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NJSLA Review ELA Terms

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the turning point in the action of a story

a)

conflict

b)

climax

c)

setting

d)

resolution

2.

the type of reading or story

a)

topic

b)

theme

c)

genre

d)

main idea

3.

the person telling the story

a)

autobiography

b)

playwright

c)

narrator

d)

drama

4.

the following of one event after another

a)

sequence

b)

context clues

c)

chronological order

d)

similie

5.

words that mean the opposite of eachother

a)

metaphor

b)

synonym

c)

similie

d)

antonym

6.

When the directions say to define, you need to

a)

tell the meaning of the phrase or word

b)

tell us the best chance of something happening

c)

present a clear picture of the person, place, or thing

d)

tell how things are the same or different

7.

When the directions say to contrast, you need to

a)

tell how things are the same

b)

arrive at a decision

c)

tell the meaning of a word

d)

tell how things are different

8.

When the directions say to summarize, you need to

a)

tell how things are the same

b)

"read between the lines"

c)

give a brief overview of what main points of a story

d)

select the correct answer

9.

When the directions say to describe, you need to

a)

tell the meaning of the word or phrase

b)

present a clear picture of the person, place, or thing

c)

arrive at a decision

d)

tell us the best chances of something happening

10.

When the directions say to conclude/conclusion, you need to

a)

"Read between the lines"

b)

tell how things are different

c)

arrive at a decision

d)

tell us the chances of something happening

11.

When the directions say to infer, you need to

a)

"Read between the lines"

b)

give a brief overview

c)

tell the meaning of the word

d)

arrive at a decision

12.

the turning point in the action of a story

a)

conflict

b)

climax

c)

setting

d)

resolution

13.

the type of reading or story

a)

topic

b)

theme

c)

genre

d)

main idea

14.

the person telling the story

a)

autobiography

b)

playwright

c)

narrator

d)

drama

15.

the following of one event after another

a)

sequence

b)

context clues

c)

chronological order

d)

similie

16.

words that mean the opposite of each other

a)

metaphor

b)

synonym

c)

similie

d)

antonym

17.

When the directions say to define, you need to

a)

tell the meaning of the phrase or word

b)

tell us the best chance of something happening

c)

present a clear picture of the person, place, or thing

d)

tell how things are the same or different

18.

When the directions say to contrast, you need to

a)

tell how things are the same

b)

arrive at a decision

c)

tell the meaning of a word

d)

tell how things are different

19.

When the directions say to summarize, you need to

a)

tell how things are the same

b)

"read between the lines"

c)

give a brief overview of what main points of a story

d)

select the correct answer

20.

When the directions say to describe, you need to

a)

tell the meaning of the word or phrase

b)

present a clear picture of the person, place, or thing

c)

arrive at a decision

d)

tell us the best chances of something happening

21.

When the directions say to conclude/conclusion, you need to

a)

"Read between the lines"

b)

tell how things are different

c)

arrive at a decision

d)

tell us the chances of something happening

22.

When the directions say to infer, you need to

a)

"Read between the lines"

b)

give a brief overview

c)

tell the meaning of the word

d)

arrive at a decision