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NYS ELA Assessment - Vocabulary Words

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define illustrate

a)

paragraphs in a poem

b)

the main events in the story

c)

to add something

d)

to show, describe, tell, indicate

2.

Define convey

a)

to reveal, show

b)

to summarize

c)

a problem in the story

d)

the lesson of the story

3.

Define reveal

a)

the main events in the story

b)

to add something

c)

to show

d)

the overall feeling of the story

4.

Define contribute

a)

to describe or indicate

b)

to add to something

c)

the main events in the story

d)

differences between two things

5.

Define development

a)

how something is made, advanced, or elaborated

b)

to reveal or show

c)

how a problem is solved

d)

the main idea

6.

Define theme

a)

the conflict of the story

b)

a summary of the story

c)

the main events

d)

the bigger message of the story

7.

Define plot

a)

the overall feeling of the story

b)

the solution

c)

the problem of the story

d)

the main events in the story

8.

Define mood

a)

the overall feeling of the story (reader)

b)

to add to something

c)

the main events

d)

words to describe a person

9.

Define tone

a)

the time and place

b)

the lesson

c)

the author's feelings/attitude toward the topic/subject in the story

d)

paragraphs in a poem

10.

Point of View

a)

a person's perspective, viewpoint, or feelings about something

b)

the setting of the story

c)

something that stands for/represents something else

d)

words to describe a person in the story

11.

Define author's purpose

a)

the reason for summarizing the text

b)

the reason kids read a book

c)

the reason the author sells a book/story

d)

the reason the author writes something

12.

Define opinion

a)

someone's thoughts and beliefs about something

b)

similarities between two things

c)

differences between two things

d)

facts

13.

Define compare

a)

similarities between two things

b)

differences between two things

c)

paragraphs in a poem

d)

a problem in the story

14.

Define contrast

a)

similarities between two things

b)

differences between two things

c)

a problem in the story

d)

paragraphs in a poem

15.

Define symbolism

a)

mood/tone

b)

setting

c)

literary devices

d)

something that stands for or represents something else

16.

Define character traits

a)

why an author writes something

b)

a physical description of a character

c)

words to describe a person. This is determined by a character's actions, words, and thoughts.

d)

the overall mood/tone of the story

17.

Define setting

a)

who is in the story AND why it was written

b)

where AND when a story takes place

c)

where AND why a story is written

d)

who is in a story AND when a story takes place

18.

Define stanza

a)

a line in a poem

b)

paragraphs in a poem

c)

the title of a poem

d)

all of the above

19.

Define inference

a)

figuring out something that's not directly stated in the text

b)

a clue that tells the reader what will happen later on in the story

c)

a story that tells a lesson or moral

d)

how a problem is solved

20.

Define foreshadow

a)

a true story

b)

something that happens when it's sunny outside

c)

figuring out something that's not directly stated in the test

d)

a clue that tells the reader what will happen later on in the story

21.

Define genre

a)

different types of books/stories

b)

different characters in the story

c)

different places in the story

d)

different conflicts in the story

22.

Define fiction

a)

a story with magic and mythical creatures

b)

a true story

c)

a made up story

d)

a story about a person's life

23.

Define poetry

a)

usually written in stanzas, sometimes it rhymes, free verse

b)

a made up story

c)

a true story

d)

a story based on actual events in history

24.

Define realistic fiction

a)

a true story

b)

a story about a person's life written by that person

c)

a story with mythical creatures and monsters

d)

a made up story that could actually happen

25.

Define nonfiction

a)

a true story

b)

a made up story

c)

a book about the life of a person

d)

a story with mythical creatures and magic

26.

Define fable

a)

long poems that told of heroic deeds

b)

a story about a person's life and accomplishments

c)

a story that tells a lesson or moral; usually there are animals

d)

a true story

27.

Define fantasy

a)

a true story

b)

a story with magic, mythical creatures, and monsters

c)

a story about the life of a person

d)

none of the above

28.

Define biography

a)

a made up story

b)

a book about the life of a person

c)

a book about a person's life written by that person

d)

a story with magic and monsters

29.

Define autobiography

a)

text with stanzas, sometimes it rhymes, free verse

b)

a book about the life of a person

c)

a book about a person's life written by that person

d)

a made up story

30.

Define irony

a)

the reason the author wrote a story

b)

a tool used by the ancient Greeks

c)

when the opposite of what you think should happen happens

d)

the main idea of a story

31.

Define flashback

a)

when a character remembers something that happened in the past

b)

when the author gives clues about a future event

c)

where and when the story takes place

d)

how a story's problem is solved

32.

Define central idea

a)

main idea, what the story is mostly about

b)

the solution

c)

when a character remembers something that happened in the past

d)

the lesson or moral of the story

33.

Describe a claim

a)

a general statement you're trying to prove - use the question AND answer it

b)

details from the text

c)

a concluding sentence

d)

elaborating on details

34.

Which one is an evidence based term?

a)

the author states ....

b)

as written on lines .....

c)

according to the text ....

d)

all of the above

35.

Which one is a transition?

a)

Also

b)

In addition

c)

Another

d)

All of the above

36.

In an extended response, the bullets in the question.....

a)

reveal spoilers about Outer Banks

b)

tell you how many sentences to write

c)

are individual paragraphs

d)

none of the above

37.

What is Ms. Hart's favorite college basketball team?

a)

DUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

b)

University of North Carolina

c)

Florida State University

d)

UCLA

38.

What does Mr. Buhl do during the summer?

a)

work as a camp counselor

b)

go fishing

c)

knits socks

d)

sing in a band

39.

What sport does Mr. Montpetit currently coach after school?

a)

basketball

b)

lacrosse

c)

track

d)

tennis

40.

Mrs. Duffy loves ____________ movies.

a)

action-packed

b)

romantic

c)

scary

d)

drama