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ELA MCAS Terms

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a type of author's purpose?

a)

persuade

b)

inform

c)

entertain

d)

dramatic

2.
What does PERSUADE mean?
a)
to give information; to teach; to educate
b)
to intend enjoyment, laughter, or pleasure
c)
to convince to do, feel, or believe something
d)
to be right, always, no matter what
3.

What defines the author's purpose to inform?

a)

to give information; to teach; to educate

b)

to intend enjoyment, laughter, or pleasure

c)

to convince to do, feel, or believe something

d)

to give facts from sources you cannot trust or believe

4.

Which best defines the author's purpose to entertain?

a)

to give information; to teach; to educate

b)

to intend enjoyment, laughter, or pleasure, or create other moods.

c)

to convince to do, feel, or believe something

d)

to enter a train, which is or is not moving

5.
A contrast between what is expected and reality
a)
IRONY
b)
MOOD
c)
SUSPENSE
d)
TONE
6.
The overall feeling in a story
a)
IRONY
b)
MYSTERY
c)
MOOD
d)
TONE
7.
When a writer provides clues that hint at the story’s outcome
a)
FORESHADOWING
b)
DILEMMA
c)
MOOD
d)
SUSPENSE
8.
What is a narrative?
a)
a form of writing that gives information
b)
form of writing which argues a point
c)
a form of writing that tells a story
d)
a form of writing that explains a process
9.
The central problem that occurs in a story it is an example of what part of the plot map?
a)
rising action
b)
resolution
c)
conflict
d)
falling action
10.

What is the climax of a story?

a)

the most exciting/tense part

b)

the ending of the story

c)

the beginning of the story

d)

the problem of the story

11.

Similes are...

a)

giving an inanimate object human characteristics

b)

comparisons using like or as

c)

repetition of the same sound at the beginning of three or more words

d)

comparisons that do not use like or as

12.
How does the author show conversation?
a)
underlining
b)
bold
c)
parentheses
d)
dialoge
13.
The theme of a story can best be described as...?
a)
the message or lesson of the story based on a specific topic
b)
a extreme exaggeration
c)
the ending of conflict
d)
the sound a word makes
14.
The act of creating or describing a character is called CHARACTERIZATION.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which part of the plot map leads up to the climax?
a)
resolution
b)
falling action
c)
denouement
d)
rising action
16.
If the narrator of the story uses the pronouns "He/She" the story is told from....
a)
2nd person
b)
3rd person
c)
Limited
d)
1st person
17.
Tone is the author's 
a)
Attitude toward a subject
b)
Use of vocabulary
c)
How the reader feels
d)
Use of figurative language
18.
If the narrator of the story uses the pronoun "I" the story it told from....
a)
2nd person
b)
3rd person
c)
Limited
d)
1st person
19.
The series of events that make up a story is called a _____________.
a)
Climax
b)
Plot
c)
The title
d)
The story
20.
Conflict is
a)
The people in the story
b)
The time and place of the story
c)
The problem in the story
d)
The sequence of events in the story
21.
Dialogue is
a)
A character who changes in the story
b)
A character who does NOT change in the story
c)
The  message or main idea in the story
d)
A conversation between characters
22.
The point of view, or perspective of a story is
a)
The way the story makes you feel
b)
A conversation between characters
c)
The sound of the story, or the author's voice
d)
Who is telling the story
23.
The exposition of the story is
a)
The introduction, or background of the story
b)
The events leading to the turning point of the story
c)
The turning point of the story
d)
The end of the story
24.
The setting of the story is
a)
The people in the story
b)
The time and place of the story
c)
The problem in the story
d)
The sequence of events in the story
25.
Groups of lines in a poem are called 
a)
stanzas
b)
sections 
c)
paragraphs 
d)
parts 
26.
When words end with the same sounds, the words 
a)
verse. 
b)
rhyme.
c)
alliteration.
d)
onomatopoeia.
27.
When a poem repeats sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines, he or she is using 
a)
rhyme
b)
stanza 
c)
repetition 
d)
alliteration 
28.
A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like" 
a)
hyperbole 
b)
metaphor 
c)
alliteration 
d)
simile 
29.
An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  
a)
tone 
b)
hyperbole 
c)
alliteration 
d)
rhyme 
30.
When the writer gives human qualities to a nonhuman subject, it is called...
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
31.
Repetition
a)
splat, hiss, gurgle
b)
rowing, rowing, rowing
c)
slippery slow slope
d)
blue, hue, stew
32.
Onomatopoeia
a)
splat, hiss, gurgle
b)
slippery slow slope
c)
rowing, rowing, rowing
d)
blue, hue, stew
33.
Alliteration
a)
slippery slow slope
b)
splat, hiss, gurgle
c)
rowing, rowing, rowing
d)
blue, hue, stew
34.
Rhyme
a)
slippery slow slope
b)
splat, hiss, gurgle
c)
rowing, rowing, rowing
d)
blue, hue, stew
35.
descriptions that appeal to the five senses
a)
refrain
b)
imagery
c)
variations
d)
meter
36.
Which type of writing is structured using an introductory paragraph, one body paragraph for each main idea, a concluding paragraph, and is informative?
a)
Essay
b)
Summary
c)
Narrative
d)
Poem
37.
Which type of writing is defined by its essay structure as well as its claim and counter argument(s)?
a)
Essay
b)
Argumentative essay
c)
Narrative
d)
Summary
38.
The introductory paragraph to a response essay must contain:
a)
General information on the topic, thesis, main ideas.
b)
General information about the topic and thesis.
c)
Thesis only.
d)
Main ideas only.
39.
In the concluding paragraph of an essay, the main ideas...
a)
begin the paragraph.
b)
end the paragraph.
c)
are left out.
d)
are summarized.
40.
This type of literature tells a story:
a)
argument
b)
essay
c)
poetry
d)
narrative
41.

