ELA Mixed Review

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

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

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

Struggle between opposing forces

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

Where would you find information about the history of origami?

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

Which excerpt is an example of an idiom?

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

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

A person, object or action that represents something else

Which sentence uses modifiers correctly?

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

Which of the following uses CORRECT capitalization?

When she was young, Rachel’s mother encouraged her to study. Which is the best revision?

Which words show that it is written in the first person?

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

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

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

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

Harry’s persistence and constant practice were about to pay off. Persistence means

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

The sequence of events in a literary work

Showing favor of or against one thing unfairly

The 8th grade students will try their best on the EOG!

Where would you most likely find an unbiased, objective point of view?

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

Genre with informational facts

The turning point or high point in a story

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

What part of speech is the bold word? Eventually, Beth will find a job and move out on her own.

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

A conversation between characters

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

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

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

What is another word for PERSUADE?

A character who changes during the story

The message or moral in a story

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

Harry was a man who astonished and enthralled many people. Using context clues enthralled means

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

The comparison of two things by SAYING one thing IS another

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

Time and place of a story

A character who stays the same during the story

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

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