ELA State Test Prep Review

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

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

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

Time and place of a story

A conversation between characters

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

What type of writing is based on the author finding similarities and differences in topics?

After reading the 2 passages for the writing test, what do you do next?

The sequence of events in a literary work

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

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

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

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

Struggle between opposing forces

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

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

What type of writing is based on the author presents a problem that must be solved?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What type of writing is based on what happens and the result?

Will you highlight and underline ONLY key words/phrases in your tests?

The message or moral in a story

How many paragraphs should your writing have?

What is another word for PERSUADE?

The turning point or high point in a story

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

Genre with informational facts

What type of writing is based on the author organizing events in order in which they happen?

A speaker or character who tells a story

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

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

A person, object or action that represents something else

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

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

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

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

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

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

The introduction paragraph should include what?

Every paragraph should be _________

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

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

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

After finishing planning and writing your essay, what do you do?

What type of writing is based on the author giving details about a topic?