ELA Reading Skills
What is the life lesson of a text or story called?
Theme.
What does the word "benefit" mean"?
Definition: an advantage or profit gained from something.
Who did we find out that Mercy liked?
John Holbrook. (She also liked Nathaniel Eaten's looks.)
What is a simile used for?
To compare two things to each other.
What is the first part of a plot?
Exposition.
Where is the central idea of a text usually found?
In the very first or last sentence of the text.
What does the word "surpass" mean?
Definition: exceed; be greater than.
How did Goodwife Cruff treat Prudence?
She treated her very harshly, starved her, and told her she was stupid.
What is the meaning of a hyperbole?
Definition: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
When do tiny conflicts begin to unfold in the story?
In the rising action.
Why is it important to find the theme of a text?
It is important because you need to know what the author's life lesson to the reader is and what they want the reader to learn/know.
What does the word "chronological" mean?
Definition: (of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.
Why didn't Kit write to her Aunt and Uncle about her staying with them before she left Barbados?
She did not write to them because she was afraid they would reject her and she wanted to leave Barbados immediately.
What is an onomatopoeia?
A word used to represent a sound. (ex. pow, boom, pop, zap, splat, crash, etc.)
What should be the highest point in your story where bigger conflicts start to unfold?
The Climax.
What does it mean when a story is realistic fiction?
It means that the story has made up characters and that particular situation has not yet happened, but it is a possibility.
What word means to describe a noun and give the reader more specific information about an object's color, size, etc.?
An adjective.
Why does everyone think Hannah Tupper is a witch?
They think she is a witch because she doesn't go to Meeting, she is a Quaker, she is too nice to children, etc.
"The cat danced around the toy mouse before pouncing on it." What type of figurative language is this?
Personification. (The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.)
In the exposition of the plot, when the setting is introduced, what two things make up a setting?
Time and place.
What is the difference between an inference and an observation?
An observation is something you can clearly see in the image and an inference is where you guess what might be happening and this is usually created from your observations.
Using the word sad, what could be a stronger word to use?
Depressed, melancholy, miserable, regretful, or sorrowful.
Why might people think Kit is a witch?
She knows how to swim, she is very nice to Prudence, and she hangs out with Hannah Tupper who is believed to be a witch.
“Life is a highway.” What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor. (a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.)
Why is it called the "resolution"?
It is called the "resolution" because that is when all of the conflicts and events are resolved and it is nearing the end of the story.