ELA Test Prep Review

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

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

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

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

A character who changes during the story

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

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

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

Time and place of a story

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

Genre with informational facts

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

A speaker or character who tells a story

The message or moral in a story

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

A conversation between characters

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

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

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

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

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

A character who stays the same during the story

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

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

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

Struggle between opposing forces

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

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

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

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

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

The turning point or high point in a story