Duplicate of 7th Grade ELA Test Prep

A person, situation, statement or circumstance is not as it would actually seem.

The written or spoken conversation between two or more characters.

ALWTW takes place in Sudan during the Civil War. This is an example of ____________.

Salva had to decide whether to keep walking or give up. This is an example of _______ conflict.

Poetic structure elemts are the amount of stanzas, rhyme scheme and repitition.

"buzz, snap, and boom". These are an example of...

A figure of speech - an exaggeration or overstatement.

Love is war.

Central idea is a SYNONYM for...

Protagonists are the villain in a text.

Examples: Poetry, Drama, Prose, Non-fiction, and Media.

Examples: formal, informal, serious, funny, sad, cheerful, sarcastic are all examples of different types of...

An object, person, place or action that stands for an idea, a feeling, or emotion.

Saying the ELA period took 2 years to end when it only took 42 minutes is an example of _______.

What is this an example of?: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

The type of a particular piece of literature.

The methods an author uses to show the personalities of a character in a story. Think FLATS!

The narrator relates action using pronouns such as "he" or "she".

In ALWTW, Nya's sister gets sick from the water. This is an example of which type of conflict?

A motif is an idea that is repeated throughout a text

The sequence of events and happenings that make up a story.

A combination of contradictory terms. For example: cruel kindness, jumbo shrimp, etc.

Literary devices are...

Lesson or message in a work of literature. It's about life, society or human nature.

"The pencil danced across the desk." This is an example of of __________.

Comparison between two seemingly unrelated objects using the words "like" or "as"

Referring to Salva as a "Lost Boy" is an example of ________.

Identify the list of literary devices:

"To infer" is a synonym for "make an inference".

When is the NYS ELA Exam?

The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only his own thoughts or feelings ("I")

Which of the following is a strategy for writing paragraphs?

What does "innermost" mean?

Which of the following is a good test taking strategy?

Point of View is how a person feels or thinks.

Poems have paragraphs.

How anxious are you to take the state test?

Influence means impact/ affect.

The repeating of a word or phrase within literature to create a rhythm or make a point.

The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader.

This is the repetition of an initial sound in two or more words of a phrase, line or sentence.

"Sometimes you have to stand up for what is right in life, no matter how difficult it is."

What does the E stand for in FEAT?

The turning point of action; the moment when interest and intensity have reached their peak.

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get."

To describe something using sensory details, which bring a picture or image to the mind of the reader.

The time, place and environment in which the action/ plot of a literary work takes place.

Human qualities are assigned to non-human things, or life is given to inanimate objects.

The attitude a writer or characters takes toward a subject or topic.

"Salva is 11 years old from Sudan, and part of the Dinka tribe. He is ambitious and kind." This is an example of ______.