ELA Concepts 1
Question: What is the "Gist"?
Answer: The gist is what text is about.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating one thing is the other, without using "like" or "as"
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To find the similarities and differences of something.
Which phrase/sentence is most commonly used in a state test to ask you to find evidence?
A) "Summarize the plot."
B) "Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?"
C) "Predict what happens next."
D) "Draw a picture of the setting."
B) "Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?"
Question: What is the "Main Idea"?
Answer: The main idea is the most important point the author wants you to know about a specific topic. It is what the text is mostly about.
What is Second Person Point of View?
It uses words like "You, your and yours". Think of directions.
A student is identifying the theme of a story. What is the student looking for?
A) The name of the main character
B) The central message or life lesson of the story
C) The location where the story takes place
D) The person who wrote the book
B) The central message or life lesson of the story
An author writes a passage about the differences between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Which text structure is the author using?
A) Chronological Order
B) Compare and Contrast
C) Cause and Effect
D) Problem and Solution
Answer: B) Compare and Contrast
Question: What is the "Theme"?
Answer: The theme is the "life lesson" or the message of a story. It’s a broad idea that applies to real life (e.g., "bravery," "friendship," or "hard work pays off").
What is a Simile?
Answer: A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" (e.g., "He was as brave as a lion").
Question: In the phrase, "The protagonist faced a daunting task," the author uses the word daunting to show the task was difficult. Which word from the text best helps the reader understand the meaning of daunting?
A) Task
B) Faced
C) Challenging
D) Simple
C. Challenging
Which of the following is the best summary of an informational text?
A) A list of every single fact mentioned in the article.
B) A personal opinion about why the topic is interesting.
C) A brief statement of the main idea and the most important supporting details.
D) A word-for-word copy of the first paragraph.
Answer: C) A brief statement of the main idea and the most important supporting details.
Question: What does it mean to "Quote Accurately" from a text?
Answer: It means finding the exact words from the story to prove your answer
What is the difference between First-Person and Third-Person point of view?
Answer: * First-Person: The narrator is a character in the story (uses "I," "me," "we").
Third-Person: The narrator is an outsider looking in (uses "he," "she," "they")
Which text structure does an author use when they explain why something happened and what the result was?
A) Comparison and Contrast
B) Chronological Order
C) Cause and Effect
D) Problem and Solution
Answer: C) Cause and Effect
Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly in a list?
A) We need to pack water, snacks, a map and a compass.
B) We need to pack water snacks a map and a compass.
C) We need to pack, water snacks, a map, and a compass.
D) We need, to pack water, snacks, a map, and a compass.
Answer: A) We need to pack water, snacks, a map and a compass.
Question: What is "Inference"? What does it mean to infer?
(What the Book Says) + (What I Already Know) = My Inference
"I can infer" is a fancy way of saying : My educated guess based on what I read is.....
How is a poem structured differently than a story?
Answer: Stories have sentences and paragraphs. Poems have lines and stanzas.
How does the narrator’s point of view influence how events are described in a story?
A) It determines the length of the chapters.
B) It affects the reader's understanding of the characters' thoughts and feelings.
C) It tells the reader exactly how the story will end.
D) It defines the definitions of difficult words.
B) It affects the reader's understanding of the characters' thoughts and feelings.
Read this paragraph: "First, the seeds are planted in the soil. Next, they are watered daily. Finally, the sprouts begin to appear." Which signal words help you identify the text structure?
A) Seeds, soil, sprouts
B) Planted, watered, appear
C) First, Next, Finally
D) Daily, begin
Answer: C) First, Next, Finally (Chronological/Sequential Order)