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Figurative Language
Test Prep
Test Strategies
Skills
Miscellaneous
100
When two objects or ideas that are not alike are compared using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
100
To get the best multiple choice answer, I use . .

Process of Elimination

100
What type of question is being asked when it says: "What is this story mostly about?"
Central Idea questions
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where the story takes place
100
Name the figurative language used in the following: The woman was a delicate flower, wilting at the loss of her friend.
Metaphor
200
When two objects or ideas that are not alike are compared without using like or as
Metaphor
200

What strategy should you use when answering a short response question?

RADD.

Restate the question

Answer the question

Detail #1

Detail #1

200
What should you do when you come to a word you don't know in a text?
Read the words around it and use context clues to try to understand it. You can also skip the word to see if you can still understand the text.
200
What is the mood of a story?
Mood is the overall emotion that the reader feels from a story.
200
Explain what the following means: The world is my oyster.
There are many opportunities in the world that a person can take advantage of
300
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object
Personification
300

When I am tired but need to continue my test, instead of reading the whole passage to understand what it is about, I read . . . .

The introduction, the conclusion, first and last sentence of every paragraph.

300
When a question asks about how a character has changed, what MUST be included in your answer?
You must include how the character was before the change, after the change and what caused the change.
300
What is the theme of a story or text?
The main subject or moral of a story or text.
300
What are the dates of the ELA exam?
April 16th-18th
400
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
Onomatopoeia
400

Word Choice: The girl was feeling blue. 

What is the denotative meaning for the word blue?

Blue: a color

400
How many details should be used to support your answer in the short response?
At least TWO details
400
What is it called when you take notes and underline important ideas when reading a text?
Annotation
400
Name the 3 parts of the ELA exam
Multiple choice Short Response Extended Response
500

Explain symbolism

It is when an object represents a bigger idea

500

When answering an extended response question, you will talk about the similarities and differences between Text A and Text B. How many details, in total, should you have in an extended response? Explain.

Four details in total. Two from each text. Similarities= Text A (1), Text B (1), Differences=Text A (1), Text B (1)


500

What is the 'claim' in the extended response?

The claim is another word for the 'thesis' or your answer to the question

500

Word Choice: His friends realized how much of a snake he was. What is the connotative meaning for the word snake?

Snake: Sneaky or someone who is evil.
500
What are the 2 most important things you must do to prepare for the ELA exam?
Get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast