ELA Test Prep Review

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

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

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

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

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

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

Genre with informational facts

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A conversation between characters

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

A speaker or character who tells a story

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

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

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

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

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

The turning point or high point in a story

Time and place of a story

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

A character who changes during the story

A character who stays the same during the story

The message or moral in a story

What is another word for PERSUADE?

Struggle between opposing forces

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?