ISASP ELA test prep

A character's attitude is ________________.

The _________ happens between the exposition and the climax in a story.

What is most likely the function of the first paragraph of a text?

You can usually figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase by looking at its ____.

The ____________ is what happens before the resolution but after the climax.

An author should have strong ___________ to support his or her claims.

"The boiling tea kettle screeched its complaint" is an example of __________.

The moral or lesson of a text is called the ________.

An author's main reason for writing can best be described as the ____________.

"BOOM!" "POW!" "WOOSH!" These words are all examples of which type of figurative language?

Writers choose words with a positive or negative _______ to show how they feel about the topic.

Poems are usually organized in _______.

A summary of a literary text should include ______________.

The _________ is the voice that tells the story.

There can be more than one possible theme in a text.

A(n) _____ states an author's position about a topic and tries to get readers to agree with it.

When authors use words to paint a picture in the reader's mind, it's called ______.

Characters often change in response to events.

Which word has the most neutral connotation?

As a reader, it is your job to _____, or judge, whether the author's argument is sound.

A word or phrase's figurative meaning is different from its _________.

What is the author's point of view in an informational text?

To determine the theme of a poem, you should first find the ________ of each line and stanza.

Writers might use words with a ___________ when writing about a specific subject area.

__________ gives human qualities to something nonhuman.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a text structure?

When you're thinking about how a story's parts work together, you're thinking about its _____.

My brother was a raging bull when I beat him at basketball!

Why would two friends tell you two different stories about the same event?

The way an author organizes information is called ___________.

Which word has the most negative connotation?

Which of the following would NOT be a good detail to include in a summary?

What is the difference between the central idea and the theme of a text?

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

The climax is the __________ in a story.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a theme?

My brother was as mad as a raging bull when I beat him at basketball!

Which word has the most positive connotation?

When comparing two texts written about the same topic, you must consider the author's _______.

A word's dictionary meaning is its __________.

The beginning of the story is called the _________.

All of the following are types of figurative language EXCEPT:

The reasons for a character's actions is called their __________.

The time and place of a story is called the _______.