ELA Test Prep Review

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

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

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

The message or moral in a story

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

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

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

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

A character who stays the same during the story

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

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

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

The turning point or high point in a story

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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

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

Time and place of a story

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

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

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

A person, object or action that represents something else

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

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

Struggle between opposing forces

A conversation between characters

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

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

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

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

A character who changes during the story

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

Genre with informational facts

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