ELA Test Prep Review

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

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

Time and place of a story

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

Struggle between opposing forces

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

A character who stays the same during the story

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

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

The turning point or high point in a story

Genre with informational facts

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

A speaker or character who tells a story

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

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

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

A conversation between characters

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

The sequence of events in a literary work

A character who changes during the story

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

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

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

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

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

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

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

The message or moral in a story

What is another word for PERSUADE?

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

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

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

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

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

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