ELA CAASP Review

Question 1

Why is climax the most important point in a story?

Accepted Answer

The main character faces the conflict and makes a change.

Question 2

When you write a theme objective summary, what 6 elements should be included?

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Title, author, theme, cite, clarify, transitions

Question 3

The words spoken by characters in a story.

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Dialogue

Question 4

An objective summary means

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Facts only

Question 5

What is the author's tone?

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The author's attitude towards the topic.

Question 6

Person, book, or document from which you get key and essential information.

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Source

Question 7

What is theme?

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The author's central message about life or people.

Question 8

In persuasion: ideas that appeal to the heart.

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Emotional appeal

Question 9

When using an author's words, that means that you are doing what?

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Citing

Question 10

To state the central or main idea of the passage in your own words. To sum up.

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summarize

Question 11

What is conflict?

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The problem of the story.

Question 12

Small part of a passage or article.

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Excerpt

Question 13

A statement that something is true; a declaration, a statement: Topic sentence in 3 C statement

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Claim

Question 14

What is imagery?

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Descriptive language.

Question 15

A set of reasons that an author uses to prove that something is right or wrong.

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Argument

Question 16

When a question asks you to use evidence to support your answer.

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Use the author's direct words from the text.

Question 17

This phrase in question signals there will be more than one reasonable answer. Choose best one.

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Most clearly

Question 18

The reason the characters act or think the way they do

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Motive/motivation

Question 19

What is a thesis statement?

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The central idea of an essay.

Question 20

Best supports means

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To show or prove that something is true.

Question 21

What is a character trait?

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The personality of the character.

Question 22

When the question asks you to summarize the central idea, what is it asking you to do?

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Explain main points discussed by the author.

Question 23

When using figurative language in writing, what is a metaphor?

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A comparison between two things that are unrelated.

Question 24

Appropriate, important, directly relating to the subject or problem

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Relevant

Question 25

To form an opinion based off of the evidence you have.

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Infer

Question 26

The introductory paragraph includes the following 3 pieces of information.

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Hook, Background Information, Thesis Statement

Question 27

A particular form of language that is particular to a specific region or social group.

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Dialect

Question 28

This phrase in question signals there will be more than one reasonable answer: Choose best one

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Best supports

Question 29

Main idea of article, excerpt, or passage. It is implied and not explicitly stated.

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Central Idea

Question 30

The perspective which a story is told from by the main character.

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1st Person Point of View

Question 31

What is setting?

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Where the story takes place.

Question 32

Made known to others: Uncover, disclose

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Reveal

Question 33

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution are

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Elements of plot

Question 34

Support from the text that justifies your claims and inferences

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Textual Evidence

Question 35

To suggest means

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Express indirectly.

Question 36

An author's intent in writing a literary work: persuade, inform, entertain.

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Author's purpose

ELA CAASP Review

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ELA CAASP Review

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