ELA Test Prep Review

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

Time and place of a story

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

A conversation between characters

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

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

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

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

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

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

Genre with informational facts

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

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

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The message or moral in a story

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

Struggle between opposing forces

What is another word for PERSUADE?

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

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.

A character who stays the same during the story

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

The turning point or high point in a story

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

A character who changes during the story

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

A speaker or character who tells a story

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