ELA Basics 1
What is the setting of the story?
The location/ locations where it takes place
What is theme?
The moral or lesson of the story that connects back to real life
What is central idea?
What the text is mostly about/ what the author wants you to know the most.
He couldn’t see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke and dust.
What does the word shrouded mean?
a. ruined
b. covered
c. bounced
d. happy
B. Covered
Which statement summarizes the plot of the selection?
A Hester was a man who used his prior knowledge of bears to creatively earn money.
B Hester lied about his background and unfairly cheated the fairground out of $225.
C Hester was desperate, so he foolishly put his life at risk.
D Hester’s crops failed because he did not properly care for them.
A Hester was a man who used his prior knowledge of bears to creatively earn
How does Hester defeat Bruin in the cage?
A He injures the animal so it cannot fight.
B He uses information that he learned as a child.
C He pretends to be asleep, and he is left alone.
D He frightens the animal because he yells at it.
B He uses information that he learned as a child.
How are poems organized?
Stanzas
What is the beginning part of the word called?
Prefix
What is a Hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration
Many plants and animals in Florida depend on fire, and they have adapted to the constant presence of fire.
What does the word adapted ?
A. burned to the ground
B. changed in order to live with
C. set carefully planned fires
D. surrounded by water on all sides
B. Changed in order to live
What do the “bright lights of Landsburg” represent for Hester King as he leaves his home?
A They represent a dependable person who will lead the way.
B They represent a chance to seek safe entertainment.
C They represent a risky experience that awaits him.
D They represent an opportunity to solve a problem.
D They represent an opportunity to solve a problem.
How does the setting of the selection shape the plot?
A The country fair provides the arena for the conflict and the resolution.
B The countryside provides the suspense for the characters and the action.
C The country fair sets up the details that foreshadow the main problem.
D The countryside represents the emotional reactions felt by the characters.
A The country fair provides the arena for the conflict and the resolution.
What are the 3 type of text you will see on the EOG?
Fiction, Non Fiction, and poetry
What is the sentence part of the poem called?
a line
The reason why the author wrote the text is known as?
Authors Purpose
What is the prefix of the word
Disappointed
Dis-
Why does the author include the introduction to the selection?
A to introduce the setting of the selection
B to provide background information about the main character
C to give specific details about the bear in the wrestling cage
D to provide knowledge of what happens to the bear
B to provide background information about the main character
What is the key term in this question?
Which statement summarizes the plot of the selection?
Summarize
When the narrator uses words like "She" "He" "They" and "Them"
3rd person narration
What is the white paper strategy that we use called?
UNWRAP
What type of figurative language is used below?
"Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore"
Alliteration
Synonym
What is the reason that Hester left without telling Mollie where he was going?
A Mollie would want to come along, too.
B Mollie would be afraid of the danger.
C Mollie would want him to get a job.
D Mollie would tell him to take the kids with him.
B Mollie would be afraid of the danger.
What is the key term in the question?
How does the setting of the selection shape the plot?
setting/ shape the plot
What is the ending part of a word called?
Suffix
Comparing 2 things using like or as?
simile
What is the difference between central idea and theme?
Theme: Moral or lesson of the story
Central Idea: What the story is mostly about.
Antonyms
What does the phrase “clinched with Old Bruin” mean in paragraph 49?
A Hester and the bear were helping each other.
B Hester and the bear were hurting each other.
C Hester and the bear were hitting each other.
D Hester and the bear were hugging each other.
D Hester and the bear were hugging each other.
What is the key term in the question?
Why does the author include the introduction to the selection?
include introduction