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Worksheets4.1 NYS ELA Testing Vocab
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "contribute" mean?
a)
The author's attitude
b)
Help or add to
c)
A little story or example
2.
What is an "anecdote"?
a)
A little story to illustrate an author's point
b)
The feeling the reader gets from a text
c)
a symbol that represents a deeper meaning
3.
What does "symbolize" mean?
a)
To show a central idea
b)
To grow or change
c)
To represent a deeper meaning
4.
What does it mean for an author to "develop" an idea?
a)
Grow or create
b)
Review
c)
Set the tone
5.
What is "tension"?
a)
Change
b)
Conflict
c)
Lesson or theme
6.
What is the "mood" of a piece of writing
a)
The author's attitude toward the topic
b)
The setting
c)
The feelings evoked in the reader
7.
What should you think about if you are asked a "characterize" question?
a)
Problem and solution
b)
Personality details
c)
Theme or lesson learned
8.
What does the word bolted emphasize about the trip?
The word emphasize means:
The word emphasize means:
a)
gives details
b)
defines
c)
calls attention to
d)
compares
9.
Which of the following quotes best conveys the central idea of the text?
The word convey means:
The word convey means:
a)
shows or makes known
b)
grows
c)
gives more details about
d)
makes a guess
10.
What is the central idea of the text?
Central Idea means:
Central Idea means:
a)
A statement that tells the reader the author's opinion on the text
b)
A statement that is most interesting to the reader.
c)
A statement that gives the big, most important idea of the entire text.
d)
A short list of important details from a text.
11.
Based on the text, what is the meaning of enchanted paragraph 5?
To answer this question, you need to look back in the text and use:
To answer this question, you need to look back in the text and use:
a)
summarizing
b)
context clues
c)
annotations
d)
look for footnotes
12.
How do lines 15 and 16 contribute to the poem's theme?
Contribute means:
Contribute means:
a)
to add to
b)
to infer
c)
to make money
d)
to bring up for the first time
13.
The word initially means
a)
exciting
b)
something interesting
c)
at the end
d)
at first, at the beginning
14.
What is the impact of paragraph 7?
The question requires you to reread paragraph 7 and see how it fits into the overall text to determine the:
The question requires you to reread paragraph 7 and see how it fits into the overall text to determine the:
a)
central idea
b)
meaning
c)
author's purpose, how it affected the text
d)
mood or tone
15.
How does the author develop the theme?
Develop means
Develop means
a)
builds, grows, or advances
b)
shows the similarities
c)
brings up for the first time
d)
tells you directly
16.
How does the character evolve with the plot?
Plot means:
Plot means:
a)
events in the story
b)
setting
c)
characters
d)
resolution
17.
A summary will include:
a)
VERY specific details
b)
A general overview of the text including only the key ideas
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