OAE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 020
QUESTIONS WITH ACCUR ATE ANSWERS
Question : stanza
CORRECT ANSWER: A group of lines in a poem
Question : lyric vs. narrative poem
CORRECT ANSWER: lyric -- does not tell a
story/expresses the personal feelings, observations, or thoughts of a speaker narrative -- poem that tells story
Question : sonnet
CORRECT ANSWER: a 14 line poem containing 3
quatrains and 1 couplet
Question : quatrain
CORRECT ANSWER: A four line stanza
Question : cinquain
CORRECT ANSWER: a poem with 5 lines that contains a
2-4-6-8-2 syllable pattern
Question : haiku
CORRECT ANSWER: 3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually
focusing on nature
Question : limerick
CORRECT ANSWER: a silly, nonsense poem with 5 lines
in a AABBA rhyme scheme
Question : proverb
CORRECT ANSWER: a short traditional saying that
expresses wisdom
Question : concrete poem
CORRECT ANSWER: a poem in which the words are
arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poem
Question : ode
CORRECT ANSWER: A poem in praise of something
divine or noble; usually serious in tone
Question : Denotative
CORRECT ANSWER: Dictionary definition
Question : Connotative
CORRECT ANSWER: The ideas or concepts a word
suggests in addition to its literal definition.
Question : Reading Comprehension Strategies
CORRECT ANSWER: Understanding what you have read
by making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, synthesizing and metacognition.
Question : Literal Comprehension
CORRECT ANSWER: The lowest level of understanding.
It involves reading the lines and understanding exactly what is on the page. Students can repeat or paraphrase what they have read.
Question : Inferential Comprehension
CORRECT ANSWER: Understanding of information that
isn't explicitly given, but rather implied in a written passage.(make predictions)
Question : Evaluative Comprehension
CORRECT ANSWER: Ability to use critical thinking
skills, logical analysis, and aesthetic considerations to evaluate a text.
Question : Appreciative Comprehension
CORRECT ANSWER: Considering the author's purpose
for writing the text. You may not "like" classical music, but can you appreciate the skill, talent, and years of training of the musicians or composer?
Question : Stylistic Text Features
CORRECT ANSWER: Figurative Language to Text Style
Question : Informational Text
CORRECT ANSWER: Nonfiction written primarily to
convey factual information. Informational texts comprise the majority of printed material adults read (e.g., textbooks, newspapers, reports, directions, brochures, technical manuals).
Question : Persuasive Text
CORRECT ANSWER: Writing to present an argument or
point of view; editorials, propaganda, advertisement.
Question : Rhetorical Devices
CORRECT ANSWER: Rhetorical devices are common,
such as saying language is a living beast: that's a metaphor —
one of the most common rhetorical devices. Another is alliteration, like saying "bees behave badly in Boston." Rhetorical devices go beyond the meaning of words to create effects that are creative and imaginative, adding literary quality to writing.