ELA Regents Review 2023

Question 1

When we say "central idea," what do we mean?

Accepted Answer

The main point of the text, A life lesson the author is trying to teach us

Question 2

What day is the English Regents

Accepted Answer

June 14

Question 3

If you see a word you don&#x27;t understand during the test, what can you do?

Accepted Answer

Use context clues, Compare the word with other words you know that look similar., Look for prefixes and suffixes (word parts)

Question 4

What should you do when you see a multiple choice question?

Accepted Answer

Read all of the answer choices

Question 5

Part 1 of the ELA Regents includes...

Accepted Answer

Reading Passages and Multiple Choice Questions, Poetry and Multiple Choice Questions

Question 6

Some multiple choice questions CAN be anwered WITHOUT reading the entire text.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What is symbolism?

Accepted Answer

When an author uses a concrete object, event, person to represent an idea

Question 8

When citing evidence on the ELA Regents, what format should you use?

Accepted Answer

(Text 2, Line 15)

Question 9

What two answer choices show effectively embedded evidence?

Accepted Answer

Being a twin is core to Giselle&#x27;s identity: "we were [born] holding hands", When they were born, they “were holding hands" (Danticat 45).

Question 10

What is Logos?

Accepted Answer

an appeal to logic

Question 11

What is a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

When an author uses a concrete object, event, person to represent an idea

Question 12

***As a literary element,*** what is point-of-view?

Accepted Answer

An author&#x27;s use of pronouns such as "I, me, mine" or "She, her, hers"

Question 13

What is pathos?

Accepted Answer

an appeal to emotion

Question 14

What is a simile?

Accepted Answer

When an author uses a concrete object, event, person to represent an idea

Question 15

What is personification?

Accepted Answer

When an author uses a concrete object, event, person to represent an idea

Question 16

What time is the English Regents?

Accepted Answer

9:15 AM

Question 17

Part 3 of the ELA Regents includes...

Accepted Answer

A Text Analysis Response (TAR)

Question 18

What is Ethos?

Accepted Answer

an appeal to credibility

Question 19

When writing your TAR, what should your commentary NOT do?

Accepted Answer

Include a story from your personal life, Simply summarize the text

Question 20

What two parts ABSOLUTELY MUST be present in your TAR assertion?

Accepted Answer

Literary Device + Central Idea

Question 21

Which of the following is an example of a literary element

Accepted Answer

Characterization, Conflict, Symbolism, Diction

Question 22

Which of the following options the the BEST example of a character trait.

Accepted Answer

cynical, optimistic

Question 23

The FIRST thing you should do AFTER providing evidence in your writing is...

Accepted Answer

Cite your evidence

Question 24

Which of the following options show the best commentary.

Accepted Answer

The word "F.O.B." shows how internalized racism affects friendships.

Question 25

How much time should you spend on the multiple choice section?

Accepted Answer

60 minutes

Question 26

How many sections are there on the ELA Regents?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 27

When writing your TAR, what should your commentary do?

Accepted Answer

Mention both the literary element AND the central idea

Question 28

In your writing, how should you introduce your embedded evidence?

Accepted Answer

with quotation marks around important words or phrases from the text, With context, like "When..." or "After...," plus who said the quote

Question 29

Part 2 of the ELA Regents includes...

Accepted Answer

An Argument Essay

Question 30

When writing about characterization, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

Mention a specific character trait and how it connects to the central idea, Mention a specific character trait and why it is matters to the story., Mention a specific character trait and where you see it in the text

ELA Regents Review 2023

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ELA Regents Review 2023

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