NJSLA Quiz!

A group of lines in a poem

An underlying message or the big idea of a story.

Writing that is about real facts or events.

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

It is a fiction assessment.It will ask you to compare two stories.

It is a nonfiction assessment. It will ask you to compare two articles or an article and a video.

What the text is mostly about - Hint: the who, what, why of the story or passage

Statement at the end of the introduction paragraph of an essay that is the FOCUS of the entire essay

A group of sentences that share a common idea.

It will ask you to write a story that either continues the story or uses the same character and setting.

Writing that is not meant to be taken literally

Point of View: If the narrator's voice uses the words I, me, us, ours, the point of view is...

A figure of speech comparing two things by saying something IS something else

It will use words such as: point of view, characters, write a narrative story

Writing that words are chosen for their beauty and sound and arranged in short lines

When a character is speaking, it is called

Character, setting, problem, solution, and theme are all considered

A single row of words

Photographs, captions, charts, glossary, index, labels, maps, diagrams are all examples of

When you quote a text in your essay you are providing

To find the differences between...

To find the similarities between...

You should write a story with a beginning middle and end.

Description, chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution are all types of...

Point of View: the narrator tells the story and refers to characters by their names or pronouns he, she, or they

A made up story

A story told in full detail with a beginning, middle and end

It will use words such as: research, gather information, sources, analytical essay.

You should write an essay, with an introduction (with a thesis), 2-3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

It will use words such as: narrator’s point of view, themes, analyze, passages/stories.