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Midterm review for 7th grade English Language Arts
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The most important idea about a topic a writer conveys
CENTRAL IDEA
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
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Words that echo a sound from nature. (e.g., ring, meow, tinkle, buzz).
ONOMATOPOEIA
HYPERBOLE
PERSONIFICATION
SIMILE
3
A word part that came to English from an older language
NOUN
ROOT
4
Word that describes or modifies a verb or action.
ANTONYM
ALLITERATION
ADVERB
ADJECTIVE
5
A pattern of end rhyme.
METER
FORM
LINE
RHYME SCHEME
6
Word part that appears at the beginning of a word or root.
SUFFIZ
PREFIX
7
Gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
SYMBOL
CONNOTATION
8
A group of lines in a poem
STANZA
METER
PARAGRAPH
COUPLET
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A pattern of end rhyme designated by letters of the alphabet.
COUPLET
RHYTHM
FROM
RHYME SCHEME
10
Growing tension and excitement of a story felt by the reader.
rising action
suspense
inference
conflict
11
A brief retelling of the main points of a story or text
paraphrase
summary
analysis
conclusion
12
Type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
rhyme
memoir
drama
poetry
13
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (
S
he
s
ells
s
eashells by the
s
eashore)
ALLITERATION
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
METAPHOR
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Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
sonnet
folk tale
myth
drama
15
The time and place of the action in a story.
scene
setting
plot
exposition
16
Plot element that introduces characters and setting, presents the conflict
exposition
falling action
climax
rising action
17
A pair of lines that rhyme in a poem
COUPLET
METER
STANZA
FORM
18
The element of plot that presents complications that intensify
rising action
exposition
climax
falling action
19
A 14 line poem with a specific pattern of rhyme.
couplet
lyric
sonnet
ode
20
The mental or emotional struggle that occurs within a character.
guilty conscience
external conflict
anxiety
internal conflict
21
The events that make up a story
conflict
elements
plot
action
22
A category or class of literature
Editorial
Summary
Story
Genre
23
The element of plot where the story begins to draw to a close
resolution
climax
rising action
falling action
24
A speech given by a character alone on stage, for the benefit of the audience.
SOLILOQUY
MONOLOGUE
25
Ideas and feelings associated with a word.
CONNOTATION
MEANING
ALLITERATION
DENOTATION
26
The reasons for the character’s behavior
conflict
inspiration
motivation
characterization
27
Qualities shown by the character. May be inferred or directly stated by the author.
motivations
personality
actions
character traits
28
Statement of belief or feeling
FACT
OPINION
29
Traditional story that attempts to explain human nature, creation, or nature and has a moral.
folk tale
myth
legend
sonnet
30
Obvious exaggeration. A figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
ONOMATOPOEIA
HYPERBOLE
METAPHOR
ALLITERATION
31
a logical guess based on evidence presented in a text.
evidence
guess
context clue
inference
32
Words with similar meanings.
SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE
SYLLABLE
ANTONYMS
33
Video discussion between an interviewer and interviewee
News article
News story
TV News interview
News report
34
The point in the plot that shows the final outcome of the conflict
exposition
climax
rising action
resolution
35
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem.
COUPLET
STANZA
RHYTHM
METER
36
Central or main idea of a piece of writing. Usually a message about life or human nature.
conflict
evidence
theme
details
37
The main unit of a poem.
LINE
STANZA
METER
COUPLET
38
Story’s greatest moment of intensity, turning point where conflict is resolved
climax
rising action
conflict
resolution
39
Who the author is directing the writing towards.
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
AUDIENCE
40
Word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
SUFFIX
PREFIX
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
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The struggle between opposing forces
conflict
drama
problem
fight
42
A group of lines in a poem
METER
STANZA
RHYME
RHYTHM
43
Repetition of sounds at the end of words.
COUPLET
METER
RHYME
ALLITERATION
44
A story that can be online, in print, or broadcast on television
interview
essay
editorial
news report
45
Form of literature meant to be performed by actors.
drama
myth
folk tale
poem
46
An opinion piece that usually appears in the opinion section of a newspaper
editoral
counterclaim
article
news story
47
Comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
HYPERBOLE
SYMBOL
SIMILE
METAPHOR
48
Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character
pressure
drama
internal conflict
external conflict
49
Person, place, or object that stands for something beyond and greater than itself.
HYPERBOLE
IDIOM
SYMBOL
DENOTATION
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How words are arranged on the page in a poem
STANZA
COUPLET
RHYTHM
FORM
