Post-Test ELA

When writing a paper, an author must use credible sources and supply good:

The author's purpose in a nonfiction text is to:

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common

Exposition, Tension, Climax, and Resolution can be diagrammed on a

When writing a paper, if you copy someone else's words it is called:

The main character of a story, usually a positive force is called:

The ability to put something into your own words is called:

The final stage of the story when loose ends are tied up and the story ends

Sets the story into motion through an introduction to setting, characters, and conflicts

A scene that interrupts the present action to describe an earlier event

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To write a ___________ you need to include the important details of the text.

Who makes a killer pancake?

How the reader feels while reading the book

When a book or chapter ends in suspense and there is no conclusion

In literature, what is the struggle between two opposing forces?

The person or force that works against the protagonist is called:

The compare and contrast text structure shows:

The time/chronological order text structure shows:

A conversation between two or more characters

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The author's attitude toward a text

Problems that set in as the characters try to resolve the conflict

A bold statement expressing an opinion that can be supported with evidence is called a

the_______weaves scenes together-shows background information, reflection, setting, and tone.

Who can play the clarinet like a professional?

Words and phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

A text structure means the way a nonfiction text is:

When writing a paper, an author needs to use sources that are:

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A comparison between two or more things using the words 'like' or 'as'

The moral or lesson learned in a story is the

The author's purpose in a fiction story is to:

The building blocks of a story: actions and conversations helping the story move along

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

The problem and solution text structure shows:

Words or phrases found in literature that appeal to the reader's senses

The descriptive text structure shows

pictures, captions, bold words, charts, and diagrams are examples of:

The cause and effect text structure shows:

The highest point of suspense in the story

A writer's use of hints or predictions about events later in the story

When writing an informational, argumentative, or persuasive essay, an author needs to use:

These two soccer players are skilled and knowledgeable

The feeling of growing tension and excitement in the reader is

An object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning

A reference to a famous person, place, event, or literature is known as an:

A logical guess or conclusion based on evidence

The character in the story that changes a great deal is called:

A character in a story that changes very little or not at all is called:

The author's purpose in an argument paper is to: