7th Grade ELA Test Prep

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

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

A figure of speech - an exaggeration or overstatement.

Love is war.

This helps develop expectations about the coming events in the story by the use of hints/clues.

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

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

What is Miss Piccirillo's favorite animal?

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

When is Miss Piccirillo's birthday?

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

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

Which of the following is a strategy for writing paragraphs?

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

What is Mr. Fusco's favorite candy?

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

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

What college did Mr. Fusco go to?

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

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

What is Miss Piccirillo's favorite TV show?

Which of the following is a good test taking strategy?

The form of type of a particular piece of literature.

When is the NYS ELA Exam?

What does the E stand for in TREE?

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

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

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

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

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

The time and place in which the action of a literary work takes place.

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

The written or spoken conversation between two or more characters.

Which of the following is NOT a tool on the ELA online testing system?

Where does Miss Piccirillo go to college?

The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader.

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

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

Where is Miss Piccirillo from?

The attitude a writer takes toward a subject.

What is Mr. Fusco's favorite TV show?

Saying the class took forever when it only took 42 minutes is an example of _______.

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

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

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

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

Examples: formal, informal, serious, funny, sad, cheerful, sarcastic, etc.

When is Mr. Fusco's birthday?

Who is Mr. Fusco's favorite singer?

To describe the words or phrases, which bring a picture or image to the mind of the reader.