MCAS English Language Arts Flashcards
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What is the primary difference between fiction and non-fiction?
Answer: Fiction is imagined; non-fiction is based on real events or facts
Fiction is imaginative writing created from the author's mind, while non-fiction is based on real events, people, and facts.
Which organizational structure presents events in the order they happened?
Answer: Chronological order
Chronological order organizes information by the sequence in which events occurred in time.
What is a 'counterargument' in persuasive writing?
Answer: An opposing viewpoint that the writer then addresses
A counterargument is an opposing viewpoint that a writer acknowledges and then refutes to strengthen their argument.
In poetry, what is a 'stanza'?
Answer: A group of lines forming a unit, like a paragraph in prose
A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem that functions similarly to a paragraph in prose writing.
What does 'author's purpose' refer to?
Answer: The reason the author wrote the piece
Author's purpose refers to the reason behind writing a text, typically to inform, persuade, or entertain.
Which literary element refers to the sequence of events in a story?
Answer: Plot
Plot is the sequence of events that make up a story, typically including exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution.