ELA

Question 1

rhymed verse

Answer 1

has a pattern of rhyming in the poem

Question 2

free verse

Answer 2

often uses descriptive words and figurative language.
does NOT have a regular pattern of rhyme or rhythm.

Question 3

haiku

Answer 3

a type of poetry from Japan that has 3 lines and 17 syllables.

Question 4

limerick

Answer 4

a humorous poem that uses rhyming words

Question 5

alliteration

Answer 5

the repetition of usually the first sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.

Question 6

similie

Answer 6

a comparison of two unlike things, often using words like or as to compare.
example: The explanation was as clear as mud.

Question 7

idiom

Answer 7

an expression that cannot be understood from its individual word, usually a popular saying.
Example: Break a leg!

Question 8

metaphor

Answer 8

a comparison of two things that says that something is something else.
example: She has a heart of gold.

Question 9

hyperbole

Answer 9

exaggerated statement or claims not meant to be taken literally.
example: This backpack weighs a million pounds!

Question 10

personification

Answer 10

representing a thing or idea as a person OR giving a human like quality to something that is not human.

Question 11

title

Answer 11

the name of the text and often gives a clue about the topic

Question 12

heading

Answer 12

tells what that section of the text is going to be about

Question 13

map

Answer 13

shows where things are located

Question 14

photograph

Answer 14

a real picture of something

Question 15

illustration

Answer 15

a drawing of something

Question 16

caption

Question 17

sidebar/factbox

Answer 17

a little box of extra information usually found at the side or bottom of the page

Question 18

table of contents

Answer 18

a list of what’s included in the book and what page to find it on

Question 19

glossary

Answer 19

• a list words and what they mean.
• found at the end of the text

Question 20

timeline

Answer 20

a list of dates in order and what happened on that date

Question 21

comparison

Answer 21

• a text structure that compares and contrasts two things to show how they are alike and different
• signal words: alike, unalike, different, same, both

Question 22

chronology

Answer 22

• a text structure that explains the order in which events take place in the text
• signal words: first, then, next, last, finally

Question 23

cause & effect

Answer 23

• a text structure that explains the relationship between events
• signal words: so, since, due to, as a result, because

Question 24

text structure

Answer 24

the way that authors organize information in a text

Question 25

Author’s Purpose
- Persuade

Answer 25

the author is giving their opinion and trying to get you to do or think something

Question 26

Author’s Purpose
- Inform

Answer 26

the author giving facts and information about a topic

Question 27

Author’s Purpose
- Entertain

Answer 27

the author is trying to get your attention or captivate you

Question 28

theme

Answer 28

the underlying message or lesson of the poem or text

Question 29

character development

Answer 29

how characters develop or change throughout a story

Question 30

setting

Answer 30

where the story takes place
example: time of day, location, season