Main Points
The main idea, main supporting points; Uses other words; Omits examples and evidence;
Distracters fail to address the entire excerpt.
What is SUMMARY
Occurs at the beginning of a story and includes characters, setting, and the basic situation
What is EXPOSITION
Appeals to the 5 senses; Paints a picture in the reader's mind.
What is SENSORY LANGUAGE/IMAGERY
To have a strong effect or influence on
What is IMPACT
The amount of time you are given to complete the multiple-choice portion of the MAAP assessment.
What is THREE HOURS
The lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life that is communicated by a literary work.
What is THEME
Involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist.
What is CONFLICT
Author’s word choice; the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
To make something better; improve something
What is REFINE
This reading genre is weighted most heavily on the MAAP state assessment.
What is INFORMATIONAL TEXT
The main thing an author wants to explain or prove in non-fiction text.
What is CENTRAL IDEA
A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative.
What is RISING ACTION
A reference to a statement, person, place, or event in history
What is ALLUSION
The main position or argument of an essay
What is CLAIM
True or False: Leaving questions unanswered on the MAAP assessment is acceptable.
What is FALSE
The main points of a passage that DOES NOT include opinions or inferences.
What is OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
The point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point
What is CLIMAX
A repetition of consonant sounds; Tongue twister; wild and woolly; Peter Piper
What is ALLITERATION
The writer’s attitude towards the subject. Look for DIALOGUE and DESCRIPTION
What is TONE
In turn, the grass nurtured pin-tailed grouse, prairie chickens, cranes, jackrabbits, snakes, and other creatures that got their water from foraging on the native turf.
What does the word nurtured mean as it is used in this sentence?
a. cherished b. raised c. supported d. trained
What is SUPPORTED
Draws an inference, describes possible meanings, and distracters give a crazy or wrong interpretation of the text.
What is EXPLICATION
At the end of story; loose ends are tied up and conflict resolved
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh, unpleasant or embarrassing.
Example: Passed away instead of died.
What is EUPHEMISM
A short story that helps make a point
What is ANECDOTE
…there is something about travel as a process that a wheels-up, wheels-down airplane ride dilutes somewhat.
What does the word dilutes mean as it is used in the passage?
a. appeases b. devalues c. enhances d. stresses
What is DEVALUES