ELA Exam Quizs

Why do authors include graphic features with the text?

• To support the central idea, add evidence to support their point and to engage the reader.

• To make the text look more colorful and appealing.

• To confuse the reader and distract from the main idea.

• To fill space and make the text longer.

What are the four types of text structure?

• 1. Problem and Solution, Sequence, Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect

• 2. Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Summary

• 3. Narrative, Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive

• 4. Question and Answer, Definition, Example, Analysis

What is structure of a poem?

• The structure of a poem is the way the text is organized, including line length, rhyme, and stanza size.

• The structure of a poem is determined solely by its rhyme scheme.

• The structure of a poem refers to the number of stanzas only.

• The structure of a poem is irrelevant to its meaning.

Personification

• the attribution of human traits to non-human things

• a literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis

• a technique that involves the repetition of consonant sounds

• the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

Alliteration

• of initial consonant sounds

• of vowel sounds

• of rhyming words

• of syllable stress

Example of Alliteration

• Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• She sells seashells by the seashore

• How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

• Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread

Dialogue

• between characters

• between objects

• between ideas

• between emotions

When writing an essay, what do you write in the introduction?

• A thesis statement that outlines the main argument.

• A summary of the conclusion.

• In the introduction, just answer the essay questions.

• A list of references that will be used in the essay.

Summary

• A summary is a short version of a text that captures the main idea and key details.

• A summary is a detailed analysis of a text that includes all the information.

• A summary is a long version of a text that elaborates on every point.

• A summary is a personal opinion about a text without any factual basis.

Flashback

• set in a time earlier than the main story

• a narrative technique that presents events in chronological order

• a scene that interrupts the present action to show a past event

• a method of storytelling that involves multiple perspectives