ELA Test Prep Review

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

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

The message or moral in a story

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

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

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

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

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

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

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

Struggle between opposing forces

A character who stays the same during the story

A conversation between characters

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

The turning point or high point in a story

What is another word for PERSUADE?

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

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

Genre with informational facts

Time and place of a story

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

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

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

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

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

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

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

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

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

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

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

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

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

A character who changes during the story

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting