Figurative Language
NJSLA
Fiction
Nonfiction
Misc.
100
What is a comparison between two unlike things that does not use the terms like or as
A metaphor
100
How many sessions of the NJSLA ELA exam do you take in grade 7?
2 sessions
100
What is the diction of a piece of writing?
Author's word choice
100
What is the main point an author is trying to get across in a text?
The central idea (the main idea)
100
What does RI stand for?
Reading Informative
200
What is a comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as?
Simile
200
Before reading the text correlating with the questions, you should read the ____________.
questions
200
What is the attitude/mood a writer expresses in a given portion of text called?
Tone
200
What is it called when a piece of writing tries to convince readers to support an idea?
Persuasive/Argumentative Writing
200
What does RL stand for?
Reading Literature
300
What is it called when a writer exaggerates to make an interesting point?
Hyperbole
300
What do you do if you do not know the meaning of the word during the NJSLA?
Use context clues
300
What is the main problem of a story called?
Conflict
300
What is bias?
A judgement an author can have on a topic (positive or negative)
300
What do boxes on a multiple choice question mean?
multiple responses
400
What is it called when a writer gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
400
Every multiple-choice question has two parts. Part A asks a question, and part B asks students to identify the _______________ that helped you answer part A.
Evidence
400
What is the message or moral of a story called?
Theme
400
What is it called when an author writes a text for a reason or to accomplish something?
Author's Purpose
400
What are the steps to finding a perfect book within my ZPD?
(1) Find out what is my ZPD by looking at the email Ms. Lee sent me and my parent(s)/guardian(s).
(2) Go to arbookfind.com.
(3) Click on advanced search.
(4) Change interest level to "Middle Grades"
(5) Put in my top .5 of my ZPD range.
(6) Change the language of the results into "English".
(7) Press "Search".
(8) Click "Print" to look at the pdf.
(9) Choose a book that is at least 8 AR points for an appropriate length.
(10) Cross-reference the book online with my library's database or a book selling website.
500
What is it called when a writer uses something that stands for something else?
Symbolism
500
What does it mean to use context clues? (Do not use the word "context" in your response.)
Read the unknown word as it is used in the sentence/passage to try to determine what it means by what is happening in the text.
500
In prose, authors split their texts into __________________. In poetry, authors split their texts into ______________.
paragraphs; stanzas
500
What is development? (Do not use the word "develop" in your answer.)
How something unfolds and reveals itself over time (must have "over time" in answer)
500
Why do we use the top .5 of our ZPD?
The top .5 of our ZPD are books within our comfort zone but pushing us a bit in our comprehension skills. This method is research-based best practice in the field of Reading Science.