ELA Midterm Exam

Mrs. Henderson asked us to prove our answers are correct by using ___ from the text.

to cover the main points in a text by writing it in a shortened version is to:

Step in writing process when paper is edited for spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.

Mrs. Henderson asked us to ___ our sources that were used in our research.

The artist ____ the children's book to help the readers of the book understand the story.

When you write a summary, you should include as many details as possible.

Step of the writing process when you choose the best ideas, organize them, & write rough draft:

Writing that is based on actual people, places, things, or events is:

Which of the following canNOT be recited?

You canNOT write an effective summary without reading the original text carefully.

Re-stating something in your own words is called:

Sammy had to ____ his multiplication tables so that he could be successful in Pre-Algebra.

Jackie ___ the books on the book shelf so that they were in alphabetical order.

The online library can ___ books by their subjects.

The coach ___ the players to find out who would be the best quarterback.

All of the following are examples of text elements in non-fiction EXCEPT:

Mrs. Jeter asks her students to __ their work on tests to be sure they understand the problems.

Step of writing process when you read rough draft and make it better by changing words, etc:

A ___ character changes significantly throughout the story.

P.O.V. when the main character in a story is also the narrator:

Step of writing process when you rewrite your paper, making corrections, & write a final copy:

When the author uses pronouns like he, she, them, her, and him, the P.O.V. is:

Ms. Giese asked the class to ___ the length of the table.

"Please take out a pencil" is an example of a __ by Mrs. Henderson.

When we were buying a new car, we ___ the Ford to the Chevrolet.

A ___ character is one that we do not know much about.

The student's remarks were ___ as disrespectful, even though he didn't mean them that way.

Our teacher asked us to ____ the story, breaking it down to find the theme.

The step of the writing process that includes brainstorming is:

P.O.V. when narrator is not involved in the story but knows ALL about all characters:

Which of the following items canNOT be tabulated?

Our ELA teacher asked us to ____ between fact and fantasy.

Janci was ____ as the person who stole the car.