ELA Test Prep Review

A person, object or action that represents something else

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

A character who stays the same during the story

Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche. 

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story

Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

Mrs. Ha's students will try their best on the test!

What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.

Time and place of a story

A conversation between characters

Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.

Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story

Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.

Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.

Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.

The turning point or high point in a story

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

A well-developed character- you know a lot about them

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

A speaker or character who tells a story

When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past

A character who changes during the story

The message or moral in a story

What is another word for PERSUADE?

The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US

Genre with informational facts

The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings

Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.

The sequence of events in a literary work

Struggle between opposing forces

The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)

The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.

Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.

A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)

A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology

The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings