ELAR Text Comprehension & Analysis 3

Question 1

A poem about a soldier describes his uniform as 'a second skin he could never shed.' What does this phrase suggest?

Accepted Answer

The soldier's military identity became permanently part of who he was.

Answer

The metaphor 'second skin he could never shed' suggests his military identity was inseparable from his personal identity.

Question 2

How does the organizational pattern of 'problem and solution' differ from 'cause and effect'?

Accepted Answer

Problem and solution identifies an issue and proposes a remedy; cause and effect explains why something happened and what resulted.

Answer

Problem-solution texts present an issue and offer fixes, while cause-and-effect texts trace relationships between events and their outcomes.

Question 3

A narrator describes events she did not personally witness but reports what other characters thought and felt. This point of view is:

Accepted Answer

Third-person omniscient

Answer

Third-person omniscient narrators are 'all-knowing' and can access the inner thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.

Question 4

Which of the following is the best way to summarize a nonfiction passage?

Accepted Answer

Identify the main idea and the most important supporting details in your own words.

Answer

A strong summary captures the main idea and key supporting details objectively and concisely, written in the reader's own words.

Question 5

An author writes: 'The city was a jungle—dangerous, unpredictable, and full of predators.' What type of figurative language is this?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Answer

Calling the city 'a jungle' without using 'like' or 'as' is a direct metaphor equating the two things.

(ELAR) English Language Arts and Reading Practice Test