ELA terms for Standardized Tests

To find differences between two or more topics, ideas, or concepts

• Contrast

• Compare

• Convey

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Words, phrases, or pictures in a text that support an idea.

• Connotation

• Textual Evidence

• Dramatic Irony

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The reason the author wrote a text. Could be to persuade, inform, or entertain.

• Central idea

• Author's Purpose

• Dramatic Irony

• Supporting Details

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

To find similarities between two or more topics, ideas, or concepts

• Convey

• Contrast

• Compare

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The category into which a story falls (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery, etc)

• Genre

• Central Idea

• Textual Evidence

• Author's Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The dictionary definition of a word; the literal meaning.

• Anecdote

• Denotation

• Genre

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The examples and evidence used to develop a central idea.

• Textual Evidence

• Dramatic Irony

• Supporting Details

• Author's Purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A conclusion a reader draws based on details in the text. Not directly stated.

• Inference

• Guess

• Assumption

• Denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The events that happen in a story.

• Anecdote

• Plot

• Supporting Details

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A statement that tells what the text is about.

• Summary

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3