7th Grade ELA 1
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7th Grade ELA 5
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
A group of lines in poetry.
Stanza
100
What should a strong introduction include?
A hook, context, and a thesis statement
100
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
The closing, the introduction, or the body?
Introduction
100
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of this.
hyperbole
200
The problem of the story
conflict
200
Which figurative language term is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?
Hyperbole
200
The phrase "The classroom was a zoo" is an example of this.
Metaphor
200
She is busy as a bee.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
She
200
What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back you up
300
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
300
What technique should you use as you read a text?
Annotate/Annotation
300
What does paraphrase mean?
To say a piece of evidence in your own words.
300
What is it called when the reader can conclude based off events untold in the story
Inference
300
Which part of an essay reminds the reader about the thesis and main points while leaving them with a final message?
The Conclusion
400
What is the figurative language that uses comparison with "like" or "as"
Simile
400
The reason an author writes a text (to inform, persuade, entertain).
Author’s purpose
400
What is reasoning for a paragraph?
The explanation of evidence and the connection to the claim.
400
What are the verbs in this sentence:
She watched him play at the park.
watched and play
400
What things do you need to set up (or have context) for evidence?
Who said it (specifically), comma, quote.
500
The point where all conflicts are resolved. The ending of the story may answer important questions and tie up loose ends.
the resolution
500
When the opposite of what is expected happens.
Irony
500
What is personification AND provide an example?
Giving human traits to non-human things.
The leaves danced.
500
Which figurative language term refers to words that imitate natural sounds, like "buzz," "crash," and "sizzle"?
Onomatopoeia
500
What is at the top of the plot diagram?
Climax