"My refrigerator called to me" is an example of what?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

42.
Theme means...
a)
 the title of a piece of literature
b)
the topic of a piece of literature
c)
the overall message of a piece of literature
d)
the feeling of a piece of literature 
43.

When the reader knows something the characters do not.

a)

Characterization

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Allusion

44.

The giving of human qualities to an animal or object.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Euphemism

d)

Personification

45.

Words and phrases that appeal to readers five senses.

a)

Imagery

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Conflict

d)

Simile

46.
protagonist
a)
a word that means the opposite of another word
b)
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
c)
a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words
d)
the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story (sometimes called the hero or heroine)
47.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 
a)
action
b)
conflict 
c)
setting
d)
plot 
48.

to make an educated guess based on the limited details in the story

a)

to infer

b)

to foreshadow

c)

plot

d)

theme

49.
Another way of saying theme
a)
setting
b)
plot
c)
central idea
d)
resolution
50.
The correct order of plot stages is...
a)
exposition, falling action, climax, resolution, rising action
b)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
c)
resolution, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution
d)
rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, falling action
51.

Use of an object, person, place, or event that has both a meaning in itself and stands for something larger

a)

personification

b)

symbolism

c)

hyperbole

d)

allusion

52.

Group of lines forming a unit in a poem or song, similar to paragraph in prose

a)

refrain

b)

stanza

c)

allusion

d)

symbolism

53.

Pathos is also known as an

a)

Emotional Appeal

b)

Ethical Appeal

c)

Logical Appeal

54.

Logos uses________________________to persuade

a)

Ideas and information connected to feelings

b)

Ideas and information that are credible

c)

Ideas/Information that are reasonable

55.

How can you tell Pathos is being used?

a)

Ideas show some thought put into it, good reasons, evidence

b)

Ideas are fair, knowledgeable, trustworty, considerate

c)

Ideas get the audience to feel a certain way.

56.

How can you tell Logos is being used?

a)

Ideas show some thought put into it, good reasons, evidence

b)

Ideas are fair, knowledgeable, trustworty, considerate

c)

Ideas get the audience to feel a certain way.

57.
The headings in a nonfiction text about butterflies are:
*Egg
*Larva
*Pupa
*Butterfly
Which text structure is the text organized in?
a)
Problem and Solution
b)
Cause and Effect
c)
Sequence and Order
d)
Description
58.
What is the narrator of a poem called?
a)
Author
b)
Speaker
c)
Narrator
d)
Main character

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