Reading Literature
The series of events in a story is called this.
What is the plot?
This tells you what a nonfiction passage is mostly about.
What is the main/central idea?
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.” This is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is a simile?
If I don't know the answer on a question on the EOG, I should...
This is the main message or lesson a story teaches the reader.
What is the theme?
This text structure explains how something happens step by step.
What is sequence or chronological order?
“Time is a thief” is an example of this kind of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
What can I do to prepare myself for the EOGs the day and morning before?
Read the sentence:
"Jamal trudged down the hallway, his shoulders drooping and his eyes fixed on the floor. The crumpled math test was stuffed in his backpack."
What can the reader most likely infer about how Jamal feels?
A. He is nervous about a future test
B. He is tired from a long day
C. He is disappointed with his test results
D. He is trying to hide something exciting
What is C: He is disappointed with his test results?
Name the three types of author's purpose
This is the feeling the reader gets from a story, like happy, sad, or nervous.
What is mood?
When given a new passage on the EOGs, the first thing I should read is...
What is the title of the passage?
When a narrator is a character in outside of the story and knows all character's perspectives.
What is third person omniscient point of view?
When a passage compares two things and shows how they are alike and different, it's using this structure.
What is compare and contrast?
How does an author’s use of short, choppy sentences in a suspenseful scene affect the reader?
A. It makes the character seem smarter
B. It creates a calm, peaceful tone
C. It slows down the pace of the scene
D. It makes the reader feel anxious
What is D: It makes the reader feel anxious?
Name 3 tools you could use to help you on the test.
What is online note sheet, online highlighter, paper?
Which of the following best explains how the setting influences the plot of a story?
A. It explains how characters speak to one another
B. It creates conflict or challenges the character must face
C. It reveals the moral or lesson of the story
D. It determines the story’s title and theme
What is B: It creates conflict or challenges the character must face?
You are reading "Should Your School Day Start Later?" which discusses some of the benefits of starting the schooldays after 9am. What is the author's PURPOSE for writing this article?
What is to persuade you?
These two things make up the occasion, or setting, of a passage.
What is the time and the place?
What is draw, sleep, read, and talk?