GMAS Reading & ELA Key Terms

Match each part of speech with its definition and example

• tells where, when, why

• preposition

• describes a noun (beautiful)

• relative pronoun

• describes a verb (carefully)

• relative adverb

• tells who, which, or whose

• adjective

• shows position or location

  (inside)

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Match each language term with its meaning.

• opposites

  (sink/float)

• formal style

• connecting words

  (and, but, so)

• affix

• professional (graded essay)

• antonym

• prefixes or siffixes

• adage

• a wise saying (no pain, no gain)

• conjunction

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Match the story elements below with the correct definition.

• a category or type of literature

• setting

• when and where a story takes place

• plot

• story events (problem & solution)

• point of view

• the perspective the story is told from

• genre

• the lesson or moral

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read the passage. What is the main idea?

• The farms needed the rain.

• The thunder hurt the people's ears.

• Lightning made the sky bright.

• The storm was very strong.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Using the clues from the passage, what inference can you make about the wet feeling trickling down Harry's face?

• rain

• blood

• sweat

• soda

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the Author's purpose for writing this passage?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the author's purpose of the passage?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6