration?

• The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A literary device that involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• A type of rhyme that occurs at the end of lines in poetry.

What is a narrative?

• A type of poem that tells a story.

• A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

• A summary of events in chronological order.

• A fictional account that is not based on real events.