Language Arts Review Quiz

combine ideas and inferences from one or more sources to form a new idea

meanings that go beyond their definitions

complications are resolved, happily or unhappily at the end of the story

Provide more information about (or support) the main idea

to figure out what information the author wants to communicate but didn't state explicitly

the place and time in which events happen

an action or situation that makes another event happen

emphasizing the differences between two or more elements

hints in the surrounding text

creates vivid word pictures and memorable images

a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

showing similarities between two or more elements

the ways in which the author uses words to communicate thoughts or feelings

perspective and purpose with which an author writes a particular piece

a person, thing or event that makes something happen

a broad statement that applies to a group of people, places or events

to look for differences between at least two things

unstated or implied

by combining several inferences, you make a judgement (and prediction)

the fictional 'people' that authors create in their stories

a series of events in a story and how the characters, or people in the story face these events

The most important point the author wants to make

an insight or general idea about life or human nature that the author shares with readers

gather details, think of reasonable explanations for inferences, consider their significance

to arrange in classes; put with things of same or similar qualities; to classify

gather facts from your reading and combine them with what you know to 'solve a mystery'

shows how the author thinks or feels about a topic

clearly stated

something that happens as a result of a cause

the complications are at their most intense at this point of the story, usually near the end

provides the background and introduces some or all of the characters and details

an educated guess based on suggestions and clues found in the text

to look for similarities between at least two things

the order of events or steps

briefly highlight the main points or important details of the text

difficulties that the characters in the story must confront and overcome

the perspective or 'background' the author is coming from

the 'pieces' (or parts) of the plot

all-knowing

a narrator who is a character in the story