ELA exam review

Question 1

what are the types of context clues

Answer 1

roots, antonyms/non-example, synonyms, examples, definition/description, tone/mood

Question 2

a text structure that organizes information that looks at how two or more things are alike and how are they not

Answer 2

compare and contrast

Question 3

a text structure in which the writer presents information in sections, beginning with a central idea followed by definitions, characteristics, and examples of the subject at hand

Answer 3

description

Question 4

for example, to illustrate, in particular, for instance, such as, namely, specifically are the signal words of which text structure

Answer 4

description

Question 5

facts, events, or details, are represented in the order in which they occured in time

Answer 5

chronological

Question 6

on, and at, are the signal words for which text structure?

Answer 6

chronological

Question 7

information is represented as a series of instructions or steps in a process

Answer 7

sequence

Question 8

first,second, third, at once, after, before, during,finally, following, last, next, are the signal words for what text structure?

Answer 8

sequence

Question 9

information reflects a casual relationship. the description of what happened is the effect and the details related to why it happened is the course

Answer 9

cause and effect/

Question 10

as a result, because of, consequently, due to, for this reason, since, so, therefore, are signal words for which text structure?

Answer 10

cause and effect

Question 11

info is conveyed as an issue or a problem of concern and solution(s) are proposed or explained

Answer 11

problem and solution

Question 12

a consequence of, a possible solution to, dillema, in order to solve, resolution, resolved, are signal words for which text structure?

Answer 12

problem and solution

Question 13

bring to love,spirited

Answer 13

anim

Question 14

to do

Answer 14

act

Question 15

to, towards

Answer 15

ad

Question 16

aqua/hydra

Answer 16

water

Question 17

aud

Answer 17

hear,listen

Question 18

auto

Answer 18

one’s self

Question 19

bene/bon

Answer 19

good,well

Question 20

bio

Answer 20

life

Question 21

cent

Answer 21

hundred

Question 22

chron

Answer 22

time

Question 23

form

Answer 23

shape

Question 24

geo

Answer 24

earth,ground,soil

Question 25

graph

Answer 25

something written or recorded

Question 26

log

Answer 26

words, to study

Question 27

mal

Answer 27

bad

Question 28

micro

Answer 28

small

Question 29

photo

Answer 29

light

Question 30

path

Answer 30

feelings, hurt

Question 31

port

Answer 31

to carry

Question 32

scop

Answer 32

to look at, observe

Question 33

spec

Answer 33

sight, to see

Question 34

scrib/scrip

Answer 34

to write

Question 35

tele

Answer 35

Far, operating at a far distance

Question 36

trans

Answer 36

across, to change

Question 37

vis/vid

Answer 37

to see

Question 38

a direct comparison between two unlike tings always using "like" or "as"

Answer 38

simile

Question 39

an exaggerated statement used to heighten dramatic effect. nit to be taken literally

Answer 39

hyperbole

Question 40

giving an inaminate object or idea the characteristics of an animate object

Answer 40

personification

Question 41

a comparison of two things that have a quality in common, stating that 1 thing is something else

Answer 41

metaphor

Question 42

when a writer or speaker makes a reference to something famous such as a well-known person, event, book, movie, or place,

Answer 42

allusion

Question 43

what idea did Betrand have? why?

Answer 43

to kill the tree so they can help kip and alistair

Question 44

what tools did master Windsor have to burn the tree down

Answer 44

oil canisters from the bed

Question 45

Why was “Moonlight” important

Answer 45

it was kip and Alistair's only hope of survival

Question 46

what things did the night gardener control?

Answer 46

the wind and nature

Question 47

how did he use his powers to stop the boys

Answer 47

slowing them down when they were running

Question 48

who was the hero

Answer 48

kip and alistair

Question 49

who was the damsel

Answer 49

mistress windsor

Question 50

how had Betrand changed

Answer 50

he now wanted to set the tree on fire

Question 51

How had Kip’s preparation given the family a new chance

Answer 51

it allowed them to get out of the house and live

Question 52

how had the night gardener trapped the boys

Answer 52

by leading the boys to the edge of the water

Question 53

what was happening to the night gardener

Answer 53

he was burning

Question 54

Explain how “Courage” coming up Again & Again & Again is the ultimate symbolic object/metaphor.

Answer 54

kip uses it figuratively and physically to get over situations

Question 55

what final courageous action did kip take

Answer 55

sending the night gardener and himself (kip) towards the river

Question 56

Why did Molly work her way into the conflagration

Answer 56

molly knew there had to be a weak spot somewhere in the tree

Question 57

why didn't her plan work?

Answer 57

because the tree would allow nothing to pass

Question 58

what was the next attempt

Answer 58

burn the letters

Question 59

Why did Molly’s new plan require courage

Answer 59

she was giving up something significant

Question 60

could Molly have chosen another way?

Answer 60

NO!!!! (no right or wrong answer)

Question 61

What was the Night Gardener’s weakness

Answer 61

the night gardener could only go as far as the tree's roots go and if the tree dies the night gardener dies

Question 62

how did Molly figure out the tree's weakness

Answer 62

she realized that the tree only takes in its gifts

Question 63

What problem remained in chapter 54

Answer 63

a way to get out of the house

Question 64

what did Betrand do

Answer 64

dragged his wife's mattress across the lawn;just below molly's feet

Question 65

why was alistair carrying kip's body

Answer 65

kip saved alistair and jumped into the river

Question 66

What treatment did Molly give him

Answer 66

molly buried her face in kip's wet hair, closed her eyes and said the words "there once was"

Question 67

what did Molly fear

Answer 67

when she saw kip "dead" it wasn't real what she was seeing

Question 68

how did kip respond to molly's treatment

Answer 68

what happened next

Question 69

how did the locals react to what happened to the Windsor home

Answer 69

they spread the word throughout cellar hollow that the Windsor house was no longer cursed

Question 70

What new home were Molly and Kip offered

Answer 70

the homes of the people from the village

Question 71

Why would that not work out for them and for the Windsors

Answer 71

kip and Molly have their own paths for them

Question 72

What did Kip wonder about the Night Gardener

Answer 72

what was his crime

Question 73

What was the gift Hester Kettle gave to the children

Answer 73

oilskin parcel

Question 74

What plans for the future did they have

Answer 74

to find the home the map lead to